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Guatemala Trade Summary

1998

Guatemala exports, imports, tariff by year.

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TRADE SUMMARY FOR GUATEMALA 1998

Overall Exports and Imports for Guatemala 1998

Exports and imports of Guatemala in 1998 are below, along with number of countries and products

  • The total value of exports (FoB) was 2,582 million.
  • The total value of imports (CIF) was 4,651 million.
  • At the HS6 digit level, 2,628 products were exported to 102 countries and 4,432 products were imported from 97 countries.

Guatemala top 5 Export and Import partners 1998

Top five countries to which Guatemala exported in 1998 are below, along with the percent of total exports that went to that country:

  1. Guatemala exports to United States worth US$ 842 million, with a partner share of 32.61 percent.
  2. Guatemala exports to El Salvador worth US$ 320 million, with a partner share of 12.40 percent.
  3. Guatemala exports to Honduras worth US$ 216 million, with a partner share of 8.36 percent.
  4. Guatemala exports to Costa Rica worth US$ 120 million, with a partner share of 4.65 percent.
  5. Guatemala exports to Germany worth US$ 111 million, with a partner share of 4.30 percent.

Top five countries from which Guatemala imported goods in 1998 are below, along with percent of total imports that came from the country :

  1. Guatemala imports from United States worth US$ 1,963 million, with a partner share of 42.20 percent.
  2. Guatemala imports from Mexico worth US$ 485 million, with a partner share of 10.43 percent.
  3. Guatemala imports from El Salvador worth US$ 335 million, with a partner share of 7.20 percent.
  4. Guatemala imports from Japan worth US$ 209 million, with a partner share of 4.50 percent.
  5. Guatemala imports from Costa Rica worth US$ 163 million, with a partner share of 3.51 percent.

Guatemala Top 5 Productsexports imports at HS 6 digit level 1998

The top five exported HS 6 digit level products to world by Guatemala along with trade value are:

  1. Guatemala exported Coffee, not roasted or decaffeinated , worth 586,619.78 (US$ Thousands).
  2. Guatemala exported Raw cane sugar, in solid form , worth 316,619.81 (US$ Thousands).
  3. Guatemala exported Bananas, including plantains, fresh or dried , worth 194,634.13 (US$ Thousands).
  4. Guatemala exported Petroleum oils and oils obtained from bituminou , worth 58,282.99 (US$ Thousands).
  5. Guatemala exported Other medicaments of mixed or unmixed products, , worth 51,834.42 (US$ Thousands).

The top five imported HS 6 digit level products from world by Guatemala along with trade value are

  1. Guatemala imported Automobiles with reciprocating piston engine di , worth 150,133.26 (US$ Thousands).
  2. Guatemala imported Other medicaments of mixed or unmixed products, , worth 94,442.43 (US$ Thousands).
  3. Guatemala imported Petroleum oils and oils obtained from bituminou , worth 90,898.91 (US$ Thousands).
  4. Guatemala imported Gas powered trucks with a GVW not exceeding fiv , worth 89,292.46 (US$ Thousands).
  5. Guatemala imported Other food preparations, nes , worth 71,443.80 (US$ Thousands).

Exports and Imports of Product Groups 1998

Exports and imports of products by stages of processing in 1998 are below along with their corresponding Product Share as percent of total export or import

Tariffs 1998

Tariffs imposed by Guatemala in 1998 are below

  • The maximum rate of tariff in percentage on any product was 29 percent.
  • The simple average tariff across all products was 7.69 percent.
  • The trade weighted average tariff was 6.98 .
  • The total duty free imports in thousands of US dollars were 1,801,459.29 and duty free tariff line items share was 43.58 percent.

Development Indicators 1998

Key Development Indicators of Guatemala in 1998 are below

  • Guatemala GDP in current US dollar was 19,395 million.
  • GNI per capita, Atlas method (current US$) was 1,610.00 .
  • Guatemala Trade balance: as % of GDP was -8.08.
  • Trade balance in current US$ was -1,567.00 million.
  • Trade as percentage of GDP was 44.42 .
  • Trade in services as percentage of GDP was 8.85 .

Trade Indicators 1998

Trade Indicators for Guatemala in 1998 are below

  • Hirschman Herfindahl market concentration index was 0.28.
  • Index of export market penetration was 2.79.
  • World Growth in percentage was -0.47 and Guatemala Country Growth was 3.99 .