Official name:
Republic of Guyana
区域:
General Information
| Region | South America | |
| Population (000, 2025) | 836a | |
| Pop. density (per km2, 2025) | 4.2a | |
| Capital city | Georgetown | |
| Capital city pop. (000, 2025) | 109.9c | |
| UN membership date | 20 September 1966 | |
| Surface area (km2) | 214 969b | |
| Sex ratio (m per 100 f) | 94.8a | |
| National currency | Guyana Dollar (GYD) | |
| Exchange rate (per US$) | 208.5d |
Economic indicators
| 2015 | 2020 | 2025 | |
| GDP: Gross domestic product (million current US$) | 4 280 | 5 474 | 16 683b |
| GDP growth rate (annual %, const. 2015 prices) | 0.7 | 43.5 | 33b |
| GDP per capita (current US$) | 5 640.0 | 6 779.0 | 20 189.0b |
| Economy: Agriculturee,f (% of Gross Value Added) | 27 | 17.8 | 9.9b |
| Economy: Industryf,g (% of Gross Value Added) | 26.2 | 41 | 70.5b |
| Economy: Services and other activityf,h (% of GVA) | 46.8 | 41.2 | 19.5b |
| Employment in agriculturei (% of employed) | 18.9 | 12.1 | 11.3b |
| Employment in industryi (% of employed) | 22.6 | 23.6 | 25.8b |
| Employment in servicesi (% employed) | 58.5 | 64.4 | 62.9b |
| Unemploymenti (% of labour force) | 13 | 15.3 | 10.7 |
| Labour force participation ratei (female/male pop. %) | 41.5 / 69.6 | 40.0 / 62.2 | 40.2 / 59.5 |
| CPI: Consumer Price Indexi,j (2010=100) | 109 | 117 | 138d |
| Agricultural production index (2014-2016=100) | 111 | 112 | 116b |
| International trade: exports (million current US$) | 1 169 | 5 197 | 22 415d |
| International trade: imports (million current US$) | 1 484 | 2 326 | 7 211d |
| International trade: balance (million current US$) | -315 | 2 870 | 15 204d |
| Balance of payments, current account (million US$) | -39 | -635 | 2 352b |
Social indicators
| 2015 | 2020 | 2025 | |
| Population growth rate (average annual %) | 0.6 | 1.1 | 0.6a |
| Urban population (% of total population) | 26.4 | 26.7k | ... |
| Urban population growth rate (average annual %) | 0.4l | ... | ... |
| Fertility rate, total (live births per woman) | 2.7 | 2.5 | 2.4a |
| Life expectancy at birth (females/males, years) | 71.5 / 64.2 | 71.9 / 64.0 | 74.2 / 66.7a |
| Population age distributionm (0-14/60+ years old, %) | 30.3 / 8.3 | 29.5 / 9.5 | 28.9 / 10.8a |
| International migrant stockn (000/% of total pop.) | 8.7 / 1.1 | 31.2 / 3.9 | 54.2 / 6.5d |
| Refugees and others of concern to UNHCR (000) | ~0.0 | 23.4 | 21.8d |
| Under five mortality rate (per 1000 live births) | 33 | 28.3 | 21.8a |
| Health: Current expenditurei,o (% of GDP) | 4 | 5.4 | 3p |
| Health: Physicians (per 1 000 pop.) | 0.7q | 1.4 | ... |
| Education: Primary gross enrol. ratio (f/m per 100 pop.) | 92.8 / 92.2 | 96.1 / 96.6 | 94.0 / 94.8b |
| Education: Lowr. sec. gross enrol. ratio (f/m per 100 pop.) | 110.7 / 110.7r | 98.7 / 94.8 | 84.0 / 87.5b |
| Education: Upr. Sec. gross enrol. ratio (f/m per 100 pop.) | 93.7 / 87.3r | 77.5 / 66.6 | 84.6 / 80.3b |
| Intentional homicide rate (per 100 000 pop.) | 19.6 | 19.4 | 19.1b |
| Seats held by women in national parliaments (%) | 31.3 | 34.8s | 39.4s |
Environment and infrastructure indicators
| 2015 | 2020 | 2025 | |
| Individuals using the Interneti (per 100 inhabitants) | 34 | 63 | 81.7b |
| Threatened species (number) | 87 | 122 | 317d |
| Forested area (% of land area) | 93.8 | 93.6 | 93.5p |
| CO2 emission estimates (million tons/tons per capita) | 2.0 / 2.6 | 2.6 / 3.3 | 4.2 / 5.1p |
| Energy production, primary (Petajoules) | 7 | 164i | 587p |
| Energy supply per capita (Gigajoules) | 46 | 50 | 73p |
| Tourist/visitor arrivals at national borders (000) | 207 | 86 | 288p |
| Important sites for terrestrial biodiversity protected (%) | 100 | 100 | 100d |
| Pop. using safely managed sanitation (urban/rural, %) | 37.0 / 51.9 | 35.0 / 49.1 | 34.1 / 48.0p |
| Net Official Development Assist. received (% of GNI) | 0.75 | 1 | 0.92b |