| Guatemala | |
| Rank: 108 · Score: 23.3 |
| Basic facts | ||||
| Population (millions) | 17.4 | IPOs and pulic issues (quartile) | Bottom | |
| GDP (US$ billions) | 95.6 | M&A volume (quartile) | Bottom | |
| GDP per capita (US$) | 5,506.7 | Venture capital investments (quartile) | 2nd | |
| GDP growth (per cent) | 3.4 | Private equity investments (quartile) | Bottom |
Performance Overview
| Indicator | Rank / 125 | Rank Trend | Score | |
| VC/PE Country Attractiveness Index | 108 | 19, 18, 18, 17, 17 | 23.3 | |
| 1 | Economic Activity | 46 | 76, 78, 95, 73, 79 | 77.0 |
| 2 | Depth of Capital Market | 109 | 17, 17, 14, 17, 16 | 6.9 |
| 3 | Taxation | 71 | 67, 67, 60, 58, 54 | 88.9 |
| 4 | Investor Protection and Corporate Governance | 100 | 25, 22, 23, 25, 25 | 45.2 |
| 5 | Human and Social Environment | 109 | 25, 22, 16, 16, 16 | 21.4 |
| 6 | Entrepreneurial Opportunities | 109 | 19, 18, 19, 19, 16 | 26.1 |
| Historic performance, 2019-2023 | Key driver performance, 2023 |
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Peer Group Comparison
| Regional Peers | Economic Activity | Depth of Capital Market | Taxation | Investor Protection and Corporate Governance |
Human and Social Environment |
Entrepreneurial Opportunites |
| Ecuador | 75.5 | 14.6 | 77.8 | 47.6 | 23.2 | 35.2 |
| Dominican Republic | 73.0 | 12.4 | 81.5 | 56.1 | 25.0 | 24.3 |
| Bolivia | 67.4 | 13.9 | 55.5 | 24.9 | 17.6 | 33.4 |
| Guatemala | 77.0 | 6.9 | 88.9 | 45.2 | 21.4 | 26.1 |
| El Salvador | 66.0 | 6.3 | 73.1 | 39.7 | 23.1 | 26.5 |
| Paraguay | 67.5 | 6.9 | 110.7 | 38.8 | 18.1 | 21.8 |
| Nicaragua | 59.4 | 6.9 | 61.5 | 34.6 | 18.0 | 23.5 |
Last updated: 4 Nov 2023