There are 168,876 companies and businesses in Guatemala in our data, counted on 2 November 2026. 96,791 of them are corporations.
List of all companies in Guatemala
Guatemala has 168,876 registered companies and businesses in our data, counted on 2 November 2026. 96,791 of them are corporations. We build the records from the national business register and other official sources, and add the sole traders, branch locations and public bodies a register leaves out. Most of them are small: 76% have fewer than five employees. Below you find the largest, the smallest, the newest and the oldest companies in Guatemala, where they are based and what they do. Want to buy the list of all 168,876 Guatemalan companies as an API integration or Excel file? Get it from our Guatemalan company database.
168,876 companies indexed · Data counted on 2 November 2026
Companies168,876
Corporations96,791
Departments20
Largest departmentGuatemala 65%
Employees1-4
Revenue$1M-$5M
Email0.9%
Phone37%
Website3%
Guatemalan company list: all 168,876 companies
The list of all companies and businesses in Guatemala, live and sorted by revenue. Narrow it by region, city, industry, size, revenue, legal form or founding year. The full search is on our Guatemalan company directory.
Corporacion Multi-Inversiones, S.A.Corporacion Multi-Inversiones, S.A.
| Company Name | Country | City | Address 1 | State/Province | Postal Code | Website | Founding Year | Yearly Revenue in U.S. Dollars | Employees Total | Business Legal Type - Description | Number of Companies in Group | Company Registration Number | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Corporacion Multi-Inversiones, S.A. | Guatemala | Guatemala | 5a Avenida 15-45 Zona 10 | Guatemala | N/A | N/A | 2007 | $5,610,780,000 | 36,000 | Corporation | 24 | 63412012 |
| 2 | Instituto Guatemalteco De Seguridad Social | Guatemala | Guatemala | 7a. Avenida 22-72 Zona 01 | Guatemala | N/A | *****.org | 1946 | $1,700,416,400 | 11,300 | Government body | 2415 | 2342855 |
| 3 | Grupo Inprefa SA | Guatemala | Guatemala | 5ta Calle 9-34 Zona 3 de Mixco | Guatemala | N/A | N/A | 2016 | $1,695,923,584 | 18 | Corporation | N/A | 94199124 |
| 4 | Banco Industrial S.A. | Guatemala | Guatemala | 7ma. Avenida 5-10 Zona 4 | Guatemala | N/A | *****.com | 1967 | $1,504,125,325 | 4,000 | Corporation | 10 | 697656 |
| 5 | Banco De Desarrollo Rural, S.A. | Guatemala | Guatemala | Avenida Reforma 9-30 Zona 9 | Guatemala | 01009 | *****.gt | 1998 | $1,305,157,166 | 11,023 | Corporation | 3 | 21965218 |
| 6 | Kimberly- Clark Guatemala, Limitada | Guatemala | Guatemala | Calzada Atanasio Tzul 47-79 | Guatemala | N/A | N/A | 1997 | $1,088,610,000 | 10,000 | Partnership of unknown type | 407 | 9502297 |
| 7 | Industrias Alimenticias Kern's Y CIA., S.C.A. | Guatemala | Guatemala | Ca-9 Norte (ruta al Atlantico) 9-60 Zona 17 | Guatemala | 01017 | N/A | 2006 | $1,048,768,896 | 600 | Partnership of unknown type | 9 | 47020180 |
| 8 | Arabela Guatemala S.A. | Guatemala | Guatemala | 2a. Calle 32-26 Zona 7 Calzada Doroteo Guamuch Flores | Guatemala | N/A | *****.com | 2008 | $930,169,625 | 10,025 | Corporation | 4 | 57549494 |
| 9 | Cementos Progreso S.A. | Guatemala | Guatemala | Centro Gerencial Las Margaritas | Guatemala | N/A | N/A | 1952 | $836,869,880 | 4,760 | Corporation | 3 | 325732 |
| 10 | Naturaceites S.A. | Guatemala | Guatemala | Boulevard Los Proceres 24-69 Zona 10 | Guatemala | N/A | N/A | 1985 | $806,282,204 | 4,439 | Corporation | 2 | 4607392 |
| 11 | Banco De Los Trabajadores | Guatemala | Guatemala | Avenida la Reforma 6-20 Zona 9 | Guatemala | N/A | *****.gt | 1966 | $760,219,754 | 4,700 | 3 | 970808 | |
| 12 | Universidad Rafael Landivar | Guatemala | Guatemala | Colonia Vista Hermosa Iii Z.16 | Guatemala | N/A | N/A | 1961 | $756,549,200 | 27,800 | Non profit organization | 2 | 2002612 |
| 13 | Banco G&T Continental S.A. | Guatemala | Guatemala | 6 Avenida, 9-08 Zona 9 | Guatemala | N/A | *****.gt | 2001 | $748,294,812 | 5,000 | Corporation | 5 | 26372983 |
| 14 | Lehnder S.A. | Guatemala | Guatemala | 30 Calle 3-77, Zona 12 | Guatemala | N/A | N/A | 1993 | $746,975,829 | 8 | Corporation | N/A | 6679005 |
| 15 | Municipalidad De Guatemala | Guatemala | Guatemala | 21 Calle 6-77 Z.1 | Guatemala | 01001 | N/A | 1776 | $737,955,000 | 15,000 | 2415 | 3441024 | |
| 16 | Ingenio Magdalena S.A. | Guatemala | Guatemala | 22 Av. 11-00, Zona 15, Vista Hermosa Iii, Edificio Jacaranda | Guatemala | 01015 | N/A | 1974 | $654,035,640 | 8,000 | Corporation | 3 | 1047477 |
| 17 | Aseguradora De Los Trabajadores, Sociedad Anonima | Guatemala | Guatemala | Avenida Las Americas 8-42 | Guatemala | N/A | N/A | 1990 | $598,834,574 | 687 | Corporation | 3 | 5612322 |
| 18 | Pollo Campero S.A. | Guatemala | Guatemala | Boulevard Los Proceres 24-69 Z.10 | Guatemala | N/A | *****.com | 1971 | $497,648,000 | 8,000 | Corporation | 24 | 904945 |
| 19 | Bodega Farmaceutica S.A. | Guatemala | Guatemala | Av. Bolivar 40-84 | Guatemala | 01003 | N/A | 1986 | $488,456,672 | 4,000 | Corporation | N/A | 4751124 |
| 20 | Negocios Y Exportaciones Chanin Sociedad Anonima | Guatemala | Mixco | 14 Avenida 17-31 Zona 4 | Guatemala | N/A | N/A | 2013 | $460,157,484 | 23 | Corporation | N/A | 81327854 |
| 21 | Unisuper, S.A. | Guatemala | Guatemala | 8 Calle 7-63 Zona 12 | Guatemala | N/A | N/A | 2001 | $452,517,488 | 5,500 | Corporation | N/A | 26532476 |
| 22 | Operadora De Tiendas, S.A. | Guatemala | Guatemala | 16 Calle 3-43 Zona 10 Edificio Trevio | Guatemala | N/A | N/A | 1994 | $439,236,000 | 7,000 | Corporation | 9827 | 7378106 |
| 23 | Banco De America Central S.A. | Guatemala | Guatemala | Avenida Petapa 38-39 Zona 12 | Guatemala | N/A | *****.com | 1997 | $430,096,310 | 178 | Corporation | 2 | 11884355 |
| 24 | Vitalimentos, S.A. | Guatemala | Guatemala | Calz. Aguilar Batres 35-35 | Guatemala | 01212 | N/A | 2004 | $415,399,600 | 2,800 | Corporation | 2 | 38353415 |
| 25 | Seguros El Roble, S.A. | Guatemala | Guatemala | 7a Avenida 5-10 Edif. Centro Financiero | Guatemala | 01004 | *****.com | 1972 | $399,962,753 | 350 | Corporation | N/A | 71080 |
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Companies and businesses in Guatemala
168,876
2 November 2026
There are 168,876 companies and businesses in Guatemala in our data, counted on 2 November 2026. That is every kind of business, not only the registered companies: 96,791 corporations (S.A.), 12,793 partnerships. On top of those come 41,074 non-profit organisations, 555 branches of foreign companies and 439 public bodies.
Structure
- Single-site businesses
- 167,704 99%
- Head offices
- 537
- Branch locations
- 635
Legal form
- Corporations
- 96,791 57%
- Sole traders
- 1,674
- Partnerships
- 12,793
Per working day this year
≈ 0
new companies registered · 35 so far in 2026
Largest companies in Guatemala
Which are the largest companies in Guatemala? That depends on what you measure. By number of employees the biggest employer is Corporacion Multi-Inversiones, S.A., with 36,000 staff, ahead of Banco de Desarrollo Rural, S.A. and Arabela Guatemala S.A.. It is also the largest company by yearly revenue, ahead of Banco Industrial S.A. and Banco de Desarrollo Rural, S.A.. Below are the top companies of Guatemala ranked four ways: by number of employees, by yearly revenue, the largest public-sector employers and the biggest foreign companies in Guatemala. 8 Guatemalan companies employ more than 10,000 people and 7 report more than $1 billion a year.
Corporacion Multi-Inversiones, S.A. has the largest headcount of any company in Guatemala in our data. 8 Guatemalan companies list more than 10,000 people, 368 more than 500.
- 136,000 staff
- 211,023 staff
- 310,025 staff
- 48,000 staff
- 57,000 staff
- 67,000 staff
- 75,500 staff
- 85,000 staff
- 95,000 staff
- 105,000 staff
Headcount as it is recorded on the company; for a group's parent or holding company it is usually the whole group's, worldwide.
Corporacion Multi-Inversiones, S.A. is the largest company in Guatemala by revenue; 7 Guatemalan companies report more than $1 billion a year. Corporations only.
- 1$5.6B
- 2$1.5B
- 3$1.3B
- 4$930.2M
- 5$806.3M
- 6$748.3M
- 7$488.5M
- 8$452.5M
- 9$439.2M
- 10$400.0M
Universidad de San Carlos de Guatemala is the largest public body in our data for Guatemala, with 6,000 staff.
- 16,000 staff
- 22,000 staff
- 31,400 staff
- 41,200 staff
- 5693 staff
555 foreign companies have a registered branch or establishment in Guatemala.
- 11,800 worldwide
- 2370 worldwide
- 3370 worldwide
- 4230 worldwide
- 5155 worldwide
- 6145 worldwide
- 7143 worldwide
- 8117 worldwide
Headcount and revenue are those of the worldwide company, not of the branch in Guatemala.
By employee size · 167,244 companies with a known headcount
| Employees | Share | Companies | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1-4 | 127,152 | 76% | |
| 5-9 | 13,096 | 8% | |
| 10-19 | 13,436 | 8% | |
| 20-49 | 2,197 | 1% | |
| 50-99 | 969 | 0.6% | |
| 100-199 | 1,317 | 0.8% | |
| 200-499 | 8,709 | 5% | |
| 500+ | 368 | 0.2% |
76% have 1 to 4 employees; 368 have 500 or more.
By yearly revenue (USD)
| Revenue | Share | Companies | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| < $100K | 285 | 0.2% | |
| $100K-$500K | 2,450 | 1% | |
| $500K-$1M | 7,024 | 4% | |
| $1M-$5M | 152,778 | 91% | |
| $5M-$10M | 1,692 | 1% | |
| $10M-$100M | 2,718 | 2% | |
| $100M-$1B | 60 | <0.1% | |
| $1B+ | 7 | <0.1% |
67 companies report more than $100 million; 7 more than $1 billion.
Small businesses in Guatemala
Most companies in Guatemala are small businesses. Of the 167,244 with a known headcount, 140,248 (84%) are micro businesses with fewer than ten employees, 15,633 are small (10 to 49) and 10,995 medium-sized (50 to 499). Only 368 employ 500 people or more, so 99.78% of Guatemalan companies are SMEs. This is where our data is strongest: sole traders, micro companies and single shops, each with an address and an industry code.
| Size class | Share | Companies | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| Micro · fewer than 10 | 140,248 | 84% | |
| Small · 10 to 49 | 15,633 | 9% | |
| Medium · 50 to 499 | 10,995 | 7% | |
| Large · 500 or more | 368 | 0.2% |
127,152
companies have 1 to 4 employees (76%). 285 turn over less than $100,000 a year.
60%
of the 35 companies started in 2026 have 1 to 4 employees (21). Only 0 started with 200 staff or more.
Where are companies in Guatemala based?
Guatemala has more companies than any other department in Guatemala: 109,887, or 65% of the total, ahead of Quetzaltenango (13,043) and San Marcos (6,327). Below you find the twelve largest of its 20 departments and the ten busiest cities, with a link to the local list where we have one.
The twelve largest of 20 departments
| Department | Share | Companies | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| Guatemala | 109,887 | 65% | |
| Quetzaltenango | 13,043 | 8% | |
| San Marcos | 6,327 | 4% | |
| Huehuetenango | 4,629 | 3% | |
| El Petén | 3,717 | 2% | |
| Izabal | 3,145 | 2% | |
| Chiquimula | 3,119 | 2% | |
| Escuintla | 2,916 | 2% | |
| Sacatepéquez | 2,896 | 2% | |
| Santa Rosa | 2,647 | 2% | |
| Jalapa | 2,565 | 2% | |
| Sololá | 2,530 | 1% |
Ten busiest cities
- Guatemala89,144
- Mixco8,599
- Villa Nueva3,078
- Santa Catarina Pinula2,540
- Quetzaltenango2,329
- Antigua Guatemala1,462
- Fraijanes1,342
- Jalapa1,204
- Poptun1,008
- Petapa974
Main industries in Guatemala
Business services and IT is the biggest industry in Guatemala by number of companies: 30,064, or 18% of all firms with an industry code. Next come education (23,938) and engineering, accounting and management (16,921). Companies are grouped here by their SIC code, the classification every company in our data carries, in every country. Below you find the main sectors, the largest industries with their biggest companies.
- Business services and IT30,06418%
- Education23,93814%
- Engineering, accounting and management16,92110%
- Real estate15,1859%
- Government9,9186%
- Economic programmes7,4484%
- Wholesale (consumer goods)6,0624%
- Wholesale (durable goods)5,4193%
- Associations4,6183%
- Other shops3,2552%
- Health care3,1112%
- Social services2,9742%
- Building construction2,9422%
- Crop farming2,5081%
- Food production2,2461%
- Other industries31,03619%
The fifteen largest of 82 SIC major groups; records without an industry code are not in this chart.
Largest industries in Guatemala
30,064
Business services and IT
SIC 73: Business Services
- 13,500 staff
- 23,000 staff
- 32,750 staff
23,938
Education
SIC 82: Educational Services
- 1300 staff
- 2130 staff
- 380 staff
16,921
Engineering, accounting and management
SIC 87: Engineering, Accounting, Research, Management, And Related Services
- 12,960 staff
- 21,500 staff
- 31,400 staff
15,185
Real estate
SIC 65: Real Estate
- 1300 staff
- 2250 staff
- 3200 staff
9,918
Government
SIC 91: Executive, Legislative, And General Government, Except Finance
- 115 staff
- 215 staff
- 315 staff
7,448
Economic programmes
SIC 96: Administration Of Economic Programs
- 1700 staff
- 2370 staff
- 3370 staff
6,062
Wholesale (consumer goods)
SIC 51: Wholesale Trade-non-durable Goods
- 110,025 staff
- 24,000 staff
- 33,125 staff
5,419
Wholesale (durable goods)
SIC 50: Wholesale Trade-durable Goods
- 11,200 staff
- 21,100 staff
- 3976 staff
Discover more: all Guatemalan industries, cities and regions
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- Bermuda
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- Botswana
- Brazil
- Cameroon
- Canada
- Cayman Islands
- Chile
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- Curaçao
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- Czech Republic
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- Egypt
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- Estonia
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- France
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- Germany
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- Gibraltar
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- Greenland
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- Monaco
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- Morocco
- Mozambique
- Namibia
- Nepal
- Netherlands
- New Zealand
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- Niger
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- North Macedonia
- Norway
- Oman
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- Paraguay
- Peru
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- Poland
- Portugal
- Qatar
- Romania
- Russia
- Saudi Arabia
- Serbia
- Singapore
- Slovakia
- Slovenia
- South Africa
- South Korea
- Spain
- Sri Lanka
- Sweden
- Switzerland
- Syria
- Taiwan
- Tanzania
- Thailand
- Trinidad and Tobago
- Tunisia
- Turkey
- Turkey
- UAE
- Uganda
- UK
- Ukraine
- Uruguay
- USA
- Uzbekistan
- Venezuela
- Vietnam
- Yemen
- Zambia
- Zimbabwe
How many new companies are registered in Guatemala? (2026)
35 new companies and startups registered in Guatemala so far in 2026, about 0 every working day, after 83 new businesses in 2025. Most startups begin small: 60% of this year's newcomers have one to four employees. 24 of them are corporations (S.A.).
≈ 0
new companies register every working day in 2026
60%
of this year's startups begin with one to four employees
83
new companies in 2025
Companies founded per year
- 1722022
- 1442023
- 1042024
- 832025
- 352026 so far
The biggest newcomers of 2026
A new registration is often a restructuring, not a start-up: the largest newcomers are new holding and property companies for existing businesses.
- 115 staff
- 215 staff
- 315 staff
- 412 staff
- 510 staff
Oldest companies in Guatemala
The oldest organisation still active is Municipalidad de Guatemala, from 1776. Our data holds 1 Guatemalan organisations founded before 1800, 6,403 before 1900 and 6,730 before 1950.
Oldest organisations still active
- 177615,000 staff
The founding year is the year a business traces itself to, as recorded in the register and company filings, not the incorporation date of the current legal entity. Trading companies listed here report $100 million or more a year.
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21,178
Guatemalan companies were founded before 1990
1,720
were founded in 1990
90,221 Guatemalan companies, 81% of those with a founding year on record, were founded in 1990 or later. 21,178 are older.
Types of companies in Guatemala
Three in five Guatemalan businesses in our data are corporations (S.A.). Partnerships make up 8%. The chart shows every legal form in our data.
- Corporations96,79157%
- No legal form on record14,8459%
- Sole traders1,6741.0%
- Partnerships12,7938%
- Foreign companies5550.3%
- Non-profit organisations41,07424%
- Cooperatives7050.4%
- Public bodies4390.3%
Which Guatemalan companies are part of a group?
Most Guatemalan companies stand alone: 99% are single-site businesses. The other 1,172 are part of a multi-site structure, as one of 537 head offices or 635 branches. The largest corporate family on this page is Operadora de Tiendas, S.A., with 9,827 companies in its group.
The largest corporate families on this page
- 19,827 companies
- 224 companies
- 320 companies
- 410 companies
- 55 companies
- 64 companies
- 73 companies
- 82 companies
Counted from the largest companies on this page, not from all 168,876; the API has no group-size filter.
What you can reach: contact data on Guatemalan companies
5,007 Guatemalan companies have a website on record (3%), 62,619 a phone number (37%) and 1,483 an email address (0.9%). Corporations are easier to reach online: 4% have a website and 1% an email address.
| Field | Share | Companies | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| Website | 5,007 | 3% | |
| Phone | 62,619 | 37% | |
| 1,483 | 0.9% |
Questions about companies in Guatemala
Every answer is counted from the data on this page (2 November 2026).
168,876. That includes 1,674 sole traders and 12,793 partnerships.
96,791 corporations, 57% of all Guatemalan businesses in our data (2 November 2026).
Of the 167,244 Guatemalan companies with a known headcount, 166,876 have fewer than 500 employees: 140,248 micro, 15,633 small and 10,995 medium-sized. 368 are large enterprises.
Corporacion Multi-Inversiones, S.A., with $5.6 billion in yearly revenue, ahead of Banco Industrial S.A. ($1.5B) and Banco de Desarrollo Rural, S.A. ($1.3B).
Corporacion Multi-Inversiones, S.A., with 36,000 staff on its record (for a group's parent this is usually the whole group's headcount).
109,887, 65% of all Guatemalan companies (2 November 2026).
35 so far in 2026, about 0 per working day, after 83 in 2025.
From the national business register and other official sources, combined with company websites and filings, and refreshed every month.
5,007, 3% of all Guatemalan companies. 62,619 have a phone number and 1,483 an email address.
Yes. The full list of 168,876 companies is available as Excel, CSV or through the API from our Guatemalan company database.
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