Merchandise imports from high-income economies in Guyana
Guyana: Merchandise imports from high-income economies was 69.4% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Merchandise imports from high-income economies in Guyana, 1960–2023
Source: Staff estimates, World Bank (WB). Measured in % of total merchandise imports.
Analysis
In 2023, merchandise imports from high-income economies in Guyana stood at 69.4%.
The figure is down 4.4% on the previous year and up 13.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, merchandise imports from high-income economies in Guyana peaked at 97.3% in 1967 and was at its lowest, 57.0%, in 2012.
That places Guyana 69th out of 206 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 62 years of available data.
Merchandise imports from high-income economies in Guyana, year by year
| Year | % of total merchandise imports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 97.0% | — |
| 1961 | 95.8% | -1.3% |
| 1964 | 96.8% | +1.1% |
| 1965 | 96.0% | -0.9% |
| 1966 | 96.3% | +0.4% |
| 1967 | 97.3% | +1.0% |
| 1968 | 97.1% | -0.2% |
| 1969 | 96.1% | -1.0% |
| 1970 | 97.3% | +1.2% |
| 1971 | 95.2% | -2.1% |
| 1972 | 94.8% | -0.5% |
| 1973 | 94.0% | -0.9% |
| 1974 | 93.3% | -0.7% |
| 1975 | 92.6% | -0.7% |
| 1976 | 92.9% | +0.2% |
| 1977 | 94.6% | +1.9% |
| 1978 | 93.5% | -1.2% |
| 1979 | 92.8% | -0.7% |
| 1980 | 94.4% | +1.7% |
| 1981 | 94.0% | -0.4% |
| 1982 | 93.1% | -1.0% |
| 1983 | 92.4% | -0.7% |
| 1984 | 91.7% | -0.8% |
| 1985 | 89.1% | -2.8% |
| 1986 | 89.1% | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 85.2% | -4.4% |
| 1988 | 91.6% | +7.5% |
| 1989 | 92.6% | +1.1% |
| 1990 | 92.9% | +0.4% |
| 1991 | 92.2% | -0.7% |
| 1992 | 90.7% | -1.7% |
| 1993 | 93.0% | +2.5% |
| 1994 | 88.6% | -4.7% |
| 1995 | 86.9% | -2.0% |
| 1996 | 88.2% | +1.4% |
| 1997 | 88.5% | +0.4% |
| 1998 | 85.9% | -2.9% |
| 1999 | 88.1% | +2.4% |
| 2000 | 75.0% | -14.9% |
| 2001 | 84.6% | +12.8% |
| 2002 | 84.3% | -0.4% |
| 2003 | 87.6% | +4.0% |
| 2004 | 85.5% | -2.4% |
| 2005 | 84.7% | -1.0% |
| 2006 | 84.6% | -0.1% |
| 2007 | 77.1% | -8.9% |
| 2008 | 66.9% | -13.2% |
| 2009 | 71.4% | +6.7% |
| 2010 | 69.1% | -3.2% |
| 2011 | 66.8% | -3.4% |
| 2012 | 57.0% | -14.7% |
| 2013 | 61.0% | +7.1% |
| 2014 | 63.0% | +3.2% |
| 2015 | 70.7% | +12.3% |
| 2016 | 76.0% | +7.4% |
| 2017 | 73.9% | -2.8% |
| 2018 | 75.7% | +2.5% |
| 2019 | 58.2% | -23.2% |
| 2020 | 75.7% | +30.0% |
| 2021 | 82.2% | +8.7% |
| 2022 | 72.6% | -11.7% |
| 2023 | 69.4% | -4.4% |
Guyana compared with similar countries
- Guyana's 69.4% is below the median for high income countries, which is 78.4%, 89% of the median. (74 countries reporting)
- Guyana's 69.4% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 58.3%, 1.2× the median. (36 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Merchandise imports from high-income economies 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | +30.0% | 58.2% | 75.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 96.6% | 95.8% | 97.3% | 8 |
| 1970s | 94.1% | 92.6% | 97.3% | 10 |
| 1980s | 91.3% | 85.2% | 94.4% | 10 |
| 1990s | 89.5% | 85.9% | 93.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 80.2% | 66.9% | 87.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 67.1% | 57.0% | 76.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 75.0% | 69.4% | 82.2% | 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 imports from high-income economies in Guyana?
- Merchandise imports from high-income economies in Guyana was 69.4% in 2023, according to Staff estimates, World Bank (WB).
- What is the highest merchandise imports from high-income economies recorded in Guyana?
- The highest recorded value was 97.3% in 1967.
- What is the lowest merchandise imports from high-income economies recorded in Guyana?
- The lowest recorded value was 57.0% in 2012.
- How does Guyana rank for merchandise imports from high-income economies?
- Guyana ranks 69th out of 206 countries with data for 2023.
- Is merchandise imports from high-income economies rising or falling in Guyana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 13.8%. 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 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.