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Prices & public finance · Latin America & Caribbean · High income
Guyana: prices, money and public finance
Inflation is 3.3% (2025), 83rd of 180 in the world and 15th of 31 in Latin America & Caribbean. GDP deflator is -7.9% (2025), 208th of 209 in the world and 40th of 40 in Latin America & Caribbean. Lending rate is 8.2% (2025), 75th of 136 in the world and 18th of 31 in Latin America & Caribbean.
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Prices & public finance: Guyana in detail
Latest reported value, world rank and rank within Latin America & Caribbean; values around 2000, 2010, 2020; group and world columns are World Bank aggregates.
| Indicator | Latest | World rank | In region | ~2000 | ~2010 | ~2020 | 10-year change | Region | Income group | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| InflationInflation, consumer prices, annual % | 3.3%2025 | 83/180 | 15/31 | 6.1% | 4.3% | 0.7% | +4.2 ppsince 2015 | 2.1% | 2.3% | 3.0% | |
| GDP deflatorInflation, GDP deflator, annual % | -7.9%2025 | 208/209 | 40/40 | 6.6% | 4.0% | -26.3% | −10.9 ppsince 2015 | 3.4% | 2.6% | 3.3% | |
| Lending rateLending interest rate, % | 8.2%2025 | 75/136 | 18/31 | 17.3% | 14.5% | 9.5% | −4.6 ppsince 2015 | — | — | — | |
| Real interest rateReal interest rate, % | 17.6%2025 | 7/136 | 2/31 | 10.1% | 10.2% | 48.5% | +8.0 ppsince 2015 | — | — | — | |
| Exchange rateOfficial exchange rate, local currency per US$ | 208.502025 | 51/210 | 6/39 | 182.43 | 203.64 | 208.50 | +1.0%since 2015 | — | — | — | |
| External debtExternal debt stocks, % of GNI | 22.6%2024 | 102/119 | 21/22 | 205.5% | 40.9% | 28.1% | −33.7 ppsince 2014 | — | — | — | |
| Private creditDomestic credit to private sector, % of GDP | 15.6%2025 | 141/169 | 30/31 | 57.1% | 24.5% | 39.2% | −20.9 ppsince 2015 | 52.9% | 152.1% | 140.3% | |
| Broad moneyBroad money, % of GDP | 28.8%2025 | 125/146 | 29/31 | 76.8% | 43.6% | 56.4% | −21.4 ppsince 2015 | 72.6% | 138.4% | 135.7% | |
| Reserves, months of importsTotal reserves in months of imports | 0.82023 | 153/165 | 30/32 | 4.5 | 5.2 | 2.0 | −78%since 2013 | 6.6 | 7.9 | 8.6 | |
| Military spendingMilitary expenditure, % of GDP | 0.99%2025 | 116/156 | 11/22 | 1.77% | 0.91% | 1.40% | −0.1 ppsince 2015 | 1.07% | 2.80% | 2.48% |
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0)“·” — no value reported within two years of that date. World rank counts countries with a recent value.
Better than ten years ago
- External debt−33.7 pp22.6% in 2024
Worse than ten years ago
- Inflation+4.2 pp3.3% in 2025
- Reserves, months of imports−78%0.8 in 2023
Only indicators where higher or lower is clearly better are rated (for example, unemployment down is better, life expectancy up is better).
neighbours
Guyana and its neighbours
Countries sharing a land border with Guyana. Latest values since 2005; the highest in each row is marked.
| Indicator | Guyana | Brazil | Venezuela | Suriname |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Inflation | 3.3%2025 | 5.0%2025 | 254.9%2016 | 9.2%2025 |
| GDP deflator | -7.9%2025 | 5.7%2025 | 227.1%2025 | 13.0%2025 |
| Lending rate | 8.2%2025 | 45.3%2025 | 21.1%2017 | 14.5%2025 |
| Real interest rate | 17.6%2025 | 37.5%2025 | -89.5%2017 | 1.3%2025 |
| Exchange rate | 208.502025 | 5.592025 | 9.972017 | 37.262025 |
| External debt | 22.6%2024 | 28.7%2024 | — | 129.1%2023 |
| Private credit | 15.6%2025 | 75.1%2025 | 27.5%2013 | 20.3%2025 |
| Broad money | 28.8%2025 | 118.6%2025 | 48.6%2013 | 65.4%2025 |
| Reserves, months of imports | 0.82023 | 8.42025 | 3.72016 | 3.32025 |