Economy of Guyana

Imports

Imports commoditiesmanufactures, machinery, petroleum, food

Import partnersUS 22.2%, Trinidad and Tobago 21.9%, China 12.3%, Cuba 6.1%, Suriname 4% (2012)

Exports

Exports commoditiessugar, gold, bauxite, alumina, rice, shrimp, molasses, rum, timber

Export partnersUS 30.8%, Canada 28.9%, UK 6.2% (2012)

Economy sectors

Agriculture productssugarcane, rice, edible oils; beef, pork, poultry; shrimp, fish

Industrial productsbauxite, sugar, rice milling, timber, textiles, gold mining

Economy

Unemployment21.7 % (2012)21.0 % (2011)21.0 % (2010)

Unemployment of Guyana

GDP - Official Exchange Rate3.02 Billion $ (2013)2.79 Billion $ (2012)2.58 Billion $ (2011)

GDP - Official Exchange Rate of Guyana

GDP growth rate5.30 % (2013)4.80 % (2012)5.40 % (2011)

GDP growth rate of Guyana

GDP per Capita (PPP)8,500 $ (2013)8,000 $ (2012)7,700 $ (2011)

GDP per Capita (PPP) of Guyana

GDP - Purchasing Power Parity6.59 Billion $ (2013)6.18 Billion $ (2012)5.95 Billion $ (2011)

GDP - Purchasing Power Parity of Guyana

GDP PPP per land area30,670 $ per square kilometer (2013)28,725 $ per square kilometer (2012)27,660 $ per square kilometer (2011)

GDP PPP per land area of Guyana

Electricity

Electricity - installed generating capacity363 Thousand kW

Banking

Central bank discount rate5.50 % (2011)4.25 % (2010)6.75 % (2009)

Central bank discount rate of Guyana

Commercial bank prime lending rate13.8 % (2013)13.9 % (2012)14.5 % (2011)

Commercial bank prime lending rate of Guyana

GDP decomposition by sector

Agriculture % of GDP20.7 % (2013)21.1 % (2012)

Industry % of GDP38.5 % (2013)35.5 % (2012)

Services % of GDP40.8 % (2013)43.4 % (2012)

Tourism

International tourism, number of arrivals177 Thousand (2012)157 Thousand (2011)152 Thousand (2010)

International tourism, number of arrivals of Guyana

Yearly Tourist arrivals to residents ratio22.3 % (2012)21.1 % (2011)19.3 % (2010)

Yearly Tourist arrivals to residents ratio of Guyana

Debt, Current Account Balance and Budget Deficit

Public debt (Percentage of GDP)59.9 % of GDP (2013)59.5 % of GDP (2012)62.1 % of GDP (2011)

Public debt (Percentage of GDP) of Guyana

Budget surplus (+) or deficit (-)-5.00 % of GDP

Current Account Balance (Percentage of GDP)-13.85 % of GDP (2012)-14.45 % of GDP (2011)-6.85 % of GDP (2010)

Current Account Balance (Percentage of GDP) of Guyana

External Debt Stocks (Percentage of GNI)69.3 % of GNI (2012)71.9 % of GNI (2011)65.4 % of GNI (2010)

External Debt Stocks (Percentage of GNI) of Guyana

Short-term debt (percentage of total external debt)29.8 % of total external debt (2012)33.0 % of total external debt (2011)27.6 % of total external debt (2010)

Short-term debt (percentage of total external debt) of Guyana

Current Account Balance (Total)-510.70 Million $ (2013)-394.80 Million $ (2012)-307.20 Million $ (2011)

Current Account Balance (Total) of Guyana

External Debt (Total)1.97 Billion $ (2012)1.85 Billion $ (2011)1.23 Billion $ (2010)

External Debt (Total) of Guyana

External Debt (Percentage of GDP)70.8 % of GDP (2012)71.6 % of GDP (2011)55.7 % of GDP (2010)

External Debt (Percentage of GDP) of Guyana

External Debt per Capita2,482 $ (2012)2,479 $ (2011)1,570 $ (2010)

External Debt per Capita of Guyana