Services, value added in Guyana
Guyana: Services, value added was 14.8% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Services, value added in Guyana, 1960–2025
Source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs). Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
In 2025, services, value added in Guyana stood at 14.8%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.7% on the previous year and down 66.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, services, value added in Guyana peaked at 46.0% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 14.5%, in 2024.
That places Guyana 203rd out of 204 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 66 years of available data.
Services, value added in Guyana, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 38.5% | — |
| 1961 | 38.4% | -0.3% |
| 1962 | 36.1% | -6.1% |
| 1963 | 36.5% | +1.3% |
| 1964 | 36.3% | -0.6% |
| 1965 | 36.7% | +1.1% |
| 1966 | 37.2% | +1.4% |
| 1967 | 36.8% | -1.1% |
| 1968 | 36.3% | -1.2% |
| 1969 | 35.0% | -3.6% |
| 1970 | 35.6% | +1.6% |
| 1971 | 36.5% | +2.7% |
| 1972 | 38.4% | +5.1% |
| 1973 | 43.2% | +12.4% |
| 1974 | 33.3% | -22.9% |
| 1975 | 31.9% | -4.1% |
| 1976 | 38.5% | +20.6% |
| 1977 | 39.5% | +2.7% |
| 1978 | 38.5% | -2.6% |
| 1979 | 38.8% | +0.9% |
| 1980 | 36.2% | -6.8% |
| 1981 | 39.9% | +10.3% |
| 1982 | 41.2% | +3.2% |
| 1983 | 43.3% | +5.1% |
| 1984 | 43.0% | -0.8% |
| 1985 | 40.7% | -5.3% |
| 1986 | 39.1% | -3.9% |
| 1987 | 34.5% | -11.8% |
| 1988 | 38.6% | +11.9% |
| 1989 | 26.9% | -30.3% |
| 1990 | 32.7% | +21.4% |
| 1991 | 25.6% | -21.8% |
| 1992 | 26.1% | +2.3% |
| 1993 | 23.5% | -9.9% |
| 1994 | 22.1% | -6.3% |
| 1995 | 21.9% | -0.8% |
| 1996 | 22.7% | +3.7% |
| 1997 | 25.9% | +14.3% |
| 1998 | 29.0% | +11.8% |
| 1999 | 30.1% | +3.7% |
| 2000 | 33.2% | +10.2% |
| 2001 | 34.3% | +3.5% |
| 2002 | 34.5% | +0.7% |
| 2003 | 35.4% | +2.5% |
| 2004 | 34.9% | -1.5% |
| 2005 | 37.9% | +8.8% |
| 2006 | 40.3% | +6.2% |
| 2007 | 40.6% | +0.8% |
| 2008 | 39.5% | -2.6% |
| 2009 | 41.0% | +3.7% |
| 2010 | 41.6% | +1.4% |
| 2011 | 42.8% | +3.0% |
| 2012 | 43.0% | +0.5% |
| 2013 | 43.0% | -0.1% |
| 2014 | 44.8% | +4.2% |
| 2015 | 44.1% | -1.5% |
| 2016 | 44.3% | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 44.3% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 46.0% | +3.7% |
| 2019 | 44.7% | -2.7% |
| 2020 | 38.9% | -13.0% |
| 2021 | 30.8% | -20.8% |
| 2022 | 19.3% | -37.5% |
| 2023 | 18.8% | -2.6% |
| 2024 | 14.5% | -22.9% |
| 2025 | 14.8% | +2.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 36.8% | 35.0% | 38.5% | 10 |
| 1970s | 37.4% | 31.9% | 43.2% | 10 |
| 1980s | 38.4% | 26.9% | 43.3% | 10 |
| 1990s | 25.9% | 21.9% | 32.7% | 10 |
| 2000s | 37.2% | 33.2% | 41.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 43.9% | 41.6% | 46.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 22.9% | 14.5% | 38.9% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Guyana
- 200 Niger 31.1% compare
- 201 Tanzania, United Republic of 28.8% compare
- 202 Libya 26.9% compare
- 204 Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of 0.0% 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)
- Net primary income (Net income from abroad) (current LCU), annual -36.38 % change on previous year (2025)
- Taxes less subsidies on products (current US$), annual growth rate 31.41 % change on previous year (2025)
- Taxes less subsidies on products (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.0302 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Taxes less subsidies on products (current US$), per capita 977.96 current US$ per person (2025)
- Taxes less subsidies on products (current LCU), annual growth rate 31.41 % change on previous year (2025)
- Taxes less subsidies on products (current LCU), per unit of GDP 6.29 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Taxes less subsidies on products (current LCU), per capita 203,905 current LCU per person (2025)
- Special drawing rights per domestic currency (End-of-period (EoP)) 0.0035 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is services, value added in Guyana?
- Services, value added in Guyana was 14.8% in 2025, according to Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs).
- What is the highest services, value added recorded in Guyana?
- The highest recorded value was 46.0% in 2018.
- What is the lowest services, value added recorded in Guyana?
- The lowest recorded value was 14.5% in 2024.
- How does Guyana rank for services, value added?
- Guyana ranks 203rd out of 204 countries with data for 2025.
- Is services, value added rising or falling in Guyana?
- Over the last ten years it is down 66.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Guyana data come from?
- The figures come from Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs), published as part of Services, value added (% of GDP). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Services industries correspond to ISIC (Rev. 4) divisions 45-99 and includes wholesale and retail trade, repair of motor vehicles, hotels and restaurants, transport, storage and communication, financial intermediation, real estate, renting and business activities, public administration and defence, compulsory social security, education, health and social work, other community, social and personal service activities, private households with employed persons, and extra-territorial organizations and bodies. 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.