Indicators of economy in Guyana

The essential economic performance of a country is reflected by the gross domestic product, the total of all goods and services sold. Worldwide gross domestic product in 2021 was at about 12,230 USD per capita. GDP in Guyana, on the other hand, reached USD 9,999 per capita, or 8.04 billion USD for the whole country. Guyana is one of the smaller economies and is currently ranked 154. If this is calculated per inhabitant, taking purchasing power parity into account, then Guyana ranks 64th in the list of the richest countries.

Inflation in Guyana in 2021 was around 5.03%. Within the EU, the average in the same year was 2.55 percent. In the United States, it was most recently 4.70%.

Compared with the USA, prices for daily consumer goods are around 45.2 percent lower.
The index for perceived corruption in the public sector is 39, which is below average by global standards.


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