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Guyana

Latin America & Caribbean · High income · IMF WEO April 2026 · World Bank WDI

GDP▲ 9.9%
Current prices2025
27USD bn
GDP per capita▲ 4.7%
Current prices2025
26,994USD
Real GDP growth▼ 24.5 pp
Annual change2025
19.3%
Inflation▲ 0.4 pp
Average consumer prices2025
3.3%
Government debt▲ 4.2 pp
General government, gross2025
28.6% of GDP
Current account▼ 3.6 pp
Balance2025
12.9% of GDP
Population▲ 5.0%
Total2025
1.00million

Real GDP growth, %

Since 1995 · lighter bars = IMF projection
-1.90.063.31995: 5.1%1996: 8.0%1997: 6.2%1998: -1.7%1999: 3.0%2000: -1.3%2001: 2.3%2002: 1.1%2003: -0.7%2004: 1.6%2005: -1.9%2006: 5.1%2007: 7.0%2008: 2.0%2009: 3.3%2010: 4.4%2011: 5.4%2012: 5.0%2013: 3.7%2014: 1.7%2015: 0.7%2016: 3.8%2017: 3.7%2018: 4.4%2019: 5.4%2020: 43.5%2021: 20.1%2022: 63.3%2023: 33.8%2024: 43.8%2025: 19.3%2026: 16.2% (IMF projection)2027: 19.7% (IMF projection)2028: 22.1% (IMF projection)2029: 12.8% (IMF projection)2030: 11.5% (IMF projection)2031: 1.1% (IMF projection)IMF projection19952000200520102015202020252030

Inflation, %

Average consumer prices · lighter bars = IMF projection
-0.90.012.21995: 12.2%1996: 7.1%1997: 3.6%1998: 4.6%1999: 7.5%2000: 6.1%2001: 2.6%2002: 5.4%2003: 6.0%2004: 4.7%2005: 6.9%2006: 6.7%2007: 12.2%2008: 8.1%2009: 3.0%2010: 4.3%2011: 4.4%2012: 2.4%2013: 1.9%2014: 0.7%2015: -0.9%2016: 0.8%2017: 1.9%2018: 1.3%2019: 2.1%2020: 0.7%2021: 4.5%2022: 6.9%2023: 2.8%2024: 2.9%2025: 3.3%2026: 4.1% (IMF projection)2027: 5.1% (IMF projection)2028: 5.2% (IMF projection)2029: 5.4% (IMF projection)2030: 5.5% (IMF projection)2031: 5.5% (IMF projection)IMF projection19952000200520102015202020252030

IMF outlook

IMF World Economic Outlook April 2026 · italics = IMF projection
Indicator2021202220232024202520262027202820292030
Real GDP growth %20.163.333.843.819.316.219.722.112.811.5
Inflation, average consumer prices %4.56.92.82.93.34.15.15.25.45.5
GDP, current prices USD bn8151725273439444850
GDP per capita, current prices USD9,20116,42518,42825,79226,99433,16737,48641,19545,05046,401
GDP per capita, PPP Int. USD21,33736,40649,29269,74581,49895,477114,471139,949158,292177,993
General government gross debt % of GDP38.924.826.724.328.629.228.028.328.629.5
General government net lending/borrowing % of GDP-6.9-5.1-5.6-7.3-5.4-6.4-3.8-4.2-3.3-2.2
Current account balance % of GDP-24.725.99.916.512.921.513.925.817.417.9
Population million0.870.900.920.961.001.021.041.061.081.09

Government debt, % of GDP

General government gross debt
0.01052000: 97%2001: 105%2002: 105%2003: 96%2004: 92%2005: 91%2006: 74%2007: 48%2008: 48%2009: 52%2010: 53%2011: 52%2012: 45%2013: 41%2014: 39%2015: 42%2016: 36%2017: 35%2018: 37%2019: 34%2020: 47%2021: 39%2022: 25%2023: 27%2024: 24%2025: 29%2026: 29% (IMF projection)2027: 28% (IMF projection)2028: 28% (IMF projection)2029: 29% (IMF projection)2030: 30% (IMF projection)2031: 29% (IMF projection)IMF projection2000200520102015202020252030

Current account, % of GDP

Balance of payments
-68.80.025.92000: -4.7%2001: -4.7%2002: -3.2%2003: -2.9%2004: -1.2%2005: -5.7%2006: -8.6%2007: -5.9%2008: -9.3%2009: -5.6%2010: -6.5%2011: -9.4%2012: -7.4%2013: -9.9%2014: -6.7%2015: -3.4%2016: 1.5%2017: -4.9%2018: -29.0%2019: -68.8%2020: -17.3%2021: -24.7%2022: 25.9%2023: 9.9%2024: 16.5%2025: 12.9%2026: 21.5% (IMF projection)2027: 13.9% (IMF projection)2028: 25.8% (IMF projection)2029: 17.4% (IMF projection)2030: 17.9% (IMF projection)2031: 19.3% (IMF projection)IMF projection2000200520102015202020252030

Economic structure

Value added by sector, % of GDP · World Bank
AgricultureManufacturingOther industryServices
YearStructureAgricultureIndustryManufacturingServices
199540.921.03.221.9
200528.916.73.137.9
201525.424.75.944.1
20257.775.11.914.8

Income, trade and society

World Bank WDI · change over 10 years
IndicatorLatestUnitYear10Y change
GNI per capita, Atlas method28,470USD2025+414.8%
GNI, Atlas method24USD bn2025+467.0%
Exports of goods and services84.6% of GDP2005-16.6 pp
Imports of goods and services109.7% of GDP2005-2.4 pp
Life expectancy at birth70.3years2024+4.4%
Urban population26.5% of total2025+0.1 pp

Sources: IMF World Economic Outlook (April 2026; 2026 onwards are IMF projections) · World Bank World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0)