Agriculture value added share of GDP (%) in Guyana
Guyana: Agriculture value added share of GDP (%) was 9.7% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Agriculture value added share of GDP in Guyana, 2004–2023
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in %.
Analysis
Guyana recorded 9.7% for agriculture value added share of gdp in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 20 years on record.
That represents a change of down 3.2% on the previous year and down 62.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, agriculture value added share of gdp in Guyana peaked at 36.3% in 2004 and was at its lowest, 9.7%, in 2023.
Guyana ranks 79th of 205 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 20 years of available data.
Agriculture value added share of GDP (%) in Guyana, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 36.3% | — |
| 2005 | 34.6% | -4.5% |
| 2006 | 34.0% | -1.8% |
| 2007 | 30.4% | -10.6% |
| 2008 | 31.7% | +4.4% |
| 2009 | 29.4% | -7.3% |
| 2010 | 28.5% | -3.0% |
| 2011 | 25.7% | -10.0% |
| 2012 | 25.4% | -0.9% |
| 2013 | 25.6% | +0.8% |
| 2014 | 24.6% | -4.1% |
| 2015 | 25.4% | +3.5% |
| 2016 | 20.4% | -19.9% |
| 2017 | 22.8% | +11.6% |
| 2018 | 19.5% | -14.1% |
| 2019 | 17.6% | -9.9% |
| 2020 | 16.8% | -4.3% |
| 2021 | 13.5% | -19.9% |
| 2022 | 10.0% | -25.6% |
| 2023 | 9.7% | -3.2% |
Guyana compared with similar countries
- Guyana's 9.7% is above the median for high income countries, which is 1.8%, 5.3× the median. (62 countries reporting)
- Guyana's 9.7% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 5.8%, 1.7× the median. (32 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 32.7% | 29.4% | 36.3% | 6 |
| 2010s | 23.6% | 17.6% | 28.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 12.5% | 9.7% | 16.8% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Guyana
More economy & growth data for Guyana
- Real gdp growth, annual growth rate -55.89 % change on previous year (2025)
- 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)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, annual growth rate 46.26 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per capita 2.73 units per person (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, annual growth rate 39.28 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per capita 1.99 units per person (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, annual growth rate 5.01 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is agriculture value added share of gdp in Guyana?
- Agriculture value added share of gdp in Guyana was 9.7% in 2023, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest agriculture value added share of gdp recorded in Guyana?
- The highest recorded value was 36.3% in 2004.
- What is the lowest agriculture value added share of gdp recorded in Guyana?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.7% in 2023.
- How does Guyana rank for agriculture value added share of gdp?
- Guyana ranks 79th out of 205 countries with data for 2023.
- Is agriculture value added share of gdp rising or falling in Guyana?
- Over the last ten years it is down 62.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Guyana data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Agriculture value added share of GDP (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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