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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

0.20.40.6190019622025

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%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

  1. 79 Maldives 0.556 compare
  2. 80 Republic of Moldova 0.553 compare
  3. 81 Mongolia 0.535 compare
  4. 83 Honduras 0.511 compare
  5. 84 Fiji 0.507 compare
  6. 85 Nigeria 0.505 compare

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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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Tax revenue vs. Electoral Democracy Index
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V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
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Coverage
176 places, 29,649 data points, 1789–2025
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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.