Merchandise exports to high-income economies in Guyana
Guyana: Merchandise exports to high-income economies was 92.3% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Merchandise exports to high-income economies in Guyana, 1960–2023
Source: Staff estimates, World Bank (WB). Measured in % of total merchandise exports.
Analysis
The most recent figure for merchandise exports to high-income economies in Guyana is 92.3%, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.0% on the previous year and up 17.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, merchandise exports to high-income economies in Guyana peaked at 97.8% in 1970 and was at its lowest, 76.2%, in 2014.
That places Guyana 13th out of 206 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 62 years of available data.
Merchandise exports to high-income economies in Guyana, year by year
| Year | % of total merchandise exports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 94.2% | — |
| 1961 | 88.6% | -5.9% |
| 1964 | 96.8% | +9.2% |
| 1965 | 97.6% | +0.8% |
| 1966 | 96.8% | -0.8% |
| 1967 | 96.3% | -0.6% |
| 1968 | 96.5% | +0.2% |
| 1969 | 96.4% | -0.1% |
| 1970 | 97.8% | +1.4% |
| 1971 | 96.0% | -1.8% |
| 1972 | 92.9% | -3.2% |
| 1973 | 90.6% | -2.6% |
| 1974 | 77.2% | -14.8% |
| 1975 | 85.0% | +10.2% |
| 1976 | 80.3% | -5.5% |
| 1977 | 87.3% | +8.7% |
| 1978 | 89.3% | +2.3% |
| 1979 | 82.7% | -7.4% |
| 1980 | 83.3% | +0.7% |
| 1981 | 80.5% | -3.4% |
| 1982 | 90.3% | +12.2% |
| 1983 | 89.0% | -1.4% |
| 1984 | 92.0% | +3.3% |
| 1985 | 91.2% | -0.9% |
| 1986 | 91.2% | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 91.2% | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 92.0% | +0.9% |
| 1989 | 91.2% | -0.9% |
| 1990 | 92.5% | +1.4% |
| 1991 | 96.1% | +3.9% |
| 1992 | 95.8% | -0.2% |
| 1993 | 95.4% | -0.5% |
| 1994 | 94.4% | -1.0% |
| 1995 | 94.3% | -0.1% |
| 1996 | 95.8% | +1.6% |
| 1997 | 93.2% | -2.7% |
| 1998 | 89.1% | -4.4% |
| 1999 | 89.3% | +0.1% |
| 2000 | 89.3% | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 88.8% | -0.6% |
| 2002 | 86.9% | -2.1% |
| 2003 | 88.4% | +1.7% |
| 2004 | 86.8% | -1.8% |
| 2005 | 83.9% | -3.4% |
| 2006 | 85.3% | +1.7% |
| 2007 | 83.9% | -1.6% |
| 2008 | 83.7% | -0.3% |
| 2009 | 83.9% | +0.3% |
| 2010 | 82.6% | -1.5% |
| 2011 | 79.6% | -3.7% |
| 2012 | 80.1% | +0.6% |
| 2013 | 78.8% | -1.5% |
| 2014 | 76.2% | -3.3% |
| 2015 | 80.9% | +6.2% |
| 2016 | 86.7% | +7.1% |
| 2017 | 81.6% | -5.9% |
| 2018 | 82.5% | +1.1% |
| 2019 | 80.2% | -2.8% |
| 2020 | 88.4% | +10.3% |
| 2021 | 94.8% | +7.2% |
| 2022 | 89.6% | -5.4% |
| 2023 | 92.3% | +3.0% |
Guyana compared with similar countries
- Guyana's 92.3% is above the median for high income countries, which is 80.7%, 1.1× the median. (74 countries reporting)
- Guyana's 92.3% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 66.4%, 1.4× the median. (36 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 95.4% | 88.6% | 97.6% | 8 |
| 1970s | 87.9% | 77.2% | 97.8% | 10 |
| 1980s | 89.2% | 80.5% | 92.0% | 10 |
| 1990s | 93.6% | 89.1% | 96.1% | 10 |
| 2000s | 86.1% | 83.7% | 89.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 80.9% | 76.2% | 86.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 91.3% | 88.4% | 94.8% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Guyana
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 merchandise exports to high-income economies in Guyana?
- Merchandise exports to high-income economies in Guyana was 92.3% in 2023, according to Staff estimates, World Bank (WB).
- What is the highest merchandise exports to high-income economies recorded in Guyana?
- The highest recorded value was 97.8% in 1970.
- What is the lowest merchandise exports to high-income economies recorded in Guyana?
- The lowest recorded value was 76.2% in 2014.
- How does Guyana rank for merchandise exports to high-income economies?
- Guyana ranks 13th out of 206 countries with data for 2023.
- Is merchandise exports to high-income economies rising or falling in Guyana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 17.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Guyana data come from?
- The figures come from Staff estimates, World Bank (WB), published as part of Merchandise exports to high-income economies (% of total merchandise exports). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Merchandise exports to high-income economies are the sum of merchandise exports from the reporting economy to high-income economies according to the World Bank classification of economies. Data are expressed as a percentage of total merchandise exports by the economy. Data are computed only if at least half of the economies in the partner country group had non-missing data.