GDP per capita growth in Guyana
Guyana: GDP per capita growth was 18.6% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
GDP per capita growth in Guyana, 1961–2025
Source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks. Measured in annual %.
Analysis
Guyana recorded 18.6% for gdp per capita growth in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 56.7% on the previous year and up 22,253.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gdp per capita growth in Guyana peaked at 62.1% in 2022 and was at its lowest, -14.2%, in 1963.
That places Guyana 2nd out of 213 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
GDP per capita growth in Guyana, year by year
| Year | annual % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 2.3% | — |
| 1962 | -1.1% | -147.6% |
| 1963 | -14.2% | +1206.4% |
| 1964 | 9.0% | -163.5% |
| 1965 | 8.2% | -8.6% |
| 1966 | 3.0% | -63.0% |
| 1967 | 2.2% | -28.9% |
| 1968 | -1.0% | -148.3% |
| 1969 | 4.8% | -561.0% |
| 1970 | 2.4% | -50.1% |
| 1971 | 1.7% | -30.4% |
| 1972 | -4.5% | -370.2% |
| 1973 | 0.1% | -101.4% |
| 1974 | 6.5% | +10267.2% |
| 1975 | 7.4% | +13.3% |
| 1976 | 0.6% | -91.8% |
| 1977 | -3.5% | -666.3% |
| 1978 | -2.6% | -25.8% |
| 1979 | -2.5% | -1.3% |
| 1980 | 1.2% | -146.1% |
| 1981 | 1.2% | +4.7% |
| 1982 | -13.2% | -1180.4% |
| 1983 | -6.7% | -49.4% |
| 1984 | -4.8% | -28.1% |
| 1985 | 2.7% | -157.2% |
| 1986 | -0.5% | -116.9% |
| 1987 | 1.4% | -406.6% |
| 1988 | -3.1% | -319.6% |
| 1989 | -4.3% | +37.8% |
| 1990 | -2.4% | -43.8% |
| 1991 | 6.3% | -361.7% |
| 1992 | 7.5% | +17.6% |
| 1993 | 7.7% | +3.7% |
| 1994 | 8.1% | +5.0% |
| 1995 | 4.7% | -42.4% |
| 1996 | 7.7% | +63.6% |
| 1997 | 5.9% | -22.4% |
| 1998 | -1.9% | -131.2% |
| 1999 | 2.8% | -253.3% |
| 2000 | -1.4% | -149.6% |
| 2001 | 2.3% | -265.2% |
| 2002 | 1.2% | -46.6% |
| 2003 | -0.6% | -145.1% |
| 2004 | 1.7% | -395.2% |
| 2005 | -1.8% | -206.2% |
| 2006 | 5.4% | -407.3% |
| 2007 | 7.5% | +38.7% |
| 2008 | 2.1% | -72.5% |
| 2009 | 4.0% | +92.2% |
| 2010 | 4.5% | +14.5% |
| 2011 | 5.6% | +24.3% |
| 2012 | 5.3% | -6.7% |
| 2013 | 3.1% | -40.3% |
| 2014 | 1.1% | -64.3% |
| 2015 | 0.1% | -92.6% |
| 2016 | 3.2% | +3689.5% |
| 2017 | 3.1% | -2.9% |
| 2018 | 1.4% | -54.5% |
| 2019 | 3.3% | +132.9% |
| 2020 | 43.5% | +1238.2% |
| 2021 | 18.9% | -56.6% |
| 2022 | 62.1% | +228.9% |
| 2023 | 33.0% | -46.8% |
| 2024 | 43.0% | +30.2% |
| 2025 | 18.6% | -56.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.5% | -14.2% | 9.0% | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.6% | -4.5% | 7.4% | 10 |
| 1980s | -2.6% | -13.2% | 2.7% | 10 |
| 1990s | 4.6% | -2.4% | 8.1% | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.0% | -1.8% | 7.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.1% | 0.1% | 5.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 36.5% | 18.6% | 62.1% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Guyana
- 1 Northern Mariana Islands 18.9% compare
- 3 Libya 12.2% compare
- 4 Saint Martin (French part) 11.3% compare
- 5 Ireland 10.5% 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)
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (current US$), annual growth 9.31 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.9698 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (current US$), per capita 31,436 current US$ per person (2025)
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (current LCU), annual growth 9.31 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (current LCU), per unit of GDP 202.21 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (current LCU), per capita 6.55 million current LCU per person (2025)
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (constant 2015 US$), annual 19.45 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (constant 2015 US$), per unit 1.16 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gdp per capita growth in Guyana?
- Gdp per capita growth in Guyana was 18.6% in 2025, according to Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks.
- What is the highest gdp per capita growth recorded in Guyana?
- The highest recorded value was 62.1% in 2022.
- What is the lowest gdp per capita growth recorded in Guyana?
- The lowest recorded value was -14.2% in 1963.
- How does Guyana rank for gdp per capita growth?
- Guyana ranks 2nd out of 213 countries with data for 2025.
- Is gdp per capita growth rising or falling in Guyana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 22,253.9%. 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 GDP per capita growth (annual %). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Gross domestic product is the total income earned through the production of goods and services in an economic territory during an accounting period. It can be measured in three different ways: using either the expenditure approach, the income approach, or the production approach. The core indicator has been divided by the general population to achieve a per capita estimate.This indicator denotes the percentage change over each previous year of the constant price (base year 2015) series in United States dollars.