Guyana vs Suriname
Guyana vs Suriname: Government debt
Government debt in 2025: 28.9% of GDP in Guyana and 96.9% of GDP in Suriname, by IMF estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in Suriname, by 68 percentage points, or 3.35 times that in Guyana.
% of GDP · IMF
What the numbers say
- Suriname has been higher since 2016, when it overtook Guyana.
- In 2025, Guyana ranked 130 and Suriname ranked 18 of 149 countries, counting from the highest.
- The IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026) puts Guyana at 28.3% of GDP and Suriname at 27.8% of GDP in 2031.
Every year
% of GDP · IMF
| Year | Guyana | Suriname |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 28.9 | 96.9 |
| 2024 | 24.3 | 84 |
| 2023 | 26.7 | 92.3 |
| 2022 | 24.8 | 111.7 |
| 2021 | 38.9 | 118.3 |
| 2020 | 47.4 | 151.5 |
| 2019 | 34.2 | 84 |
| 2018 | 37.5 | 68.6 |
| 2017 | 35.2 | 73 |
| 2016 | 35.7 | 75.4 |
| 2015 | 42.2 | 41.2 |
| 2014 | 38.7 | 25.2 |
| 2013 | 41.4 | 27.9 |
| 2012 | 44.7 | 20.1 |
| 2011 | 51.7 | 18.7 |
| 2010 | 53.1 | 17.3 |
| 2009 | 52.3 | 14.7 |
| 2008 | 48.3 | 14.8 |
| 2007 | 47.7 | 16.4 |
| 2006 | 74.5 | 22.5 |
| 2005 | 90.7 | 27.1 |
| 2004 | 91.8 | 29.4 |
| 2003 | 95.6 | 31.5 |
| 2002 | 105.1 | 37.4 |
| 2001 | 104.6 | 37.2 |
| 2000 | 97.2 | 48.4 |
| 1999 | 97.1 | 32.3 |
| 1998 | 108 | 21.6 |
| 1997 | 101.3 | 16.8 |
| 1996 | – | 11.8 |
| 1995 | – | 16.3 |
| 1994 | – | 30.5 |
| 1993 | – | 51.1 |
| 1992 | – | 64.4 |
| 1991 | – | 75.7 |
| 1990 | – | 72.9 |
IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026) · 2026–2031
| Year | Guyana | Suriname |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 25.3 | 85.1 |
| 2027 | 26 | 72.1 |
| 2028 | 27.1 | 52.1 |
| 2029 | 27.9 | 35.4 |
| 2030 | 28.5 | 29.5 |
| 2031 | 28.3 | 27.8 |
Each country on its own
Good to know
- What the government owes, as a share of the economy’s yearly output.
- Source: IMF, World Economic Outlook, October 2026.
- The dashed line is the IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026), a scenario rather than a forecast.
- Ranks count the 149 countries with a value in 2025, highest first.
How the layers work, where their data comes from and what they can’t tell you: Countries through time
Guyana vs Suriname
Health
- Life expectancyGuyana: 70.2 years in 2023Suriname: 73.6 years in 2023
- Child mortalityGuyana: 2.5 per 100 live births in 2024Suriname: 1.6 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityGuyana: 21.3 per 1,000 live births in 2023Suriname: 14.1 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- DepressionGuyana: 4.14% in 2017Suriname: 3.97% in 2017
- Suicide rateGuyana: 26.1 per 100,000 people in 2017Suriname: 24.8 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationGuyana: 826,400 people in 2023Suriname: 628,900 people in 2023
- Population growthGuyana: 0.55% a year in 2023Suriname: 0.91% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateGuyana: 2.41 births per woman in 2023Suriname: 2.25 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationGuyana: 26.5% in 2025Suriname: 65.8% in 2025
- Median ageGuyana: 25.6 years in 2023Suriname: 28.1 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overGuyana: 6.5% in 2023Suriname: 7.6% in 2023
- Net migration rateGuyana: -7.5 per 1,000 people in 2023Suriname: -1.6 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
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Military
- Armed forces personnelGuyana: 3,000 people in 2020Suriname: 2,000 people in 2020
- National powerGuyana: 0.01% of world capability in 2022Suriname: 0.01% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersGuyana: 1.04% of the labour force in 2020Suriname: 0.85% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsGuyana: 5 million TIV in 2025Suriname: 12 million TIV in 2024