International tourism, expenditures for travel items (current US$) in Guyana
Guyana: International tourism, expenditures for travel items (current US$) was 47.00 million current US$ in 2020. ▲ Rising
International tourism, expenditures for travel items in Guyana, 1995–2020
Source: Yearbook of Tourism Statistics, Compendium of Tourism Statistics and data files, UN Tourism. Measured in current US$.
Analysis
In 2020, international tourism, expenditures for travel items in Guyana stood at 47.00 million current US$.
That represents a change of down 35.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, international tourism, expenditures for travel items in Guyana peaked at 103.00 million current US$ in 2016 and was at its lowest, 21.00 million current US$, in 1995.
Guyana ranks 155th of 191 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
International tourism, expenditures for travel items (current US$) in Guyana, year by year
| Year | current US$ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 21.00 million current US$ | — |
| 1996 | 59.00 million current US$ | +181.0% |
| 1997 | 62.00 million current US$ | +5.1% |
| 1998 | 63.00 million current US$ | +1.6% |
| 1999 | 75.00 million current US$ | +19.0% |
| 2000 | 69.00 million current US$ | -8.0% |
| 2001 | 55.00 million current US$ | -20.3% |
| 2002 | 38.00 million current US$ | -30.9% |
| 2003 | 26.00 million current US$ | -31.6% |
| 2004 | 30.00 million current US$ | +15.4% |
| 2005 | 40.00 million current US$ | +33.3% |
| 2006 | 49.00 million current US$ | +22.5% |
| 2007 | 58.00 million current US$ | +18.4% |
| 2008 | 52.00 million current US$ | -10.3% |
| 2009 | 52.00 million current US$ | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 73.00 million current US$ | +40.4% |
| 2011 | 79.00 million current US$ | +8.2% |
| 2012 | 82.00 million current US$ | +3.8% |
| 2013 | 81.00 million current US$ | -1.2% |
| 2014 | 77.00 million current US$ | -4.9% |
| 2015 | 93.00 million current US$ | +20.8% |
| 2016 | 103.00 million current US$ | +10.8% |
| 2017 | 94.00 million current US$ | -8.7% |
| 2018 | 80.00 million current US$ | -14.9% |
| 2019 | 47.00 million current US$ | -41.2% |
| 2020 | 47.00 million current US$ | +0.0% |
Guyana compared with similar countries
- Guyana's 47.00 million current US$ is below the median for high income countries, which is 1.16 billion current US$, 4% of the median. (69 countries reporting)
- Guyana's 47.00 million current US$ is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 142.00 million current US$, 33% of the median. (37 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where International tourism, expenditures for travel items (current US$) in Guyana changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 | +181.0% | 21.00 million current US$ | 59.00 million current US$ |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 56.00 million current US$ | 21.00 million current US$ | 75.00 million current US$ | 5 |
| 2000s | 46.90 million current US$ | 26.00 million current US$ | 69.00 million current US$ | 10 |
| 2010s | 80.90 million current US$ | 47.00 million current US$ | 103.00 million current US$ | 10 |
| 2020s | 47.00 million current US$ | 47.00 million current US$ | 47.00 million current US$ | 1 |
Countries ranked near Guyana
- 152 Central African Republic 50.40 million current US$ compare
- 153 Bhutan 50.00 million current US$ compare
- 154 Yemen 49.00 million current US$ compare
- 156 Togo 43.00 million current US$ compare
- 157 Eswatini 36.00 million current US$ compare
- 158 Tonga 33.00 million current US$ compare
- 158 Trinidad and Tobago 33.00 million current US$ compare
More private sector data for Guyana
- Merchandise trade 106.7% (2025)
- Food imports 6.3% (2025)
- Manufactures imports 79.8% (2025)
- Merchandise imports 10.22 billion current US$ (2025)
- Commercial service imports 4.92 billion current US$ (2023)
- Food exports 1.7% (2025)
- Manufactures exports 0.2% (2025)
- Merchandise exports 18.69 billion current US$ (2025)
- Commercial service exports 523.75 million current US$ (2023)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 22,360 current US$ per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is international tourism, expenditures for travel items in Guyana?
- International tourism, expenditures for travel items in Guyana was 47.00 million current US$ in 2020, according to Yearbook of Tourism Statistics, Compendium of Tourism Statistics and data files, UN Tourism.
- What is the highest international tourism, expenditures for travel items recorded in Guyana?
- The highest recorded value was 103.00 million current US$ in 2016.
- What is the lowest international tourism, expenditures for travel items recorded in Guyana?
- The lowest recorded value was 21.00 million current US$ in 1995.
- How does Guyana rank for international tourism, expenditures for travel items?
- Guyana ranks 155th out of 191 countries with data for 2020.
- Is international tourism, expenditures for travel items rising or falling in Guyana?
- Over the last ten years it is down 35.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Guyana data come from?
- The figures come from Yearbook of Tourism Statistics, Compendium of Tourism Statistics and data files, UN Tourism, published as part of International tourism, expenditures for travel items (current US$). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
International tourism expenditures are expenditures of international outbound visitors in other countries. The goods and services are purchased by, or on behalf of, the traveler or provided, without a quid pro quo, for the traveler to use or give away. These may include expenditures by residents traveling abroad as same-day visitors, except in cases where these are so important as to justify a separate classification. Excluded is the international carriage of travelers, which is covered in passenger travel items. Data are in current U.S. dollars.