Under the seven-continent model, Guatemala is geographically part of North America, but politically it belongs to Latin America, where its 18.7 million people make it the eighth most populous country. The economy produced US$123.3 billion in 2025, or US$6,598 per person, growing 4.3%, while remittances reached US$25.53 billion, roughly 20.8% of output according to the World Bank. US goods exports to Guatemala totaled US$9.96 billion in 2025, and the country is a member of SICA and the Organization of American States and a Taiwan ally. It also has a claim against Belize that the International Court of Justice is due to hear from 22 to 26 February 2027.
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