Population: 762,000

Area: 214,969 sq km (83,000 sq miles)

GUYANA
MAIN ECONOMIC INDICATORS
2000

2001

2002

2003

2004

2005

2006

2007

2008

2009

2010

GDP ($US, billions)

1.12

1.13

1.16

1.20

1.25

1.31

1.46

1.74

1.92

2.02

2.19

GDP (% change)

-1.3

2.3

1.1

-0.7

1.6

-1.9

5.1

7.0

2.0

3.3

4.4

GDP per capita ($US)

1,512

1,515

1,544

1,588

1,655

1,729

1,911

2,277

2,497

2,629

2,831

Current account balance ($US, billions)

-0.10

-0.11

-0.09

-0.07

-0.08

-0.13

-0.19

-0.19

-0.25

-0.17

-0.22

Current account balance (% of GDP)

-8.4

-9.6

-7.5

-5.8

-6.7

-10.1

-13.1

-11.1

-13.2

-8.5

-10.0

Inflation (% change)

6.1

2.6

5.4

6.0

4.7

6.9

6.7

12.2

8.1

2.9

3.8

Unemployment+ (%)

12

GDP (% change)

Inflation (% change)

GDP

Current account balance

2.20

11.8
9.8

1.70

$US Billions

7.8
5.8
3.8

1.20
0.70

1.8
0.20

-0.2
-2.2

2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010

-0.30

2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010

Source: IMF World Economic Outlook April 2010

+

Source: The World Bank - http://databank.worldbank.org

*Numbers in italics represent estimates

Population: 762,000
Area: 214,969 sq km (83,000 sq miles)

GUYANA
MAIN TRADE INDICATORS GOODS
Trade Balance ($US thousands)
Total Exported Value ($US thousands)
Total Imported Value ($US thousands)

2004

2005

2006

2007

2008

-92,823

-239,489

-325,542

-244,064

-582,765

543,263

538,652

567,385

784,714

834,266

636,086

778,141

892,927

1,028,778

1,417,031

Top 10 Markets by % of Total Exported Value (2008)

Canada
United States of America
United Kingdom
Ukraine
Jamaica
Netherlands
Germany
Trinidad and Tobago
Belgium
Barbados

Top 10 Markets by % of Total Imported Value (2008)

22%

17%
14%
5%
5%
5%
5%
4%
3%
2%

Top 5 Exports by % of Total Exported Value (2008)

Pearls, precious
stones, metals,
coins, 26%
Cereals, 13%

Ores, slag and

ash, 22%

Sugars and
sugar
confectionery,
14%

Fish,
crustaceans,
molluscs,
aquatic
invertebrates,
8%

Trinidad and Tobago

United States of America
Netherland Antilles
Venezuela
China
United Kingdom
Japan
Suriname
Netherlands
India

29%
27%
7%
6%
5%
4%
3%
2%
2%
2%

Plastics and Top 5 Imports by % of Total Imported Value (2008) Electrical,

articles
electronic
thereof, 3%
equipment, 5%
Vehicles other
than railway,
tramway, 6%
Mineral fuels,
oils, distillation
products, 36%

Source: International Trade Centre www.trademap.org

Nuclear
reactors,
boilers,
machinery, 11%

Population: 762,000
Area: 214,969 sq km (83,000 sq miles)

GUYANA
MAIN TRADE INDICATORS SERVICES
Trade Balance ($US thousands)
Total Exported Value ($US thousands)
Total Imported Value ($US thousands)

2003

2004

2005

2006

2007

-15,300

-46,700

-53,020

-97,780

-99,640

156,800

160,890

147,870

147,640

172,900

200,890

245,420

272,540

172,100

207,590

Top Exports by % of Total Exported Value (2007)

Top Imports by % of Total Imported Value (2007)

Travel

29%

Royalties and license fees

23%

Communications services

19%

Transportation

26%

Personal remittances

18%

Other business services

18%

Travel
Other business services
Transportation
Insurance services
Computer & information services

17%

16%
5%
4%
3%

Insurance services

7%

Communications services

6%

Royalties and license fees

6%

Computer & information services

Source: International Trade Centre www.trademap.org

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