Share of imports that come from China in Guyana
Guyana: Share of imports that come from China was 13.3% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Share of imports that come from China in Guyana, 1964–2025
Source: International Monetary Fund (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Guyana recorded 13.3% for share of imports that come from china in 2025. That is the highest value across all 59 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.6% on the previous year and up 74.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of imports that come from china in Guyana peaked at 13.3% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0.1%, in 1989.
That places Guyana 117th out of 206 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Share of imports that come from China in Guyana, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1964 | 0.7% | — |
| 1965 | 0.9% | +23.2% |
| 1966 | 0.8% | -10.3% |
| 1967 | 0.4% | -48.3% |
| 1968 | 0.2% | -53.3% |
| 1969 | 0.2% | +6.2% |
| 1970 | 0.1% | -54.1% |
| 1973 | 0.5% | +418.6% |
| 1974 | 1.4% | +185.6% |
| 1975 | 1.2% | -14.4% |
| 1976 | 2.1% | +71.3% |
| 1977 | 0.7% | -64.4% |
| 1978 | 1.6% | +114.5% |
| 1979 | 1.1% | -28.6% |
| 1980 | 0.4% | -63.6% |
| 1981 | 0.2% | -61.4% |
| 1982 | 0.1% | -23.0% |
| 1983 | 0.2% | +82.3% |
| 1984 | 0.3% | +17.8% |
| 1985 | 1.0% | +292.9% |
| 1986 | 1.0% | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 0.4% | -59.1% |
| 1989 | 0.1% | -83.9% |
| 1990 | 0.3% | +282.8% |
| 1991 | 0.9% | +260.1% |
| 1992 | 1.4% | +43.4% |
| 1993 | 1.1% | -21.9% |
| 1994 | 1.6% | +55.2% |
| 1995 | 1.2% | -29.5% |
| 1996 | 0.9% | -22.5% |
| 1997 | 1.1% | +21.6% |
| 1998 | 1.0% | -12.3% |
| 1999 | 1.4% | +50.8% |
| 2000 | 3.0% | +104.5% |
| 2001 | 2.7% | -8.4% |
| 2002 | 3.4% | +25.7% |
| 2003 | 3.5% | +2.2% |
| 2004 | 3.9% | +11.0% |
| 2005 | 4.1% | +4.8% |
| 2006 | 5.1% | +26.5% |
| 2007 | 8.5% | +65.7% |
| 2008 | 5.7% | -33.3% |
| 2009 | 5.0% | -11.0% |
| 2010 | 5.8% | +15.1% |
| 2011 | 6.0% | +3.9% |
| 2012 | 9.7% | +61.2% |
| 2013 | 8.9% | -8.5% |
| 2014 | 7.5% | -15.7% |
| 2015 | 7.7% | +2.0% |
| 2016 | 7.3% | -4.0% |
| 2017 | 8.9% | +21.6% |
| 2018 | 9.3% | +3.8% |
| 2019 | 5.5% | -41.1% |
| 2020 | 9.6% | +76.6% |
| 2021 | 6.4% | -34.1% |
| 2022 | 9.3% | +45.6% |
| 2023 | 12.3% | +33.0% |
| 2024 | 13.0% | +5.5% |
| 2025 | 13.3% | +2.6% |
Guyana compared with similar countries
- Guyana's 13.3% is above the median for high income countries, which is 9.4%, 1.4× the median. (72 countries reporting)
- Guyana's 13.3% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 17.9%, 75% of the median. (36 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Share of imports that come from China 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1973 | +418.6% | 0.1% | 0.5% |
| 1985 | +292.9% | 0.3% | 1.0% |
| 1990 | +282.8% | 0.1% | 0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.6% | 0.2% | 0.9% | 6 |
| 1970s | 1.1% | 0.1% | 2.1% | 8 |
| 1980s | 0.4% | 0.1% | 1.0% | 9 |
| 1990s | 1.1% | 0.3% | 1.6% | 10 |
| 2000s | 4.5% | 2.7% | 8.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 7.7% | 5.5% | 9.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 10.6% | 6.4% | 13.3% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Guyana
More economy & growth data for Guyana
- Real gdp growth, annual growth rate -55.89 % change on previous year (2025)
- 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)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, annual growth rate 46.26 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per capita 2.73 units per person (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, annual growth rate 39.28 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per capita 1.99 units per person (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, annual growth rate 5.01 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of imports that come from china in Guyana?
- Share of imports that come from china in Guyana was 13.3% in 2025, according to International Monetary Fund (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of imports that come from china recorded in Guyana?
- The highest recorded value was 13.3% in 2025.
- What is the lowest share of imports that come from china recorded in Guyana?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1% in 1989.
- How does Guyana rank for share of imports that come from china?
- Guyana ranks 117th out of 206 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of imports that come from china rising or falling in Guyana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 74.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Guyana data come from?
- The figures come from International Monetary Fund (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of imports that come from China. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage of a country's total goods imports, including freight and insurance costs, that come from China.