Is merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current us$), per unit rising or falling in Guyana?

Over the last ten years it is down 33.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.

Merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current US$), per unit in Guyana

Name: Merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current US$), per unit in Guyana
Creator: Statizoid (derived)
License: Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page

Guyana: Merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current US$), per unit was 0.2953 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)

0.2953 current US$ per US$ of GDP

Change on year

up 20.4%

World rank

114th

of 202 countries

All-time high

1 current US$ per US$ of GDP

in 1993

All-time low

0.2452 current US$ per US$ of GDP

in 2022

Years of data

1960–2023

Merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current US$), per unit in Guyana, 1960–2023

Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in current US$ per US$ of GDP.

Analysis

The most recent figure for merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current us$), per unit in Guyana is 0.2953 current US$ per US$ of GDP, measured in 2023.

The figure is up 20.4% on the previous year and down 33.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current us$), per unit in Guyana peaked at 1 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 1993 and was at its lowest, 0.2452 current US$ per US$ of GDP, in 2022.

Guyana ranks 114th of 202 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 62 years of available data.

Merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current US$), per unit in Guyana, year by year

Annual values for Merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current US$), per unit of GDP in Guyana, 1960 to 2023.
Year	current US$ per US$ of GDP	Change
1960	0.4947 current US$ per US$ of GDP	—
1961	0.4461 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-9.8%
1964	0.4225 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-5.3%
1965	0.469 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+11.0%
1966	0.491 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+4.7%
1967	0.5064 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+3.1%
1968	0.4522 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-10.7%
1969	0.4594 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+1.6%
1970	0.4229 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-7.9%
1971	0.4589 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+8.5%
1972	0.4932 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+7.5%
1973	0.5545 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+12.4%
1974	0.5666 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+2.2%
1975	0.6641 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+17.2%
1976	0.7744 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+16.6%
1977	0.6781 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-12.4%
1978	0.5093 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-24.9%
1979	0.5292 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+3.9%
1980	0.512 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-3.2%
1981	0.731 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+42.8%
1982	0.5506 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-24.7%
1983	0.4313 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-21.7%
1984	0.4077 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-5.5%
1985	0.4149 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+1.8%
1986	0.4011 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-3.3%
1987	0.4587 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+14.4%
1988	0.3907 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-14.8%
1989	0.5126 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+31.2%
1990	0.5877 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+14.7%
1991	0.7735 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+31.6%
1992	0.9273 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+19.9%
1993	1 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+8.0%
1994	0.6347 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-36.6%
1995	0.7343 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+15.7%
1996	0.7827 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+6.6%
1997	0.7678 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-1.9%
1998	0.7701 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+0.3%
1999	0.7929 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+3.0%
2000	0.7951 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+0.3%
2001	0.7257 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-8.7%
2002	0.6849 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-5.6%
2003	0.6864 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+0.2%
2004	0.7593 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+10.6%
2005	0.9085 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+19.6%
2006	0.3599 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-60.4%
2007	0.3618 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+0.5%
2008	0.4435 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+22.6%
2009	0.3703 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-16.5%
2010	0.421 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+13.7%
2011	0.4785 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+13.7%
2012	0.4913 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+2.7%
2013	0.4458 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-9.3%
2014	0.4318 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-3.1%
2015	0.3465 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-19.8%
2016	0.3622 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+4.5%
2017	0.3701 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+2.2%
2018	0.495 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+33.7%
2019	0.7706 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+55.7%
2020	0.4082 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-47.0%
2021	0.5435 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+33.2%
2022	0.2452 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-54.9%
2023	0.2953 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+20.4%

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1960s	0.4677 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.4225 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.5064 current US$ per US$ of GDP	8
1970s	0.5651 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.4229 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.7744 current US$ per US$ of GDP	10
1980s	0.4811 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.3907 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.731 current US$ per US$ of GDP	10
1990s	0.7772 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.5877 current US$ per US$ of GDP	1 current US$ per US$ of GDP	10
2000s	0.6095 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.3599 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.9085 current US$ per US$ of GDP	10
2010s	0.4613 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.3465 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.7706 current US$ per US$ of GDP	10
2020s	0.3731 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.2452 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.5435 current US$ per US$ of GDP	4

Countries ranked near Guyana

111 Denmark 0.2977 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
112 Türkiye 0.2955 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
113 Luxembourg 0.2953 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
115 South Africa 0.2948 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
116 Barbados 0.2939 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
117 Nepal 0.2933 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare

See the full ranking of 249 places →

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)

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Frequently asked questions

What is merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current us$), per unit in Guyana?: Merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current us$), per unit in Guyana was 0.2953 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current us$), per unit recorded in Guyana?: The highest recorded value was 1 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 1993.
What is the lowest merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current us$), per unit recorded in Guyana?: The lowest recorded value was 0.2452 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2022.
How does Guyana rank for merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current us$), per unit?: Guyana ranks 114th out of 202 countries with data for 2023.
Is merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current us$), per unit rising or falling in Guyana?: Over the last ten years it is down 33.8%. 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 imports by the reporting economy (current US$), per unit of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Merchandise imports by the reporting economy (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 imports by the reporting economy (current US$) ÷ GDP (current US$)

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Indicator: Merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current US$), per unit of GDP
Unit: current US$ per US$ of GDP
Source: Statizoid (derived)
Licence: Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage: 249 places, 12,916 data points, 1960–2023
Last refreshed: 21 August 2026

Merchandise imports by the reporting economy (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.