FDI projection for 2026 and recent growth
- The record of foreign investment: real cases
- Foreign investment, in figures
- not audited
Banguat projects an FDI inflow of more than US$2,065 million for 2026, according to IberoNews (article of 16 July 2026 citing Banguat and Invest Guatemala); it is a projection, not a datum, and the official document behind it has yet to be located on banguat.gob.gt. Two press headlines on the trend could not be verified: Diario de Centro América states that FDI grew 120.9% over six years and Prensa Libre that it grew 11.8% in the first half of 2026; both articles returned HTTP 403 and must be checked against the Banguat series before being used. The series that can be verified today is 2024: US$1,729.4 million and 2025p: US$1,881.7 million (+8.8%).
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Figures
- Official projected FDI inflow
- >US$2,065 million
- Six-year FDI growth (headline)
- 120.9%
- First-half FDI growth (headline)
- 11.8%
Caveat
Sources
- IberoNews, Inversión extranjera Guatemala 2026: sectores y empresas (citando Banguat/Invest Guatemala), 2026-07-16
- Diario de Centro América, Inversión externa aumenta 120.9% en seis años (titular; HTTP 403)
- Prensa Libre, Inversión extranjera directa a Guatemala creció 11.8% en el primer semestre (titular; HTTP 403)
- Banco de Guatemala, Inversión Extranjera Directa (PDF IED_2025)
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