Guyana vs Sub-Saharan Africa: Merchandise exports by the reporting economy (current US$), per capita

Guyana
10,072 current US$ per person
in 2023
Sub-Saharan Africa
332.03 current US$ per person
in 2023
Guyana rank
35th
Sub-Saharan Africa rank
32nd

Merchandise exports by the reporting economy (current US$), per capita over time

  • Guyana
  • Sub-Saharan Africa
05.0k10.0k15.0k196019912023

How they compare

Guyana currently reports 10,072 current US$ per person against 332.03 current US$ per person in Sub-Saharan Africa, a difference of 9,740 current US$ per person.

That makes Guyana's figure about 30.3 times Sub-Saharan Africa's.

Across all 62 years both countries report, Guyana has been ahead every year.

Guyana ranks 35th and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 32nd of 206 countries.

Guyana has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Guyana Sub-Saharan Africa Difference Ahead
1960s 146.19 current US$ per person 14.99 current US$ per person 131.2 current US$ per person Guyana
1970s 286.77 current US$ per person 44.8 current US$ per person 241.97 current US$ per person Guyana
1980s 315.94 current US$ per person 57.66 current US$ per person 258.28 current US$ per person Guyana
1990s 603.77 current US$ per person 71.5 current US$ per person 532.26 current US$ per person Guyana
2000s 777.01 current US$ per person 249.31 current US$ per person 527.7 current US$ per person Guyana
2010s 1,728 current US$ per person 363.09 current US$ per person 1,365 current US$ per person Guyana
2020s 8,050 current US$ per person 322.32 current US$ per person 7,727 current US$ per person Guyana

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher merchandise exports by the reporting economy (current us$), per capita, Guyana or Sub-Saharan Africa?
Guyana, at 10,072 current US$ per person against 332.03 current US$ per person in Sub-Saharan Africa as of 2023.
What is the difference in merchandise exports by the reporting economy (current us$), per capita between Guyana and Sub-Saharan Africa?
9,740 current US$ per person, with Guyana ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Guyana and Sub-Saharan Africa?
62 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2023.
How do Guyana and Sub-Saharan Africa rank globally for merchandise exports by the reporting economy (current us$), per capita?
Guyana ranks 35th and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 32nd of 206 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Merchandise exports by the reporting economy (current US$), per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Merchandise exports by the reporting economy (current US$), per capita
Unit
current US$ per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
253 places, 13,488 data points, 1960–2023
Last refreshed

Merchandise exports by the reporting economy (current US$) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.