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Guyana: Trade Statistics

Exporter Rank

101 / 119

Importer Rank

100 / 119

Trade Balance Rank

64 / 119

Total Trade [1]

Total Exports (2018) $1,487,342,206
Total Imports (2018) $3,997,940,041
Trade Balance (2018) ($2,510,597,835)
Exports of goods and services (% of GDP) (2017) [2] 45.18%
Imports of goods and services (% of GDP) (2017) [2] 60.86%

Trade Partners [1]

Export Partners

Top 10 Export Countries

Country Export USD$
Canada $399,411,963
United States $228,480,448
Panama $162,527,111
United Arab Emirates $107,608,355
Ukraine $78,175,837
Jamaica $59,605,590
Trinidad and Tobago $57,549,691
United Kingdom $46,944,924
Belgium $39,492,193
Mexico $34,694,106

Import Partners

Top 10 Import Countries

Country Import USD$
United States $2,279,541,460
Trinidad and Tobago $726,277,745
China $219,932,528
Suriname $119,238,371
Japan $58,226,660
Netherlands $56,985,175
Mexico $36,504,153
United Kingdom $35,090,687
Canada $34,159,530
Brazil $31,400,307

Traded Goods [1] (at the 2-digit HS Code level)

Top 10 Export Goods

HS Code Export USD$
(71) Precious Stones & Metals $622,422,563
(86) Railway Equipment $184,655,067
(26) Ores $171,901,250
(10) Cereals $147,407,053
(03) Seafood $110,768,373
(17) Sugar & Confectionery $74,780,050
(22) Beverages $55,258,313
(44) Wood $39,074,706
(88) Aircraft $22,592,924
(08) Fruit & Nuts $10,218,529

Top 10 Import Goods

HS Code Import USD$
(89) Ships & Boats $1,553,371,555
(27) Oil & Mineral Fuels $475,627,779
(84) Industrial Machinery $383,069,730
(38) Chemical Products $197,138,337
(87) Motor Vehicles & Parts $134,124,575
(85) Electrical Machinery $126,302,474
(73) Iron & Steel Articles $90,583,062
(25) Natural Minerals & Stone $67,728,599
(88) Aircraft $66,793,433
(39) Plastics $65,447,812

Sources:

  1. UN Comtrade (2018) except where stated otherwise.
  2. The World Bank. Accessed: 9/30/2019
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