Guyana

GDP growth in Guyana

GDP growth in Guyana: -2.1% a year in 1980 and 19.3% a year in 2025, by IMF estimates.

Latest, 2025
19.3% a year
Since 1980
+21.4 percentage points
Rank, 2025
2 of 143
counting from the highest
Projected, 2031
1.5% a year
IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026)

% a year · IMF

GDP growth in GuyanaGDP growth in Guyana: -2.1% a year in 1980 and 19.3% a year in 2025, by IMF estimates. The IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026) puts it at 1.5% a year in 2031.
Estimates, IMFIMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026)

What the numbers say

  • The IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026) puts it at 1.5% a year in 2031.
  • The highest was 63.3% a year in 2022, the lowest -11.5% a year in 1983.

Every year

% a year · IMF

YearGuyana
202519.3
202443.8
202333.8
202263.3
202120.1
202043.5
20195.4
20184.4
20173.7
20163.8
20150.7
20141.7
20133.7
20125
20115.4
20104.4
20093.3
20082
20077
20065.1
2005-1.9
20041.6
2003-0.7
20021.1
20012.3
2000-1.3
19993
1998-1.7
19976.2
19968
19955.1
19948.5
19938.2
19927.8
19916
1990-3
1989-4.9
1988-6
1987-0.1
1986-0.2
19850.4
19842.1
1983-11.5
1982-8.9
19810.6
1980-2.1
IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026) · 2026–2031
YearGuyana
202622.3
202716.8
20289.2
20294.3
20302.4
20311.5

Good to know

  • How much the economy grew or shrank in a year, after inflation.
  • 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 143 countries with a value in 2025, highest first.

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