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Guyana

Americas · Capital: Georgetown · Currency: Guyanese dollar (GYD)

Guyana is a country in Americas, with its capital at Georgetown. It has a GDP of $24.66B (2024), a population of 835,986 (2025), a GDP per capita of $29,675.

GDP
$24.66B

2024 · #120 of 200

GDP per capita
$29,675

2024 · #49 of 200

Population
835,986

2025 · #164 of 216

GDP per capita (PPP)
$97,899

2025 · #8 of 185

Economy

GDP
$24.66B2024 · #120
GDP per capita
$29,6752024 · #49
GDP growth
43.82%2024 · #1
Inflation
2.90%2024 · #82
Unemployment
11.96%2025 · #158
Population
835,9862025 · #164
GDP (PPP)
$81.84B2025 · #107
GDP per capita (PPP)
$97,8992025 · #8
Gini index
45.11998
Government debt
29.2%2026 · #31

People

Median age
28.3 yrs2024 · #150
Fertility rate
2.4 children/woman2024 · #82
Urbanization
26.5%2025 · #201
Net migration
−5,092/yr2025 · #135
Life expectancy
70.3 yrs2024 · #150
HDI
0.7762023 · #89
Homicide rate
19.1 per 100k2023 · #158

Money

Corporate tax
30%2024 · #27
Top income tax
35%2024 · #58

Figures

Internet users
83.0%2024 · #88
CO₂ per capita
4.6 t2024 · #59
Area
214,969 km²#86
Population density
4 /km²2025 · #211
McDonald's
02024
Unicorn startups
02026-03
Billionaires
02026
Passport power
89 destinations2026 · #103
Corruption index
39/1002024 · #93
Military spending
0.9%2024 · #119
Renewable energy
13.2%2021 · #128