Total reserves in months of imports (ratio) in Guyana
Guyana: Total reserves in months of imports (ratio) was 0.8499 in 2023. ▼ Falling
Total reserves in months of imports in Guyana, 2000–2023
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
In 2023, total reserves in months of imports in Guyana stood at 0.8499. That is the lowest value across all 24 years on record.
That represents a change of down 34.7% on the previous year and down 78.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total reserves in months of imports in Guyana peaked at 5.17 in 2010 and was at its lowest, 0.8499, in 2023.
Guyana ranks 172nd of 186 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
Total reserves in months of imports (ratio) in Guyana, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 4.5 | — |
| 2001 | 4.3 | -4.5% |
| 2002 | 4.42 | +2.9% |
| 2003 | 4.38 | -0.9% |
| 2004 | 3.3 | -24.6% |
| 2005 | 3.15 | -4.7% |
| 2006 | 2.98 | -5.4% |
| 2007 | 2.88 | -3.2% |
| 2008 | 2.51 | -13.1% |
| 2009 | 5.02 | +100.5% |
| 2010 | 5.17 | +3.0% |
| 2011 | 4.25 | -17.9% |
| 2012 | 4.07 | -4.3% |
| 2013 | 3.91 | -3.8% |
| 2014 | 3.57 | -8.8% |
| 2015 | 3.5 | -1.8% |
| 2016 | 3.65 | +4.3% |
| 2017 | 3.26 | -10.8% |
| 2018 | 1.86 | -43.0% |
| 2019 | 1.28 | -31.3% |
| 2020 | 1.96 | +53.7% |
| 2021 | 1.34 | -31.8% |
| 2022 | 1.3 | -2.7% |
| 2023 | 0.8499 | -34.7% |
Guyana compared with similar countries
- Guyana's 0.8499 is below the median for high income countries, which is 3.04, 28% of the median. (59 countries reporting)
- Guyana's 0.8499 is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 4.43, 19% of the median. (32 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Total reserves in months of imports (ratio) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | +100.5% | 2.51 | 5.02 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3.74 | 2.51 | 5.02 | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.45 | 1.28 | 5.17 | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.36 | 0.8499 | 1.96 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Guyana
More infrastructure data for Guyana
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 924,876 (2022)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 112.56 per 100 people (2022)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 123,604 (2022)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 15.04 per 100 people (2022)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.1504 units per person (2022)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2022)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate -1.12 % change on previous year (2022)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 123,604 (2022)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 1.13 units per person (2022)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is total reserves in months of imports in Guyana?
- Total reserves in months of imports in Guyana was 0.8499 in 2023, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest total reserves in months of imports recorded in Guyana?
- The highest recorded value was 5.17 in 2010.
- What is the lowest total reserves in months of imports recorded in Guyana?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8499 in 2023.
- How does Guyana rank for total reserves in months of imports?
- Guyana ranks 172nd out of 186 countries with data for 2023.
- Is total reserves in months of imports rising or falling in Guyana?
- Over the last ten years it is down 78.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Guyana data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Total reserves in months of imports (ratio). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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