Guyana vs Sub-Saharan Africa: Exports of goods and services (current US$), per unit of GDP

Guyana
0.8462 current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2005
Sub-Saharan Africa
0.2786 current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Guyana rank
16th
Sub-Saharan Africa rank
19th

Exports of goods and services (current US$), per unit of GDP over time

  • Guyana
  • Sub-Saharan Africa
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How they compare

Guyana currently reports 0.8462 current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.2786 current US$ per US$ of GDP in Sub-Saharan Africa, a difference of 0.5676 current US$ per US$ of GDP.

That makes Guyana's figure about 3.0 times Sub-Saharan Africa's.

Across all 39 years both countries report, Guyana has been ahead every year.

Guyana ranks 16th and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 19th of 193 countries.

Guyana has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Guyana Sub-Saharan Africa Difference Ahead
1960s 0.5831 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.2011 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.382 current US$ per US$ of GDP Guyana
1970s 0.6199 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.2133 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.4066 current US$ per US$ of GDP Guyana
1980s 0.597 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.2181 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.3788 current US$ per US$ of GDP Guyana
1990s 1.01 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.2253 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.7798 current US$ per US$ of GDP Guyana
2000s 0.9185 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.2717 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.6468 current US$ per US$ of GDP Guyana

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher exports of goods and services (current us$), per unit of gdp, Guyana or Sub-Saharan Africa?
Guyana, at 0.8462 current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.2786 current US$ per US$ of GDP in Sub-Saharan Africa as of 2005.
What is the difference in exports of goods and services (current us$), per unit of gdp between Guyana and Sub-Saharan Africa?
0.5676 current US$ per US$ of GDP, with Guyana ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Guyana and Sub-Saharan Africa?
39 years are reported by both, from 1967 to 2005.
How do Guyana and Sub-Saharan Africa rank globally for exports of goods and services (current us$), per unit of gdp?
Guyana ranks 16th and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 19th of 193 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Exports of goods and services (current US$), per unit of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Exports of goods and services (current US$), per unit of GDP
Unit
current US$ per US$ of GDP
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
237 places, 11,389 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

Exports of goods and services (current US$) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.