Buying and selling are essential for any country to develop its economy and maintain good relations with other nations. The first table below shows top trading partners of Guyana in terms of export sales (selling), including Canada, United Kingdom, and United States. The second lists top trade partners of Guyana regarding import total (buying). That is, most products are imported from these countries to Guyana.
Guyana Major Exports
Market Value: 729 (millions) – Last Updated: June, 2019
Rank | Country (Exports To) | Trade Value (thousands) | Share (%) | Growth (% 5yr) |
1 | Canada | 212,320 | 29.13 | 109.50 |
2 | United Kingdom | 136,935 | 18.79 | 111.82 |
3 | United States | 103,478 | 14.20 | 16.40 |
4 | Jamaica | 42,607 | 5.85 | 30.77 |
5 | Netherlands Antilles | 28,021 | 3.85 | 268.61 |
6 | Belgium | 27,058 | 3.71 | (64.50) |
7 | Ukraine | 22,160 | 3.04 | 11,134.56 |
8 | Trinidad and Tobago | 19,807 | 2.72 | (47.09) |
9 | Portugal | 19,101 | 2.62 | (9.39) |
10 | France | 16,122 | 2.21 | 211.05 |
11 | Netherlands | 13,625 | 1.87 | 5.35 |
12 | China | 10,980 | 1.51 | 771.63 |
13 | Spain | 10,230 | 1.40 | 655.37 |
14 | Haiti | 7,888 | 1.08 | 106.02 |
15 | Barbados | 7,773 | 1.07 | (61.14) |
16 | India | 5,035 | 0.69 | 138.47 |
17 | Japan | 4,833 | 0.66 | 3,124.79 |
18 | Singapore | 4,471 | 0.61 | 2,016.58 |
19 | Mexico | 4,255 | 0.58 | 207.27 |
20 | Germany | 3,631 | 0.50 | 18.92 |
21 | Italy | 3,579 | 0.49 | 257.85 |
22 | Israel | 2,878 | 0.39 | (25.91) |
23 | Austria | 2,411 | 0.33 | 5,984.10 |
24 | Luxembourg | 2,157 | 0.30 | 2,930.59 |
25 | Poland | 2,078 | 0.29 | (54.75) |
26 | Sweden | 1,927 | 0.26 | NA |
27 | United Arab Emirates | 1,653 | 0.23 | 37,201.08 |
28 | St. Kitts and Nevis | 1,634 | 0.22 | 215.38 |
29 | New Zealand | 1,610 | 0.22 | 231.62 |
30 | Grenada | 1,470 | 0.20 | (46.86) |
31 | Aruba | 1,311 | 0.18 | (12.82) |
32 | Chile | 1,235 | 0.17 | 408.64 |
33 | Gambia | 1,168 | 0.16 | NA |
34 | Colombia | 1,152 | 0.16 | 343.03 |
35 | Hong Kong | 1,108 | 0.15 | (51.06) |
36 | St. Vincent and the Grenadines | 1,070 | 0.15 | (72.25) |
Guyana Major Imports
Market Value: 815 (millions) – Last Updated: June, 2019
Rank | Country (Imports From) | Trade Value (thousands) | Share (%) | Growth (% 5yr) |
1 | Trinidad and Tobago | 258,402 | 31.70 | 52.59 |
2 | United States | 221,137 | 27.13 | 16.41 |
3 | Venezuela | 164,535 | 20.18 | 1,976.69 |
4 | Japan | 34,306 | 4.21 | (12.70) |
5 | United Kingdom | 22,943 | 2.81 | (21.86) |
6 | China | 15,591 | 1.91 | (37.64) |
7 | New Zealand | 14,023 | 1.72 | 96.85 |
8 | Dominican Republic | 13,875 | 1.70 | 548.41 |
9 | Germany | 12,507 | 1.53 | 191.95 |
10 | Barbados | 9,095 | 1.12 | 53.62 |
11 | Netherlands | 8,840 | 1.08 | (7.70) |
12 | India | 7,040 | 0.86 | (3.77) |
13 | Canada | 4,222 | 0.52 | (58.42) |
14 | Brazil | 3,797 | 0.47 | (61.10) |
15 | Colombia | 3,328 | 0.41 | (21.31) |
16 | Malaysia | 2,881 | 0.35 | (14.88) |
17 | Mexico | 2,860 | 0.35 | 25.93 |
18 | South Korea | 2,624 | 0.32 | 86.66 |
19 | Sweden | 2,495 | 0.31 | 466.63 |
20 | Singapore | 1,852 | 0.23 | 59.06 |
21 | Belgium | 1,511 | 0.19 | (76.52) |
22 | Peru | 1,293 | 0.16 | (0.01) |
23 | Denmark | 1,277 | 0.16 | 102.88 |
24 | Ukraine | 1,254 | 0.15 | 3,491.73 |
25 | Ireland | 1,235 | 0.15 | 709.35 |
26 | Swaziland | 1,125 | 0.14 | 503.23 |
27 | Netherlands Antilles | 1,091 | 0.13 | (98.17) |