Cost of food in Guatemala increased 2.73 percent in May of 2026 over the same month in the previous year. Food Inflation in Guatemala averaged 7.97 percent from 2001 until 2026, reaching an all time high of 19.40 percent in July of 2008 and a record low of -3.13 percent in November of 2009. source: Instituto Nacional de Estadística Guatemala
Food Inflation in Guatemala is expected to be 4.50 percent by the end of this quarter, according to Trading Economics global macro models and analysts expectations. In the long-term, the Guatemala Food Inflation is projected to trend around 5.20 percent in 2027, according to our econometric models.