Guatemala — IMF Forecasts

OverviewForecastsTrade
YearProjected Value
20263.90
20274.00
20283.90
20293.80
20303.90
2031

How the 2026 forecast for Guatemala changed

9 IMF World Economic Outlook rounds · April 2021 to April 2025

The IMF has published 9 World Economic Outlook rounds carrying a projection for Guatemala in 2026, running from April 2021 to April 2025. Each round restates the same year, so the distance between the first estimate and the latest is a record of how the institution changed its mind.

Real GDP growth for 2026 was first put at 3.5% in April 2021 and stands at 3.8% as of April 2025, a total revision of 0.3% raised.

Across the same rounds, inflation (average cpi) raised from 4.0% to 4.3%; government gross debt lowered from 34.9 % of GDP to 27.7 % of GDP; current account balance raised from -0.6 % of GDP to 1.5 % of GDP; and gdp, current prices raised from $108.6bn to $131.2bn.

IMF projections for Guatemala in 2026, by publication round
IndicatorFirst estimateLatestRevisionPath
Real GDP growth
9 rounds from April 2021
3.5%3.8%+0.3%
Inflation (average CPI)
9 rounds from April 2021
4.0%4.3%+0.3%
Government gross debt
9 rounds from April 2021
34.9 % of GDP27.7 % of GDP-7.2 % of GDP
Current account balance
9 rounds from April 2021
-0.6 % of GDP1.5 % of GDP+2.1 % of GDP
GDP, current prices
9 rounds from April 2021
$108.6bn$131.2bn+$22.6bn

Source: IMF World Economic Outlook, every archived release. Figures are the projection each round published for 2026, not a later restatement. Rounds that did not carry an indicator are omitted rather than interpolated, so a shorter path means fewer published estimates. Guatemala overview · methodology

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