Guyana: Economy
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Income Level (by per capita GNI) Source: The World Bank Possible values: High Income, Upper Middle Income, Lower Middle Income and Low Income |
Lower Middle Income |
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Level of Development
Source: United Nations Possible values: Developed, In Transition and Developing |
Developing |
| Economic Trivia | Guyana has had positive economic growth almost every year of the past decade. |
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Trade
Source: United Nations Comtrade Note: Top 3 trade partners are calculated by imports + exports. |
Top 3 Trade Partners (2017): United States, Trinidad and Tobago, and Canada |
| Top Industries Source: CIA World Factbook | Bauxite; Sugar; Rice Milling; Timber |
Gross Domestic Product (GDP) [1]
| GDP, PPP (current international) | $6,362,826,985 (2017) |
| GDP Growth Rate (annual %) | 2.925% (2017) |
| GDP Per Capita, PPP (current international) | $8,180 (2017) |
GDP Country Rank 163/195 (2017)
Economic Indicators [1]
| Inflation, consumer prices (annual %) | 1.905% (2017) |
| External debt stocks, total (DOD, current US$) | $1,589,279,380 (2017) |
| Total tax rate (% of commercial profits) | 30.6% (2018) |
| Real Interest Rate (5 year average %) | 12.546% (2017) |
| Manufacturing, value added (% of GDP) | 5.74% (2017) |
| Current Account Balance (BoP, current US$) | $127,852,599 (2016) |
Labor and Employment [1]
| Labor Force, Total | 321,095 (2018) |
| Employment in Agriculture (% of total employment) | 18.466% (2018) |
| Employment in Industry (% of total employment) | 25.663% (2018) |
| Employment in Services (% of total employment) | 55.871% (2018) |
| Unemployment Rate | 12.151% (2018) |
Trade [1]
| Imports of goods and services (current US$) | $2,163,853,160 (2017) |
| Exports of goods and services (current US$) | $1,606,300,000 (2017) |
| Total Merchandise Trade (% of GDP) | 84.727% (2017) |
| FDI, net inflows (BoP, current US$) | $212,151,382 (2017) |
| Commercial Service Exports (current US$) | $165,673,383 (2016) |
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.