Guyana vs South Asia: GDP per capita growth
GDP per capita growth over time
- Guyana
- South Asia
How they compare
Guyana currently reports 18.6% against 6.2% in South Asia, a difference of 12.4%.
That makes Guyana's figure about 3.0 times South Asia's.
The two have swapped places 22 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Guyana ahead.
Guyana ranks 2nd and South Asia ranks 2nd of 215 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Guyana averaged higher in 3 and South Asia in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Guyana | South Asia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.5% | 1.5% | 0.0% | South Asia |
| 1970s | 0.6% | 0.4% | 0.1% | Guyana |
| 1980s | -2.6% | 3.0% | 5.6% | South Asia |
| 1990s | 4.6% | 3.5% | 1.1% | Guyana |
| 2000s | 2.0% | 4.5% | 2.4% | South Asia |
| 2010s | 3.1% | 5.3% | 2.2% | South Asia |
| 2020s | 36.5% | 4.4% | 32.1% | Guyana |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher gdp per capita growth, Guyana or South Asia?
- Guyana, at 18.6% against 6.2% in South Asia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in gdp per capita growth between Guyana and South Asia?
- 12.4%, with Guyana ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Guyana and South Asia?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2025.
- How do Guyana and South Asia rank globally for gdp per capita growth?
- Guyana ranks 2nd and South Asia ranks 2nd of 215 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks, published as GDP per capita growth (annual %). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Gross domestic product is the total income earned through the production of goods and services in an economic territory during an accounting period. It can be measured in three different ways: using either the expenditure approach, the income approach, or the production approach. The core indicator has been divided by the general population to achieve a per capita estimate.This indicator denotes the percentage change over each previous year of the constant price (base year 2015) series in United States dollars.