Merchandise imports from high-income economies in Guam
Guam: Merchandise imports from high-income economies was 87.3% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Merchandise imports from high-income economies in Guam, 2000–2023
Source: Staff estimates, World Bank (WB). Measured in % of total merchandise imports.
Analysis
Guam recorded 87.3% for merchandise imports from high-income economies in 2023.
The figure is down 6.7% on the previous year and down 6.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, merchandise imports from high-income economies in Guam peaked at 97.2% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 73.1%, in 2017.
That places Guam 18th out of 206 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
Merchandise imports from high-income economies in Guam, year by year
| Year | % of total merchandise imports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 94.5% | — |
| 2001 | 96.0% | +1.6% |
| 2002 | 94.9% | -1.2% |
| 2003 | 93.0% | -2.0% |
| 2004 | 94.0% | +1.1% |
| 2005 | 96.1% | +2.2% |
| 2006 | 97.0% | +0.9% |
| 2007 | 96.3% | -0.7% |
| 2008 | 94.9% | -1.4% |
| 2009 | 96.3% | +1.4% |
| 2010 | 92.5% | -4.0% |
| 2011 | 96.3% | +4.1% |
| 2012 | 94.0% | -2.4% |
| 2013 | 93.2% | -0.8% |
| 2014 | 96.3% | +3.3% |
| 2015 | 94.9% | -1.4% |
| 2016 | 94.7% | -0.2% |
| 2017 | 73.1% | -22.8% |
| 2018 | 92.7% | +26.9% |
| 2019 | 87.8% | -5.2% |
| 2020 | 97.2% | +10.7% |
| 2021 | 93.3% | -4.1% |
| 2022 | 93.5% | +0.3% |
| 2023 | 87.3% | -6.7% |
Guam compared with similar countries
- Guam's 87.3% is above the median for high income countries, which is 78.4%, 1.1× the median. (74 countries reporting)
- Guam's 87.3% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 59.6%, 1.5× the median. (36 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Merchandise imports from high-income economies in Guam 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | +26.9% | 73.1% | 92.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 95.3% | 93.0% | 97.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 91.6% | 73.1% | 96.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 92.8% | 87.3% | 97.2% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Guam
More private sector data for Guam
- Merchandise trade 18.4% (2022)
- Merchandise imports 937.00 million current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports 71.00 million current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 420.12 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.0048 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2022)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 69.05 % change on previous year (2025)
- Merchandise imports (current US$), per capita 5,544 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise imports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.1794 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2022)
- Merchandise imports (current US$), annual growth rate 5.64 % change on previous year (2025)
- Merchandise imports from economies in the Arab World 0.0% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is merchandise imports from high-income economies in Guam?
- Merchandise imports from high-income economies in Guam was 87.3% in 2023, according to Staff estimates, World Bank (WB).
- What is the highest merchandise imports from high-income economies recorded in Guam?
- The highest recorded value was 97.2% in 2020.
- What is the lowest merchandise imports from high-income economies recorded in Guam?
- The lowest recorded value was 73.1% in 2017.
- How does Guam rank for merchandise imports from high-income economies?
- Guam ranks 18th out of 206 countries with data for 2023.
- Is merchandise imports from high-income economies rising or falling in Guam?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Guam data come from?
- The figures come from Staff estimates, World Bank (WB), published as part of Merchandise imports from high-income economies (% of total merchandise imports). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Merchandise imports from high-income economies are the sum of merchandise imports by the reporting economy from high-income economies according to the World Bank classification of economies. Data are expressed as a percentage of total merchandise imports by the economy. Data are computed only if at least half of the economies in the partner country group had non-missing data.