Guatemala moved a total of 62.5 million kilograms of air cargo on 2018, which represented 1.1 million more kilograms compared to 2017. This important growth was due to a higher amount of exports of fresh agriculture products, among with a positive development of other products and key international markets.

A thorough analysis of the latest figures of air cargo operations in Guatemala is explained on the latest edition of AGEXPORT’s Logistics Bulletin, a monthly publication of the Competitiveness department. This edition details which products lead the growth of Guatemalan air shipments on 2018.

Air cargo on 2018 was comprised of perishable products (62%), non-perishable products (35%) and courier (3%). These products were sent by the 13 airlines that currently offer services to Guatemala, as well as 150 cargo agencies, according with data provided by COMBEX-IM.

The Logistics Bulletin also presents a detailed analysis of the main countries that received air cargo from Guatemala, mainly the United States, Hong Kong, Ireland, among others.

To know more about logistics information of Guatemala as well as detailed data on ground, maritime and air shipments from Guatemala, download the latest edition of the Logistics Bulletin from AGEXPORT’s Competitiveness Observatory www.competitividad.gt