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Guyana · data for latest available · data as of 26 October 2026 · printed 27 Oct 2026
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Guyana

Latin America & Caribbean Capital Georgetown High income Nation age 60 years (since 1966) i GUY · GY
NationsTree Index 2025 i45.8104th of 196 Tree height 2025 i5.2 msee ranking Military strength i17percentile
Population i835,986164th of 217 Area i214,970 km²84th of 216 GDP i$27.10 bn120th of 210 GDP (PPP) i$81.84 bn intl.110th of 199 GDP per person (PPP) i$97,899 intl.9th of 199 Life expectancy i70.3 years151st of 217
Index pillars
Foundations · roots i47
Strength · trunk i25
Quality of life · crown i49
Problems (higher = fewer) · dry branches i38
Direction (5-year change) · new shoots i91
CSV

In short

Guyana is 104th of 196 countries in the NationsTree Index, with a score of 45.8 out of 100; its tree is 5.2 m tall.

It has 835,986 people and an economy of $81.84 bn at purchasing power parity, 110th of 199 in the world.

Its strongest positions: GDP growth (1st of 210), Renewable freshwater per person (2nd of 183) and GDP per person (PPP) (9th of 199).

Its weakest positions: Homicide rate (128th of 145), Unemployment (162nd of 187) and Government budget balance (159th of 192).

Over five years it climbed from 117th to 104th in the index.

All data

Data as of 26 October 2026

Latest available value for each indicator, with its year. World rank is among countries with recent data (last 5 years of the series).

Land & people

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Surface area ikm² 214,970 84th/216
Land area ikm² 211,140 83rd/216
Population ipeople 835,986 164th/217
Population growth i% 0.59% 131st/217
Population density ipeople/km² 3.9 211th/216
Urban population i% 26.5% 202nd/217
Population aged 0–14 i% 28.9% 76th/217
Population aged 65+ i% 7.0% 125th/217

Economy

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GDP iUSD $27.10 bn 120th/210
GDP (PPP) iintl. USD $81.84 bn 110th/199
Real GDP (PPP, constant 2021 prices) iintl. USD 2021 $69.94 bn 110th/199
GDP per person iUSD $32,414 53rd/210
GDP per person (PPP) iintl. USD $97,899 9th/199
GNI per person (Atlas) iUSD $28,470 51st/201
GDP growth i% 19.3% 1st/210
Inflation i% 3.3% 98th/180
Unemployment i% 12.0% 162nd/187
General government gross debt i% of GDP 28.9% 31st/189
Government budget balance i% of GDP -5.5% 159th/192

Main industries

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Agriculture, forestry, fishing i% of GDP 7.7% 86th/197
Industry incl. construction i% of GDP 75.1% 1st/200
Manufacturing i% of GDP 1.9% 177th/192
Services i% of GDP 14.8% 200th/200

Trade

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Exports of goods & services iUSD $698.0 m2005
Imports of goods & services iUSD $905.1 m2005
Exports i% of GDP 84.6%2005
Imports i% of GDP 109.7%2005
Trade openness i% of GDP 194.4%2005
Fuel exports i% of merchandise exports 88.9% 5th/170
Manufactures exports i% of merchandise exports 0.2% 170th/171
Food exports i% of merchandise exports 1.7% 156th/171
Ores & metals exports i% of merchandise exports 1.0% 135th/171
High-tech exports i% of manufactured exports 13.3% 54th/168
Current account balance i% of GDP 21.4% 4th/191
Foreign direct investment, inflows i% of GDP 33.1% 4th/196

Natural resources

74
Natural resource rents i% of GDP 33.7% 7th/209
Oil rents i% of GDP 22.08% 8th/197
Natural gas rents i% of GDP 0.00% 100th/197
Coal rents i% of GDP 0.00% 68th/195
Mineral rents i% of GDP 9.38% 13th/209
Forest rents i% of GDP 2.22% 33rd/209
Arable land i% of land area 0.4% 196th/206
Renewable freshwater per person im³ 293,317 2nd/183

Tourism

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International tourist arrivals iarrivals 86,400 169th/194
Tourism receipts iUSD $28.0 m2003
Tourism receipts i% of exports 4.2%2003

Society & health

43
Life expectancy iyears 70.3 151st/217
Under-5 mortality iper 1,000 births 25.2 132nd/196
Physicians iper 1,000 people 1.39 95th/174
Hospital beds iper 1,000 people 3.2 53rd/145
DPT immunization i% of children 12–23 months 98% 20th/193
Completed lower secondary, 25+ i% of adults 57.0%2019
Secondary enrolment i% gross 91.4% 96th/173
Old-age dependency ratio i% of working-age population 10.9% 123rd/217
Health spending i% of GDP 2.5% 189th/193
Adult literacy i% 85.6% 62nd/98
Tertiary enrolment i% gross 26.4% 109th/150
Human Development Index iindex 0–1 0.776 89th/193
Income inequality (Gini) iindex 45.11998
Extreme poverty i% of population 13.0%1998

Infrastructure & digital

37
Access to electricity i% of population 93.0% 157th/215
Safely managed drinking water i% of population 67.2% 91st/150
Safely managed sanitation i% of population 43.4% 93rd/144
Internet users i% of population 83.0% 91st/186
Mobile subscriptions iper 100 people 113 114th/210
Fixed broadband iper 100 people 12.9 107th/208
Trade & transport infrastructure quality (LPI) iscore 1–5 2.40 96th/164
Air passengers carried ipassengers 7,512 153rd/161

Environment & energy

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CO₂ emissions per person it CO₂e 4.56 145th/203
Renewable energy i% of final energy use 12.1% 134th/212
Air pollution (PM2.5) iµg/m³ 16.9 100th/200
Forest area i% of land area 87.1% 6th/214
Energy use per person ikg oil eq. 6612007

Institutions & safety

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Government effectiveness iscore 0–100 55.4 95th/205
Control of corruption iscore 0–100 40.4 122nd/207
Rule of law iscore 0–100 53.5 118th/207
Political stability iscore 0–100 69.2 99th/207
Regulatory quality iscore 0–100 48.5 128th/205
Voice & accountability iscore 0–100 58.9 99th/205
Homicide rate iper 100,000 19.1 128th/145

Military

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Military expenditure iUSD $247.6 m 118th/156
Military expenditure i% of GDP 1.0% 116th/156
Military expenditure i% of government spending 4.0% 109th/154
Armed forces personnel ipeople 3,000 152nd/170
Armed forces personnel i% of labour force 1.04% 63rd/168
Arms imports (SIPRI TIV) iTIV 5.0 m 129th/163

Science & innovation

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Patent applications by residents iapplications 2 123rd/137
Scientific articles iarticles 50 155th/197

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Sources

Figures on this page come from: World Bank — World Development Indicators, International Monetary Fund — World Economic Outlook (DataMapper), Global Change Data Lab (Our World in Data) — Our World in Data, World Bank — Worldwide Governance Indicators . Nation age: Wikidata P571 (inception) (source). Every value is stored with its year and source series; see Sources & licences and Methodology.

Cite as: NationsTree (2026). Guyana — country profile. https://nationstree.org/countries/guyana. Data as of 26 October 2026.

All figures come from official statistics published by public institutions (World Bank WDI and WGI, compiling UN agencies, IMF, WHO and national statistical offices). Each value carries its year; ranks are positions among countries with data.
Cite as: NationsTree (2026). Guyana — country profile. https://nationstree.org/countries/guyana. Data as of 26 October 2026.
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