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Guyana: Trade Statistics

Exporter Rank

115 / 146

Importer Rank

127 / 145

Trade Balance Rank

45 / 145

Total Trade [1]

Total Exports (2016) $1,452,631,561
Total Imports (2016) $1,624,985,848
Trade Balance (2016) ($172,354,287)
Exports of goods and services (% of GDP) (2017) [2] 43.7%
Imports of goods and services (% of GDP) (2017) [2] 57.13%

Trade Partners [1]

Export Partners

Top 10 Export Countries

Country Export USD$
Canada $444,304,792
United States $299,679,469
Trinidad and Tobago $164,888,298
United Kingdom $56,037,431
Panama $49,409,080
Jamaica $43,641,182
Ukraine $38,285,394
Germany $30,592,000
Belgium $26,808,059
Italy $23,194,217

Import Partners

Top 10 Import Countries

Country Import USD$
Trinidad and Tobago $472,679,763
United States $448,225,539
China $119,293,947
Suriname $89,155,063
Japan $50,656,948
United Kingdom $43,937,329
Canada $37,423,259
Netherlands $25,600,911
Brazil $24,471,560
Barbados $23,155,579

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

Top 10 Export Goods

HS Code Export USD$
(71) Precious Stones & Metals $683,747,430
(10) Cereals $169,314,967
(26) Ores $108,204,977
(03) Seafood $99,293,480
(17) Sugar & Confectionery $91,253,929
(84) Industrial Machinery $78,320,136
(22) Beverages $43,192,236
(44) Wood $42,368,741
(86) Railway Equipment $30,726,569
(85) Electrical Machinery $16,323,216

Top 10 Import Goods

HS Code Import USD$
(27) Oil & Mineral Fuels $332,850,735
(84) Industrial Machinery $287,183,528
(87) Motor Vehicles & Parts $92,416,440
(85) Electrical Machinery $69,206,769
(39) Plastics $53,523,619
(73) Iron & Steel Articles $45,093,829
(25) Natural Minerals & Stone $40,468,601
(48) Paper $37,369,752
(38) Chemical Products $36,259,624
(04) Dairy Products $35,870,166

Sources:

  1. UN Comtrade (2016) except where stated otherwise.
  2. The World Bank. Accessed: 9/22/2018
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