Economic Trivia

Guyana has had positive economic growth almost every year of the past decade.

Trade Source: United Nations Comtrade
Note: Top 3 trade partners are calculated by imports + exports.

Top 3 Trade Partners (2021): United States, Singapore, and Trinidad and Tobago
Top 3 Exported Goods (2021): Oil & Mineral Fuels, Precious Stones & Metals, and Cereals

Top Industries Source: CIA World Factbook

Bauxite; Sugar; Rice Milling; Timber

Gross Domestic Product (GDP) [1]

GDP, PPP (current international) $32,868,070,112 (2022)
GDP Growth Rate (annual %) 57.8% (2022)
GDP Per Capita, PPP (current international) $40,642 (2022)
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GDP Country Rank 140/197 (2022)

GDP Composition %

Note: GDP composition percentage may exceed 100. Manufacturing is included in the Industry figures and is also reported separately because it plays a critical role in many economies.

Economic Indicators [1]

Inflation, consumer prices (annual %) 5.033% (2021)
External debt stocks, total (DOD, current US$) $1,889,705,076 (2021)
Total tax rate (% of commercial profits) 30.6% (2019)
Real Interest Rate (5 year average %) -11.097% (2021)
Manufacturing, value added (% of GDP) 3.134% (2021)
Current Account Balance (BoP, current US$) ($2,087,062,759) (2021)
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Labor and Employment [1]

Labor Force, Total 289,264 (2022)
Employment in Agriculture (% of total employment) 13.079% (2021)
Employment in Industry (% of total employment) 25.393% (2021)
Employment in Services (% of total employment) 61.528% (2021)
Unemployment Rate 12.358% (2022)
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Trade [1]

Imports of goods and services (current US$) $1,827,749,045 (2018)
Exports of goods and services (current US$) $1,375,798,383 (2018)
Total Merchandise Trade (% of GDP) 98.987% (2022)
FDI, net inflows (BoP, current US$) $4,408,443,480 (2022)
Commercial Service Exports (current US$) $271,179,147 (2021)
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Economic Snapshot [1]

Note: Percentile ranks are calculated using the latest available data for all countries within the last 5 years.

How to interpret the graph: The purpose of this graph is to take a snapshot of a country’s economy in comparison to other economies. For example, Guyana’s Exports rank is higher than (please wait...) of the countries in the dataset. For Exports, FDI and GDP measures, a higher rank (closer to 100%) indicates a stronger economy. Conversely, for Unemployment and Inflation, a lower rank (closer to 0%) indicates a stronger economy.

Due to unavailable data the following indicators have been omitted:
  • Exports
  • FDI, net inflows
  • GDP Growth Rate
  • GDP Per Capita
  • Inflation
  • Unemployment

Sources

  1. The World Bank