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    Guatemala

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    Americas · #96 of 117 markets · IEPA 2024 (final) · 2026 current estimate available
    36.4▲ +0.5 YoY
    ●●○0.79IEPA COMPOSITE

    Guatemala scores 36.4 out of 100 on the IEPA (2024 edition), ranking #96 of 117 economies. That is up 0.5 points on the year before. Its strongest zone is Prosperity Outcomes at 49.6. Its binding constraint, the lowest-scoring of its six zones, is Innovation Capacity at 17.9. How the IEPA works →

    SIX FACTORS · CLICK ANY SCORE FOR ITS EVIDENCE
    IEPA TRAJECTORY · 2010–2026
    2010201220142016201820202022202420262835424956
    CAPITAL FLOWS · FDI NET INFLOWS % OF GDP
    2010201120122013201420152016201720182019202020212022202402468
    IE FDI intelligence · synced weekly
    PRODUCTIVE CAPABILITY
    IE COMPLEXITY LAYER · VINTAGE 2024
    #79of 145 ranked economies▲ 3 places since 2010
    How much productive know-how this market has demonstrated, read from the range and rarity of what it makes competitively.
    2010201120122013201420152016201720182019202020212022202320247779818385
    CAPABILITY RANK · HIGHER IS BETTER
    2.77% / yr
    Implied growth
    Annual growth the current capability base points to.
    239
    Diversity
    Distinct products made at competitive scale.
    +0.06
    Capability score
    Standardized: 0 is the world average.
    +0.78
    Outlook
    Value of the new products within reach of what it already does.
    READ ALONGSIDE THE INDEX
    This market sits in the bottom 38% on productive capability but the bottom 14% on the IEPA composite. The productive base is running ahead of the system converting it, which points the diagnosis at conversion rather than capacity. Both figures rank the same 115 markets that carry each measure.
    INDUSTRY STRENGTHS · REVEALED FROM TRADE EVIDENCE
    VINTAGE 2022-2024
    POSITION IN THE PRODUCT SPACE
    IE COMPLEXITY LAYER · VINTAGE 2024
    Textile Apparel and Accessories19 of 50 made · 87% of the rest within reach
    Construction, Building, and Home Supplies34 of 104 made · 57% of the rest within reach
    Agriculture55 of 200 made · 60% of the rest within reach
    Minerals12 of 48 made · 42% of the rest within reach
    Textile and Home Goods19 of 78 made · 69% of the rest within reach
    Industrial Chemicals and Metals11 of 157 made · 27% of the rest within reach
    Metalworking and Electrical Machinery and Parts6 of 155 made · 15% of the rest within reach
    Electronic and Electrical Goods1 of 73 made · 6% of the rest within reach
    MADE COMPETITIVELYONE STEP AWAY
    Widest opening is Textile Apparel and Accessories. This market makes 38% of that cluster today, and 87% of what it does not make sits one step from something it already does.
    Electronic and Electrical Goods is the furthest: 1% made, and only 6% of the rest is within one step. A move there means building capability rather than extending it.
    READ ON THE 157 OF 239 COMPETITIVE PRODUCTS THAT CARRY A POSITION IN THE CAPABILITY MAP
    POSITIONED TO BUILD NEXT
    IE COMPLEXITY LAYER · VINTAGE 2024
    Aluminum bars$20B world market
    Mining, Metals & MaterialsOPENS 0.17 · COMPLEXITY -0.09
    Milk$11B world market
    Agrifood & FisheriesOPENS 0.12 · COMPLEXITY -0.28
    Insulated electrical wire$155B world market
    Machinery & Industrial EquipmentOPENS 0.10 · COMPLEXITY -0.26
    Stoppers, caps and lids of metal$9B world market
    Mining, Metals & MaterialsOPENS 0.10 · COMPLEXITY -0.15
    Socks, stockings, etc., knit$14B world market
    Textiles, Apparel & LeatherOPENS 0.09 · COMPLEXITY -0.43
    Fermented milk products$5B world market
    Agrifood & FisheriesOPENS 0.09 · COMPLEXITY -0.33
    THE NEAREST OPTIONS AMONG 367 PRODUCTS ASSESSED · RANKED BY HOW MUCH EACH OPENS UP NEXT
    LIVE SIGNALS
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    Google News · Guatemala · Startups & Innovation · Oct 11 · Startup Ecosystem
    PEERS · EXTENDED
    🇹🇲Turkmenistan36.5→🇹🇿Tanzania36.4→🇧🇴Bolivia36.2→🇺🇬Uganda38.7→
    ECOSYSTEM DENSITY
    IE Ecosystem Registry · 2026-06-27
    46organizations indexed across 8 types · 44 mapped
    Universities & research bodies
    16
    Fab labs & makerspaces
    9
    Research organizations
    8
    Health research
    5
    Government bodies
    4
    SEZ authorities
    2
    Corporate R&D
    1
    Science & tech parks
    1
    Universities, corporate R&D, government bodies, incubators, accelerators, science parks, and special economic zones, indexed today.Explore the directory →
    ORGANIZATIONS
    a sample of 46 indexed
    Grupo Zeta Free Zone
    SEZ authorities · Guatemala City · 1979
    Santo Tomas de Castillo Free Zone
    SEZ authorities · Guatemala City · 1981
    Institute of Nutrition of Central America and Panama
    Universities & research bodies · Guatemala City · 1949
    Centro Universitario de Occidente
    Universities & research bodies · Quetzaltenango · 1970
    Eisermann & Avendaño Bird Studies Guatemala (Guatemala)
    Corporate R&D · Antigua Guatemala · 1997
    Association for the Prevention and Study of HIV/AIDS
    Research organizations · Retalhuleu · 2008
    Hospital General San Juan de Dios
    Health research · Guatemala City · 1630
    Roosevelt Hospital
    Health research · Guatemala City · 2009
    CTA TEC-Landívar
    Fab labs & makerspaces · Guatemala
    National Council for Protected Areas
    Government bodies · Guatemala City · 1989
    Ministry of Public Health and Social Assistance
    Government bodies · Guatemala City · 1945
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    Guatemala: common questions

    What is Guatemala's IEPA score?
    Guatemala scores 36.4 out of 100 on the IEPA, 2024 edition, which ranks it #96 of 117 economies.
    What is Guatemala's strongest zone?
    Prosperity Outcomes, at 49.6. The six zones are scored separately, so a market's strengths stay visible instead of being averaged away.
    What is holding Guatemala back?
    Its binding constraint is Innovation Capacity, at 17.9, the lowest of its six zones. The IEPA reports every zone separately so the constraint stays visible instead of being averaged into the composite.
    How does Guatemala compare with its peers?
    The closest scored peers are Turkmenistan (36.5), Tanzania (36.4), Bolivia (36.2), Uganda (38.7).
    What is the IEPA?
    The Innovation Ecosystem Prosperity Assessment (IEPA) scores economies across six zones: innovation capacity, entrepreneurship capacity, resilience, alignment, the FDI accelerator, and prosperity outcomes. Every score carries a confidence band and traces to the evidence behind it.
    Run the full diagnostic →Talk to IE about Guatemala →