External debt stocks, public and publicly guaranteed (PPG) (DOD) in Guyana
Guyana: External debt stocks, public and publicly guaranteed (PPG) (DOD) was 2,632 DOD, current US$ per person in 2024. ▲ Rising
External debt stocks, public and publicly guaranteed (PPG) (DOD) in Guyana, 1970–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in DOD, current US$ per person.
Analysis
Guyana recorded 2,632 DOD, current US$ per person for external debt stocks, public and publicly guaranteed (ppg) (dod) in 2024. That is the highest value across all 55 years on record.
That represents a change of up 26.0% on the previous year and up 80.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, external debt stocks, public and publicly guaranteed (ppg) (dod) in Guyana peaked at 2,632 DOD, current US$ per person in 2024 and was at its lowest, 117.93 DOD, current US$ per person, in 1970.
Guyana ranks 20th of 122 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 55 years of available data.
External debt stocks, public and publicly guaranteed (PPG) (DOD) in Guyana, year by year
| Year | DOD, current US$ per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 117.93 DOD, current US$ per person | — |
| 1971 | 216.73 DOD, current US$ per person | +83.8% |
| 1972 | 218.81 DOD, current US$ per person | +1.0% |
| 1973 | 237.65 DOD, current US$ per person | +8.6% |
| 1974 | 289.76 DOD, current US$ per person | +21.9% |
| 1975 | 438.72 DOD, current US$ per person | +51.4% |
| 1976 | 538.92 DOD, current US$ per person | +22.8% |
| 1977 | 603.82 DOD, current US$ per person | +12.0% |
| 1978 | 644.81 DOD, current US$ per person | +6.8% |
| 1979 | 727.29 DOD, current US$ per person | +12.8% |
| 1980 | 824.78 DOD, current US$ per person | +13.4% |
| 1981 | 907.44 DOD, current US$ per person | +10.0% |
| 1982 | 953.34 DOD, current US$ per person | +5.1% |
| 1983 | 979.16 DOD, current US$ per person | +2.7% |
| 1984 | 953.38 DOD, current US$ per person | -2.6% |
| 1985 | 1,058 DOD, current US$ per person | +11.0% |
| 1986 | 1,168 DOD, current US$ per person | +10.4% |
| 1987 | 1,303 DOD, current US$ per person | +11.6% |
| 1988 | 1,346 DOD, current US$ per person | +3.3% |
| 1989 | 1,707 DOD, current US$ per person | +26.8% |
| 1990 | 2,368 DOD, current US$ per person | +38.7% |
| 1991 | 2,378 DOD, current US$ per person | +0.4% |
| 1992 | 2,255 DOD, current US$ per person | -5.2% |
| 1993 | 2,319 DOD, current US$ per person | +2.8% |
| 1994 | 2,384 DOD, current US$ per person | +2.8% |
| 1995 | 2,369 DOD, current US$ per person | -0.6% |
| 1996 | 1,780 DOD, current US$ per person | -24.9% |
| 1997 | 1,746 DOD, current US$ per person | -1.9% |
| 1998 | 1,572 DOD, current US$ per person | -10.0% |
| 1999 | 1,479 DOD, current US$ per person | -5.9% |
| 2000 | 1,470 DOD, current US$ per person | -0.6% |
| 2001 | 1,433 DOD, current US$ per person | -2.5% |
| 2002 | 1,499 DOD, current US$ per person | +4.6% |
| 2003 | 1,594 DOD, current US$ per person | +6.3% |
| 2004 | 1,497 DOD, current US$ per person | -6.1% |
| 2005 | 1,369 DOD, current US$ per person | -8.6% |
| 2006 | 1,217 DOD, current US$ per person | -11.1% |
| 2007 | 771.66 DOD, current US$ per person | -36.6% |
| 2008 | 894.83 DOD, current US$ per person | +16.0% |
| 2009 | 1,037 DOD, current US$ per person | +15.8% |
| 2010 | 1,182 DOD, current US$ per person | +14.0% |
| 2011 | 1,413 DOD, current US$ per person | +19.6% |
| 2012 | 1,629 DOD, current US$ per person | +15.2% |
| 2013 | 1,489 DOD, current US$ per person | -8.6% |
| 2014 | 1,456 DOD, current US$ per person | -2.2% |
| 2015 | 1,359 DOD, current US$ per person | -6.7% |
| 2016 | 1,374 DOD, current US$ per person | +1.1% |
| 2017 | 1,477 DOD, current US$ per person | +7.5% |
| 2018 | 1,522 DOD, current US$ per person | +3.1% |
| 2019 | 1,554 DOD, current US$ per person | +2.1% |
| 2020 | 1,574 DOD, current US$ per person | +1.3% |
| 2021 | 1,646 DOD, current US$ per person | +4.6% |
| 2022 | 1,850 DOD, current US$ per person | +12.4% |
| 2023 | 2,089 DOD, current US$ per person | +12.9% |
| 2024 | 2,632 DOD, current US$ per person | +26.0% |
Guyana compared with similar countries
- Guyana's 2,632 DOD, current US$ per person is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 2,272 DOD, current US$ per person, 1.2× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where External debt stocks, public and publicly guaranteed (PPG) (DOD) in Guyana changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1971 | +83.8% | 117.93 DOD, current US$ per person | 216.73 DOD, current US$ per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 403.44 DOD, current US$ per person | 117.93 DOD, current US$ per person | 727.29 DOD, current US$ per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 1,120 DOD, current US$ per person | 824.78 DOD, current US$ per person | 1,707 DOD, current US$ per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 2,065 DOD, current US$ per person | 1,479 DOD, current US$ per person | 2,384 DOD, current US$ per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 1,278 DOD, current US$ per person | 771.66 DOD, current US$ per person | 1,594 DOD, current US$ per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,445 DOD, current US$ per person | 1,182 DOD, current US$ per person | 1,629 DOD, current US$ per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,958 DOD, current US$ per person | 1,574 DOD, current US$ per person | 2,632 DOD, current US$ per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Guyana
- 17 Jamaica 2,798 DOD, current US$ per person compare
- 18 Ukraine 2,778 DOD, current US$ per person compare
- 19 Mauritius 2,729 DOD, current US$ per person compare
- 21 Georgia 2,618 DOD, current US$ per person compare
- 22 Bulgaria 2,455 DOD, current US$ per person compare
- 23 Argentina 2,421 DOD, current US$ per person compare
More external debt data for Guyana
- IFC, private nonguaranteed 0 NFL, US$ (2024)
- IFC, private nonguaranteed (NFL, US$), per capita 0 NFL, US$ per person (2024)
- IFC, private nonguaranteed (NFL, US$), per unit of GDP 0 NFL, US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- IFC, private nonguaranteed (NFL, US$), per square kilometre 0 NFL, US$ per square kilometre (2023)
- Public and publicly guaranteed debt service 0.6% (2024)
- Net financial flows, IDA 19.12 million NFL, current US$ (2024)
- Net financial flows, IDA (NFL, current US$), per capita 23.01 NFL, current US$ per person (2024)
- Net financial flows, IDA (NFL, current US$), per unit of GDP 0.0008 NFL, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Net financial flows, IBRD -913,000 NFL, current US$ (2004)
- Public and publicly guaranteed debt service 0.7% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is external debt stocks, public and publicly guaranteed (ppg) (dod) in Guyana?
- External debt stocks, public and publicly guaranteed (ppg) (dod) in Guyana was 2,632 DOD, current US$ per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest external debt stocks, public and publicly guaranteed (ppg) (dod) recorded in Guyana?
- The highest recorded value was 2,632 DOD, current US$ per person in 2024.
- What is the lowest external debt stocks, public and publicly guaranteed (ppg) (dod) recorded in Guyana?
- The lowest recorded value was 117.93 DOD, current US$ per person in 1970.
- How does Guyana rank for external debt stocks, public and publicly guaranteed (ppg) (dod)?
- Guyana ranks 20th out of 122 countries with data for 2024.
- Is external debt stocks, public and publicly guaranteed (ppg) (dod) rising or falling in Guyana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 80.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Guyana data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of External debt stocks, public and publicly guaranteed (PPG) (DOD, current US$), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
External debt stocks, public and publicly guaranteed (PPG) (DOD, current US$) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
External debt stocks, public and publicly guaranteed (PPG) (DOD, current US$) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- External debt stocks, public and publicly guaranteed (PPG) International Debt Statistics, World Bank (WB)
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
External debt stocks, public and publicly guaranteed (PPG) (DOD, current US$) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.