Latin America & Caribbean · High income

Guyana: the economy in numbers

Per person: $32,414, or $97,899 at purchasing power parity. Population: 835,986 (2025).

$27.1B+19.3%real GDP growth, 2025

GDP in 2025, current US dollars: #120 of 204 economies. IMF forecast for 2026: +22.3%.

GDP per capita

$32,414

2025 · #51 of 204

GDP per capita, PPP

$97,899

2025 · #9 of 197

Inflation

3.3%

2025 · IMF forecast 2026: 4.1%

Government debt

28.9%

2025 · % of GDP, general government

Population

836K

2025 · #164 of 217

Unemployment

12.0%

2025 · ILO estimate

Life expectancy

70.3 years

2024

GDP

Adjusted for US inflation, in 2025 dollars: $1.85 billion in 1960, $27.1 billion in 2025.

Current US dollars; “In 2025 dollars” removes US inflationSource: World Bank, World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0)

GDP per capita

In 2025 dollars: $3,258 per person in 1960, $32,414 in 2025.

GDP per capitaGDP per capita, PPP (international $)

PPP: purchasing power parity, international dollarsSource: World Bank, World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0)

Real GDP growth

Average over 2016–2025: 22.6% a year. Years of falling GDP since 1961: 16 of 65.

Shaded: IMF forecasts from 2026Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0)
Source: International Monetary Fund, World Economic Outlook (October 2026)

Inflation

Consumer prices rose 2.53 times from 2000 to 2025. Highest annual inflation: 103.1% in 1991. Years with inflation above 100%: 1. The chart cuts the scale at 100%; “Full scale” shows everything.

Shaded: IMF forecasts from 2026Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0)
Source: International Monetary Fund, World Economic Outlook (October 2026)

Government debt, % of GDP

Highest since 1997: 108.0% of GDP in 1998. IMF forecast for 2031: 28.3%.

Shaded: IMF forecasts from 2026Source: International Monetary Fund, World Economic Outlook (October 2026)

Population

1960: 569,143 · 2025: 835,986.

Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0)

Unemployment rate

1991: 12.1% · 2025: 12.0%.

% of the labor force, ILO modeled estimatesSource: World Bank, World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0)

Life expectancy at birth

1960: 57.5 years · 2024: 70.3 years.

Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0)

Exports of goods and services

1960: 48.7% · 2005: 84.6%.

% of GDPSource: World Bank, World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0)

Data by year

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Year	GDP	GDP per capita	Per capita, PPP	Real growth	Inflation	Gov. debt, % GDP	Population	Unemployment	Life expectancy	Exports, % GDP
2031				1.5%^f	5.5%^f	28.3%^f
2030				2.4%^f	5.5%^f	28.5%^f
2029				4.3%^f	5.4%^f	27.9%^f
2028				9.2%^f	5.2%^f	27.1%^f
2027				16.8%^f	5.1%^f	26.0%^f
2026				22.3%^f	4.1%^f	25.3%^f
2025	$27.1B	$32,414	$97,899	19.3%	3.3%	28.9%	836K	12.0%
2024	$24.7B	$29,675	$80,271	43.8%	2.9%	24.3%	831K	11.9%	70.3
2023	$16.9B	$20,474	$54,774	33.8%	2.8%	26.7%	826K	11.9%	70.2
2022	$14.7B	$17,913	$39,705	63.3%	6.9%	24.8%	822K	11.9%	69.9
2021	$8.04B	$9,861	$22,866	20.1%	4.5%	38.9%	815K	14.6%	64.3
2020	$5.47B	$6,776	$16,819	43.5%	0.7%	47.4%	807K	15.3%	67.8
2019	$5.17B	$6,406	$13,241	5.4%	2.1%	34.2%	808K	13.2%	69.1
2018	$4.79B	$6,048	$12,443	4.4%	1.3%	37.4%	792K	13.6%	68.8
2017	$4.75B	$6,179	$12,243	3.7%	1.9%	35.2%	768K	13.5%	68.5
2016	$4.48B	$5,871	$11,516	3.8%	0.8%	35.7%	764K	13.3%	68.1
2015	$4.28B	$5,640	$11,408	0.7%	−0.9%	42.2%	759K	13.0%	67.7
2014	$4.13B	$5,473	$11,145	1.7%	0.7%	38.7%	754K	12.6%	67.3
2013	$4.17B	$5,557	$11,200	3.7%	1.9%	41.4%	750K	12.3%	66.7
2012	$4.06B	$5,444	$10,627	5.3%	2.4%	44.7%	746K	12.0%	66.4
2011	$3.69B	$4,947	$10,066	5.2%	4.4%	51.7%	746K	11.8%	66.5
2010	$3.43B	$4,582	$9,337	4.1%	4.3%	53.1%	749K	11.6%	66.2
2009	$3.17B	$4,209	$8,824	3.6%	3.0%	52.3%	752K	11.3%	66.0
2008	$3.03B	$4,009	$8,437	1.8%	8.1%	48.2%	755K	11.0%	65.7
2007	$2.73B	$3,608	$8,110	7.2%	12.2%	47.7%	757K	10.8%	65.5
2006	$2.38B	$3,136	$7,346	5.1%	6.7%	74.5%	759K	10.7%	64.8
2005	$825M	$1,084	$6,761	−2.0%	6.9%	90.7%	761K	11.1%	64.4	84.6%
2004	$788M	$1,033	$6,673	1.6%	4.7%	91.8%	762K	11.3%	64.2	95.6%
2003	$743M	$974	$6,392	−0.6%	6.0%	95.6%	763K	11.5%	64.1	89.7%
2002	$726M	$951	$6,304	1.1%	5.3%	105.1%	764K	11.8%	64.2	92.3%
2001	$712M	$932	$6,131	2.3%	2.6%	104.6%	764K	11.8%	64.4	92.9%
2000	$713M	$932	$5,860	−1.4%	6.1%	97.2%	765K	11.9%	64.1	96.1%
1999	$695M	$909	$5,812	3.0%	7.5%	97.1%	764K	11.8%	63.8	96.5%
1998	$718M	$940	$5,573	−1.7%	4.6%	108.0%	764K	11.7%	63.4	95.9%
1997	$749M	$983	$5,615	6.2%	3.6%	101.3%	762K	11.6%	62.9	99.7%
1996	$705M	$928	$5,210	8.0%	7.1%		761K	11.5%	62.7	102.6%
1995	$622M	$820	$4,753	5.0%	12.2%		758K	11.6%	62.7	101.2%
1994	$545M	$721	$4,447	8.5%	12.4%		756K	11.5%	63.0	104.1%
1993	$454M	$603	$4,027	8.2%	8.4%		753K	11.6%	63.0	114.3%
1992	$374M	$498	$3,651	7.8%	26.7%		750K	11.9%	62.8	125.7%
1991	$349M	$466	$3,322	6.1%	103.1%		748K	12.1%	62.5	102.3%
1990	$397M	$529	$3,022	−3.1%	64.3%		750K		62.3	62.7%
1989	$380M	$503		−4.9%	89.5%		755K		62.1	66.3%
1988	$414M	$545		−3.7%	39.9%		760K		61.8	63.6%
1987	$355M	$464		0.9%	28.7%		764K		61.7	79.6%
1986	$505M	$657		−0.9%	7.9%		768K		61.5	46.3%
1985	$453M	$588		2.4%	15.0%		771K		61.4	48.1%
1984	$438M	$565		−5.0%	25.1%		774K		61.3	44.2%
1983	$489M	$631		−6.8%	15.3%		776K		61.2	45.9%
1982	$482M	$621		−13.2%	20.6%		777K		61.0	52.8%
1981	$570M	$735		1.5%	22.2%		776K		60.9	68.9%
1980	$603M	$779		1.7%	14.1%		774K		60.8	81.3%
1979	$530M	$689		−1.8%			770K		60.7	59.8%
1978	$507M	$663		−1.8%			765K		60.6	63.1%
1977	$450M	$593		−2.6%			759K		60.6	63.2%
1976	$454M	$604		1.5%			752K		60.4	66.1%
1975	$495M	$664		8.5%			745K		60.4	74.9%
1974	$434M	$588		7.7%			738K		60.3	68.3%
1973	$307M	$421		1.2%			730K		60.2	52.2%
1972	$285M	$395		−3.3%			722K		60.1	57.5%
1971	$282M	$396		3.1%			713K		60.1	58.4%
1970	$268M	$381		4.3%			703K		60.0	56.5%
1969	$249M	$361		7.0%			690K		59.8	59.2%
1968	$230M	$340		1.0%			676K		59.7	58.2%
1967	$250M	$378		4.3%			662K		59.5	57.4%
1966	$229M	$353		5.2%			649K		59.3	55.0%
1965	$213M	$336		10.5%			635K		59.1	55.3%
1964	$195M	$313		11.4%			622K		59.0	57.1%
1963	$176M	$289		−12.3%			609K		58.6	62.9%
1962	$195M	$327		1.1%			595K		58.3	56.6%
1961	$186M	$319		4.7%			583K		57.9	52.1%
1960	$170M	$299					569K		57.5	48.7%

e: IMF estimate; f: IMF forecast. Inflation: IMF data for 1980–1994, World Bank for the other years.

Nearby economies in Latin America & Caribbean

Nearest by distance between capitals, with GDP per capita.

Suriname

$7,070 per person (2025)

Trinidad and Tobago

$18,967 per person (2025)

Grenada

$12,107 per person (2025)

Barbados

$28,365 per person (2025)

Saint Vincent and the Grenadines

$12,562 per person (2025)

Saint Lucia

$14,746 per person (2025)

Dominica

$10,989 per person (2025)

Antigua and Barbuda

$24,819 per person (2025)

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Rankings

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Data and methods

GDP: gross domestic product in current US dollars, converted from the local currency at market exchange rates (World Bank); not adjusted for inflation.
Purchasing power parity (PPP): GDP per person in international dollars, which buy the same basket of goods and services in every country. It compares living standards across countries in the same year; it is not adjusted for inflation over time.
In 2025 dollars: the charts can remove US inflation (US consumer price index, annual average) so that dollar amounts from different years compare in today's money. Exchange rate swings still show.
Growth and inflation: World Bank data (calendar years). Years the World Bank does not cover yet, and the estimates and forecasts, come from the IMF World Economic Outlook (October 2026): its forecasts start in 2026, and the years after a country's last actual year are IMF estimates.
Government debt: gross debt of the general government (central, state and local government and social security funds) as a percentage of GDP, IMF. The World Bank's central government debt is narrower and covers fewer countries.
Stock market capitalization: the end-of-year value of domestic companies listed on the country's exchanges (World Federation of Exchanges via the World Bank; before 2016, Standard & Poor's), as a percentage of GDP: the “Buffett indicator”. Investment funds are excluded, and so are companies listed only abroad; companies from elsewhere that list on an exchange count for its country (Hong Kong lists many mainland Chinese companies).
Unemployment: ILO modeled estimates (share of the labor force); comparable across countries, but they may differ from national figures.

Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0)
Source: International Monetary Fund, World Economic Outlook (October 2026)