Industry (including construction), value added (% of GDP) in Guyana
Guyana: Industry (including construction), value added (% of GDP) was 75.1% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Industry (including construction), value added in Guyana, 1960–2025
Source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs). Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
Guyana recorded 75.1% for industry (including construction), value added in 2025.
That represents a change of down 1.2% on the previous year and up 203.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, industry (including construction), value added in Guyana peaked at 76.0% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 16.5%, in 1992.
That places Guyana 1st out of 209 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 66 years of available data.
Industry (including construction), value added (% of GDP) in Guyana, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 27.9% | — |
| 1961 | 28.1% | +0.9% |
| 1962 | 31.8% | +13.1% |
| 1963 | 29.6% | -6.8% |
| 1964 | 31.6% | +6.7% |
| 1965 | 31.4% | -0.7% |
| 1966 | 31.7% | +0.9% |
| 1967 | 32.5% | +2.6% |
| 1968 | 34.5% | +6.0% |
| 1969 | 34.9% | +1.2% |
| 1970 | 35.3% | +1.3% |
| 1971 | 33.8% | -4.4% |
| 1972 | 32.8% | -3.1% |
| 1973 | 29.7% | -9.2% |
| 1974 | 30.1% | +1.3% |
| 1975 | 31.7% | +5.3% |
| 1976 | 32.1% | +1.2% |
| 1977 | 32.4% | +0.8% |
| 1978 | 30.8% | -4.7% |
| 1979 | 30.2% | -2.1% |
| 1980 | 31.7% | +5.0% |
| 1981 | 25.8% | -18.6% |
| 1982 | 25.0% | -3.0% |
| 1983 | 18.6% | -25.7% |
| 1984 | 20.6% | +10.6% |
| 1985 | 20.7% | +0.5% |
| 1986 | 22.9% | +11.0% |
| 1987 | 26.0% | +13.4% |
| 1988 | 25.8% | -1.0% |
| 1989 | 25.9% | +0.4% |
| 1990 | 17.4% | -32.7% |
| 1991 | 20.2% | +16.2% |
| 1992 | 16.5% | -18.3% |
| 1993 | 23.6% | +42.7% |
| 1994 | 24.0% | +2.0% |
| 1995 | 21.0% | -12.5% |
| 1996 | 22.6% | +7.6% |
| 1997 | 21.8% | -3.4% |
| 1998 | 20.9% | -4.5% |
| 1999 | 19.9% | -4.7% |
| 2000 | 20.0% | +0.5% |
| 2001 | 20.1% | +0.4% |
| 2002 | 19.6% | -2.2% |
| 2003 | 18.0% | -8.1% |
| 2004 | 17.1% | -5.2% |
| 2005 | 16.7% | -2.6% |
| 2006 | 22.1% | +32.4% |
| 2007 | 23.7% | +7.2% |
| 2008 | 24.7% | +4.6% |
| 2009 | 24.6% | -0.7% |
| 2010 | 24.9% | +1.4% |
| 2011 | 26.5% | +6.2% |
| 2012 | 26.6% | +0.5% |
| 2013 | 25.6% | -3.6% |
| 2014 | 24.4% | -4.8% |
| 2015 | 24.7% | +1.3% |
| 2016 | 29.4% | +18.9% |
| 2017 | 26.2% | -10.8% |
| 2018 | 26.3% | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 28.7% | +9.3% |
| 2020 | 38.8% | +35.2% |
| 2021 | 50.4% | +29.9% |
| 2022 | 67.8% | +34.6% |
| 2023 | 69.3% | +2.2% |
| 2024 | 76.0% | +9.7% |
| 2025 | 75.1% | -1.2% |
Guyana compared with similar countries
- Guyana's 75.1% is above the median for high income countries, which is 20.8%, 3.6× the median. (77 countries reporting)
- Guyana's 75.1% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 21.8%, 3.5× the median. (39 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 31.4% | 27.9% | 34.9% | 10 |
| 1970s | 31.9% | 29.7% | 35.3% | 10 |
| 1980s | 24.3% | 18.6% | 31.7% | 10 |
| 1990s | 20.8% | 16.5% | 24.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 20.7% | 16.7% | 24.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 26.3% | 24.4% | 29.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 62.9% | 38.8% | 76.0% | 6 |
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 industry (including construction), value added in Guyana?
- Industry (including construction), value added in Guyana was 75.1% in 2025, according to Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs).
- What is the highest industry (including construction), value added recorded in Guyana?
- The highest recorded value was 76.0% in 2024.
- What is the lowest industry (including construction), value added recorded in Guyana?
- The lowest recorded value was 16.5% in 1992.
- How does Guyana rank for industry (including construction), value added?
- Guyana ranks 1st out of 209 countries with data for 2025.
- Is industry (including construction), value added rising or falling in Guyana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 203.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Guyana data come from?
- The figures come from Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs), published as part of Industry (including construction), value added (% of GDP). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Industry (including construction) corresponds to ISIC (Rev.4) divisions 05-43. It is comprised of mining, manufacturing, construction, electricity, water, and gas industries. Value added is the contribution to the economy by a producer or an industry or an institutional sector, which is estimated by the total value of output produced and deducting the total value of intermediate consumption of goods and services used to produce that output. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) which is the total income earned through the production of goods and services in an economic territory during an accounting period.