Travel services in Guyana
Guyana: Travel services was 2.0% in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Travel services in Guyana, 1977–2023
Source: Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of commercial service imports.
Analysis
Guyana recorded 2.0% for travel services in 2023.
The figure is up 18.7% on the previous year and down 87.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, travel services in Guyana peaked at 42.3% in 1999 and was at its lowest, 1.6%, in 2020.
Guyana ranks 196th of 198 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Travel services in Guyana, year by year
| Year | % of commercial service imports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1977 | 5.8% | — |
| 1978 | 8.9% | +53.4% |
| 1979 | 9.3% | +3.8% |
| 1980 | 8.1% | -12.6% |
| 1981 | 11.1% | +37.6% |
| 1982 | 13.5% | +21.6% |
| 1983 | 15.0% | +10.6% |
| 1984 | 19.4% | +29.8% |
| 1985 | 29.5% | +51.9% |
| 1992 | 10.8% | -63.6% |
| 1993 | 12.4% | +15.4% |
| 1994 | 14.7% | +18.1% |
| 1995 | 12.6% | -14.2% |
| 1996 | 38.4% | +204.9% |
| 1997 | 37.6% | -2.0% |
| 1998 | 36.2% | -3.6% |
| 1999 | 42.3% | +16.9% |
| 2000 | 35.7% | -15.8% |
| 2001 | 28.6% | -19.7% |
| 2002 | 19.6% | -31.5% |
| 2003 | 15.3% | -22.1% |
| 2004 | 14.6% | -4.3% |
| 2005 | 19.7% | +34.6% |
| 2006 | 20.0% | +1.4% |
| 2007 | 21.1% | +5.7% |
| 2008 | 16.1% | -23.6% |
| 2009 | 19.2% | +19.3% |
| 2010 | 21.4% | +11.1% |
| 2011 | 18.2% | -14.7% |
| 2012 | 15.6% | -14.1% |
| 2013 | 16.0% | +2.4% |
| 2014 | 18.0% | +12.6% |
| 2015 | 21.9% | +21.3% |
| 2016 | 21.3% | -2.5% |
| 2017 | 16.4% | -23.0% |
| 2018 | 6.8% | -58.8% |
| 2019 | 2.8% | -58.2% |
| 2020 | 1.6% | -41.7% |
| 2021 | 2.0% | +19.9% |
| 2022 | 1.7% | -13.4% |
| 2023 | 2.0% | +18.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 8.0% | 5.8% | 9.3% | 3 |
| 1980s | 16.1% | 8.1% | 29.5% | 6 |
| 1990s | 25.6% | 10.8% | 42.3% | 8 |
| 2000s | 21.0% | 14.6% | 35.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 15.9% | 2.8% | 21.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.8% | 1.6% | 2.0% | 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 travel services in Guyana?
- Travel services in Guyana was 2.0% in 2023, according to Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest travel services recorded in Guyana?
- The highest recorded value was 42.3% in 1999.
- What is the lowest travel services recorded in Guyana?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.6% in 2020.
- How does Guyana rank for travel services?
- Guyana ranks 196th out of 198 countries with data for 2023.
- Is travel services rising or falling in Guyana?
- Over the last ten years it is down 87.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Guyana data come from?
- The figures come from Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as part of Travel services (% of commercial service imports). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Travel services cover goods and services for own use or to give away acquired from an economy by nonresidents during visits to that economy, or acquired from other economies by residents during visits to these other economies. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of service imports which are commercial services provided by non-residents to residents.