Guyana

Economy

• GDP

  : 27.1 B$ (2025)

• GDP per capita

  : 32414 $ (2025)

• GDP growth

  : 19.3 % (2025)

• GDP, PPP

  : 81.8 B$ (2025)

• GDP per capita, PPP

  : 97899 $ (2025)

• Price level (relative cost of living)

  : 0.37 (2024)

• Inflation

  : 3.3 % (2025)

• Unemployment

  : 12.0 % (2025)

• Youth unemployment (ages 15-24)

  : 24.9 % (2025)

• Exports

  : 84.6 % (2005)

• Imports

  : 109.7 % (2005)

• Trade balance (goods and services)

  : -207.1 M$ (2005)

• Current account balance

  : 13.9 % (2023)

• Total reserves

  : 1.4 B$ (2025)

• Foreign direct investment

  : 35.0 % (2024)

• Poverty rate

  : 13.0 % (1998)

• Agriculture

  : 7.7 % (2025)

• Industry

  : 75.1 % (2025)

• Services

  : 14.8 % (2025)

• Remittances received

  : 3.2 % (2023)

• Outward foreign direct investment

  : 0.0 % (2024)

Demographics

• Population

  : 835 986 (2025)

• Population growth

  : 0.6 % (2025)

• Net migration

  : -5 092 (2025)

• Population density

  : 3.91 (2023)

• Life expectancy

  : 70.3 yrs (2024)

• Fertility rate

  : 2.40 (2024)

• Birth rate

  : 19.9 (2024)

• Death rate

  : 7.48 (2024)

• Urban population

  : 26.5 % (2025)

• Rural population

  : 73.5 % (2025)

• Labor force

  : 326 682 (2025)

• Infant mortality (under one year)

  : 2.1 % (2023)

• Age dependency ratio

  : 55.8 % (2023)

• Share of women in the population

  : 51.3 % (2025)

• Refugee population hosted

  : 27.0 (2024)

Social

• Education expenditure

  : 4.5 % (2018)

• Health expenditure

  : 2.5 % (2023)

• Gini index

  : 45.1 (1998)

• Internet users

  : 83.0 % (2024)

• Mobile subscriptions

  : 112.6 (2022)

• Access to electricity

  : 93.0 % (2024)

• Access to basic drinking water

  : 95.6 % (2024)

• Median income

  : 8 $ (1998)

• Income share of the top 10%

  : 34.4 % (1998)

• Primary school completion

  : 99.2 % (2025)

• Mean years of schooling

  : 8.7 yrs (2023)

• Harmonised learning outcomes

  : 346.4 (2020)

• Labour force participation (ages 25-64)

  : 46.7 % (2025)

• Gender pay gap

  : 0.3 % (2019)

Defense

• Armed forces personnel

  : 3 000 (2020)

• Military expenditure

  : 0.9 % (2024)

• Death rate from armed conflicts

  : 0.0 (2025)

Environment

• CO₂ per capita

  : 4.56 (2024)

• Renewable energy

  : 12.1 % (2022)

• Renewable electricity production

  : 7.1 % (2021)

• Energy consumption

  : 660.6 (2007)

• Forest area

  : 87.1 % (2023)

• Threatened bird species

  : 11.0 (2022)

• Threatened fish species

  : 68.0 (2022)

• Threatened mammal species

  : 11.0 (2022)

• Electricity from coal

  : 0.0 % (2024)

• Electricity from gas

  : 0.7 % (2024)

• Electricity from hydropower

  : 0.0 % (2024)

• Electricity from nuclear

  : 0.0 % (2024)

• Electricity from solar

  : 1.4 % (2024)

• Electricity from wind

  : 0.0 % (2024)

• Greenhouse gases per capita

  : 8.75 (2024)

• Greenhouse gases (total)

  : 7.3 M (2024)

• Fine particulate exposure (PM2.5)

  : 14.8 (2024)

• Tree cover loss

  : 19 296 (2025)

• Forest area (absolute)

  : 18 415 (2020)

Health

• DTP3 immunization coverage

  : 98.0 % (2024)

• Measles immunization coverage

  : 99.0 % (2024)

• Under-five mortality

  : 25.2 (2024)

• Maternal mortality ratio

  : 75.0 (2023)

• Non-communicable disease mortality (ages 30-70)

  : 25.4 % (2021)

• Hypertension prevalence (ages 30-79)

  : 41.8 % (2019)

• Adult obesity prevalence

  : 38.2 % (2022)

• Diabetes prevalence (ages 20-79)

  : 16.4 % (2024)

• Smoking prevalence, adults (age-standardized)

  : 11.7 % (2024)

• Universal health coverage

  : 73.0 (2023)

• HIV prevalence (ages 15-49)

  : 1.6 % (2024)

• Physicians

  : 1.39 (2020)

• Hospital beds

  : 3.24 (2023)

• Adolescent fertility (ages 15-19)

  : 68.5 (2024)

Public finances

• General government debt

  : 26.1 % (2022)

• Primary balance

  : -4.9 % (2022)

Governance

• Control of corruption

  : -0.35 (2024)

• Government effectiveness

  : -0.10 (2024)

• Intentional homicides

  : 19.1 (2023)

• Political stability

  : 0.22 (2024)

• Rule of law

  : -0.33 (2024)

• Regulatory quality

  : -0.45 (2024)

• Voice and accountability

  : -0.11 (2024)

• Political regime

  : 2.00 (2025)

• Free and fair elections

  : 1.00 (2025)

Business

• Investment (gross fixed capital formation)

  : 32.3 % (2005)

• New business density

  : 2.90 (2024)

• Credit to the private sector

  : 39.2 % (2020)

• Inward foreign direct investment (amount)

  : 8.6 B$ (2024)

Consumption

• Household consumption

  : 73.4 % (2005)

• Gross national savings

  : 17.5 % (2005)

Well-being

• Self-reported life satisfaction

  : 5.99 (2011)