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External Trade

Function: External trade division is responsible for the collection, extraction and compilation of all trade data from various sources to produce and disseminate external trade statistics of the economy, of which the two main types are the quantity and value of exports and imports.

Data collection: The division relies exclusively on the supply of data from the Guyana Revenue Authority Customs Department and other import / export agencies.

System of Trade: "Imports" are the totals of all imports cleared through customs for the local economy while "Exports" are the exports of domestic producers, and include the re-exports of imported goods which had previously been cleared through customs for the local economy. 

Quantities and Values: All quantities and values are based on the declaration of importers and exporters, and are subject to verification by customs officials. Values are shown in Guyana Dollars (G$). Imports are valued C.I.F. (cost, insurance and freight) and exports of domestic and foreign goods are valued F.O.B. (free on board).

All quantities and values are based on the declaration of importers and exporters, and are subject to verification by customs officials. Values are shown in Guyana dollars (G$). Imports are valued at C.I.F. (cost, insurance and freight) and exports of domestic and foreign goods are valued at F.O.B. (free on board).




External Trade Report (1997 - 2004)

The Bureau of Statistics has re-embarked on the publication of annual and quarterly data for Guyana’s imports, domestic exports and re-exports. From 1997 to 2001, the data has been presented annually and from 2002 onwards, on a quarterly basis. A report for the period 1997-2004 has been published and is available to download. Data for 2005 to date will be available soon.
Download available here: Compressed (6.15 MB)
Please refer to the Statistical Bulletin for External Trade data.


January - June 2008 Imports (Top 8 Trading Partners by % Contribution)

COUNTRY QUANTITY VALUE VALUE % CONTRIBUTION
 
(KG)
(G$)
(US$)
(US$)
UNITED STATES 72,188,836 38,608,022,064 189,831,950 29
TRINIDAD & TOBAGO 130,258,224 34,995,380,467 172,068,937 27
VENEZUELA 17,812,438 7,408,346,179 36,426,129 6
UNITED KINGDOM 11,162,911 6,207,968,056 30,523,985 5
CHINA 18,495,541 5,784,459,054 28,441,632 4
NETHERLANDS ANTILLES, CURACAO 10,541,407 5,336,492,916 26,239,025 4
JAPAN 4,512,713 4,316,995,102 21,226,252 3
SURINAME 31,264,597 3,546,936,930 17,439,950 3
TOTAL 296,236,597 106,204,600,768 522,197,860 80
GRAND TOTAL 658,697,737 132,037,950,138 648,998,959  

18th August, 2008
Average Rate of Exchange is G$203.38 to US$1.00

January - June 2008 Exports (Top 8 Trading Partners by % Contribution)

COUNTRY QUANTITY VALUE VALUE % CONTRIBUTION
 
(KG)
(G$)
(US$)
(US$)
CANADA 3,868,719 26,768,723,830 131,619,254 29
UNITED STATES 275,847,629 15,050,208,089 74,000,433 16
UNITED KINGDOM 60,417,292 12,712,719,314 62,507,224 14
UKRAINE 74,800,762 4,598,436,018 22,610,070 5
NETHERLANDS 12,594,707 4,223,271,618 20,765,422 5
JAMAICA 20,262,202 3,983,790,413 19,587,916 4
GERMANY 97,445,308 3,506,493,131 17,241,091 4
TRINIDAD & TOBAGO 46,842,777 3,142,606,305 15,451,895 3
TOTAL 592,079,397 73,986,248,717 363,783,306 81
GRAND TOTAL 835,209,730 91,233,181,486 448,584,824  

18th August, 2008


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Guyana at a Glance
Population 751,223  (Census 2002)
Size 214,970 square km
Location Between 1o & 9o  North Latitude and 57o & 61o West Longitude
Time Zone GMT - 04:00
Currency Guyana Dollar (G$)
Per capita GDP (2007) US$1,111.00
Nominal GDP (2007) G$171,190  million
Real GDP (2007) G$6,068  million
Inflation Rate

Dec '06-Dec '07:  14.0
Dec '07-Mar '08: 4.8

Average Exchange Rate (Mid Rate)

Dec 07: 
G $201.98
to US $1
Mar 08:   
G $202.47
to US $1
Jun 08:   
G $201.74
to US $1


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