Ores and metals imports in Guyana
Guyana: Ores and metals imports was 0.7% in 2025. ▬ Flat
Ores and metals imports in Guyana, 1970–2025
Source: Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division. Measured in % of merchandise imports.
Analysis
Guyana recorded 0.7% for ores and metals imports in 2025.
The figure is down 54.7% on the previous year and down 3.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, ores and metals imports in Guyana peaked at 1.6% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.3%, in 2001.
That places Guyana 151st out of 196 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Ores and metals imports in Guyana, year by year
| Year | % of merchandise imports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.6% | — |
| 1971 | 0.6% | +0.9% |
| 1972 | 0.7% | +18.3% |
| 1973 | 0.7% | -2.9% |
| 1974 | 1.3% | +95.1% |
| 1975 | 1.3% | +2.3% |
| 1976 | 1.0% | -26.0% |
| 1977 | 1.0% | +6.7% |
| 1978 | 1.2% | +14.8% |
| 1979 | 1.1% | -7.9% |
| 1981 | 1.0% | -8.4% |
| 1991 | 0.5% | -51.6% |
| 1992 | 0.5% | -6.8% |
| 1997 | 0.5% | +15.0% |
| 1998 | 0.5% | -3.4% |
| 1999 | 0.4% | -13.5% |
| 2000 | 0.4% | +2.5% |
| 2001 | 0.3% | -23.6% |
| 2002 | 0.4% | +22.1% |
| 2003 | 0.5% | +16.4% |
| 2004 | 0.4% | -23.2% |
| 2005 | 0.7% | +78.3% |
| 2006 | 0.5% | -29.6% |
| 2007 | 0.7% | +41.2% |
| 2008 | 0.5% | -25.1% |
| 2009 | 0.7% | +42.6% |
| 2010 | 0.7% | -0.7% |
| 2011 | 0.6% | -12.3% |
| 2012 | 0.6% | -5.8% |
| 2013 | 0.5% | -10.0% |
| 2014 | 0.5% | +3.9% |
| 2015 | 0.7% | +37.0% |
| 2016 | 0.9% | +20.8% |
| 2017 | 0.9% | -1.8% |
| 2018 | 1.5% | +64.6% |
| 2019 | 0.7% | -52.5% |
| 2020 | 1.1% | +52.5% |
| 2021 | 0.6% | -44.1% |
| 2022 | 0.9% | +55.4% |
| 2023 | 1.6% | +69.6% |
| 2024 | 1.6% | +1.9% |
| 2025 | 0.7% | -54.7% |
Guyana compared with similar countries
- Guyana's 0.7% is below the median for high income countries, which is 2.1%, 34% of the median. (71 countries reporting)
- Guyana's 0.7% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 1.0%, 74% of the median. (37 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.9% | 0.6% | 1.3% | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.0% | 1.0% | 1.0% | 1 |
| 1990s | 0.5% | 0.4% | 0.5% | 5 |
| 2000s | 0.5% | 0.3% | 0.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.8% | 0.5% | 1.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.1% | 0.6% | 1.6% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Guyana
More energy & mining data for Guyana
- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary energy use, annual growth rate 0.0438 % change on previous year (2024)
- Coal consumption, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Coal consumption, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary energy use, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Coal production, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Coal production, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary energy use, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Fuel imports 9.7% (2025)
- Ores and metals exports 1.0% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is ores and metals imports in Guyana?
- Ores and metals imports in Guyana was 0.7% in 2025, according to Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division.
- What is the highest ores and metals imports recorded in Guyana?
- The highest recorded value was 1.6% in 2024.
- What is the lowest ores and metals imports recorded in Guyana?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3% in 2001.
- How does Guyana rank for ores and metals imports?
- Guyana ranks 151st out of 196 countries with data for 2025.
- Is ores and metals imports rising or falling in Guyana?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Guyana data come from?
- The figures come from Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division, published as part of Ores and metals imports (% of merchandise imports). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Ores and metals comprise the commodities in SITC (Rev. 3) sections 27 (crude fertilizer, minerals nes); 28 (metalliferous ores, scrap); and 68 (non-ferrous metals). Imports of services are services provided by non-residents to residents. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of merchandise imports which is comprised of goods whose economic ownership is changed between a non-resident and a resident and that are not included in the following specific categories: goods under merchanting, non-monetary gold, and parts of travel, construction, and government goods and services n.i.e.