Guatemala
Inward remittancesGlobal rank #9
$21.6B
Outward remittancesGlobal rank #103
$34M
Net remittance positionNet recipient2024
$21.6B
Inflows are 632.23× outflows
Inward vs. outward remittance trends
Annual nominal transfers in billions USD (2000–2024)
OutwardInward
| Year | Inward ($B) | Outward ($B) | Net Position ($B) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.60 | 0.06 | 0.54 |
| 2001 | 0.63 | 0.03 | 0.60 |
| 2002 | 1.60 | 0.08 | 1.52 |
| 2003 | 2.15 | 0.09 | 2.06 |
| 2004 | 2.63 | 0.03 | 2.59 |
| 2005 | 3.07 | 0.04 | 3.02 |
| 2006 | 3.70 | 0.05 | 3.65 |
| 2007 | 4.24 | 0.02 | 4.22 |
| 2008 | 4.43 | 0.03 | 4.40 |
| 2009 | 4.00 | 0.02 | 3.98 |
| 2010 | 4.22 | 0.02 | 4.20 |
| 2011 | 4.53 | 0.03 | 4.51 |
| 2012 | 4.97 | 0.03 | 4.94 |
| 2013 | 5.30 | 0.03 | 5.28 |
| 2014 | 5.75 | 0.03 | 5.73 |
| 2015 | 6.48 | 0.02 | 6.46 |
| 2016 | 7.36 | 0.02 | 7.34 |
| 2017 | 8.39 | 0.02 | 8.38 |
| 2018 | 9.44 | 0.02 | 9.42 |
| 2019 | 10.66 | 0.02 | 10.64 |
| 2020 | 11.41 | 0.02 | 11.39 |
| 2021 | 15.41 | 0.02 | 15.39 |
| 2022 | 18.20 | 0.02 | 18.18 |
| 2023 | 19.98 | 0.03 | 19.95 |
| 2024 | 21.65 | 0.03 | 21.62 |
Corridor cost and speed
Fee, FX margin, total cost and transfer speed for money received into Guatemala.
| Sending Country | Send $200 | Send $500 | Speed | Survey Period | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fee | FX Margin | Total Cost | Fee | FX Margin | Total Cost | Under 1 Hour | Same Day or Faster | ||
| United States | 3.26% | 0.92% | 4.18% | 1.91% | 0.85% | 2.76% | 70.00% | 76.67% | Q3 2025 |
Corridor-balanced summary
Unweighted medians across 1 inbound corridors
- Median cost ($200)
- 4.18% Median across corridors
- Median cost ($500)
- 2.76% Median across corridors
- Under 1 Hour
- 70.00% Median corridor share
- Same Day or Faster
- 76.67% Median corridor share
Cost vs. speed
Each dot represents a corridor · $200 transfer
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Sources
| Dataset | Source / Publisher | Release / Period | Link |
|---|---|---|---|
| Remittance Flows Datasets | World Bank | July 2025 | Open |
| Remittance Prices Worldwide | World Bank | Q3 2025 | Open |
Methodology
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