Guyana
- Capital
- Georgetown
- Region
- Latin America & Caribbean
- Income group
- High income
- Population
- 836,000 (2025)
At a glance
- Prices in Guyana rose 3.3% in 2025, close to the middle of the range worldwide.
- Guyana's economy grew 19.3% in 2025, faster than most economies.
- Output per person in Guyana was US$32,414 in 2025, higher than in most countries.
- 12.0% of Guyana's labour force had no job in 2025, a higher share than in most countries.
- Guyana had 836,000 people in 2025: about less than 0.1% of everyone on Earth, the 164th largest population of 217 countries and territories.
- Guyana had a current account surplus of 13.9% of GDP in 2023, higher than in most countries.
Inflation
2025Consumer prices, change over the year (yearly average)
Since 2000
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| Year | Guyana | World median |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 3.3% | 3.0% |
| 2024 | 2.9% | 3.0% |
| 2023 | 2.8% | 5.7% |
| 2022 | 6.9% | 8.0% |
| 2021 | 4.5% | 3.5% |
| 2020 | 0.7% | 1.9% |
| 2019 | 2.1% | 2.2% |
| 2018 | 1.3% | 2.5% |
| 2017 | 2.0% | 2.3% |
| 2016 | 0.8% | 1.6% |
Economic growth
2025Real GDP, change over the year
Since 2000
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| Year | Guyana | World median |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 19.3% | 3.4% |
| 2024 | 43.8% | 3.4% |
| 2023 | 33.8% | 3.2% |
| 2022 | 63.3% | 4.3% |
| 2021 | 20.1% | 5.1% |
| 2020 | 43.5% | −3.8% |
| 2019 | 5.4% | 2.8% |
| 2018 | 4.4% | 3.2% |
| 2017 | 3.7% | 3.3% |
| 2016 | 3.8% | 3.1% |
GDP per person
2025GDP divided by population, in US dollars at current prices
Since 2000
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| Year | Guyana | World median |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | US$32,414 | US$7,882 |
| 2024 | US$29,675 | US$7,853 |
| 2023 | US$20,474 | US$7,862 |
| 2022 | US$17,913 | US$7,656 |
| 2021 | US$9,861 | US$7,269 |
| 2020 | US$6,776 | US$6,433 |
| 2019 | US$6,406 | US$7,037 |
| 2018 | US$6,048 | US$6,978 |
| 2017 | US$6,179 | US$6,548 |
| 2016 | US$5,871 | US$5,982 |
Unemployment
2025Share of the labour force without a job (ILO modelled estimate)
Since 2000
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| Year | Guyana | World median |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 12.0% | 5.1% |
| 2024 | 11.9% | 5.1% |
| 2023 | 11.9% | 5.2% |
| 2022 | 11.9% | 5.3% |
| 2021 | 14.6% | 6.0% |
| 2020 | 15.3% | 6.4% |
| 2019 | 13.2% | 5.4% |
| 2018 | 13.6% | 5.4% |
| 2017 | 13.5% | 5.6% |
| 2016 | 13.3% | 5.9% |
Population
2025Everyone living in the country, mid-year
Since 2000
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| Year | Guyana |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 836,000 |
| 2024 | 831,000 |
| 2023 | 826,000 |
| 2022 | 822,000 |
| 2021 | 815,000 |
| 2020 | 807,000 |
| 2019 | 808,000 |
| 2018 | 792,000 |
| 2017 | 768,000 |
| 2016 | 764,000 |
Current account balance, % of GDP
Since 2000
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| Year | Guyana | World median |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 13.9% | −1.2% |
| 2022 | 28.8% | −3.0% |
| 2021 | −16.9% | −2.4% |
| 2020 | −11.6% | −1.7% |
| 2019 | −57.1% | −2.1% |
| 2018 | −26.7% | −2.9% |
| 2017 | −2.6% | −2.1% |
| 2016 | 3.4% | −2.8% |
| 2015 | −0.9% | −2.8% |
| 2014 | −9.3% | −3.1% |
No recent World Bank figure for Guyana: government debt.
About these figures
All numbers are yearly. The world median is the middle value of all countries with a figure for the same year: half of them are above it and half below. Sparklines show Guyana since 2000 or since its first figure.
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0), updated 2026-10-08. Original sources: Inflation: International Monetary Fund, International Financial Statistics; Economic growth: national statistical offices and central banks, OECD national accounts, and World Bank staff estimates; GDP per person: national statistical offices and central banks, OECD national accounts, and World Bank staff estimates; Unemployment: International Labour Organization, ILO modelled estimates (ILOSTAT); Population: United Nations Population Division (World Population Prospects) and national statistical offices; Current account balance: International Monetary Fund, Balance of Payments Statistics, with World Bank and OECD data. Yearly figures; recent years are often revised. All sources and terms.