Guatemala Real-Time Prices for Food, Energy, and Exchange Rates

Real Time Prices (RTP) is a live dataset compiled and updated weekly by the World Bank Development Economics Data Group. It combines direct price measurement with machine learning estimation for missing data, using sources including the World Food Program, UN-FAO, and National Statistical Offices. The dataset includes three sub-series for food, energy, and exchange rates.

Use Cases

• Model food price inflation based on staple food price data.
• Analyze fuel price volatility based on real-time energy price series.
• Track currency fluctuations based on official and unofficial exchange rate estimates.

Strengths

• Updated weekly with a live compilation process.
• Uses machine learning to estimate missing price data.
• Integrates data from multiple authoritative sources like WFP and FAO.
• License is CC-BY-4.0, permitting broad reuse.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.

Provenance

Source

World Bank Development Economics Data Group (DECDG).

Collection Method

Combination of direct price measurement and machine learning estimation, updated weekly.

Time Range

Historical and current estimates; temporal coverage is not explicitly defined.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-04-15 09:56:44.549226; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Guatemala.