Tax revenue vs. Electoral Democracy Index in Guyana
Guyana: Tax revenue vs. Electoral Democracy Index was 0.515 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
0.515
Change on year
up 4.9%
World rank
82nd
of 176 countries
All-time high
0.664
in 2018
All-time low
0.121
in 1900
Years of data
126
1900–2025
Tax revenue vs. Electoral Democracy Index in Guyana, 1900–2025
Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for tax revenue vs. electoral democracy index in Guyana is 0.515, measured in 2025.
That represents a change of up 4.9% on the previous year and down 20.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tax revenue vs. electoral democracy index in Guyana peaked at 0.664 in 2018 and was at its lowest, 0.121, in 1900.
Guyana ranks 82nd of 176 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 126 years of available data.
Tax revenue vs. Electoral Democracy Index in Guyana, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1900 | 0.121 | — |
| 1901 | 0.219 | +81.0% |
| 1902 | 0.219 | +0.0% |
| 1903 | 0.219 | +0.0% |
| 1904 | 0.219 | +0.0% |
| 1905 | 0.219 | +0.0% |
| 1906 | 0.218 | -0.5% |
| 1907 | 0.218 | +0.0% |
| 1908 | 0.218 | +0.0% |
| 1909 | 0.218 | +0.0% |
| 1910 | 0.221 | +1.4% |
| 1911 | 0.22 | -0.5% |
| 1912 | 0.22 | +0.0% |
| 1913 | 0.22 | +0.0% |
| 1914 | 0.22 | +0.0% |
| 1915 | 0.22 | +0.0% |
| 1916 | 0.222 | +0.9% |
| 1917 | 0.222 | +0.0% |
| 1918 | 0.222 | +0.0% |
| 1919 | 0.222 | +0.0% |
| 1920 | 0.222 | +0.0% |
| 1921 | 0.221 | -0.5% |
| 1922 | 0.22 | -0.5% |
| 1923 | 0.22 | +0.0% |
| 1924 | 0.22 | +0.0% |
| 1925 | 0.22 | +0.0% |
| 1926 | 0.219 | -0.5% |
| 1927 | 0.216 | -1.4% |
| 1928 | 0.215 | -0.5% |
| 1929 | 0.221 | +2.8% |
| 1930 | 0.222 | +0.5% |
| 1931 | 0.222 | +0.0% |
| 1932 | 0.222 | +0.0% |
| 1933 | 0.222 | +0.0% |
| 1934 | 0.222 | +0.0% |
| 1935 | 0.222 | +0.0% |
| 1936 | 0.224 | +0.9% |
| 1937 | 0.224 | +0.0% |
| 1938 | 0.225 | +0.4% |
| 1939 | 0.225 | +0.0% |
| 1940 | 0.225 | +0.0% |
| 1941 | 0.225 | +0.0% |
| 1942 | 0.225 | +0.0% |
| 1943 | 0.225 | +0.0% |
| 1944 | 0.225 | +0.0% |
| 1945 | 0.237 | +5.3% |
| 1946 | 0.237 | +0.0% |
| 1947 | 0.239 | +0.8% |
| 1948 | 0.238 | -0.4% |
| 1949 | 0.238 | +0.0% |
| 1950 | 0.239 | +0.4% |
| 1951 | 0.239 | +0.0% |
| 1952 | 0.276 | +15.5% |
| 1953 | 0.266 | -3.6% |
| 1954 | 0.2 | -24.8% |
| 1955 | 0.2 | +0.0% |
| 1956 | 0.2 | +0.0% |
| 1957 | 0.233 | +16.5% |
| 1958 | 0.301 | +29.2% |
| 1959 | 0.301 | +0.0% |
| 1960 | 0.299 | -0.7% |
| 1961 | 0.296 | -1.0% |
| 1962 | 0.289 | -2.4% |
| 1963 | 0.289 | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 0.288 | -0.3% |
| 1965 | 0.274 | -4.9% |
| 1966 | 0.286 | +4.4% |
| 1967 | 0.421 | +47.2% |
| 1968 | 0.407 | -3.3% |
| 1969 | 0.338 | -17.0% |
| 1970 | 0.321 | -5.0% |
| 1971 | 0.321 | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 0.315 | -1.9% |
| 1973 | 0.305 | -3.2% |
| 1974 | 0.294 | -3.6% |
| 1975 | 0.294 | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 0.292 | -0.7% |
| 1977 | 0.286 | -2.1% |
| 1978 | 0.282 | -1.4% |
| 1979 | 0.282 | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 0.269 | -4.6% |
| 1981 | 0.248 | -7.8% |
| 1982 | 0.248 | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 0.248 | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 0.249 | +0.4% |
| 1985 | 0.245 | -1.6% |
| 1986 | 0.284 | +15.9% |
| 1987 | 0.292 | +2.8% |
| 1988 | 0.297 | +1.7% |
| 1989 | 0.3 | +1.0% |
| 1990 | 0.314 | +4.7% |
| 1991 | 0.309 | -1.6% |
| 1992 | 0.358 | +15.9% |
| 1993 | 0.444 | +24.0% |
| 1994 | 0.444 | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 0.444 | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 0.444 | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 0.452 | +1.8% |
| 1998 | 0.523 | +15.7% |
| 1999 | 0.522 | -0.2% |
| 2000 | 0.519 | -0.6% |
| 2001 | 0.553 | +6.6% |
| 2002 | 0.572 | +3.4% |
| 2003 | 0.588 | +2.8% |
| 2004 | 0.588 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.588 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.583 | -0.9% |
| 2007 | 0.579 | -0.7% |
| 2008 | 0.576 | -0.5% |
| 2009 | 0.583 | +1.2% |
| 2010 | 0.583 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.582 | -0.2% |
| 2012 | 0.579 | -0.5% |
| 2013 | 0.608 | +5.0% |
| 2014 | 0.607 | -0.2% |
| 2015 | 0.65 | +7.1% |
| 2016 | 0.657 | +1.1% |
| 2017 | 0.66 | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 0.664 | +0.6% |
| 2019 | 0.64 | -3.6% |
| 2020 | 0.555 | -13.3% |
| 2021 | 0.498 | -10.3% |
| 2022 | 0.491 | -1.4% |
| 2023 | 0.484 | -1.4% |
| 2024 | 0.491 | +1.4% |
| 2025 | 0.515 | +4.9% |
Guyana compared with similar countries
- Guyana's 0.515 is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.786, 66% of the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Guyana's 0.515 is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.667, 77% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Tax revenue vs. Electoral Democracy Index 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1901 | +81.0% | 0.121 | 0.219 |
| 1967 | +47.2% | 0.286 | 0.421 |
| 1958 | +29.2% | 0.233 | 0.301 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 0.2088 | 0.121 | 0.219 | 10 |
| 1910s | 0.2209 | 0.22 | 0.222 | 10 |
| 1920s | 0.2194 | 0.215 | 0.222 | 10 |
| 1930s | 0.223 | 0.222 | 0.225 | 10 |
| 1940s | 0.2314 | 0.225 | 0.239 | 10 |
| 1950s | 0.2455 | 0.2 | 0.301 | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.3187 | 0.274 | 0.421 | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.2992 | 0.282 | 0.321 | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.268 | 0.245 | 0.3 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.4254 | 0.309 | 0.523 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.5729 | 0.519 | 0.588 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.623 | 0.579 | 0.664 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.5057 | 0.484 | 0.555 | 6 |
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 tax revenue vs. electoral democracy index in Guyana?
- Tax revenue vs. electoral democracy index in Guyana was 0.515 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest tax revenue vs. electoral democracy index recorded in Guyana?
- The highest recorded value was 0.664 in 2018.
- What is the lowest tax revenue vs. electoral democracy index recorded in Guyana?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.121 in 1900.
- How does Guyana rank for tax revenue vs. electoral democracy index?
- Guyana ranks 82nd out of 176 countries with data for 2025.
- Is tax revenue vs. electoral democracy index rising or falling in Guyana?
- Over the last ten years it is down 20.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Guyana data come from?
- The figures come from V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Tax revenue vs. Electoral Democracy Index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Central estimate of the extent to which political leaders are elected under comprehensive suffrage in free and fair elections, and freedoms of association and expression are guaranteed.