Adjusted savings: gross savings in Guyana
Guyana: Adjusted savings: gross savings was 17.9% in 2005. ◆ Volatile
Adjusted savings: gross savings in Guyana, 1977–2005
Source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks. Measured in % of GNI.
Analysis
In 2005, adjusted savings: gross savings in Guyana stood at 17.9%.
That represents a change of down 10.9% on the previous year and down 16.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, adjusted savings: gross savings in Guyana peaked at 26.1% in 1996 and was at its lowest, -13.7%, in 1983.
Guyana ranks 119th of 178 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Adjusted savings: gross savings in Guyana, year by year
| Year | % of GNI | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1977 | 7.1% | — |
| 1978 | 14.9% | +109.8% |
| 1979 | 16.8% | +13.0% |
| 1980 | 14.3% | -14.9% |
| 1981 | -3.3% | -123.1% |
| 1982 | -7.7% | +134.0% |
| 1983 | -13.7% | +77.2% |
| 1984 | 4.8% | -134.8% |
| 1985 | 6.7% | +41.4% |
| 1992 | 18.4% | +172.4% |
| 1993 | 21.7% | +18.4% |
| 1994 | 12.2% | -43.7% |
| 1995 | 21.5% | +75.3% |
| 1996 | 26.1% | +21.7% |
| 1997 | 19.5% | -25.3% |
| 1998 | 16.5% | -15.3% |
| 1999 | 14.1% | -14.9% |
| 2000 | 10.2% | -27.4% |
| 2001 | 7.2% | -29.2% |
| 2002 | 7.2% | -0.2% |
| 2003 | 11.9% | +64.2% |
| 2004 | 20.1% | +69.5% |
| 2005 | 17.9% | -10.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 12.9% | 7.1% | 16.8% | 3 |
| 1980s | 0.2% | -13.7% | 14.3% | 6 |
| 1990s | 18.8% | 12.2% | 26.1% | 8 |
| 2000s | 12.4% | 7.2% | 20.1% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Guyana
- 116 Solomon Islands 18.2% compare
- 117 El Salvador 18.1% compare
- 118 Brazil 17.9% compare
- 120 Uruguay 17.9% compare
- 121 United States of America 17.9% compare
- 122 Burkina Faso 17.8%
More economy & growth data for Guyana
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 11.36 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 11.93 Percent per annum (2029)
- External balance on goods and services (current US$), annual growth -173.82 % change on previous year (2005)
- External balance on goods and services (current LCU), annual growth -175.98 % change on previous year (2005)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current LCU), annual 11.48 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current LCU), per 16.13 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current LCU), per 522,711 current LCU per person (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (constant 2015 US$) 11.53 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (constant 2015 US$) 0.0598 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (constant 2015 US$) 1,937 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is adjusted savings: gross savings in Guyana?
- Adjusted savings: gross savings in Guyana was 17.9% in 2005, according to Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks.
- What is the highest adjusted savings: gross savings recorded in Guyana?
- The highest recorded value was 26.1% in 1996.
- What is the lowest adjusted savings: gross savings recorded in Guyana?
- The lowest recorded value was -13.7% in 1983.
- How does Guyana rank for adjusted savings: gross savings?
- Guyana ranks 119th out of 178 countries with data for 2005.
- Is adjusted savings: gross savings rising or falling in Guyana?
- Over the last ten years it is down 16.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Guyana data come from?
- The figures come from Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks, published as part of Adjusted savings: gross savings (% of GNI). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Gross savings are the difference between gross national income and public and private consumption, plus net current transfers. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of Gross National Income (GNI) which is the total income earned by all residents within an economic territory during an accounting period. It is equal to gross domestic product plus earned income receivable from abroad minus earned income payable abroad.