He price of LPG in Guatemala (liquefied petroleum gas) registered an increase this April 20, with increases of between Q12 and Q48 depending on the presentation of the cylinder of propane gasas it is popularly known in Guatemala, according to market monitoring.
According to data collected by Free presstwo of the main vending companies woke up with new prices on their cylinders of propane:
- 25 pound cylinder: Q110
- 35 pound cylinder: Q154
- 100 pound cylinder: Q440
In contrast, a third company maintained the prices valid from December 17, 2025without registering variations in the propane gaswith rates of Q98 for the 25-pound cylinder, Q137 for the 35-pound cylinder, and Q392 for the 100-pound cylinder.
However, it is expected that in the next few hours or days the three distributors in the country will be able to unify the price of LPGas has happened on previous occasions.
The price of LPG in Guatemala increases between Q12 and Q48 per cylinder
He gas increase in Guatemala is from between Q12 and Q48depending on the cylinder size.
The increase of price of propane gas (LPG) in Guatemala it can be calculated by comparing the values of December 2025 with the current ones:
- 25 pound cylinder: rose from Q98 to Q110, an increase of Q12
- 35 pound cylinder: rose from Q137 to Q154an increase of Q17
- 100 pound cylinder: rose from Q392 to Q440, an increase of Q48
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What does the increase in LPG and propane gas imply?
Although he increase in LPG directly impacts the budget of Guatemalan households, a Historical analysis reflects that current prices are not atypical.
For most of 2025, cylinders propane gas They were sold precisely at Q110, Q154 and Q440, levels that are now being recorded again after the reduction observed in December of the same year.
Likewise, market studies show that since mid-2024 a relative LPG price stabilitysomething that has not been observed since 2020. Between 2021 and 2024, the costs of propane gas were considerably higher, even in periods with state subsidy.
For example, in 2022, the 25-pound cylinder cost up to Q152, despite having government support.
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International factors would be putting pressure on the price of LPG
The behavior of price of LPG in Guatemala It is closely linked to external factors, given that Guatemala is a 100% importing country.
Since the beginning of tensions between USA and Irana possible increase in the propane gas priceas happened with other fuels globally. At that time, Guatemalan authorities indicated that the impact would not be immediate, since the reserves available in the country had to be exhausted first.
However, almost two months after the start of the conflict – February 28 – the LPG price already reflects increases in the local market, while the Ministry of Energy and Mines (MEM) has not yet issued an official position on the specific causes of this adjustment.
In 2026, the geopolitical tensions in the Middle East continue to be among the main factors that pressure energy markets, as happened in 2022 with the start of the war between Russia and Ukraine