External debt stocks, total (DOD, current US$), per square kilometre in Guyana
Guyana: External debt stocks, total (DOD, current US$), per square kilometre was 13,984 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
External debt stocks, total (DOD, current US$), per square kilometre in Guyana, 1970–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in DOD, current US$ per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for external debt stocks, total (dod, current us$), per square kilometre in Guyana is 13,984 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 54 years on record.
That represents a change of up 42.6% on the previous year and up 19.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, external debt stocks, total (dod, current us$), per square kilometre in Guyana peaked at 13,984 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre in 2023 and was at its lowest, 421.29 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre, in 1970.
Guyana ranks 104th of 120 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 54 years of available data.
External debt stocks, total (DOD, current US$), per square kilometre in Guyana, year by year
| Year | DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 421.29 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | — |
| 1971 | 796.57 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | +89.1% |
| 1972 | 805.44 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 1973 | 907.48 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | +12.7% |
| 1974 | 1,124 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | +23.8% |
| 1975 | 1,670 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | +48.6% |
| 1976 | 2,167 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | +29.8% |
| 1977 | 2,675 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | +23.4% |
| 1978 | 3,104 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | +16.1% |
| 1979 | 3,489 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | +12.4% |
| 1980 | 4,281 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | +22.7% |
| 1981 | 4,658 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | +8.8% |
| 1982 | 5,112 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | +9.7% |
| 1983 | 6,371 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | +24.6% |
| 1984 | 6,674 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | +4.8% |
| 1985 | 7,753 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | +16.2% |
| 1986 | 8,452 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | +9.0% |
| 1987 | 8,970 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | +6.1% |
| 1988 | 9,622 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | +7.3% |
| 1989 | 8,434 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | -12.3% |
| 1990 | 9,973 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | +18.2% |
| 1991 | 10,046 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 1992 | 9,721 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | -3.2% |
| 1993 | 9,996 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | +2.8% |
| 1994 | 10,424 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | +4.3% |
| 1995 | 10,762 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | +3.2% |
| 1996 | 8,165 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | -24.1% |
| 1997 | 8,080 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | -1.0% |
| 1998 | 7,523 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | -6.9% |
| 1999 | 7,282 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | -3.2% |
| 2000 | 6,982 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | -4.1% |
| 2001 | 6,744 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | -3.4% |
| 2002 | 7,062 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | +4.7% |
| 2003 | 7,387 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | +4.6% |
| 2004 | 6,952 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | -5.9% |
| 2005 | 6,293 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | -9.5% |
| 2006 | 5,909 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | -6.1% |
| 2007 | 4,311 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | -27.0% |
| 2008 | 5,032 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | +16.7% |
| 2009 | 7,254 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | +44.2% |
| 2010 | 7,155 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | -1.4% |
| 2011 | 10,194 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | +42.5% |
| 2012 | 10,029 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | -1.6% |
| 2013 | 11,694 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | +16.6% |
| 2014 | 11,897 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 2015 | 8,316 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | -30.1% |
| 2016 | 8,351 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 8,037 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | -3.8% |
| 2018 | 8,164 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 2019 | 7,775 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | -4.8% |
| 2020 | 7,136 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | -8.2% |
| 2021 | 8,950 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | +25.4% |
| 2022 | 9,804 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | +9.5% |
| 2023 | 13,984 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | +42.6% |
Guyana compared with similar countries
- Guyana's 13,984 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 152,224 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre, 9% of the median. (22 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where External debt stocks, total (DOD, current US$), per square kilometre in Guyana changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1971 | +89.1% | 421.29 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | 796.57 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1,716 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | 421.29 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | 3,489 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 7,033 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | 4,281 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | 9,622 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 9,197 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | 7,282 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | 10,762 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 6,393 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | 4,311 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | 7,387 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 9,161 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | 7,155 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | 11,897 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 9,969 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | 7,136 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | 13,984 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Guyana
- 101 Solomon Islands 18,857 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre compare
- 102 Myanmar 18,631 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre compare
- 103 Bolivia 15,057 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre compare
- 105 Yemen 13,794 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre compare
- 106 Sudan 12,088 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre compare
- 107 Madagascar 11,051 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre 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$), per square kilometre in Guyana?
- External debt stocks, total (dod, current us$), per square kilometre in Guyana was 13,984 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest external debt stocks, total (dod, current us$), per square kilometre recorded in Guyana?
- The highest recorded value was 13,984 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre in 2023.
- What is the lowest external debt stocks, total (dod, current us$), per square kilometre recorded in Guyana?
- The lowest recorded value was 421.29 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre in 1970.
- How does Guyana rank for external debt stocks, total (dod, current us$), per square kilometre?
- Guyana ranks 104th out of 120 countries with data for 2023.
- Is external debt stocks, total (dod, current us$), per square kilometre rising or falling in Guyana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 19.6%. 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$), per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
External debt stocks, total (DOD, current US$) divided by Land area (sq. km), 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$) ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- External debt stocks, total International Debt Statistics, World Bank (WB)
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
External debt stocks, total (DOD, current US$) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.