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Guyana: Trade Statistics

Exporter Rank

99 / 121

Importer Rank

104 / 121

Trade Balance Rank

36 / 121

Total Trade [1]

Total Exports (2017) $1,789,689,907
Total Imports (2017) $1,761,552,833
Trade Balance (2017) $28,137,074
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 $409,562,329
United States $285,446,430
Trinidad and Tobago $204,274,057
Panama $157,576,725
United Kingdom $127,299,921
Jamaica $87,723,561
Belgium $57,881,609
United Arab Emirates $53,737,863
Ukraine $47,892,340
Germany $42,359,500

Import Partners

Top 10 Import Countries

Country Import USD$
Trinidad and Tobago $484,273,291
United States $466,170,246
China $157,076,943
Suriname $107,394,528
Japan $50,229,116
United Kingdom $36,862,708
Netherlands $31,061,477
Germany $29,896,616
Canada $26,765,753
Brazil $25,857,756

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

Top 10 Export Goods

HS Code Export USD$
(71) Precious Stones & Metals $662,048,650
(86) Railway Equipment $240,317,890
(10) Cereals $188,381,935
(17) Sugar & Confectionery $174,145,888
(26) Ores $144,435,128
(03) Seafood $111,061,557
(84) Industrial Machinery $76,667,783
(22) Beverages $48,298,780
(44) Wood $44,950,603
(88) Aircraft $12,414,959

Top 10 Import Goods

HS Code Import USD$
(27) Oil & Mineral Fuels $379,099,576
(84) Industrial Machinery $294,142,251
(87) Motor Vehicles & Parts $102,702,468
(85) Electrical Machinery $86,258,012
(39) Plastics $56,374,653
(30) Pharmaceuticals $51,123,262
(73) Iron & Steel Articles $50,454,963
(04) Dairy Products $43,598,483
(25) Natural Minerals & Stone $41,042,432
(48) Paper $38,012,932

Sources:

  1. UN Comtrade (2017) except where stated otherwise.
  2. The World Bank. Accessed: 12/1/2018
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