Travel services (% of commercial service imports) in Guyana
Guyana: Travel services (% of commercial service imports) 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 197th 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 (% of commercial service imports) 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% |
Guyana compared with similar countries
- Guyana's 2.0% is below the median for high income countries, which is 21.8%, 9% of the median. (72 countries reporting)
- Guyana's 2.0% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 18.1%, 11% of the median. (37 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Travel services (% of commercial service imports) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 | +204.9% | 12.6% | 38.4% |
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 6.3% (2025)
- Manufactures imports 79.8% (2025)
- Merchandise imports 10.22 billion current US$ (2025)
- Commercial service imports 4.92 billion current US$ (2023)
- Food exports 1.7% (2025)
- Manufactures exports 0.2% (2025)
- Merchandise exports 18.69 billion current US$ (2025)
- Commercial service exports 523.75 million current US$ (2023)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 22,360 current US$ per person (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 197th 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.