Updated August 2026

Sugar Price in Guatemala 2026

What sugar costs in Guatemala: our retail estimate is Q5.0 (lb), $0.66 USD, alongside official MAGA wholesale prices for La Terminal and CENMA.

Q5
per lb
Our estimate
A retail price we estimate for a traditional market. No source publishes it.
Estimate GTQ
Q5
Guatemalan Quetzales
Estimate USD
$0.66
Converted at Q7.63/USD (Banguat)
Unit
lb
Our estimate, no published source
Measured

Official wholesale price (MAGA)

MAGA’s wholesale basket for La Terminal and CENMA does not cover this product, so there is no official figure on this page to check the estimate above against.

Guatemala is one of the world is top sugar producers and exporters, making sugar affordable domestically. It is used in coffee (Guatemalan coffee culture requires generous sugar), fresh juices, traditional sweets, and baking. Panela (unrefined cane sugar blocks) is popular in rural areas for making panela water, a traditional drink. Sugar prices remain relatively low due to abundant domestic production.

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Sources, figure by figure: the wholesale price on this page comes from MAGA (Guatemala's Ministry of Agriculture, open data), with the market and observation date shown in the block above. The exchange rate is Banguat's daily reference (Q7.63/USD). The retail price in the headline and the per-department table are our own estimates: no source publishes them, they are not MAGA or INE data, and they have not been re-surveyed since March 2026.

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Frequently Asked Questions

How much does sugar cost in Guatemala?

We estimate sugar at around Q5.0 per lb ($0.66 USD) in a traditional market; supermarket prices run 20-40% higher. That figure is our own estimate, not a published price. The official MAGA wholesale quote for La Terminal and CENMA, where MAGA tracks this product, is shown on the page with its market and observation date.

Where is the cheapest place to buy sugar in Guatemala?

Traditional markets (mercados) offer the lowest prices for sugar in Guatemala. La Terminal and CENMA in Guatemala City have the largest selection. Agricultural departments often have lower prices than Guatemala City.