Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added in Guyana
Guyana: Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added was 11.5% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added in Guyana, 1961–2025
Source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks. Measured in annual % growth.
Analysis
In 2025, agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added in Guyana stood at 11.5%.
That represents a change of up 5.0% on the previous year and up 254.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added in Guyana peaked at 81.2% in 1974 and was at its lowest, -26.5%, in 1976.
Guyana ranks 15th of 197 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added in Guyana, year by year
| Year | annual % growth | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 5.6% | — |
| 1962 | -0.9% | -116.1% |
| 1963 | -7.7% | +755.4% |
| 1964 | -1.0% | -87.0% |
| 1965 | 8.7% | -969.4% |
| 1966 | -6.8% | -178.8% |
| 1967 | 3.2% | -147.1% |
| 1968 | -6.7% | -307.0% |
| 1969 | 9.7% | -246.0% |
| 1970 | -1.9% | -119.0% |
| 1971 | 11.1% | -697.6% |
| 1972 | -7.2% | -164.9% |
| 1973 | -4.2% | -42.0% |
| 1974 | 81.2% | -2047.4% |
| 1975 | 12.6% | -84.4% |
| 1976 | -26.5% | -309.7% |
| 1977 | -12.1% | -54.4% |
| 1978 | 6.1% | -150.5% |
| 1979 | -3.6% | -158.5% |
| 1980 | 5.7% | -260.1% |
| 1981 | -7.8% | -237.2% |
| 1982 | -6.7% | -14.9% |
| 1983 | -8.5% | +27.3% |
| 1984 | -0.0% | -99.6% |
| 1985 | 10.5% | -32974.5% |
| 1986 | -0.6% | -105.7% |
| 1987 | 15.6% | -2690.6% |
| 1988 | -15.8% | -201.3% |
| 1989 | -2.5% | -84.2% |
| 1990 | -15.1% | +507.7% |
| 1991 | 14.5% | -195.7% |
| 1992 | 27.2% | +88.1% |
| 1993 | 5.4% | -80.4% |
| 1994 | 11.2% | +108.8% |
| 1995 | 8.0% | -28.7% |
| 1996 | 7.7% | -3.6% |
| 1997 | 3.3% | -56.9% |
| 1998 | -6.4% | -293.6% |
| 1999 | 14.6% | -328.2% |
| 2000 | -10.2% | -169.6% |
| 2001 | 3.7% | -136.6% |
| 2002 | 6.0% | +62.1% |
| 2003 | -1.7% | -128.9% |
| 2004 | 3.2% | -282.6% |
| 2005 | -13.7% | -530.6% |
| 2006 | 14.2% | -203.7% |
| 2007 | 0.1% | -99.3% |
| 2008 | -2.4% | -2725.8% |
| 2009 | 2.5% | -205.0% |
| 2010 | 1.0% | -59.3% |
| 2011 | 2.8% | +169.8% |
| 2012 | 3.6% | +29.6% |
| 2013 | 4.1% | +11.8% |
| 2014 | 7.7% | +89.2% |
| 2015 | 3.3% | -57.6% |
| 2016 | -11.1% | -441.7% |
| 2017 | 12.7% | -214.0% |
| 2018 | 6.6% | -47.6% |
| 2019 | -0.5% | -107.5% |
| 2020 | 4.1% | -937.5% |
| 2021 | -9.1% | -318.6% |
| 2022 | 11.7% | -228.9% |
| 2023 | 6.9% | -41.2% |
| 2024 | 11.0% | +59.8% |
| 2025 | 11.5% | +5.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.5% | -7.7% | 9.7% | 9 |
| 1970s | 5.6% | -26.5% | 81.2% | 10 |
| 1980s | -1.0% | -15.8% | 15.6% | 10 |
| 1990s | 7.0% | -15.1% | 27.2% | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.2% | -13.7% | 14.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.0% | -11.1% | 12.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.0% | -9.1% | 11.7% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Guyana
- 12 Micronesia, Federated States of 12.7% compare
- 13 Brazil 11.7% compare
- 14 Burkina Faso 11.6% compare
- 16 Republic of Moldova 10.7% compare
- 17 Tunisia 10.3% compare
- 18 Oman 10.2% compare
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)
- Total reserves minus gold (current US$), annual growth rate 34.31 % change on previous year (2025)
- Total reserves minus gold (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.05 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Total reserves minus gold (current US$), per capita 1,622 current US$ per person (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current US$) 3.68 % change on previous year (2005)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current US$), per 0.2691 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2005)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current US$), per 291.77 current US$ per person (2005)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current LCU) 4.5 % change on previous year (2005)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current LCU), per 53.79 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2005)
Frequently asked questions
- What is agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added in Guyana?
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added in Guyana was 11.5% in 2025, according to Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks.
- What is the highest agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added recorded in Guyana?
- The highest recorded value was 81.2% in 1974.
- What is the lowest agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added recorded in Guyana?
- The lowest recorded value was -26.5% in 1976.
- How does Guyana rank for agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added?
- Guyana ranks 15th out of 197 countries with data for 2025.
- Is agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added rising or falling in Guyana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 254.8%. 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 Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (annual % growth). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Agriculture, forestry, and fishing corresponds to ISIC (Rev. 4) divisions 01-03 and includes the exploitation of vegetal and animal natural resources, comprising the activities of growing of crops, raising and breeding of animals, harvesting of timber and other plants, animals or animal products from a farm or their natural habitats.Value added is the contribution to the economy by a producer or an industry or an institutional sector, which is estimated by the total value of output produced and deducting the total value of intermediate consumption of goods and services used to produce that output. This indicator denotes the percentage change over each previous year of the constant price (base year 2015) series in United States dollars.