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Latin America & Caribbean · High income
Guyana: key statistics
Guyana has 835,986 people (2025) and a GDP per person of $32,414. Below: 76 indicators with the latest year, world rank and change over ten years.
- Capital
- Georgetown
- Income group
- High income
- Currency
- Guyanese dollar GYD
- Languages
- English
- ISO codes
- GYGUY
Population835,9862025 · rank 164 of 217GDP$27.1bn2025 · rank 121 of 211GDP per capita$32,4142025 · rank 53 of 211Life expectancy70.3 yrs2024 · rank 151 of 217Internet users83.0%2024 · rank 91 of 188Fertility2.402024 · rank 82 of 217CO₂ per person4.56 t2024 · rank 59 of 203Inflation3.3%2025 · rank 83 of 180
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Guyana, topic by topic
Each profile brings together the indicators of one topic with world and regional rank, values since 2000, group averages and a comparison with neighbours.
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Guyana by topic
World rank counts countries with a value in the recent window; regional rank is within Latin America & Caribbean.
PopulationFull population profile
| Indicator | Value | Year | World rank | In region | 10-year change | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Population | 835,986 | 2025 | 164/217 | 24/42 | +10% | 8.2bn | |
| Population growth | 0.59% | 2025 | 131/217 | 20/42 | ±0.0 pp | 0.91% | |
| Urban share | 26.5% | 2025 | 202/217 | 41/42 | +0.1 pp | 57.8% | |
| Fertility | 2.40 | 2024 | 82/217 | 6/42 | −11% | 2.19 | |
| Aged 65+ | 7.0% | 2025 | 125/217 | 35/42 | +1.7 pp | 10.4% | |
| Aged 0–14 | 28.9% | 2025 | 76/217 | 5/42 | −1.3 pp | 24.4% | |
| Density | 3.9 | 2024 | 211/216 | 42/42 | +2.7% | 62.1 | |
| Birth rate | 19.9 | 2024 | 75/217 | 5/42 | −12% | 16.3 | |
| Area | 214,970 km² | 2024 | 84/216 | 11/42 | ±0.0% | 140,539,257 km² |
EconomyFull economy profile
| Indicator | Value | Year | World rank | In region | 10-year change | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GDP | $27.1bn | 2025 | 121/211 | 21/41 | +533% | $118tn | |
| GDP per capita | $32,414 | 2025 | 53/211 | 8/41 | +475% | $14,406 | |
| GDP per capita, PPP | $97,899 | 2025 | 9/199 | 1/38 | +758% | $25,704 | |
| GNI per capita | $28,470 | 2025 | 51/201 | 6/38 | +415% | $14,244 | |
| GDP growth | 19.3% | 2025 | 1/210 | 1/41 | +18.6 pp | 2.9% | |
| GDP per capita growth | 18.6% | 2025 | 2/210 | 1/41 | +18.6 pp | 2.0% | |
| Agriculture share | 7.7% | 2025 | 86/198 | 12/37 | −17.7 pp | 4.0% | |
| Industry share | 75.1% | 2025 | 1/201 | 1/38 | +50.4 pp | 25.0% | |
| Services share | 14.8% | 2025 | 201/201 | 38/38 | −29.3 pp | 63.3% | |
| Investment | 32.3% | 2005 | — | — | −0.9 pp | 26.3% | |
| Savings | 17.5% | 2005 | — | — | −1.0 pp | 26.0% |
Prices & public financeFull prices & public finance profile
| Indicator | Value | Year | World rank | In region | 10-year change | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Inflation | 3.3% | 2025 | 83/180 | 15/31 | +4.2 pp | 3.0% | |
| Real interest rate | 17.6% | 2025 | 7/136 | 2/31 | +8.0 pp | — | |
| Lending rate | 8.2% | 2025 | 75/136 | 18/31 | −4.6 pp | — | |
| Exchange rate | 208.50 | 2025 | 51/210 | 6/39 | +1.0% | — | |
| External debt | 22.6% | 2024 | 102/119 | 21/22 | −33.7 pp | — | |
| Military spending | 0.99% | 2025 | 116/156 | 11/22 | −0.1 pp | 2.48% |
Trade & investmentFull trade & investment profile
| Indicator | Value | Year | World rank | In region | 10-year change | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Exports | 84.6% | 2005 | — | — | −16.6 pp | 29.5% | |
| Imports | 109.7% | 2005 | — | — | −2.4 pp | 28.5% | |
| Trade openness | 194.4% | 2005 | — | — | −19.0 pp | 68.5% | |
| Current account | 13.9% | 2023 | 16/185 | 1/35 | +24.8 pp | — | |
| FDI inflows | 33.1% | 2025 | 4/197 | 3/38 | +29.9 pp | 1.4% | |
| Remittances | 3.2% | 2023 | 76/178 | 18/35 | −4.6 pp | 0.8% | |
| Tourist arrivals | 86,400 | 2020 | 171/196 | 40/41 | −43% | 2.4bn |
LabourFull labour profile
| Indicator | Value | Year | World rank | In region | 10-year change | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unemployment | 12.0% | 2025 | 26/187 | 3/31 | −1.0 pp | 4.8% | |
| Youth unemployment | 24.9% | 2025 | 30/187 | 5/31 | +0.7 pp | 13.4% | |
| Participation rate | 55.0% | 2025 | 140/187 | 26/31 | −0.8 pp | 61.0% | |
| Women's participation | 47.4% | 2025 | 131/187 | 23/31 | +5.1 pp | 48.9% |
Aid, poverty & equalityFull aid, poverty & equality profile
| Indicator | Value | Year | World rank | In region | 10-year change | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net ODA received | $140m | 2023 | 106/145 | 19/32 | +38% | $259bn | |
| ODA, % of GNI | 1.0% | 2023 | 95/139 | 13/30 | −1.4 pp | 0.2% | |
| ODA per person | $169 | 2023 | 32/145 | 6/32 | +25% | $32.2 | |
| Extreme poverty | 13.0% | 1998 | — | — | — | 10.1% | |
| Poverty, $4.20/day | 21.5% | 1998 | — | — | — | 18.2% | |
| Gini index | 45.1 | 1998 | — | — | — | — | |
| Undernourishment | 2.5% | 2024 | 129/167 | 27/28 | −3.4 pp | 8.1% | |
| Women in parliament | 36.1% | 2025 | 42/190 | 11/32 | +5.7 pp | 27.2% |
EducationFull education profile
| Indicator | Value | Year | World rank | In region | 10-year change | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adult literacy | 85.6% | 2020 | 96/141 | 24/26 | — | 87.7% | |
| Female literacy | 86.9% | 2020 | 95/147 | 26/28 | — | 84.6% | |
| Primary enrolment | 97.6% | 2024 | 122/191 | 23/39 | −7.7 pp | 102.2% | |
| Secondary enrolment | 91.4% | 2024 | 96/176 | 21/37 | −11.2 pp | 77.3% | |
| Tertiary enrolment | 26.4% | 2024 | 115/172 | 22/31 | +14.7 pp | 43.6% | |
| Primary completion | 104.3% | 2012 | — | — | +19.5 pp | 88.0% | |
| Pupils per teacher | 23.2 | 2012 | — | — | −11% | 23.4 | |
| Education spending | 4.5% | 2018 | — | — | +2.1 pp | 3.6% |
HealthFull health profile
| Indicator | Value | Year | World rank | In region | 10-year change | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Life expectancy | 70.3 yrs | 2024 | 151/217 | 40/42 | +4.4% | 73.5 yrs | |
| Infant mortality | 23.2 | 2024 | 62/196 | 4/35 | −26% | 27.7 | |
| Under-5 mortality | 25.2 | 2024 | 65/196 | 4/35 | −27% | 37.4 | |
| Maternal mortality | 75 | 2023 | 76/194 | 9/34 | −41% | 197 | |
| Health spending | 2.5% | 2023 | 189/193 | 33/33 | −1.3 pp | 10.1% | |
| Health spending per person | $505 | 2023 | 91/193 | 20/33 | +139% | $1,317 | |
| Physicians | 1.39 | 2020 | 97/180 | 19/29 | +102% | 1.86 | |
| Measles vaccination | 99% | 2024 | 5/193 | 2/33 | ±0.0 pp | 84% | |
| HIV prevalence | 1.6% | 2024 | 21/153 | 1/29 | +0.2 pp | 0.7% | |
| Child stunting | 9.5% | 2019 | 96/154 | 14/28 | −9.8 pp | — | |
| Basic water | 95.6% | 2024 | 119/206 | 23/35 | +2.4 pp | 91.5% | |
| Basic sanitation | 91.3% | 2024 | 110/203 | 21/34 | +5.3 pp | 82.2% |
Digital & energy accessFull digital & energy access profile
| Indicator | Value | Year | World rank | In region | 10-year change | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Internet users | 83.0% | 2024 | 91/188 | 12/34 | +51.0 pp | 73.6% | |
| Mobile subscriptions | 112.6 | 2022 | 114/210 | 21/40 | +54% | 111.5 | |
| Fixed broadband | 12.9 | 2022 | 107/208 | 26/39 | +222% | 20.1 | |
| Electricity access | 93.0% | 2024 | 157/215 | 39/42 | +6.1 pp | 91.9% | |
| Clean cooking | 73.0% | 2024 | 122/192 | 29/33 | +2.0 pp | 75.4% |
EnvironmentFull environment profile
| Indicator | Value | Year | World rank | In region | 10-year change | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CO₂ per person | 4.56 t | 2024 | 59/203 | 6/39 | +66% | 4.69 t | |
| Renewable energy | 12.1% | 2022 | 134/212 | 22/41 | −16.6 pp | 19.7% | |
| Renewable power | 7.1% | 2021 | 148/206 | 27/41 | −2.3 pp | 27.8% | |
| Forest cover | 87.1% | 2024 | 6/214 | 2/42 | −6.8 pp | 31.1% | |
| Arable land | 0.4% | 2024 | 196/206 | 38/39 | ±0.0 pp | 10.7% | |
| Water withdrawals | 0.6% | 2022 | 162/177 | 32/33 | ±0.0 pp | 9.0% |
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0)
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