Gross domestic product (GDP), Current prices … capita currency in Guyana
Guyana: Gross domestic product (GDP), Current prices … capita currency was 0.0013 units per person in 2019. ◆ Volatile
Gross domestic product (GDP), Current prices, Domestic currency, per in Guyana, 1970–2019
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for gross domestic product (gdp), current prices, domestic currency, per in Guyana is 0.0013 units per person, measured in 2019. That is the highest value across all 50 years on record.
The figure is up 6.3% on the previous year and up 55.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross domestic product (gdp), current prices, domestic currency, per in Guyana peaked at 0.0013 units per person in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0 units per person, in 1970.
That places Guyana 30th out of 192 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Gross domestic product (GDP), Current prices … capita currency in Guyana, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0 units per person | — |
| 1971 | 0 units per person | +3.8% |
| 1972 | 0 units per person | +4.9% |
| 1973 | 0 units per person | +6.3% |
| 1974 | 0 units per person | +46.5% |
| 1975 | 0 units per person | +23.2% |
| 1976 | 0 units per person | -5.2% |
| 1977 | 0 units per person | -1.8% |
| 1978 | 0 units per person | +11.8% |
| 1979 | 0 units per person | +3.9% |
| 1980 | 0 units per person | +13.1% |
| 1981 | 0 units per person | +5.6% |
| 1982 | 0 units per person | -9.5% |
| 1983 | 0 units per person | +0.7% |
| 1984 | 0 units per person | +17.1% |
| 1985 | 0 units per person | +15.9% |
| 1986 | 0 units per person | +13.5% |
| 1987 | 0 units per person | +52.0% |
| 1988 | 0 units per person | +24.0% |
| 1989 | 0 units per person | +151.3% |
| 1990 | 0 units per person | +52.7% |
| 1991 | 0.0001 units per person | +149.4% |
| 1992 | 0.0001 units per person | +19.6% |
| 1993 | 0.0001 units per person | +26.0% |
| 1994 | 0.0002 units per person | +27.1% |
| 1995 | 0.0002 units per person | +16.7% |
| 1996 | 0.0002 units per person | +11.9% |
| 1997 | 0.0002 units per person | +7.5% |
| 1998 | 0.0002 units per person | +1.1% |
| 1999 | 0.0003 units per person | +14.4% |
| 2000 | 0.0003 units per person | +5.1% |
| 2001 | 0.0003 units per person | +11.4% |
| 2002 | 0.0003 units per person | +12.7% |
| 2003 | 0.0004 units per person | +13.0% |
| 2004 | 0.0005 units per person | +17.8% |
| 2005 | 0.0005 units per person | +14.7% |
| 2006 | 0.0006 units per person | +20.8% |
| 2007 | 0.0007 units per person | +16.3% |
| 2008 | 0.0008 units per person | +11.8% |
| 2009 | 0.0009 units per person | +5.2% |
| 2010 | 0.0009 units per person | +8.7% |
| 2011 | 0.001 units per person | +8.2% |
| 2012 | 0.0011 units per person | +10.2% |
| 2013 | 0.0011 units per person | +2.6% |
| 2014 | 0.0011 units per person | -1.0% |
| 2015 | 0.0012 units per person | +3.1% |
| 2016 | 0.0012 units per person | +4.1% |
| 2017 | 0.0013 units per person | +5.2% |
| 2018 | 0.0013 units per person | -1.5% |
| 2019 | 0.0013 units per person | +6.3% |
Guyana compared with similar countries
- Guyana's 0.0013 units per person is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.0001 units per person, 24.4× the median. (65 countries reporting)
- Guyana's 0.0013 units per person is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.0001 units per person, 25.9× the median. (34 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Gross domestic product (GDP), Current prices … capita currency 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1989 | +151.3% | 0 units per person | 0 units per person |
| 1991 | +149.4% | 0 units per person | 0.0001 units per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0 units per person | 0 units per person | 0 units per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0 units per person | 0 units per person | 0 units per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0002 units per person | 0 units per person | 0.0003 units per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0005 units per person | 0.0003 units per person | 0.0009 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0012 units per person | 0.0009 units per person | 0.0013 units per person | 10 |
Countries ranked near Guyana
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 gross domestic product (gdp), current prices, domestic currency, per in Guyana?
- Gross domestic product (gdp), current prices, domestic currency, per in Guyana was 0.0013 units per person in 2019, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest gross domestic product (gdp), current prices, domestic currency, per recorded in Guyana?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0013 units per person in 2019.
- What is the lowest gross domestic product (gdp), current prices, domestic currency, per recorded in Guyana?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 units per person in 1970.
- How does Guyana rank for gross domestic product (gdp), current prices, domestic currency, per?
- Guyana ranks 30th out of 192 countries with data for 2019.
- Is gross domestic product (gdp), current prices, domestic currency, per rising or falling in Guyana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 55.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Guyana data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Gross domestic product (GDP), Current prices, Domestic currency, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Gross domestic product (GDP), Current prices, Domestic currency divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Gross domestic product (GDP), Current prices, Domestic currency ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Gross domestic product (GDP), Current prices, Domestic currency International Monetary Fund
- 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
Gross domestic product (GDP), Current prices, Domestic currency divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.