Guyana's communications, computer, etc. (% of service exports, BoP) was 7.62% in 2023, the latest year in the World Bank's World Development Indicators. That is down 12.24 percentage points from 19.86% in 2013.
Key figures
| Value | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Latest | 7.62% | 2023 |
| Five years earlier | 62.35% | 2018 |
| Ten years earlier | 19.86% | 2013 |
| Highest | 70.22% | 2003 |
| Lowest | 7.62% | 2023 |
| Average since 2014 | 34.3% | 2014–2023 |
| First recorded | 44.17% | 1977 |
What the numbers say
In 2023, Guyana's communications, computer, etc. (% of service exports, BoP) fell 16.79 percentage points on 2022 (from 24.41% to 7.62%).
Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1993 to 2022), the average change was −0.6 percentage points and a typical year strayed about 14.23 percentage points from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 1.1 standard deviations below that average, so it was larger than a typical year, though not out of the range seen before.
On record, the biggest yearly rise was 32.66 percentage points in 2018 and the biggest yearly fall was 35.76 percentage points in 1996. The numbers show how large and when, not why; for the cause, look at what happened in that country in those years.
From 2014 to 2023 there is no clear straight-line trend: a straight line explains less than 1% of the movement over 10 observed years, so the value is moving around more than it is heading anywhere.
Worked out from the yearly values above. How the checks work: standard deviation, z-scores and straight-line trends.
How it compares
In 2023, Guyana had the 8th highest value of the 12 economies reporting that year. Higher is not always better: for some indicators the lowest value is the one to aim for. See the full ranking.
| Value | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Guyana | 7.62% | 2023 |
| World | 37.19% | 2025 |
| Latin America & Caribbean | 22.91% | 2025 |
| High income | 37.5% | 2025 |
Closest to Guyana in the 2023 ranking
What this measures
Communications, computer, information, and other services cover international telecommunications; computer data; news-related service transactions between residents and nonresidents; construction services; royalties and license fees; miscellaneous business, professional, and technical services; personal, cultural, and recreational services; manufacturing services on physical inputs owned by others; and maintenance and repair services and government services not included elsewhere. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of service exports which are services provided by residents to non-residents.
Regional and income-group figures are computed by the World Bank as a weighted average.
All 41 values
| Year | Communications, computer, etc. (% of service exports, BoP) |
|---|---|
| 2023 | 7.62 |
| 2022 | 24.41 |
| 2021 | 29.54 |
| 2020 | 54.76 |
| 2019 | 65.83 |
| 2018 | 62.35 |
| 2017 | 29.69 |
| 2016 | 36.17 |
| 2015 | 16.07 |
| 2014 | 16.58 |
| 2013 |
Communications, computer, etc. (% of service exports, BoP) in nearby economies
- Antigua and Barbuda — 5.61% (2025)
- Argentina — 36.34% (2025)
- Aruba — 1.82% (2023)
- Bahamas, The — 1.79% (2024)
- Barbados — 18.63% (2017)
- Belize — 22.91% (2025)
- Bolivia — 6.41% (2025)
- Brazil — 45.8% (2025)
- Chile — 10.9% (2025)
- Colombia
More economic policy & debt data for Guyana
- Total reserves, including gold (current US$) — US$1.36 billion (2025)
- Total reserves, excluding gold (current US$) — US$1.36 billion (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$) — US$2.1 billion (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current LCU) — 436.98 billion (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (constant 2015 US$) — US$1.62 billion (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (constant LCU) — 363.35 billion (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (% of GDP) — 7.73% (2025)
- Manufacturing, value added (current US$) — US$514.49 million (2025)
- Manufacturing, value added (current LCU)
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Questions people ask
- What is Guyana's communications, computer, etc. (% of service exports, BoP)?
- 7.62% in 2023, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).
- How has it changed since 1977?
- It is down 36.56 percentage points from 44.17% in 1977. The highest value was 70.22% in 2003 and the lowest 7.62% in 2023.
- How does Guyana rank?
- 8th highest of 12 economies with data for 2023.
- Is the latest change in communications, computer, etc. (% of service exports, BoP) unusual for Guyana?
- In 2023, Guyana's communications, computer, etc. (% of service exports, BoP) fell 16.79 percentage points on 2022 (from 24.41% to 7.62%). Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1993 to 2022), the average change was −0.6 percentage points and a typical year strayed about 14.23 percentage points from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 1.1 standard deviations below that average, so it was larger than a typical year, though not out of the range seen before.
Source
World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator BX.GSR.CMCP.ZS, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF) Figures are fetched from the World Bank API and refreshed monthly; see the series on data.worldbank.org. The full definition and method are in the World Bank's metadata glossary. Comparisons use the same World Bank release.
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