GUY / Latin America & Caribbean
Guyana
Snapshot ·- Capital
- Georgetown
- Currency
- Guyanese dollar
- Continent
- South America
- Area
- 214,970 km²
AT A GLANCE
Latest available · Reference years varyThe essential numbers
Population ↗
835.99K · 2025
peopleWorld Bank · SP.POP.TOTL
GDP ↗
27.1B · 2025
current US$World Bank · NY.GDP.MKTP.CD
GDP per capita ↗
32.41K · 2025
current US$ / personWorld Bank · NY.GDP.PCAP.CD
Inflation ↗
3.33 · 2025
%World Bank · FP.CPI.TOTL.ZG
Unemployment ↗
11.96 · 2025
% of labor forceWorld Bank · SL.UEM.TOTL.ZS
Fertility rate ↗
2.4 · 2024
births / womanWorld Bank · SP.DYN.TFRT.IN
Life expectancy ↗
70.32 · 2024
yearsWorld Bank · SP.DYN.LE00.IN
LOOKING BACK
Change over time
Population
All countries ↗2025Guyana: 835.99K
Source: World Bank · SP.POP.TOTLGaps indicate missing observations.
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| Year | Guyana |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 835,986 |
| 2024 | 831,087 |
| 2023 | 826,353 |
| 2022 | 821,637 |
| 2021 | 815,482 |
| 2020 | 807,481 |
| 2019 | 807,665 |
| 2018 | 791,556 |
| 2017 | 768,479 |
| 2016 | 763,548 |
| 2015 | 758,781 |
| 2014 | 754,229 |
| 2013 | 750,021 |
| 2012 | 746,288 |
| 2011 | 746,153 |
| 2010 | 749,256 |
| 2009 | 752,094 |
| 2008 | 754,606 |
| 2007 | 756,861 |
| 2006 | 758,966 |
2025Guyana: 27.1B
Source: World Bank · NY.GDP.MKTP.CDGaps indicate missing observations.
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| Year | Guyana |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 27,097,477,218.23 |
| 2024 | 24,662,714,628.3 |
| 2023 | 16,918,503,597.12 |
| 2022 | 14,718,388,489.21 |
| 2021 | 8,041,362,110.31 |
| 2020 | 5,471,256,594.72 |
| 2019 | 5,173,760,191.85 |
| 2018 | 4,787,636,997.85 |
| 2017 | 4,748,174,334.14 |
| 2016 | 4,482,697,336.56 |
| 2015 | 4,279,840,193.7 |
| 2014 | 4,127,660,151.81 |
| 2013 | 4,167,800,928.84 |
| 2012 | 4,063,088,535.76 |
| 2011 | 3,691,384,317.52 |
| 2010 | 3,432,912,516.92 |
| 2009 | 3,165,663,152.73 |
| 2008 | 3,025,187,433.34 |
| 2007 | 2,730,971,595.4 |
| 2006 | 2,379,817,990.69 |
GDP per capita
All countries ↗2025Guyana: 32.41K
Source: World Bank · NY.GDP.PCAP.CDGaps indicate missing observations.
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| Year | Guyana |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 32,413.79 |
| 2024 | 29,675.25 |
| 2023 | 20,473.7 |
| 2022 | 17,913.49 |
| 2021 | 9,860.87 |
| 2020 | 6,775.71 |
| 2019 | 6,405.82 |
| 2018 | 6,048.39 |
| 2017 | 6,178.67 |
| 2016 | 5,870.88 |
| 2015 | 5,640.42 |
| 2014 | 5,472.69 |
| 2013 | 5,556.91 |
| 2012 | 5,444.4 |
| 2011 | 4,947.22 |
| 2010 | 4,581.76 |
| 2009 | 4,209.13 |
| 2008 | 4,008.96 |
| 2007 | 3,608.29 |
| 2006 | 3,135.61 |
Inflation
All countries ↗2025Guyana: 3.33
Source: World Bank · FP.CPI.TOTL.ZGGaps indicate missing observations.
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| Year | Guyana |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 3.33 |
| 2024 | 2.9 |
| 2023 | 2.82 |
| 2022 | 6.93 |
| 2021 | 4.51 |
| 2020 | 0.72 |
| 2019 | 2.11 |
| 2018 | 1.25 |
| 2017 | 1.95 |
| 2016 | 0.83 |
| 2015 | -0.87 |
| 2014 | 0.68 |
| 2013 | 1.91 |
| 2012 | 2.39 |
| 2011 | 4.41 |
| 2010 | 4.3 |
| 2009 | 2.95 |
| 2008 | 8.1 |
| 2007 | 12.2 |
| 2006 | 6.68 |
Unemployment
All countries ↗2025Guyana: 11.96
Source: World Bank · SL.UEM.TOTL.ZSGaps indicate missing observations.
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| Year | Guyana |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 11.96 |
| 2024 | 11.87 |
| 2023 | 11.92 |
| 2022 | 11.91 |
| 2021 | 14.58 |
| 2020 | 15.31 |
| 2019 | 13.17 |
| 2018 | 13.63 |
| 2017 | 13.47 |
| 2016 | 13.26 |
| 2015 | 13.01 |
| 2014 | 12.64 |
| 2013 | 12.3 |
| 2012 | 12.03 |
| 2011 | 11.81 |
| 2010 | 11.63 |
| 2009 | 11.31 |
| 2008 | 11.02 |
| 2007 | 10.84 |
| 2006 | 10.7 |
Fertility rate
All countries ↗2025Guyana: —
Source: World Bank · SP.DYN.TFRT.INGaps indicate missing observations.
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| Year | Guyana |
|---|---|
| 2025 | No data available |
| 2024 | 2.4 |
| 2023 | 2.41 |
| 2022 | 2.44 |
| 2021 | 2.46 |
| 2020 | 2.49 |
| 2019 | 2.52 |
| 2018 | 2.55 |
| 2017 | 2.59 |
| 2016 | 2.63 |
| 2015 | 2.67 |
| 2014 | 2.7 |
| 2013 | 2.71 |
| 2012 | 2.7 |
| 2011 | 2.69 |
| 2010 | 2.68 |
| 2009 | 2.69 |
| 2008 | 2.7 |
| 2007 | 2.68 |
| 2006 | 2.66 |
Life expectancy
All countries ↗2025Guyana: —
Source: World Bank · SP.DYN.LE00.INGaps indicate missing observations.
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| Year | Guyana |
|---|---|
| 2025 | No data available |
| 2024 | 70.32 |
| 2023 | 70.18 |
| 2022 | 69.89 |
| 2021 | 64.32 |
| 2020 | 67.75 |
| 2019 | 69.07 |
| 2018 | 68.83 |
| 2017 | 68.54 |
| 2016 | 68.07 |
| 2015 | 67.72 |
| 2014 | 67.33 |
| 2013 | 66.71 |
| 2012 | 66.44 |
| 2011 | 66.47 |
| 2010 | 66.2 |
| 2009 | 66.03 |
| 2008 | 65.72 |
| 2007 | 65.46 |
| 2006 | 64.85 |