ECONDEX

Economic and development data for every country, explained with the numbers checked.

Guyana

Latin America & Caribbean. High income. Capital: Georgetown. Population 835,986 (2025).

Key trends

GDP per person (PPP) (constant international $)
9,132 45,659 82,186 1995 2025 83,659
GDP growth (%)
−0.6 30.7 62.0 1995 2025 19.3
Inflation, consumer prices (% annual)
−0.6 5.7 11.9 1995 2025 3.3
Life expectancy at birth (years)
62.8 66.5 70.2 1995 2024 70.3

Indicators

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Economy

IndicatorLatestYear 5-yr change10-yr change RankTrend
GDP per person (PPP)constant international $ 83,659 2025 +64,425 +71,619 9 of 199
GDP growth% 19.3% 2025 −24.1 pp +18.6 pp 1 of 209
GDP per person growth% 18.6% 2025 −24.9 pp +18.6 pp 2 of 209
GNI per person (Atlas method)current US$ 28,470 2025 +20,380 +22,940 51 of 201
Trade% of GDP 194.4% 2005 * −12.4 pp −19.0 pp –
Foreign direct investment, net inflows% of GDP 33.1% 2025 +9.6 pp +29.9 pp 4 of 195

Prices and jobs

IndicatorLatestYear 5-yr change10-yr change RankTrend
Inflation, consumer prices% annual 3.3% 2025 +2.6 pp +4.2 pp 83 of 180
Unemployment (modelled ILO estimate)% of labour force 12.0% 2025 −3.3 pp −1.0 pp 26 of 186

People and health

IndicatorLatestYear 5-yr change10-yr change RankTrend
Populationpeople 835,986 2025 +28,505 +77,205 164 of 217
Population growth% annual 0.6% 2025 +0.6 pp 0.0 pp 131 of 217
Urban population% of total 26.5% 2025 +0.1 pp +0.1 pp 202 of 217
Life expectancy at birthyears 70.3 2024 +1.3 +3.0 151 of 217
Infant mortalityper 1,000 live births 23.2 2024 −3.9 −8.1 62 of 196
Health spending% of GDP 2.5% 2023 −2.4 pp −1.3 pp 189 of 193

Education

IndicatorLatestYear 5-yr change10-yr change RankTrend
Adult literacy rate% of people aged 15+ 85.6% 2020 * – – –
Government spending on education% of GDP 4.5% 2018 * +0.1 pp +2.3 pp –

Access and infrastructure

IndicatorLatestYear 5-yr change10-yr change RankTrend
Internet users% of population 83.0% 2024 +27.7 pp +51.0 pp 91 of 185
Access to electricity% of population 93.0% 2024 +1.4 pp +6.1 pp 157 of 215

Inequality and poverty

IndicatorLatestYear 5-yr change10-yr change RankTrend
Gini index (inequality)index, 0 to 100 45.1 1998 * – – –
Poverty headcount ratio% of population, at the World Bank international poverty line 13.0% 1998 * – – –

Environment and energy

IndicatorLatestYear 5-yr change10-yr change RankTrend
Renewable energy% of final energy consumption 12.1% 2022 −10.0 pp −16.6 pp 134 of 212

* Latest figure is too old to be included in rankings or peer medians.

Advanced metrics

Indicator Own history Versus peers (latest) Growth and catch-up
10-yr meanZ-score Income group medianRegion medianVolatility (σ) 10-yr CAGR% of high-income median10 yrs earlier
GDP per person (PPP) 26,264 +2.9 49,305 23,315 19,956 +21.4% 170% 27%
GDP growth 22.3% −0.1 2.2% 3.2% 22.3 – – –
GDP per person growth 21.2% −0.1 1.7% 2.2% 22.6 – – –
GNI per person (Atlas method) 10,424 +2.6 37,020 12,705 7,012 +17.8% 79% 20%
Trade 203.2% −1.2 – – 7.3 – – –
Foreign direct investment, net inflows 14.6% +0.9 2.1% 2.5% 21.8 – – –
Inflation, consumer prices 2.3% +0.5 2.3% 2.5% 2.2 – – –
Unemployment (modelled ILO estimate) 13.2% −1.1 5.1% 6.0% 1.1 – – –
Population 799,207 +1.4 2,930,494 3,010,956 27,018 +1.0% 29% 29%
Population growth 1.0% −0.4 0.4% 0.5% 0.9 – – –
Urban population 26.4% +2.3 81.3% 72.0% 0.0 – – –
Life expectancy at birth 68.2 +1.3 81.3 75.7 1.6 – – –
Infant mortality 27.6 −1.8 3.6 12.0 2.5 – – –
Health spending 4.2% −2.2 8.0% 6.8% 0.8 – – –
Government spending on education 3.4% +0.9 – – 1.1 – – –
Internet users 53.9% +1.6 93.5% 79.9% 18.0 – – –
Access to electricity 91.4% +0.5 100.0% 99.8% 3.4 – – –
Renewable energy 20.1% −1.3 11.4% 12.8% 6.4 – – –

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