External debt stocks, total (DOD, current US$), per capita in Guyana
Guyana: External debt stocks, total (DOD, current US$), per capita was 4,430 DOD, current US$ per person in 2024. ▲ Rising
External debt stocks, total (DOD, current US$), per capita in Guyana, 1970–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in DOD, current US$ per person.
Analysis
Guyana recorded 4,430 DOD, current US$ per person for external debt stocks, total (dod, current us$), per capita in 2024. That is the highest value across all 55 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 24.0% on the previous year and up 42.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, external debt stocks, total (dod, current us$), per capita in Guyana peaked at 4,430 DOD, current US$ per person in 2024 and was at its lowest, 117.93 DOD, current US$ per person, in 1970.
Guyana ranks 25th of 122 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 55 years of available data.
External debt stocks, total (DOD, current US$), per capita in Guyana, year by year
| Year | DOD, current US$ per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 117.93 DOD, current US$ per person | — |
| 1971 | 219.87 DOD, current US$ per person | +86.4% |
| 1972 | 219.56 DOD, current US$ per person | -0.1% |
| 1973 | 244.49 DOD, current US$ per person | +11.4% |
| 1974 | 299.46 DOD, current US$ per person | +22.5% |
| 1975 | 440.91 DOD, current US$ per person | +47.2% |
| 1976 | 567.17 DOD, current US$ per person | +28.6% |
| 1977 | 694.01 DOD, current US$ per person | +22.4% |
| 1978 | 799.26 DOD, current US$ per person | +15.2% |
| 1979 | 891.92 DOD, current US$ per person | +11.6% |
| 1980 | 1,088 DOD, current US$ per person | +22.0% |
| 1981 | 1,181 DOD, current US$ per person | +8.5% |
| 1982 | 1,296 DOD, current US$ per person | +9.7% |
| 1983 | 1,616 DOD, current US$ per person | +24.8% |
| 1984 | 1,697 DOD, current US$ per person | +5.0% |
| 1985 | 1,978 DOD, current US$ per person | +16.6% |
| 1986 | 2,166 DOD, current US$ per person | +9.5% |
| 1987 | 2,311 DOD, current US$ per person | +6.7% |
| 1988 | 2,493 DOD, current US$ per person | +7.9% |
| 1989 | 2,199 DOD, current US$ per person | -11.8% |
| 1990 | 2,618 DOD, current US$ per person | +19.0% |
| 1991 | 2,644 DOD, current US$ per person | +1.0% |
| 1992 | 2,552 DOD, current US$ per person | -3.5% |
| 1993 | 2,613 DOD, current US$ per person | +2.4% |
| 1994 | 2,715 DOD, current US$ per person | +3.9% |
| 1995 | 2,793 DOD, current US$ per person | +2.9% |
| 1996 | 2,113 DOD, current US$ per person | -24.3% |
| 1997 | 2,087 DOD, current US$ per person | -1.3% |
| 1998 | 1,939 DOD, current US$ per person | -7.1% |
| 1999 | 1,875 DOD, current US$ per person | -3.3% |
| 2000 | 1,797 DOD, current US$ per person | -4.2% |
| 2001 | 1,737 DOD, current US$ per person | -3.4% |
| 2002 | 1,820 DOD, current US$ per person | +4.8% |
| 2003 | 1,906 DOD, current US$ per person | +4.7% |
| 2004 | 1,795 DOD, current US$ per person | -5.8% |
| 2005 | 1,628 DOD, current US$ per person | -9.3% |
| 2006 | 1,533 DOD, current US$ per person | -5.9% |
| 2007 | 1,121 DOD, current US$ per person | -26.8% |
| 2008 | 1,313 DOD, current US$ per person | +17.1% |
| 2009 | 1,899 DOD, current US$ per person | +44.6% |
| 2010 | 1,880 DOD, current US$ per person | -1.0% |
| 2011 | 2,689 DOD, current US$ per person | +43.1% |
| 2012 | 2,645 DOD, current US$ per person | -1.6% |
| 2013 | 3,069 DOD, current US$ per person | +16.0% |
| 2014 | 3,105 DOD, current US$ per person | +1.2% |
| 2015 | 2,157 DOD, current US$ per person | -30.5% |
| 2016 | 2,153 DOD, current US$ per person | -0.2% |
| 2017 | 2,059 DOD, current US$ per person | -4.4% |
| 2018 | 2,030 DOD, current US$ per person | -1.4% |
| 2019 | 1,895 DOD, current US$ per person | -6.7% |
| 2020 | 1,866 DOD, current US$ per person | -1.5% |
| 2021 | 2,317 DOD, current US$ per person | +24.2% |
| 2022 | 2,519 DOD, current US$ per person | +8.7% |
| 2023 | 3,573 DOD, current US$ per person | +41.8% |
| 2024 | 4,430 DOD, current US$ per person | +24.0% |
Guyana compared with similar countries
- Guyana's 4,430 DOD, current US$ per person is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 4,131 DOD, current US$ per person, 1.1× the median. (22 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where External debt stocks, total (DOD, current US$), per capita in Guyana changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1971 | +86.4% | 117.93 DOD, current US$ per person | 219.87 DOD, current US$ per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 449.46 DOD, current US$ per person | 117.93 DOD, current US$ per person | 891.92 DOD, current US$ per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 1,803 DOD, current US$ per person | 1,088 DOD, current US$ per person | 2,493 DOD, current US$ per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 2,395 DOD, current US$ per person | 1,875 DOD, current US$ per person | 2,793 DOD, current US$ per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 1,655 DOD, current US$ per person | 1,121 DOD, current US$ per person | 1,906 DOD, current US$ per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 2,368 DOD, current US$ per person | 1,880 DOD, current US$ per person | 3,105 DOD, current US$ per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 2,941 DOD, current US$ per person | 1,866 DOD, current US$ per person | 4,430 DOD, current US$ per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Guyana
- 22 Mexico 4,518 DOD, current US$ per person compare
- 23 Albania 4,507 DOD, current US$ per person compare
- 24 Cape Verde 4,495 DOD, current US$ per person compare
- 26 Bosnia and Herzegovina 4,389 DOD, current US$ per person compare
- 27 Moldova 4,367 DOD, current US$ per person compare
- 28 Paraguay 4,324 DOD, current US$ per person 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)
- 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)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0092 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is external debt stocks, total (dod, current us$), per capita in Guyana?
- External debt stocks, total (dod, current us$), per capita in Guyana was 4,430 DOD, current US$ per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest external debt stocks, total (dod, current us$), per capita recorded in Guyana?
- The highest recorded value was 4,430 DOD, current US$ per person in 2024.
- What is the lowest external debt stocks, total (dod, current us$), per capita recorded in Guyana?
- The lowest recorded value was 117.93 DOD, current US$ per person in 1970.
- How does Guyana rank for external debt stocks, total (dod, current us$), per capita?
- Guyana ranks 25th out of 122 countries with data for 2024.
- Is external debt stocks, total (dod, current us$), per capita rising or falling in Guyana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 42.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Guyana data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of External debt stocks, total (DOD, current US$), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
External debt stocks, total (DOD, current US$) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
External debt stocks, total (DOD, current US$) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- External debt stocks, total International Debt Statistics, World Bank (WB)
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
External debt stocks, total (DOD, current US$) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.