According to the most recent figures from the Bank of Guatemala, in July 2019 the country received $948 million in remittances, 16% more than the $818 million recorded in the same month in 2018.

Between the first seven months of 2013 and the same period in 2019, remittance income practically doubled, from $2.924 million in 2013 to $5.875 million in 2019.

The 13% increase recorded from January to July of this year with respect to the same period in 2018, represents an acceleration in the growth of the flow of remittances, since for the first seven months of 2018 a growth of 13% was reported.

Income for the seventh month of this year totaled $948 million, amount that exceeded the average value of remittances received during the months of July of the last five years, since the flow reaches an average of $620 million.

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