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Exports | Imports $17.4B | $5.61B84 of 226 |  141 of 226
2023
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Exports | Imports $21.1k | $6.78k16 of 220 |  84 of 220

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Overview In 2023 Guyana was the number 84 economy in the world in terms of total exports and the number 141 in total imports.

Exports The top exports of Guyana are Crude Petroleum ($13.4B), Railway Cargo Containers ($1.26B), Gold ($878M), Rice ($239M), and Passenger and Cargo Ships ($230M), exporting mostly to United States ($3.51B), Trinidad and Tobago ($1.9B), Netherlands ($1.82B), Singapore ($1.66B), and Germany ($1.18B).

Imports The top imports of Guyana are Refined Petroleum ($947M), Passenger and Cargo Ships ($269M), Large Construction Vehicles ($201M), Excavation Machinery ($200M), and Cars ($177M), importing mostly from United States ($1.58B), China ($743M), Trinidad and Tobago ($625M), Brazil ($294M), and Bahamas ($236M).

Location Guyana borders Brazil, Suriname, and Venezuela by land and Trinidad and Tobago by sea.

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The following section uses the most recent trade data from partners of Guyana.

Disclaimer: data is presented based on availability and only countries that use the harmonized system are being shown.

* Trade values are converted to USD using each month's exchange rate. For December 2023 data, the exchange rate from December 30, 2023 is used.

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The data obtained is mirror data. The trade of countries that do not report current data can be reconstructed based on data reported by partner countries with current data available.

*All data is converted to USD using January 2020 exchange rates when data is reported in local currency.

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Historical Data

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Top Export (2023)Crude Petroleum$13.4B
Top Destination (2023)United States$3.51B

In 2023, Guyana exported a total of $17.4B, making it the number 84 exporter in the world. During the last five reported years the exports of Guyana have changed by $15.7B from $1.69B in 2018 to $17.4B in 2023.

The most recent exports are led by Crude Petroleum ($13.4B), Railway Cargo Containers ($1.26B), Gold ($878M), Rice ($239M), and Passenger and Cargo Ships ($230M). The most common destination for the exports of Guyana are United States ($3.51B), Trinidad and Tobago ($1.9B), Netherlands ($1.82B), Singapore ($1.66B), and Germany ($1.18B).

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Fastest Growing Export Markets (2022 - 2023)
Trinidad and Tobago$1.85B (+ 3.48k%)
Singapore$1.66B (+ 354k%)
United States$675M (+ 23.8%)
Fastest Growing Import Markets (2022 - 2023)
United States$624M (+ 65.5%)
China$294M (+ 65.6%)
Bahamas$236M (+ 85.8k%)

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Service Trade

Guyana Exports Services (2019)$238M
Guyana Imports Services (2019)$1.41B

In 2019, Guyana exported $238M worth of services. The top services exported by Guyana in 2019 were Other business services ($173M), Personal travel ($27.1M), Financial services ($14.3M), Government services, n.i.e. ($12.7M), and Insurance services ($6.59M).

The top services imported by Guyana in 2019 were Other business services ($868M), Transportation ($430M), Personal travel ($46.8M), Insurance services ($30.3M), and Financial services ($18.7M).

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Economic Complexity

Most Specialized Products by RCA Index

Guyana has a high level of specialization in Railway Cargo Containers (219), Gaskets (24.2), Aluminium Ore (14.9), Crude Petroleum (13.6), and Special Purpose Ships (12.8). Specialization is measured using RCA, an index that takes the ratio between Guyana observed and expected exports in each product.

Most Complex Products by PCI

The highest complexity exports of Guyana according to the product complexity index (PCI) are Gaskets and similar joints of metal sheeting combined with other material or... (1.49), Boat Propellers (1.09), Machinery parts; used solely or principally with the machinery of heading no.... (1.03), Pulley tackle and hoists other than skip hoists; winches and capstans; jacks (1.01), and Military weapons; other than revolvers, pistols and arms of heading no. 9307 (0.44). PCI measures the knowledge intensity of a product by considering the knowledge intensity of its exporters.

Export Opportunities by Relatedness

The top export opportunities for Guyana according to the relatedness index, were Cocoa Shells (0.044), Cocoa Beans (0.038), Tin Ores (0.037), Other Mineral (0.036), and Fish Oil (0.035). Relatedness measures the distance between a country's current exports and each product. The barchart show only products that Guyana is not specialized in.

Product Space

The product space is a network connecting products that are likely to be co-exported. The product space can be used to predict future exports, since countries are more likely to start exporting products that are related to current exports. Relatedness measures the distance between a product, and all of the products a country currently specializes in.

Relatedness Space

This network shows the products most related to the production structure of Guyana. These are products that tend to be co-exported with the products that Guyana exports. Higher relatedness values ​​indicate greater knowledge, which predicts a greater probability of exporting that product in the future.

Relatedness Space (2023)

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The Complexity-Relatedness diagram compares the risk vs strategic value of a country's potential export oppotunities. Relatedness is predictive of the probability that a country increases its exports in a product. Complexity, is associated with higher levels of income, economic growth, less income inequality, and lower greenhouse emissions.

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