Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies outside region in Guyana
Guyana: Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies outside region was 4.3% in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies outside region in Guyana, 1960–2023
Source: Staff estimates, World Bank (WB). Measured in % of total merchandise exports.
Analysis
Guyana recorded 4.3% for merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies outside region in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 49.1% on the previous year and up 11.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies outside region in Guyana peaked at 14.3% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 1969.
Guyana ranks 145th of 206 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies outside region in Guyana, year by year
| Year | % of total merchandise exports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.7% | — |
| 1961 | 1.6% | +136.7% |
| 1966 | 0.5% | -68.9% |
| 1969 | 0.0% | -97.8% |
| 1970 | 0.3% | +2280.6% |
| 1971 | 0.1% | -81.0% |
| 1972 | 0.0% | -72.6% |
| 1973 | 0.6% | +4000.3% |
| 1974 | 13.5% | +2260.9% |
| 1975 | 4.7% | -65.1% |
| 1976 | 9.1% | +93.1% |
| 1977 | 0.3% | -96.9% |
| 1978 | 0.4% | +44.0% |
| 1979 | 0.5% | +29.0% |
| 1980 | 0.8% | +48.1% |
| 1981 | 0.5% | -30.5% |
| 1982 | 0.8% | +58.2% |
| 1983 | 0.2% | -77.8% |
| 1984 | 1.0% | +446.1% |
| 1985 | 0.4% | -59.9% |
| 1986 | 0.4% | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 0.4% | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 0.4% | -5.2% |
| 1989 | 0.4% | +5.5% |
| 1990 | 0.3% | -28.3% |
| 1991 | 0.9% | +220.4% |
| 1992 | 0.5% | -50.5% |
| 1993 | 0.5% | +4.9% |
| 1994 | 0.7% | +37.4% |
| 1995 | 0.4% | -33.0% |
| 1996 | 0.8% | +74.0% |
| 1997 | 1.5% | +95.3% |
| 1998 | 2.5% | +64.3% |
| 1999 | 1.8% | -27.1% |
| 2000 | 1.7% | -6.3% |
| 2001 | 1.7% | -3.0% |
| 2002 | 1.7% | +3.7% |
| 2003 | 1.5% | -12.9% |
| 2004 | 2.6% | +74.1% |
| 2005 | 3.9% | +51.3% |
| 2006 | 4.9% | +25.8% |
| 2007 | 5.9% | +19.0% |
| 2008 | 5.8% | -1.3% |
| 2009 | 6.2% | +7.1% |
| 2010 | 4.4% | -29.0% |
| 2011 | 4.1% | -6.5% |
| 2012 | 3.8% | -8.7% |
| 2013 | 3.9% | +3.1% |
| 2014 | 4.9% | +26.3% |
| 2015 | 4.4% | -10.3% |
| 2016 | 5.2% | +17.9% |
| 2017 | 5.5% | +6.1% |
| 2018 | 7.5% | +35.8% |
| 2019 | 14.3% | +91.2% |
| 2020 | 5.1% | -64.5% |
| 2021 | 1.9% | -62.5% |
| 2022 | 2.9% | +53.0% |
| 2023 | 4.3% | +49.1% |
Guyana compared with similar countries
- Guyana's 4.3% is below the median for high income countries, which is 9.2%, 47% of the median. (74 countries reporting)
- Guyana's 4.3% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 5.3%, 82% of the median. (36 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies outside region 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1973 | +4000.3% | 0.0% | 0.6% |
| 1970 | +2280.6% | 0.0% | 0.3% |
| 1974 | +2260.9% | 0.6% | 13.5% |
| 1984 | +446.1% | 0.2% | 1.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.7% | 0.0% | 1.6% | 4 |
| 1970s | 2.9% | 0.0% | 13.5% | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.5% | 0.2% | 1.0% | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.0% | 0.3% | 2.5% | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.6% | 1.5% | 6.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.8% | 3.8% | 14.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.6% | 1.9% | 5.1% | 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 low- and middle-income economies outside region in Guyana?
- Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies outside region in Guyana was 4.3% in 2023, according to Staff estimates, World Bank (WB).
- What is the highest merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies outside region recorded in Guyana?
- The highest recorded value was 14.3% in 2019.
- What is the lowest merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies outside region recorded in Guyana?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 1969.
- How does Guyana rank for merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies outside region?
- Guyana ranks 145th out of 206 countries with data for 2023.
- Is merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies outside region rising or falling in Guyana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Guyana data come from?
- The figures come from Staff estimates, World Bank (WB), published as part of Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies outside region (% of total merchandise exports). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies outside region are the sum of merchandise exports from the reporting economy to other low- and middle-income economies in other World Bank regions 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.