Merchandise trade in Guyana
Guyana: Merchandise trade was 106.7% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Merchandise trade in Guyana, 1960–2025
Source: World Trade Organization (WTO). Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
The most recent figure for merchandise trade in Guyana is 106.7%, measured in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.1% on the previous year and up 72.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, merchandise trade in Guyana peaked at 197.8% in 1993 and was at its lowest, 60.8%, in 2009.
Guyana ranks 22nd of 204 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 66 years of available data.
Merchandise trade in Guyana, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 94.0% | — |
| 1961 | 92.5% | -1.5% |
| 1962 | 86.7% | -6.3% |
| 1963 | 97.3% | +12.2% |
| 1964 | 93.4% | -4.0% |
| 1965 | 94.3% | +0.9% |
| 1966 | 99.3% | +5.3% |
| 1967 | 97.1% | -2.1% |
| 1968 | 97.9% | +0.8% |
| 1969 | 97.9% | -0.1% |
| 1970 | 100.8% | +3.0% |
| 1971 | 101.4% | +0.6% |
| 1972 | 101.6% | +0.2% |
| 1973 | 101.9% | +0.3% |
| 1974 | 121.0% | +18.7% |
| 1975 | 143.3% | +18.4% |
| 1976 | 141.5% | -1.3% |
| 1977 | 127.4% | -10.0% |
| 1978 | 113.4% | -11.0% |
| 1979 | 115.2% | +1.6% |
| 1980 | 126.2% | +9.5% |
| 1981 | 138.5% | +9.8% |
| 1982 | 111.8% | -19.3% |
| 1983 | 85.8% | -23.2% |
| 1984 | 96.7% | +12.6% |
| 1985 | 95.3% | -1.4% |
| 1986 | 90.2% | -5.4% |
| 1987 | 143.0% | +58.6% |
| 1988 | 107.8% | -24.6% |
| 1989 | 127.7% | +18.5% |
| 1990 | 143.2% | +12.2% |
| 1991 | 159.2% | +11.2% |
| 1992 | 196.5% | +23.4% |
| 1993 | 197.8% | +0.6% |
| 1994 | 176.4% | -10.8% |
| 1995 | 158.0% | -10.5% |
| 1996 | 162.0% | +2.6% |
| 1997 | 163.7% | +1.0% |
| 1998 | 142.7% | -12.8% |
| 1999 | 144.4% | +1.2% |
| 2000 | 150.3% | +4.1% |
| 2001 | 149.1% | -0.8% |
| 2002 | 144.6% | -3.0% |
| 2003 | 146.6% | +1.4% |
| 2004 | 157.9% | +7.7% |
| 2005 | 162.6% | +3.0% |
| 2006 | 62.1% | -61.8% |
| 2007 | 63.6% | +2.5% |
| 2008 | 69.6% | +9.4% |
| 2009 | 60.8% | -12.7% |
| 2010 | 66.3% | +9.1% |
| 2011 | 78.6% | +18.4% |
| 2012 | 84.0% | +6.9% |
| 2013 | 78.0% | -7.2% |
| 2014 | 71.7% | -8.1% |
| 2015 | 61.8% | -13.8% |
| 2016 | 64.4% | +4.4% |
| 2017 | 64.9% | +0.7% |
| 2018 | 78.3% | +20.7% |
| 2019 | 108.4% | +38.4% |
| 2020 | 88.5% | -18.4% |
| 2021 | 108.6% | +22.8% |
| 2022 | 101.3% | -6.7% |
| 2023 | 117.3% | +15.8% |
| 2024 | 107.9% | -8.0% |
| 2025 | 106.7% | -1.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 95.0% | 86.7% | 99.3% | 10 |
| 1970s | 116.7% | 100.8% | 143.3% | 10 |
| 1980s | 112.3% | 85.8% | 143.0% | 10 |
| 1990s | 164.4% | 142.7% | 197.8% | 10 |
| 2000s | 116.7% | 60.8% | 162.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 75.6% | 61.8% | 108.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 105.0% | 88.5% | 117.3% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Guyana
More private sector data for Guyana
- 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$), annual growth rate -5.52 % change on previous year (2025)
- Merchandise imports (current US$), per capita 12,222 current US$ per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is merchandise trade in Guyana?
- Merchandise trade in Guyana was 106.7% in 2025, according to World Trade Organization (WTO).
- What is the highest merchandise trade recorded in Guyana?
- The highest recorded value was 197.8% in 1993.
- What is the lowest merchandise trade recorded in Guyana?
- The lowest recorded value was 60.8% in 2009.
- How does Guyana rank for merchandise trade?
- Guyana ranks 22nd out of 204 countries with data for 2025.
- Is merchandise trade rising or falling in Guyana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 72.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Guyana data come from?
- The figures come from World Trade Organization (WTO), published as part of Merchandise trade (% of GDP). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
General merchandise trade includes goods whose economic ownership is changed between a resident and a non-resident and that are not included in the following specific categories: goods under merchanting, non-monetary gold, and parts of travel, construction, and government goods and services n.i.e. It is the total of merchandise exports plus merchandise imports. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) which is the total income earned through the production of goods and services in an economic territory during an accounting period.