Guyana Guyana

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Guyana, is a country located at South America, it has an area of 214,970 Km2.

Guyana, with a population of 804,567 people, it is one of the least populous country in the world and it has a low population density, 4 people per km2.

It's capital is Georgetown and its currency is Guyanese dollars

Guyana is holding the 136 position by nominal GDP. Its national debt in 2021 was 2,797 millions of euros (3,311 millions of dollars), ( 43.21% debt-to-GDP ratio) and its public debt per capita is €3,477 euros per inhabitant$4,115 dollars per inhabitant.

In terms of the human development index (HDI) of Guyana, which is the index used by the United Nations to measure the progress of a country, was 0.714 points in 2021, leaving it in 108th place in the table of 191 countries published.

If the reason to visit Guyana are business, you must know it's in the 134th of the Doing Business ranking , which provides objective measures of business regulations for local firms.

In the tables at the bottom of the page, you can see more information about the economy and demography of Guyana, if you want to see information about other countries click here

Georgetown: Monthly Temp.
Georgetown: Monthly Rainfall
Guyana Economy
Gouvernement
Annual GDP [+]2022€13,978M
Annual GDP [+]2022$14,718M
GDP per capita [+]2022€17,373
GDP per capita [+]2022$18,294
Debt (M.€.) [+]20212,797
Debt ($M) [+]20213,311
Debt (%GDP) [+]202143.21%
Debt Per Capita [+]2021€3,477
Debt Per Capita [+]2021$4,115
Deficit (M.€) [+]2021-471
Deficit ($M) [+]2021-558
Deficit (%GDP) [+]2021-7.28%
Expenditure (M.€) [+]20211,683.8
Expenditure ($M) [+]20211,992.8
Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]2018180.4
Education Expenditure ($M) [+]2018213.1
Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]201816.00%
Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]2017124.5
Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]2017140.6
Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]20178.54%
Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]202279.7
Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]202283.9
Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]20223.78%
Expenditure (%GDP) [+]202126.01%
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2021€2,093
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2021$2,477
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2018€231
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2018$272
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2017€122
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2017$138
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2022€99
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2022$104
Corruption Index [+]202240
Competitiveness Ranking [+]2016121º
Fragile States Index [+]201870.4
RTI Raking [+]2022105º
Innovation Ranking [+]201586º
Labour
Unemployment rate [+]2021Q314.5%
Unemployed [+]2021Q342K
NMW [+]2022$288.5
Human Capital Ranking [+]201788º
Business
Doing Business [+]2020134º
Annual Vehicles/ 1,000 p. [+]December 20198.61
Taxes
Tax Revenue (%GDP) [+]202116.8%
Trade
Annual arrivals [+]2019314,727
Exports [+]2021€3,631.7M
Exports [+]2021$4,295.2M
Exports % GDP [+]202156.10%
Imports [+]2021€2,239.3M
Imports [+]2021$2,648.4M
Imports % GDP [+]202134.59%
Trade balance [+]2021€1,392.4M
Trade balance [+]2021$1,646.8M
Trade balance % GDP [+]202121.51%
Socio-Demography
Density [+]20214
Global Peace Ranking [+]2023106º
Remittance received ($M) [+]2017275.3
% Immigrant [+]20203.91%
% Emigrant [+]202054.99%
Birth Rate [+]202120.30‰
Remittance sent ($M) [+]201715.5
Crude death rate [+]20219.99‰
Fertility Rate [+]20212.40
Population [+]2021804,567
Immigrant stock [+]202031,169
Emigrant stock [+]2020438,413
HDI [+]20210.714
Gender Gap Ranking [+]202235º
Life expectancy [+]202165.67
Suicides [+]2015222
Suicide rate [+]201528.99
Number of homicides [+]2021131
Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]202116.28
Energy and Environment
CO2 Tons per capita [+]20213.65
Annual crude oil production [+]2022290
Consumption GWh [+]2021981
Generation GWh [+]20211,231
Others
COVID-19 - Deaths [+]03/05/20241,300
COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]03/05/202473,805
Fully vaccinated [+]02/17/2023381,984
COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]03/05/20241,615.78
Doses administered [+]02/17/2023960,133