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Exchange rate
7.64
Q/US$
Oct 6, 2026
Inflation, year on year
3.37%
Aug 2026
Family remittances
US$2.3B
Aug 2026
International reserves
US$33.5B
Aug 2026
Policy rate
3.5%
Sep 2026
Banco Mundial
Figures it publishes
World Bank
1,360 figures
Figures it publishes
1,360
People & society
472
Growth & activity
193
Public finances & procurement
145
Jobs & wages
130
Trade & external sector
122
Environment, forestry & water
76
Setting up & operating
48
Money, banking & the quetzal
47
Risk & security
32
Agriculture, food & fisheries
28
Research and development expenditure / GDP
0.0
%
of GDP
No change
vs 2022
2023
World Bank
↗
New business density (new registrations per 1,000 people ages 15-64)
1.02
new registrations per 1,000 people ages 15-64
↑
+14.6%
vs 2023
2024
World Bank
↗
New businesses registered (number)
11,909
number
↑
+17.2%
vs 2023
2024
World Bank
↗
Average time to clear exports through customs (days)
1.24
days
↓
−72.7%
vs 2017
2025
World Bank
↗
Customs clearance of imports
18.36
days
↑
+53.5%
vs 2017
2025
World Bank
↗
Time to obtain an electrical connection (days)
34.68
days
↑
+25.9%
vs 2017
2025
World Bank
↗
Firms with power outages
70.7
%
of firms
↑
+16.3 pp
vs 2017
2025
World Bank
↗
Firms using banks to finance working capital
46.9
%
of firms
↑
+17.0 pp
vs 2017
2025
World Bank
↗
Firms with a bank loan or credit line
68.3
%
of firms
↑
+25.9 pp
vs 2017
2025
World Bank
↗
Firms using banks to finance investment
36.1
%
of firms
↓
−1.5 pp
vs 2017
2025
World Bank
↗
Bribery incidence
7.1
%
↑
+4.3 pp
vs 2017
2025
World Bank
↗
Firms using a third party in commercial disputes
48.8
%
of firms
No comparison
2025
World Bank
↗
Firms competing against unregistered firms
62.9
%
of firms
↓
−14.2 pp
vs 2017
2025
World Bank
↗
Firms monitoring their CO₂ emissions
19.9
%
of firms
No comparison
2025
World Bank
↗
Informal payments to public officials
3.1
%
of firms
↓
−5.4 pp
vs 2017
2025
World Bank
↗
Firms fully credit constrained
2.7
%
of firms
↓
−7.7 pp
vs 2017
2025
World Bank
↗
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