Service imports (BoP, current US$), per unit of GDP in Guyana
Guyana: Service imports (BoP, current US$), per unit of GDP was 0.2928 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2023. ▲ Rising
Service imports (BoP, current US$), per unit of GDP in Guyana, 1977–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP.
Analysis
Guyana recorded 0.2928 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP for service imports (bop, current us$), per unit of gdp in 2023.
That represents a change of up 12.6% on the previous year and up 142.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, service imports (bop, current us$), per unit of gdp in Guyana peaked at 0.3743 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 1992 and was at its lowest, 0.0861 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP, in 2009.
Guyana ranks 16th of 199 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 41 years of available data.
Service imports (BoP, current US$), per unit of GDP in Guyana, year by year
| Year | BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1977 | 0.135 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | — |
| 1978 | 0.1185 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -12.3% |
| 1979 | 0.1346 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +13.6% |
| 1980 | 0.1779 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +32.2% |
| 1981 | 0.1734 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -2.6% |
| 1982 | 0.196 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +13.0% |
| 1983 | 0.2005 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +2.3% |
| 1984 | 0.2263 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +12.9% |
| 1985 | 0.2294 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +1.4% |
| 1992 | 0.3743 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +63.2% |
| 1993 | 0.3261 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -12.9% |
| 1994 | 0.295 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -9.5% |
| 1995 | 0.2764 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -6.3% |
| 1996 | 0.218 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -21.1% |
| 1997 | 0.2203 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +1.0% |
| 1998 | 0.2424 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +10.0% |
| 1999 | 0.2563 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +5.8% |
| 2000 | 0.2711 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +5.8% |
| 2001 | 0.2702 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -0.3% |
| 2002 | 0.2696 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -0.2% |
| 2003 | 0.2316 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -14.1% |
| 2004 | 0.2635 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +13.8% |
| 2005 | 0.2435 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -7.6% |
| 2006 | 0.1031 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -57.7% |
| 2007 | 0.0998 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -3.2% |
| 2008 | 0.1075 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +7.7% |
| 2009 | 0.0861 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -19.9% |
| 2010 | 0.1002 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +16.4% |
| 2011 | 0.1175 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +17.3% |
| 2012 | 0.1295 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +10.2% |
| 2013 | 0.1206 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -6.9% |
| 2014 | 0.1033 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -14.4% |
| 2015 | 0.0989 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -4.2% |
| 2016 | 0.1146 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +15.9% |
| 2017 | 0.121 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +5.5% |
| 2018 | 0.2486 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +105.5% |
| 2019 | 0.3203 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +28.8% |
| 2020 | 0.3641 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +13.7% |
| 2021 | 0.359 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -1.4% |
| 2022 | 0.2601 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -27.5% |
| 2023 | 0.2928 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +12.6% |
Guyana compared with similar countries
- Guyana's 0.2928 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.1373 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP, 2.1× the median. (72 countries reporting)
- Guyana's 0.2928 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.1035 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP, 2.8× the median. (37 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Service imports (BoP, current US$), per unit of GDP in Guyana changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | +105.5% | 0.121 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.2486 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.1294 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.1185 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.135 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 3 |
| 1980s | 0.2006 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.1734 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.2294 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 6 |
| 1990s | 0.2761 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.218 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.3743 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 8 |
| 2000s | 0.1946 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0861 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.2711 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1475 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0989 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.3203 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.319 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.2601 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.3641 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 4 |
Countries ranked near Guyana
- 13 Kiribati 0.316 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 14 Aruba 0.3148 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 15 Denmark 0.2955 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 17 Dominica 0.2873 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 18 Curacao 0.2848 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 19 Grenada 0.2799 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
More economy & growth data for Guyana
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 11.36 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 11.93 Percent per annum (2029)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), gaps 5.70 million BoP, current US$ (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0002 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 6.86 BoP, current US$ per person (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), gaps filled 8.63 billion BoP, current US$ (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), annual 860.28 % change on previous year (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.3499 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 10,383 BoP, current US$ per person (2024)
- Total reserves (includes gold, current US$), annual growth rate 34.31 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is service imports (bop, current us$), per unit of gdp in Guyana?
- Service imports (bop, current us$), per unit of gdp in Guyana was 0.2928 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest service imports (bop, current us$), per unit of gdp recorded in Guyana?
- The highest recorded value was 0.3743 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 1992.
- What is the lowest service imports (bop, current us$), per unit of gdp recorded in Guyana?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0861 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2009.
- How does Guyana rank for service imports (bop, current us$), per unit of gdp?
- Guyana ranks 16th out of 199 countries with data for 2023.
- Is service imports (bop, current us$), per unit of gdp rising or falling in Guyana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 142.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Guyana data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Service imports (BoP, current US$), per unit of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Service imports (BoP, current US$) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Service imports (BoP, current US$) ÷ GDP (current US$)
Computed from
- Service imports Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF)
- GDP Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Service imports (BoP, current US$) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.