Guyana's imports of goods, services and primary income (current US$, BoP) was US$12.64 billion in 2023, the latest year in the World Bank's World Development Indicators. That is up 426.06% from US$2.4 billion in 2013 (18.06% a year on average, compounded).
Key figures
| Value | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Latest | US$12.64 billion | 2023 |
| Five years earlier | US$3.35 billion | 2018 |
| Ten years earlier | US$2.4 billion | 2013 |
| Highest | US$12.64 billion | 2023 |
| Lowest | US$336.86 million | 1978 |
| Average since 2014 | US$4.91 billion | 2014–2023 |
| First recorded | US$369.1 million |
What the numbers say
In 2023, Guyana's imports of goods, services and primary income (current US$, BoP) rose 49.4% on 2022 (from US$8.46 billion to US$12.64 billion).
Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1993 to 2022), the average change was +10.6% and a typical year strayed about 21.9% from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 1.8 standard deviations above 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 70.5% in 2021 and the biggest yearly fall was 28.4% in 1982. 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 the straight-line trend is upward, about US$1.06 billion a year. A straight line explains 81% of the movement over 10 observed years.
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 4th 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 | US$12.64 billion | 2023 |
| World | US$42.18 trillion | 2025 |
| Latin America & Caribbean | US$2.39 trillion | 2025 |
| High income | US$30.77 trillion | 2025 |
Closest to Guyana in the 2023 ranking
What this measures
Imports of goods includes change in the economic ownership of goods from non-residents to residents of the compiling economy, irrespective of physical movement of goods across national borders. Imports of services includes services provided by non-residents to residents. Primary income represents the return that accrues to institutional units for their contribution to the production process or for the provision of financial assets and renting natural resources to other institutional units. This indicator is expressed in current prices, meaning no adjustment has been made to account for price changes over time. This indicator is expressed in United States dollars.
Regional and income-group figures are computed by the World Bank as a gap-filled total.
All 41 values
| Year | Imports of goods, services and primary income (current US$, BoP) |
|---|---|
| 2023 | 12,640,124,608 |
| 2022 | 8,460,737,357 |
| 2021 | 7,089,910,374 |
| 2020 | 4,158,768,847 |
| 2019 | 5,387,128,677 |
| 2018 | 3,345,485,157 |
| 2017 | 2,080,940,902 |
| 2016 | 1,907,470,876 |
| 2015 | 1,821,380,250 |
| 2014 | 2,245,833,940 |
Imports of goods, services and primary income (current US$, BoP) in nearby economies
- Antigua and Barbuda — US$1.51 billion (2025)
- Argentina — US$122.2 billion (2025)
- Aruba — US$3.03 billion (2023)
- Bahamas, The — US$7.99 billion (2024)
- Barbados — US$2.54 billion (2017)
- Belize — US$1.92 billion (2025)
- Bolivia — US$13.55 billion (2025)
- Brazil — US$510.89 billion (2025)
- Chile
More economic policy & debt data for Guyana
- Total reserves, including gold (current US$) — 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$514.49 million (2025)
- Manufacturing, value added (current LCU)
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Questions people ask
- What is Guyana's imports of goods, services and primary income (current US$, BoP)?
- US$12.64 billion in 2023, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).
- How has it changed since 1977?
- It is up 3,325% from US$369.1 million in 1977 (7.98% a year on average, compounded). The highest value was US$12.64 billion in 2023 and the lowest US$336.86 million in 1978.
- How does Guyana rank?
- 4th highest of 12 economies with data for 2023.
- Is the latest change in imports of goods, services and primary income (current US$, BoP) unusual for Guyana?
- In 2023, Guyana's imports of goods, services and primary income (current US$, BoP) rose 49.4% on 2022 (from US$8.46 billion to US$12.64 billion). Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1993 to 2022), the average change was +10.6% and a typical year strayed about 21.9% from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 1.8 standard deviations above 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 BM.GSR.TOTL.CD, 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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