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Banana exports
US$1,056 million
2025Prensa LibreTo be confirmedIn 2025 Guatemala exported US$1,056 million of bananas (Banguat via Prensa Libre). It is the world's third-largest exporter behind Ecuador and the Philippines, with about 13% of world demand (FAO 2022, 2.3 million tonnes), according to the Diario de Centro América. Banana Link states that it supplies about 40% of the bananas entering the North American market, with at least 30,000 direct jobs and production that has shifted out of Izabal (today about 20% of the total) towards the southern Pacific coast; these percentages come from a secondary source and must be verified with USDA/FAS.
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- World ranking3rd exporter (after Ecuador and the Philippines), ~13% of world demand (2.3 M t)FAO 2022Diario de Centro América
- Share of the North American market~40% of the bananas enteringNo clear vintageBanana Link
- Direct jobs≥30,000No clear vintageBanana Link
- Izabal's share of production~20%Rest on the southern Pacific coastNo clear vintageBanana Link