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What share of Guatemala's textile inputs is local versus imported?

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Local synthetic filament and yarn capacity

25,000 t/year

Reported 2025-2026Prensa Libre

Local fabric and yarn supply is growing with investment in spinning (25,000 t/year of synthetics reported by Prensa Libre), but the remaining trims and accessories are still largely imported. FUNDESA's 2024 apparel and textile benchmark, which compares labor costs with Asia.

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Sources

  • Prensa Libre

    Nuevas inversiones de vestuario y textiles migran hacia hilaturas y telas

    • Local synthetic filament and yarn capacity
    prensalibre.comAccessed Aug 19, 2026Go to the source
  • FUNDESA

    Benchmark sector vestuario y textil 2024

    fundesa.org.gtAccessed Aug 19, 2026Go to the source