Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP in Guyana
Guyana: Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP was 0.6898 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2025. ▼ Falling
Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP in Guyana, 1960–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in current US$ per US$ of GDP.
Analysis
The most recent figure for merchandise exports (current us$), per unit of gdp in Guyana is 0.6898 current US$ per US$ of GDP, measured in 2025.
The figure is down 14.0% on the previous year and up 156.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, merchandise exports (current us$), per unit of gdp in Guyana peaked at 0.9117 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 1993 and was at its lowest, 0.241 current US$ per US$ of GDP, in 2009.
Guyana ranks 13th of 203 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 66 years of available data.
Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP in Guyana, year by year
| Year | current US$ per US$ of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.4347 current US$ per US$ of GDP | — |
| 1961 | 0.4627 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +6.4% |
| 1962 | 0.4873 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +5.3% |
| 1963 | 0.5803 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +19.1% |
| 1964 | 0.4877 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -16.0% |
| 1965 | 0.4549 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -6.7% |
| 1966 | 0.4766 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +4.8% |
| 1967 | 0.4517 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -5.2% |
| 1968 | 0.5005 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +10.8% |
| 1969 | 0.5054 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +1.0% |
| 1970 | 0.5078 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +0.5% |
| 1971 | 0.5354 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +5.4% |
| 1972 | 0.5151 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -3.8% |
| 1973 | 0.4429 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -14.0% |
| 1974 | 0.6222 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +40.5% |
| 1975 | 0.7377 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +18.6% |
| 1976 | 0.6139 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -16.8% |
| 1977 | 0.5757 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -6.2% |
| 1978 | 0.5837 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +1.4% |
| 1979 | 0.5524 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -5.4% |
| 1980 | 0.6565 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +18.9% |
| 1981 | 0.6172 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -6.0% |
| 1982 | 0.5311 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -13.9% |
| 1983 | 0.3862 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -27.3% |
| 1984 | 0.4799 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +24.2% |
| 1985 | 0.4543 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -5.3% |
| 1986 | 0.4241 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -6.6% |
| 1987 | 0.6825 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +60.9% |
| 1988 | 0.5558 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -18.6% |
| 1989 | 0.5977 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +7.5% |
| 1990 | 0.648 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +8.4% |
| 1991 | 0.7116 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +9.8% |
| 1992 | 0.7816 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +9.8% |
| 1993 | 0.9117 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +16.6% |
| 1994 | 0.8363 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -8.3% |
| 1995 | 0.7319 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -12.5% |
| 1996 | 0.774 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +5.7% |
| 1997 | 0.7956 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +2.8% |
| 1998 | 0.6745 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -15.2% |
| 1999 | 0.7528 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +11.6% |
| 2000 | 0.6988 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -7.2% |
| 2001 | 0.6712 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -3.9% |
| 2002 | 0.6707 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -0.1% |
| 2003 | 0.6904 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +2.9% |
| 2004 | 0.7527 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +9.0% |
| 2005 | 0.6704 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -10.9% |
| 2006 | 0.2471 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -63.1% |
| 2007 | 0.2486 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +0.6% |
| 2008 | 0.2628 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +5.7% |
| 2009 | 0.241 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -8.3% |
| 2010 | 0.2563 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +6.4% |
| 2011 | 0.3058 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +19.3% |
| 2012 | 0.3485 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +13.9% |
| 2013 | 0.3299 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -5.3% |
| 2014 | 0.2827 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -14.3% |
| 2015 | 0.2689 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -4.9% |
| 2016 | 0.3215 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +19.5% |
| 2017 | 0.3026 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -5.9% |
| 2018 | 0.2797 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -7.6% |
| 2019 | 0.3029 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +8.3% |
| 2020 | 0.4734 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +56.3% |
| 2021 | 0.5417 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +14.4% |
| 2022 | 0.7665 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +41.5% |
| 2023 | 0.7808 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +1.9% |
| 2024 | 0.8023 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +2.7% |
| 2025 | 0.6898 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -14.0% |
Guyana compared with similar countries
- Guyana's 0.6898 current US$ per US$ of GDP is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.2557 current US$ per US$ of GDP, 2.7× the median. (76 countries reporting)
- Guyana's 0.6898 current US$ per US$ of GDP is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.1268 current US$ per US$ of GDP, 5.4× the median. (38 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.4842 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.4347 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.5803 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.5687 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.4429 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.7377 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.5385 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.3862 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.6825 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.7618 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.648 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.9117 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.5154 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.241 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.7527 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2999 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.2563 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.3485 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.6757 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.4734 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.8023 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 6 |
Countries ranked near Guyana
- 10 Netherlands 0.7422 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 11 Czechia 0.7253 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 12 Brunei 0.6984 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 14 Hungary 0.685 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 15 Laos 0.6762 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 16 Libya 0.6255 current US$ per US$ of GDP 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$), annual growth rate -5.52 % change on previous year (2025)
- Merchandise imports (current US$), per capita 12,222 current US$ per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is merchandise exports (current us$), per unit of gdp in Guyana?
- Merchandise exports (current us$), per unit of gdp in Guyana was 0.6898 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest merchandise exports (current us$), per unit of gdp recorded in Guyana?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9117 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 1993.
- What is the lowest merchandise exports (current us$), per unit of gdp recorded in Guyana?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.241 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2009.
- How does Guyana rank for merchandise exports (current us$), per unit of gdp?
- Guyana ranks 13th out of 203 countries with data for 2025.
- Is merchandise exports (current us$), per unit of gdp rising or falling in Guyana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 156.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Guyana data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Merchandise exports (current US$) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Merchandise exports (current US$) ÷ GDP (current US$)
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Merchandise exports (current US$) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.