1.  Overview the trade of GUATEMALA in goods current year until 202108

According to Dalian Infobank, in 202108, GUATEMALA's exports and imports of goods amounted to 3447.4322 million, and were up 45.73% comparing with the same period of last year. Among these, exports were up 22.67% at 1130.7547 million, and imports were up 60.45% at 2316.6776 million. And the corresponding trade deficit was 1185.9229 million and up 127.17%.

During the current year until 202108, GUATEMALA's total exports and imports of goods were 25519.0441 million and were up 34.10% comparing to the same period of last year. Among these, exports were 8904.3767 million and up 19.46%; imports were 16614.6674 million and up 43.52%. The total trade deficit was 7710.2907 million and up 87.01%.

If considering by country (region), UNITED STATES, CHINA, MEXICO, EL SALVADOR, HONDURAS were GUATEMALA's top five trading partners. During the current year until 202108, GUATEMALA's imports and exports to five countries/territories were 8587.1050 million, 2562.0738 million, 2172.5959 million, 1970.2426 million, 1345.6318 million. These values correspond to 33.65%, 10.04%, 8.51%, 7.72%, 5.27% of GUATEMALA's imports and exports, and, respectively, were up 36.53%, up 64.92%, up 32.48%, up 38.07%, up 39.69% comparing to the same period of last year.

Current year until 202108, GUATEMALA and the top five trade partners UNITED STATES, EL SALVADOR, HONDURAS, NICARAGUA, MEXICO are the top five countries/territories that GUATEMALA exports to in terms of the total export amount. During the current year until 202108, GUATEMALA's exports to these five countries/territories were 2810.3175 million, 1100.8882 million, 891.1515 million, 533.8781 million, 388.6040 million. These values correspond to 31.56%, 12.36%, 10.01%, 6.00%, 4.36% of GUATEMALA's exports and, respectively, were up 20.13%, up 32.75%, up 38.64%, up 24.96%, up 27.97% comparing with the same period of last year.

Current year until 202108, GUATEMALA's exports to top five countries/territories UNITED STATES, CHINA, MEXICO, EL SALVADOR, COSTA RICA are the top five countries/territories that GUATEMALA imports from in terms of the total export amount. During the current year until 202108, GUATEMALA's imports from these five countries/territories were 5776.7875 million, 2322.2894 million, 1783.9920 million, 869.3544 million, 520.6393 million. These values correspond to 34.77%, 13.98%, 10.74%, 5.23%, 3.13% of GUATEMALA's total imports and, respectively, were up 46.24%, up 62.93%, up 33.50%, up 45.45%, up 19.62% comparing with the same period of last year.

During the current year until 202108, the trade surplus of GUATEMALA was mainly from HONDURAS, NICARAGUA, EL SALVADOR, NETHERLANDS, DOMINICAN REPUBLIC at 436.6712 million, 424.4209 million, 231.5338 million, 123.4185 million, 98.5593 million, and up 35.50%, up 26.88%, down 0.04%, down 13.04%, up 21.96%. And the trade deficits were mainly from UNITED STATES, CHINA, MEXICO, INDIA, COLOMBIA at 2966.4700 million, 2082.5051 million, 1395.3880 million, 280.5006 million, 280.1157 million, and up 84.16%, up 60.54%, up 35.13%, up 64.33%, up 12.53%.

Current year until 202108, GUATEMALA's trade surplus or deficit with top five countries/territories During the current year until 202108,  commodities with hs2 codes, 27, 84, 39, 85, 87, were GUATEMALA's top five traded commodities. They correspond to the import and export values of 2687.4099 million, 1417.9268 million, 1400.2228 million, 1350.9839 million, 1328.8355 million, which were up 72.61%, up 56.65%, up 51.07%, up 35.76%, up 73.70% comparing with the same period of last year and account for 10.53%, 5.56%, 5.49%, 5.29%, 5.21% of GUATEMALA's total imports and exports.

During the current year until 202108, 09, 61, 08, 15, 17 were GUATEMALA's top five traded commodities, with total import and export values of 1150.7864 million, 911.4563 million, 849.3419 million, 521.1785 million, 497.1295 million. These values correspond to 12.92%, 10.24%, 9.54%, 5.85%, 5.58% of GUATEMALA's total exports and, respectively, were down 2.01%, up 37.37%, up 1.62%, up 66.15%, down 6.81% comparing to the same period of last year.

During the current year until 202108, 27, 84, 85, 87, 39 were GUATEMALA's top five traded commodities, with total import values of 2477.2409 million, 1311.1264 million, 1297.9100 million, 1294.1908 million, 1074.2741 million. These values correspond to 14.91%, 7.89%, 7.81%, 7.79%, 6.47% of GUATEMALA's total exports and, respectively, were up 80.23%, up 54.32%, up 36.28%, up 74.24%, up 55.23% comparing to the same period of last year.

2. Current year until 202108, GUATEMALA binational trade profile

According to Dalian Infobank, during the current year until 202108, GUATEMALA-China binational exports and imports of goods amounted to 2562.0738 million and were up 64.92% comparing with the same period of last year. Among these, exports from GUATEMALA to China were 239.7844 million and up 87.11%, imports from China to GUATEMALA were 2322.2894 million and up 62.93%. The total binational trade deficit was 2082.5051 million and up 60.54%.

During the urrent year until 202108, commodities with hs2 code, 72, 85, 84, 87, 39, were binational trade's top five traded commodities. They correspond to import and export values of 434.4062 million, 268.7684 million, 262.6422 million, 214.8973 million, 148.5065 million and makes up 16.96%, 10.49%, 10.25%, 8.39%, 5.80% of the total binational imports and exports. These values were also up 103.52%, up 68.25%, up 102.00%, up 101.92%, up 111.56% comparing to the same period last year.

During the current year until 202108, 72, 09, 26, 08, 17 were the top five traded commodities exported to China from GUATEMALA, with export values of 144.2994 million, 52.2860 million, 16.2301 million, 11.9015 million, 4.6933 million. These values account for 60.18%, 21.81%, 6.77%, 4.96%, 1.96% of GUATEMALA's total exports and were up 66.77%, up 218.27%, up 250.65%, up 81.60%, down 47.09% comparing to the same period of last year.

During the current year until 202108, 72, 85, 84, 87, 39 were GUATEMALA's top five traded commodities importing from China , with import values of 290.1068 million, 268.7677 million, 262.6418 million, 214.8968 million, 148.4335 million. These values account for 12.49%, 11.57%, 11.31%, 9.25%, 6.39% of GUATEMALA's total imports and were up 128.58%, up 68.25%, up 102.00%, up 101.97%, up 111.98% comparing with the same period of last year.

3.Analysis of import and export trends

Data Source: National Statistics Institute