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Guatemala

#121 globally

Americas

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#20 in Americas

↑Positive(+2)
0/ 100

AI Readiness Score

Readiness = capacity to build AI · Adoption = AI actually in use today

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Readiness Score

Can this country build AI?

24/100
↑Positive(+2)
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Adoption Score

Is this country using AI now?

23/100
Nascent Adoption

Guatemala is deploying AI roughly in line with its readiness capacity.

Readiness vs Adoption — Radar

Blue = readiness capacity · Green = active adoption · Each axis pairs the closest dimension from each framework

Pillar Scores

Infrastructure6/20
Talent5/20
Governance5/20
Investment4/20
Economic Readiness4/20

Adoption Dimension Breakdown

Nascent Adoption
Government DeploymentWeakest
4/20
Enterprise Adoption
5/20
Talent DemandWeakest
4/20
Consumer UsageStrongest
6/20
R&D PipelineWeakest
4/20

Mobile money adoption and remittance digitalization drive early consumer technology uptake.

Trajectory Outlook

26
/100

by 2028

24 now→+2 pts
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Top Accelerator

Remittance economy creating strong fintech AI demand and growing US diaspora investment

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Top Risk

Weak institutions, corruption, and high inequality creating poor environment for AI investment

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AI Development Roadmap

Algorithmic roadmap based on pillar scores · Updated with live data

◈Foundation Phase

Guatemala is in the Foundation Phase

Building core digital and institutional capabilities. Projected score by 2028: 26/100.

2028 Timeline

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Now

Score 24

2

2025–26

National AI strategy adopted

3

2026–27

Digital connectivity baseline met

4

2028

First national AI lab established

Priority Actions — 3 Weakest Pillars

◇Investment & R&D
4/20
Near

Launch government-backed AI seed fund (≥$50M) for domestic startups

Mid

Negotiate bilateral R&D agreements with OECD partners; join CERN or equivalent

⬠Economic Readiness
4/20
Near

Expand financial inclusion; target 80% banked population by 2026

Mid

Develop AI-driven export diversification strategy beyond primary commodities

◈AI Talent
5/20
Near

Launch emergency AI literacy curriculum across secondary schools

Mid

Establish 3 national AI institutes with full-tuition scholarships for STEM graduates

Roadmap generated algorithmically from pillar scores and World Bank data. Actions are indicative policy priorities, not official government plans.

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