Guyana vs OECD members: Manufactures imports (% of merchandise imports)
Manufactures imports (% of merchandise imports) over time
- Guyana
- OECD members
How they compare
Guyana currently reports 79.8% against 70.9% in OECD members, a difference of 8.9%.
That makes Guyana's figure about 1.1 times OECD members's.
The two have swapped places 10 times across 42 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Guyana ahead.
Guyana ranks 8th and OECD members ranks 9th of 196 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Guyana averaged higher in 1 and OECD members in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Guyana | OECD members | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 66.5% | 56.6% | 9.9% | Guyana |
| 1980s | 47.5% | 53.5% | 5.9% | OECD members |
| 1990s | 71.3% | 74.4% | 3.1% | OECD members |
| 2000s | 58.1% | 71.3% | 13.1% | OECD members |
| 2010s | 58.6% | 69.4% | 10.8% | OECD members |
| 2020s | 69.3% | 70.5% | 1.2% | OECD members |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher manufactures imports, Guyana or OECD members?
- Guyana, at 79.8% against 70.9% in OECD members as of 2025.
- What is the difference in manufactures imports between Guyana and OECD members?
- 8.9%, with Guyana ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Guyana and OECD members?
- 42 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2025.
- How do Guyana and OECD members rank globally for manufactures imports?
- Guyana ranks 8th and OECD members ranks 9th of 196 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division, published as Manufactures imports (% of merchandise imports). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Manufactures comprise commodities in SITC (Rev. 3) sections 5 (chemicals), 6 (basic manufactures), 7 (machinery and transport equipment), and 8 (miscellaneous manufactured goods), excluding division 68 (non-ferrous metals). This indicator is expressed as a percentage of merchandise imports which is comprised of goods whose economic ownership is changed between a non-resident and a resident and that are not included in the following specific categories: goods under merchanting, non-monetary gold, and parts of travel, construction, and government goods and services n.i.e.