Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies within region in Guyana
Guyana: Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies within region was 2.7% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies within region in Guyana, 1960–2023
Source: Staff estimates, World Bank (WB). Measured in % of total merchandise exports.
Analysis
Guyana recorded 2.7% for merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies within region in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 61.1% on the previous year and down 47.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies within region in Guyana peaked at 12.0% in 2005 and was at its lowest, 1.8%, in 1970.
Guyana ranks 171st of 203 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 62 years of available data.
Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies within region in Guyana, year by year
| Year | % of total merchandise exports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 5.1% | — |
| 1961 | 9.3% | +80.5% |
| 1964 | 2.7% | -70.4% |
| 1965 | 2.4% | -12.1% |
| 1966 | 2.2% | -6.8% |
| 1967 | 3.7% | +64.8% |
| 1968 | 3.5% | -5.1% |
| 1969 | 2.7% | -22.3% |
| 1970 | 1.8% | -34.6% |
| 1971 | 3.7% | +107.7% |
| 1972 | 6.8% | +82.5% |
| 1973 | 8.6% | +27.3% |
| 1974 | 6.7% | -22.6% |
| 1975 | 10.0% | +50.8% |
| 1976 | 9.7% | -3.2% |
| 1977 | 10.6% | +9.0% |
| 1978 | 9.6% | -9.8% |
| 1979 | 12.0% | +25.0% |
| 1980 | 10.3% | -13.6% |
| 1981 | 10.1% | -2.1% |
| 1982 | 6.2% | -38.3% |
| 1983 | 5.6% | -11.0% |
| 1984 | 4.9% | -12.3% |
| 1985 | 4.8% | -1.7% |
| 1986 | 4.8% | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 4.8% | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 5.0% | +4.3% |
| 1989 | 4.8% | -4.1% |
| 1990 | 5.2% | +9.6% |
| 1991 | 3.0% | -43.0% |
| 1992 | 3.7% | +23.8% |
| 1993 | 4.1% | +11.8% |
| 1994 | 4.8% | +16.3% |
| 1995 | 4.9% | +1.0% |
| 1996 | 3.2% | -33.3% |
| 1997 | 4.9% | +49.8% |
| 1998 | 8.1% | +66.8% |
| 1999 | 8.9% | +10.0% |
| 2000 | 8.5% | -4.8% |
| 2001 | 9.0% | +6.0% |
| 2002 | 10.9% | +20.5% |
| 2003 | 9.9% | -8.6% |
| 2004 | 10.5% | +5.3% |
| 2005 | 12.0% | +14.9% |
| 2006 | 9.6% | -19.9% |
| 2007 | 10.0% | +4.0% |
| 2008 | 10.3% | +3.3% |
| 2009 | 9.6% | -7.1% |
| 2010 | 8.2% | -14.7% |
| 2011 | 7.6% | -7.0% |
| 2012 | 5.9% | -22.0% |
| 2013 | 5.2% | -11.7% |
| 2014 | 9.7% | +85.2% |
| 2015 | 10.4% | +7.1% |
| 2016 | 8.0% | -23.4% |
| 2017 | 11.9% | +49.6% |
| 2018 | 9.8% | -17.4% |
| 2019 | 5.5% | -43.8% |
| 2020 | 3.1% | -44.2% |
| 2021 | 1.8% | -41.5% |
| 2022 | 7.0% | +288.9% |
| 2023 | 2.7% | -61.1% |
Guyana compared with similar countries
- Guyana's 2.7% is below the median for high income countries, which is 5.7%, 48% of the median. (71 countries reporting)
- Guyana's 2.7% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 14.5%, 19% of the median. (36 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies within 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | +288.9% | 1.8% | 7.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 4.0% | 2.2% | 9.3% | 8 |
| 1970s | 7.9% | 1.8% | 12.0% | 10 |
| 1980s | 6.1% | 4.8% | 10.3% | 10 |
| 1990s | 5.1% | 3.0% | 8.9% | 10 |
| 2000s | 10.0% | 8.5% | 12.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 8.2% | 5.2% | 11.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.7% | 1.8% | 7.0% | 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 within region in Guyana?
- Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies within region in Guyana was 2.7% in 2023, according to Staff estimates, World Bank (WB).
- What is the highest merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies within region recorded in Guyana?
- The highest recorded value was 12.0% in 2005.
- What is the lowest merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies within region recorded in Guyana?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.8% in 1970.
- How does Guyana rank for merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies within region?
- Guyana ranks 171st out of 203 countries with data for 2023.
- Is merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies within region rising or falling in Guyana?
- Over the last ten years it is down 47.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 within 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 within region are the sum of merchandise exports from the reporting economy to other low- and middle-income economies in the same World Bank region 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. No figures are shown for high-income economies, because they are a separate category in the World Bank classification of economies.