Refugees
23,465refugees and others in need of protection hosted, 2025
1,434from it, abroad, 2025
Source: UNHCR Refugee Data Finder2025
Country page · Updated 13 Nov 2026
Guyana
Guyana has 835,986 people (World Bank, 2025) and an economy of $27 bn a year (World Bank, 2025). It imports all of the gas it uses (EIA, 2024, preliminary).
Written automatically from the figures on this page.
- Population
- 835,986 (2025)
Boundaries: Natural Earth 1:50m, which shows who controls an area in practice. Borders shown do not imply endorsement.
- GDPUS$27.1billion119th of 186World Bank · 2025
- Population835,986164th of 216World Bank · 2025
- GDP per personUS$32,41437th of 186World Bank · 2025
- Military, % GDP1.0% of GDP111th of 150World Bank · 2025
- CO2 per person5.4t59th of 213Global Carbon Budget · 2024
Dependencies at a glance
Guyana imports all of the gas it uses; it exports oil.
Imports mostImports someLow net tradeExporter
| Resource | Dependence | Position | Main partners |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oil | Exporter | Exports 96% of what it producesEIA, use 2024 · UN Comtrade, exports 2025, Guyana → Panama as reported by the exporter; Guyana → United States from EIA’s US crude oil imports | United States, Panama, Germany (buyers) |
| Natural gas | Imports most | Imports all of the gas it uses PreliminaryEIA, use 2024 · UN Comtrade, imports 2025 | United States |
| Wheat | Not reported by this source | – | |
| Maize | Imports most | Imports 93% of the maize it usesFAOSTAT, use 2024 · FAOSTAT, imports 2023 | Brazil, United States |
| Rice | Exporter | Exports 63% of what it produces EstimateFAOSTAT, use 2024 · FAOSTAT, exports 2023 | Portugal, Jamaica, Trinidad and Tobago (buyers) |
| Soybeans | Not reported by this source | – | |
| Potash | Imports most | Imports all of its potash supply EstimateFAOSTAT, supply 2024 · UN Comtrade, imports 2025 | Dominican Republic, Bulgaria, South Korea |
| Phosphate | Imports most | Imports all of its phosphate supply EstimateFAOSTAT, supply 2024 · UN Comtrade, imports 2025 | Morocco, Mexico, Dominican Republic |
| Arms | Supplier concentration only | Main supplier: United States, 79% of importsSIPRI, 2021–2025 | United States, India, Italy |
| Chips | Supplier concentration only | Main supplier: United States, 31% of importsUN Comtrade, 2025 | United States, United Kingdom, Mexico |
Dependence is net imports: imports minus exports, as a share of what the country uses; for potash and phosphate, of its supply (production plus net imports). Arms and chips show supplier concentration only: the main supplier’s share of imports (arms: five-year totals of deliveries in SIPRI’s trend-indicator value, SIPRI’s measure of military capability delivered, not price or number of weapons).
- OilExporter
Exports 96% of what it produces
Main partners: United States, Panama, Germany (buyers)
EIA, use 2024 · UN Comtrade, exports 2025, Guyana → Panama as reported by the exporter; Guyana → United States from EIA’s US crude oil imports
- Natural gasImports most
Imports all of the gas it uses Preliminary
Main partners: United States
EIA, use 2024 · UN Comtrade, imports 2025
- Wheat
Not reported by this source
- MaizeImports most
Imports 93% of the maize it uses
Main partners: Brazil, United States
FAOSTAT, use 2024 · FAOSTAT, imports 2023
- RiceExporter
Exports 63% of what it produces Estimate
Main partners: Portugal, Jamaica, Trinidad and Tobago (buyers)
FAOSTAT, use 2024 · FAOSTAT, exports 2023
- Soybeans
Not reported by this source
- PotashImports most
Imports all of its potash supply Estimate
Main partners: Dominican Republic, Bulgaria, South Korea
FAOSTAT, supply 2024 · UN Comtrade, imports 2025
- PhosphateImports most
Imports all of its phosphate supply Estimate
Main partners: Morocco, Mexico, Dominican Republic
FAOSTAT, supply 2024 · UN Comtrade, imports 2025
- ArmsSupplier concentration only
Main supplier: United States, 79% of imports
Main partners: United States, India, Italy
SIPRI, 2021–2025
- ChipsSupplier concentration only
Main supplier: United States, 31% of imports
Main partners: United States, United Kingdom, Mexico
UN Comtrade, 2025
Source: EIA; FAOSTAT; SIPRI; UN Comtradeyear in each rowUpdated 13 Nov 2026
Dependencies toolMoney and reserves
Guyana’s economy produced $27 bn in 2025.
GDP, 2000–2025
Source: World Bank Indicators2000–2025Updated 13 Nov 2026
Economic growth19.3%2025 · 1st of 186 · World Bank
Inflation3.3%2025 · 76th of 169 · World Bank
Unemployment12.0%2025 · 24th of 181 · World Bank
ReservesUS$1.01billion2024 · 133rd of 164 · World Bank
Foreign investment inUS$8.97billion2025 · 41st of 200 · World Bank
People
Guyana had 835,986 people in 2025.
Population, 1950–2100
Projection: UN projection, medium variant, after 2023Range between the UN low- and high-fertility scenarios
Source: UN World Population ProspectsUpdated 13 Nov 2026Projection
Guyana’s population by age
1950200020502100
Source: UN World Population Prospects1950–2100Updated 13 Nov 2026Projection
Births per woman2.412023 · 86th of 237 · UN WPP 2024
Median age25.62023 · 160th of 237 · UN WPP 2024
Aged 65 and over7%2025, Projection, medium variant · UN WPP 2024
Climate and hazards
Guyana emitted 4.5 Mt of CO2 from fossil fuels and cement in 2024.
Guyana’s CO2 emissions, million tonnes, 1990–2024
Source: Our World in Data CO21990–2024Updated 13 Nov 2026
CO2 emissions5Mt2024 · 141st of 214 · Global Carbon Budget
CO2 per person5.4t2024 · 59th of 213 · Global Carbon Budget
CO2 since 1750117Mt2024 · 142nd of 214 · Global Carbon Budget
Water stress2.72023 · 54th of 164 · WRI Aqueduct, accessed on 25 Oct 2026, aqueduct.wri.org (CC BY 4.0)
More figures
Shown only where a source covers Guyana.
Sanctions
11entries on the US, EU and UK lists give it as an address or nationality: US 11
Counts entries (people, companies, ships and aircraft), not how strict the measures are.
Source: US CSL; EU sanctions list; UK Sanctions ListUpdated 13 Nov 2026
Chinese loans and grants
US$970millioncommitted by Chinese state lenders, 2000–2021
Source: AidData Chinese development finance2000–2021
Cyber incidents
3publicly known incidents affecting Guyana, 2000–2024
Counts compare documented incidents, not how often a country is targeted. Who they were attributed to
Source: EuRepoC Global Dataset of Cyber Incidents 1.3.2 (4 Mar 2025), CC BY-NC 4.02000–2024
All figures
48 measures on this site have a recent figure for Guyana.
| GDP | $27 bn | 2025 | 119th of 186 | World Bank |
| GDP per person | $32,414 | 2025 | 37th of 186 | World Bank |
| Economic growth | 19.3% | 2025 | 1st of 186 | World Bank |
| Inflation | 3.3% | 2025 | 76th of 169 | World Bank |
| Government debt | 29% | 2025 | 160th of 191 | IMF World Economic Outlook, October 2026 |
| Government budget balance | −5.5% | 2025 | 162nd of 195 | IMF World Economic Outlook, October 2026 |
| Current account balance | 21.4% | 2025 | 4th of 194 | IMF World Economic Outlook, October 2026 |
| Unemployment | 12.0% | 2025 | 24th of 181 | World Bank |
| Reserves, including gold | $1.0 bn | 2024 | 133rd of 164 | World Bank |
| Foreign investment in | $9.0 bn | 2025 | 41st of 200 | World Bank |
| Remittances received | 3.2% | 2023 | 69th of 173 | World Bank |
| Population | 835,986 | 2025 | 164th of 216 | World Bank |
| Population with UN projections | 826,353 | 2023 | 165th of 237 | UN WPP 2024 |
| Births per woman | 2.41 | 2023 | 86th of 237 | UN WPP 2024 |
| Median age | 25.6 | 2023 | 160th of 237 | UN WPP 2024 |
| Life expectancy | 70.2 | 2023 | 169th of 237 | UN WPP 2024 |
| Refugees from the country | 1,434 | 2025 | 118th of 206 | UNHCR |
| Refugees and others needing protection, by host | 23,465 | 2025 | 95th of 176 | UNHCR |
| Refugees hosted per 1,000 people | 28.1 | 2025 | 24th of 176 | UNHCR |
| Crude oil production | 747 kb/d | 2025 | 22nd of 214 | EIA |
| Oil consumption | 27 kb/d | 2024 | 132nd of 212 | EIA |
| Natural gas production | Preliminary | 2024 | 97th of 213 | EIA |
| Natural gas consumption | 0.0 bcm | 2024 | 125th of 213 | EIA |
| Electricity generated | 1 TWh | 2024 | 150th of 193 | Ember |
| Low-carbon electricity | 2.9% | 2024 | 174th of 193 | Ember |
| Electricity from coal | 0% | 2024 | 82nd of 193 | Ember |
| Electricity from wind and solar | 1.4% | 2024 | 138th of 193 | Ember |
| Wheat imports | 0.1 Mt | 2024 | 127th of 180 | FAOSTAT |
| Maize production | 0.0 Mt | 2024 | 138th of 169 | FAOSTAT |
| Maize imports | 0.1 Mt | 2024 | 99th of 196 | FAOSTAT |
| Rice production | 0.7 Mt | 2024 | 40th of 135 | FAOSTAT |
| Rice imports | 0.0 Mt | 2024 | 194th of 197 | FAOSTAT |
| Soybean imports | 0.0 Mt | 2024 | 128th of 179 | FAOSTAT |
| Potash fertiliser use | 0.00 Mt | 2024 | 117th of 199 | FAOSTAT |
| Phosphate fertiliser use | 0.00 Mt | 2024 | 122nd of 199 | FAOSTAT |
| CO2 emissions | 5 Mt | 2024 | 141st of 214 | Global Carbon Budget |
| CO2 per person | 5.4 t | 2024 | 59th of 213 | Global Carbon Budget |
| CO2 emitted since 1750 | 117 Mt | 2024 | 142nd of 214 | Global Carbon Budget |
| Water stress | 2.7 | 2023 | 54th of 164 | WRI Aqueduct, accessed on 25 Oct 2026, aqueduct.wri.org (CC BY 4.0) |
| Water from abroad | 11% | 2023 | 85th of 193 | FAO AQUASTAT |
| Military spending, share of GDP | 1.0% | 2025 | 111th of 150 | World Bank |
| Military spending | $248 m | 2025 | 112th of 150 | World Bank |
| Arms imports | 5 TIV m | 2025 | 91st of 108 | SIPRI |
| People using the internet | 83% | 2024 | 88th of 182 | World Bank |
| ICT service exports | $5 m | 2023 | 156th of 174 | World Bank |
| ICT service exports, share of service exports | 0.9% | 2023 | 153rd of 174 | World Bank |
| Sanctions list entries (US, EU, UK) | 11 | 2026 | 105th of 181 | US CSL |
| Chinese loans and grants committed | $211 m | 2021 | 28th of 122 | AidData, Global Chinese Development Finance Dataset 3.0 |
Sources for this page
- World Bank IndicatorsGDP, GDP per person, Economic growth, Inflation, Unemployment, Reserves, …
- IMF World Economic Outlook, October 2026Debt, Budget balance, Current account
- UN World Population ProspectsPopulation (UN), Births per woman, Median age, Life expectancy
- UNHCR Refugee Data FinderRefugees from, Refugees hosted, Refugees per 1,000
- U.S. Energy Information AdministrationOil output, Oil use, Gas output, Gas use, Dependencies at a glance
- Ember electricity dataElectricity, Low-carbon electricity, Electricity from coal, Electricity from wind and solar
- FAOSTATWheat imports, Maize production, Maize imports, Rice production, Rice imports, Soybean imports, …
- Our World in Data CO2CO2 emissions, CO2 per person, CO2 since 1750
- WRI Aqueduct, accessed on 25 Oct 2026, aqueduct.wri.org (CC BY 4.0)Water stress
- FAO AQUASTATWater from abroad
- SIPRI Arms Transfers DatabaseArms imports, Dependencies at a glance
- US Consolidated Screening ListSanctions list entries, Sanctions
- AidData Chinese development financeChinese loans and grants
- UN ComtradeDependencies at a glance
- EU financial sanctions listSanctions
- UK Sanctions ListSanctions
- EuRepoC cyber incidentsCyber incidents
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