Manufactures imports in Guyana
Guyana: Manufactures imports was 83.1% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Manufactures imports in Guyana, 1970–2025
Source: Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division. Measured in % of merchandise imports.
Analysis
In 2025, manufactures imports in Guyana stood at 83.1%. That is the highest value across all 42 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 9.1% on the previous year and up 46.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, manufactures imports in Guyana peaked at 83.1% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 47.5%, in 1981.
Guyana ranks 2nd of 196 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 42 years of available data.
Manufactures imports in Guyana, year by year
| Year | % of merchandise imports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 74.1% | — |
| 1971 | 71.8% | -3.1% |
| 1972 | 73.4% | +2.2% |
| 1973 | 68.8% | -6.2% |
| 1974 | 64.0% | -7.0% |
| 1975 | 68.3% | +6.8% |
| 1976 | 68.5% | +0.2% |
| 1977 | 61.0% | -11.0% |
| 1978 | 56.6% | -7.2% |
| 1979 | 58.4% | +3.2% |
| 1981 | 47.5% | -18.7% |
| 1991 | 74.5% | +56.7% |
| 1992 | 81.5% | +9.5% |
| 1997 | 68.7% | -15.7% |
| 1998 | 68.1% | -0.9% |
| 1999 | 63.7% | -6.5% |
| 2000 | 62.7% | -1.6% |
| 2001 | 61.1% | -2.4% |
| 2002 | 61.0% | -0.2% |
| 2003 | 58.4% | -4.3% |
| 2004 | 56.7% | -2.9% |
| 2005 | 53.4% | -5.8% |
| 2006 | 56.0% | +4.9% |
| 2007 | 61.0% | +9.0% |
| 2008 | 52.3% | -14.3% |
| 2009 | 58.8% | +12.3% |
| 2010 | 54.1% | -7.9% |
| 2011 | 52.2% | -3.5% |
| 2012 | 53.0% | +1.5% |
| 2013 | 52.6% | -0.8% |
| 2014 | 51.8% | -1.5% |
| 2015 | 56.5% | +9.2% |
| 2016 | 62.1% | +9.8% |
| 2017 | 62.3% | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 64.5% | +3.6% |
| 2019 | 76.9% | +19.1% |
| 2020 | 65.2% | -15.2% |
| 2021 | 71.9% | +10.4% |
| 2022 | 53.7% | -25.4% |
| 2023 | 68.9% | +28.3% |
| 2024 | 76.1% | +10.4% |
| 2025 | 83.1% | +9.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 66.5% | 56.6% | 74.1% | 10 |
| 1980s | 47.5% | 47.5% | 47.5% | 1 |
| 1990s | 71.3% | 63.7% | 81.5% | 5 |
| 2000s | 58.1% | 52.3% | 62.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 58.6% | 51.8% | 76.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 69.8% | 53.7% | 83.1% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Guyana
More private sector data for Guyana
- Merchandise trade 106.7% (2025)
- Food imports 6.5% (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 manufactures imports in Guyana?
- Manufactures imports in Guyana was 83.1% in 2025, according to Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division.
- What is the highest manufactures imports recorded in Guyana?
- The highest recorded value was 83.1% in 2025.
- What is the lowest manufactures imports recorded in Guyana?
- The lowest recorded value was 47.5% in 1981.
- How does Guyana rank for manufactures imports?
- Guyana ranks 2nd out of 196 countries with data for 2025.
- Is manufactures imports rising or falling in Guyana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 46.9%. 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 Manufactures imports (% of merchandise imports). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.