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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
Ministerio de Trabajo y Previsión Social
Figures it publishes
Ministerio de Trabajo y Previsión Social (MINTRAB)
40 figures
Figures it publishes
40
Wages
28
Employment
12
Non-farm minimum wage
Q4,252.28
/month
↑
+7.0%
vs 2025
2026
Mintrab
↗
Incentive bonus
Q250.00
/month
No change
vs 2025
2026
Mintrab
↗
Agricultural · CE1 (Guatemala department) · daily
Q124.64
/day
↑
+5.5%
vs 2025
2026
Mintrab
↗
Agricultural · CE1 (Guatemala department) · monthly, before the bonus
Q3,791.20
/month
↑
+5.5%
vs 2025
2026
Mintrab
↗
Agricultural · CE1 (Guatemala department) · monthly, bonus included
Q4,041.20
/month
↑
+5.1%
vs 2025
2026
Mintrab
↗
Maquila · CE1 (Guatemala department) · daily
Q112.10
/day
↑
+4.0%
vs 2025
2026
Mintrab
↗
Maquila · CE1 (Guatemala department) · monthly, before the bonus
Q3,409.73
/month
↑
+4.0%
vs 2025
2026
Mintrab
↗
Maquila · CE1 (Guatemala department) · monthly, bonus included
Q3,659.73
/month
↑
+3.7%
vs 2025
2026
Mintrab
↗
Non-agricultural · CE1 (Guatemala department) · daily
Q131.58
/day
↑
+7.5%
vs 2025
2026
Mintrab
↗
Non-agricultural · CE1 (Guatemala department) · monthly, before the bonus
Q4,002.28
/month
↑
+7.5%
vs 2025
2026
Mintrab
↗
Agricultural · CE2 (all other departments) · daily
Q119.21
/day
↑
+5.5%
vs 2025
2026
Mintrab
↗
Agricultural · CE2 (all other departments) · monthly, before the bonus
Q3,625.89
/month
↑
+5.5%
vs 2025
2026
Mintrab
↗
Agricultural · CE2 (all other departments) · monthly, bonus included
Q3,875.89
/month
↑
+5.1%
vs 2025
2026
Mintrab
↗
Maquila · CE2 (all other departments) · daily
Q105.90
/day
↑
+4.0%
vs 2025
2026
Mintrab
↗
Maquila · CE2 (all other departments) · monthly, before the bonus
Q3,221.10
/month
↑
+4.0%
vs 2025
2026
Mintrab
↗
Maquila · CE2 (all other departments) · monthly, bonus included
Q3,471.10
/month
↑
+3.7%
vs 2025
2026
Mintrab
↗
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