International tourism, receipts for travel items in Guyana
Guyana: International tourism, receipts for travel items was 24.00 million current US$ in 2020. ▼ Falling
International tourism, receipts 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$.
Analysis
In 2020, international tourism, receipts for travel items in Guyana stood at 24.00 million current US$. That is the lowest value across all 26 years on record.
The figure is down 11.1% on the previous year and down 70.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, international tourism, receipts for travel items in Guyana peaked at 112.00 million current US$ in 1997 and was at its lowest, 24.00 million current US$, in 2020.
That places Guyana 170th out of 191 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 26 years of available data.
International tourism, receipts for travel items in Guyana, year by year
| Year | current US$ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 33.00 million current US$ | — |
| 1996 | 109.00 million current US$ | +230.3% |
| 1997 | 112.00 million current US$ | +2.8% |
| 1998 | 108.00 million current US$ | -3.6% |
| 1999 | 106.00 million current US$ | -1.9% |
| 2000 | 75.00 million current US$ | -29.2% |
| 2001 | 61.00 million current US$ | -18.7% |
| 2002 | 49.00 million current US$ | -19.7% |
| 2003 | 26.00 million current US$ | -46.9% |
| 2004 | 27.00 million current US$ | +3.8% |
| 2005 | 35.00 million current US$ | +29.6% |
| 2006 | 37.00 million current US$ | +5.7% |
| 2007 | 50.00 million current US$ | +35.1% |
| 2008 | 59.00 million current US$ | +18.0% |
| 2009 | 35.00 million current US$ | -40.7% |
| 2010 | 80.00 million current US$ | +128.6% |
| 2011 | 95.00 million current US$ | +18.8% |
| 2012 | 64.00 million current US$ | -32.6% |
| 2013 | 77.00 million current US$ | +20.3% |
| 2014 | 79.00 million current US$ | +2.6% |
| 2015 | 65.00 million current US$ | -17.7% |
| 2016 | 104.00 million current US$ | +60.0% |
| 2017 | 95.00 million current US$ | -8.7% |
| 2018 | 28.00 million current US$ | -70.5% |
| 2019 | 27.00 million current US$ | -3.6% |
| 2020 | 24.00 million current US$ | -11.1% |
Guyana compared with similar countries
- Guyana's 24.00 million current US$ is below the median for high income countries, which is 1.53 billion current US$, 2% of the median. (68 countries reporting)
- Guyana's 24.00 million current US$ is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 450.00 million current US$, 5% of the median. (37 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where International tourism, receipts for travel items in Guyana changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 | +230.3% | 33.00 million current US$ | 109.00 million current US$ |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 93.60 million current US$ | 33.00 million current US$ | 112.00 million current US$ | 5 |
| 2000s | 45.40 million current US$ | 26.00 million current US$ | 75.00 million current US$ | 10 |
| 2010s | 71.40 million current US$ | 27.00 million current US$ | 104.00 million current US$ | 10 |
| 2020s | 24.00 million current US$ | 24.00 million current US$ | 24.00 million current US$ | 1 |
Countries ranked near Guyana
- 167 East Timor 26.00 million current US$ compare
- 168 Gabon 25.00 million current US$ compare
- 168 Micronesia (country) 25.00 million current US$ compare
- 171 Samoa 23.00 million current US$ compare
- 172 Guinea-Bissau 18.90 million current US$ compare
- 173 Comoros 18.00 million current US$ compare
More private sector data for Guyana
- Merchandise trade 106.7% (2025)
- Food imports 6.5% (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$), annual growth rate -5.52 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is international tourism, receipts for travel items in Guyana?
- International tourism, receipts for travel items in Guyana was 24.00 million current US$ in 2020, according to Yearbook of Tourism Statistics, Compendium of Tourism Statistics and data files, UN Tourism.
- What is the highest international tourism, receipts for travel items recorded in Guyana?
- The highest recorded value was 112.00 million current US$ in 1997.
- What is the lowest international tourism, receipts for travel items recorded in Guyana?
- The lowest recorded value was 24.00 million current US$ in 2020.
- How does Guyana rank for international tourism, receipts for travel items?
- Guyana ranks 170th out of 191 countries with data for 2020.
- Is international tourism, receipts for travel items rising or falling in Guyana?
- Over the last ten years it is down 70.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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, receipts for travel items (current US$). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
International tourism receipts for travel items are expenditures by international inbound visitors in the reporting economy. 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 receipts should include any other prepayment made for goods or services received in the destination country. They also may include receipts from 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.