Guyana

Government debt in Guyana

Government debt in Guyana: 101.3% of GDP in 1997 and 28.9% of GDP in 2025, by IMF estimates.

Latest, 2025
28.9% of GDP
Since 1997
−72.4 percentage points
Rank, 2025
130 of 149
counting from the highest
Projected, 2031
28.3% of GDP
IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026)
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% of GDP · IMF

Government debt in GuyanaGovernment debt in Guyana: 101.3% of GDP in 1997 and 28.9% of GDP in 2025, by IMF estimates. The IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026) puts it at 28.3% of GDP 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 28.3% of GDP in 2031.
  • The highest was 108% of GDP in 1998, the lowest 24.3% of GDP in 2024.

Every year

% of GDP · IMF

YearGuyana
202528.9
202424.3
202326.7
202224.8
202138.9
202047.4
201934.2
201837.5
201735.2
201635.7
201542.2
201438.7
201341.4
201244.7
201151.7
201053.1
200952.3
200848.3
200747.7
200674.5
200590.7
200491.8
200395.6
2002105.1
2001104.6
200097.2
199997.1
1998108
1997101.3
IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026) · 2026–2031
YearGuyana
202625.3
202726
202827.1
202927.9
203028.5
203128.3

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.

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