Food imports in Guyana
Guyana: Food imports was 6.5% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Food imports in Guyana, 1970–2025
Source: Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division. Measured in % of merchandise imports.
Analysis
The most recent figure for food imports in Guyana is 6.5%, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 42 years on record.
The figure is down 13.4% on the previous year and down 62.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, food imports in Guyana peaked at 18.0% in 1971 and was at its lowest, 6.5%, in 2025.
That places Guyana 184th out of 196 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 42 years of available data.
Food imports in Guyana, year by year
| Year | % of merchandise imports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 15.9% | — |
| 1971 | 18.0% | +13.3% |
| 1972 | 15.9% | -11.3% |
| 1973 | 17.0% | +6.8% |
| 1974 | 15.8% | -6.8% |
| 1975 | 13.0% | -17.7% |
| 1976 | 14.5% | +11.1% |
| 1977 | 15.1% | +4.1% |
| 1978 | 16.8% | +11.4% |
| 1979 | 17.9% | +6.3% |
| 1981 | 13.1% | -26.7% |
| 1991 | 8.3% | -36.6% |
| 1992 | 6.9% | -17.1% |
| 1997 | 14.1% | +105.0% |
| 1998 | 16.9% | +19.4% |
| 1999 | 16.7% | -0.8% |
| 2000 | 13.9% | -16.6% |
| 2001 | 15.9% | +14.1% |
| 2002 | 15.7% | -1.4% |
| 2003 | 14.0% | -10.7% |
| 2004 | 12.7% | -9.3% |
| 2005 | 15.1% | +19.0% |
| 2006 | 12.7% | -16.2% |
| 2007 | 13.9% | +10.1% |
| 2008 | 14.3% | +2.5% |
| 2009 | 14.3% | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 14.8% | +3.2% |
| 2011 | 13.8% | -6.5% |
| 2012 | 13.7% | -0.9% |
| 2013 | 14.5% | +5.9% |
| 2014 | 14.7% | +1.0% |
| 2015 | 17.2% | +17.3% |
| 2016 | 16.3% | -5.3% |
| 2017 | 14.9% | -8.4% |
| 2018 | 11.5% | -22.7% |
| 2019 | 7.0% | -39.6% |
| 2020 | 15.2% | +118.7% |
| 2021 | 8.9% | -41.4% |
| 2022 | 12.9% | +44.4% |
| 2023 | 10.1% | -21.9% |
| 2024 | 7.5% | -25.8% |
| 2025 | 6.5% | -13.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 16.0% | 13.0% | 18.0% | 10 |
| 1980s | 13.1% | 13.1% | 13.1% | 1 |
| 1990s | 12.6% | 6.9% | 16.9% | 5 |
| 2000s | 14.3% | 12.7% | 15.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 13.8% | 7.0% | 17.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 10.2% | 6.5% | 15.2% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Guyana
More private sector data for Guyana
- Merchandise trade 106.7% (2025)
- Manufactures imports 83.1% (2025)
- Merchandise imports 10.22 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 1.5% (2025)
- Manufactures exports 0.5% (2025)
- Merchandise exports 18.69 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 22,360 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.6898 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate -5.52 % change on previous year (2025)
- Merchandise imports (current US$), per capita 12,222 current US$ per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is food imports in Guyana?
- Food imports in Guyana was 6.5% in 2025, according to Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division.
- What is the highest food imports recorded in Guyana?
- The highest recorded value was 18.0% in 1971.
- What is the lowest food imports recorded in Guyana?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.5% in 2025.
- How does Guyana rank for food imports?
- Guyana ranks 184th out of 196 countries with data for 2025.
- Is food imports rising or falling in Guyana?
- Over the last ten years it is down 62.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Guyana data come from?
- The figures come from Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division, published as part of Food imports (% of merchandise imports). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Food comprises the commodities in SITC (Rev. 3) sections 0 (food and live animals), 1 (beverages and tobacco), and 4 (animal and vegetable oils and fats) and division 22 (oil seeds, oil nuts, and oil kernels). 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.