Latest reading: Consumer prices were up 2.4% on a year-on-year basis in November, following a 2.5% rise in the prior...
Inflation in Guatemala
Consumer price inflation in Guatemala averaged 4.1% in the ten years to 2024, in line with the Central America and Caribbean regional average of 3.2%. The 2024 average figure was 2.9%. For more information on inflation, visit our dedicated page.
Guatemala Inflation Chart
Note: This chart displays Inflation Rate (CPI, annual variation in %) for Guatemala from 2014 to 2025.
Source: Macrobond.
Guatemala Inflation Data
| 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Inflation (CPI, ann. var. %, aop) | 3.2 | 4.3 | 6.9 | 6.2 | 2.9 |
| Inflation (CPI, ann. var. %, eop) | 4.8 | 3.1 | 9.2 | 4.2 | 1.7 |
| Inflation (Core, ann. var. %, eop) | -25.3 | 37.3 | 57.5 | -23.2 | -3.6 |
Inflation ebbs in October from September
Latest reading: Consumer prices were up 1.3% in annual terms in October, following a 1.5% rise in the prior month. Relative to the prior month's figures, there were reduced price pressures for housing, electricity, water and fuel (+2.1% on a year-on-year basis vs +2.8% in September) and clothing and footwear (+0.8% vs +1.3% in September). In contrast, price pressures were higher for food and alcoholic beverages in October (+1.1% vs +0.9% in September). Lastly, consumer prices rose 0.12% in October in month-on-month terms, following a 0.08% decline in the prior month.
Consensus Forecasts and Projections for the next ten years
How should you choose a forecaster if some are too optimistic while others are too pessimistic? FocusEconomics collects Guatemalan inflation projections for the next ten years from a panel of 14 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 inflation forecast available for Guatemalan inflation.
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