Private Consumption in Guatemala
The economy of Guatemala recorded an average growth rate of 1.5% in the decade leading to 2022. In 2022, private consumption growth was 4.2%. For more private consumption information, visit our dedicated page.
Guatemala Private consumption Chart
Guatemala Private consumption Data
2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | |
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Private Consumption (ann. var. %) | 3.5 | 4.7 | -1.6 | 8.5 | 4.2 |
GDP grows at softest pace since Q4 2022 in the third quarter
GDP growth ebbed to 3.7% year on year in the third quarter from 3.9% in the second quarter. Q3's reading marked the softest growth since Q4 2022.
Household spending increased 5.0% in the third quarter, which was above the second quarter's 4.2% expansion. Fixed investment growth accelerated to 7.9% in Q3 from 5.7% in the previous quarter. However, public consumption growth was the slowest since Q1 2021, expanding 1.6% (Q2: +15.4% yoy). On the external front, exports of goods and services contracted at a milder rate of 0.1% in Q3 (Q2: -5.1% yoy). In addition, imports of goods and services growth sped up to 7.4% in Q3 (Q2: +3.7% yoy).
How should you choose a forecaster if some are too optimistic while others are too pessimistic? FocusEconomics collects Guatemalan private consumption projections for the next ten years from a panel of 7 analysts at the leading national, regional and global forecast institutions. These projections are then validated by our in-house team of economists and data analysts and averaged to provide one Consensus Forecast you can rely on for each indicator. By averaging all forecasts, upside and downside forecasting errors tend to cancel each other out, leading to the most reliable private consumption forecast available for Guatemalan private consumption.
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