Broad money growth in Guyana
Guyana: Broad money growth was 28.4% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Broad money growth in Guyana, 1961–2025
Source: International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in annual %.
Analysis
In 2025, broad money growth in Guyana stood at 28.4%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 25.7% on the previous year and up 672.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, broad money growth in Guyana peaked at 71.6% in 1991 and was at its lowest, -2.3%, in 1961.
Guyana ranks 18th of 166 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Broad money growth in Guyana, year by year
| Year | annual % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | -2.3% | — |
| 1962 | 18.1% | -903.8% |
| 1963 | 17.1% | -5.3% |
| 1964 | 13.7% | -20.2% |
| 1965 | 6.3% | -54.1% |
| 1966 | 7.5% | +19.2% |
| 1967 | 17.3% | +131.4% |
| 1968 | 12.4% | -28.1% |
| 1969 | 8.8% | -29.2% |
| 1970 | 6.9% | -21.4% |
| 1971 | 15.9% | +129.2% |
| 1972 | 20.0% | +25.7% |
| 1973 | 18.1% | -9.2% |
| 1974 | 18.2% | +0.4% |
| 1975 | 39.4% | +116.2% |
| 1976 | 9.4% | -76.2% |
| 1977 | 25.3% | +169.8% |
| 1978 | 10.3% | -59.1% |
| 1979 | 8.4% | -18.5% |
| 1980 | 14.8% | +76.0% |
| 1981 | 16.7% | +12.9% |
| 1982 | 25.1% | +50.2% |
| 1983 | 20.4% | -18.7% |
| 1984 | 18.8% | -8.0% |
| 1985 | 23.7% | +26.2% |
| 1986 | 21.9% | -7.7% |
| 1987 | 43.8% | +100.2% |
| 1988 | 34.8% | -20.6% |
| 1989 | 49.7% | +43.1% |
| 1990 | 52.0% | +4.5% |
| 1991 | 71.6% | +37.8% |
| 1992 | 61.6% | -14.0% |
| 1993 | 21.2% | -65.6% |
| 1994 | 15.2% | -28.0% |
| 1995 | 24.1% | +58.0% |
| 1996 | 21.1% | -12.4% |
| 1997 | 10.9% | -48.5% |
| 1998 | 7.8% | -28.2% |
| 1999 | 10.2% | +31.2% |
| 2000 | 10.0% | -2.6% |
| 2001 | 16.9% | +69.4% |
| 2002 | 8.1% | -51.8% |
| 2003 | 9.5% | +16.6% |
| 2004 | 9.7% | +2.1% |
| 2005 | 6.0% | -37.8% |
| 2006 | 17.0% | +182.7% |
| 2007 | 13.0% | -23.2% |
| 2008 | 12.2% | -6.2% |
| 2009 | 10.5% | -14.6% |
| 2010 | 15.8% | +51.2% |
| 2011 | 13.3% | -15.7% |
| 2012 | 12.9% | -3.2% |
| 2013 | 5.7% | -56.1% |
| 2014 | 3.6% | -36.3% |
| 2015 | 3.7% | +1.8% |
| 2016 | 5.4% | +47.8% |
| 2017 | -0.7% | -112.7% |
| 2018 | 6.0% | -965.0% |
| 2019 | 14.4% | +140.4% |
| 2020 | 14.5% | +0.9% |
| 2021 | 13.8% | -5.0% |
| 2022 | 15.5% | +12.5% |
| 2023 | 22.1% | +42.5% |
| 2024 | 22.6% | +2.2% |
| 2025 | 28.4% | +25.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 11.0% | -2.3% | 18.1% | 9 |
| 1970s | 17.2% | 6.9% | 39.4% | 10 |
| 1980s | 27.0% | 14.8% | 49.7% | 10 |
| 1990s | 29.6% | 7.8% | 71.6% | 10 |
| 2000s | 11.3% | 6.0% | 17.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 8.0% | -0.7% | 15.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 19.5% | 13.8% | 28.4% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Guyana
- 15 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 34.8% compare
- 16 Ghana 33.0% compare
- 17 Kyrgyzstan 30.6% compare
- 19 Iran, Islamic Republic of 28.0% compare
- 20 Côte d'Ivoire 23.8% compare
- 21 Ethiopia 23.4% compare
More financial sector data for Guyana
- Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (SDR), annual growth rate 27.88 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (SDR), per unit of GDP 0.0365 SDR per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (SDR), per capita 1,183 SDR per person (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold (SDR), annual growth rate 27.9 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold (SDR), per capita 1,185 SDR per person (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at market value) (SDR), annual growth rate 27.9 % change on previous year (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at market value) (SDR), per capita 1,185 SDR per person (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at national valuation) (SDR), annual growth rate 27.9 % change on previous year (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at national valuation) (SDR), per capita 1,185 SDR per person (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at national valuation) 990.29 million SDR (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is broad money growth in Guyana?
- Broad money growth in Guyana was 28.4% in 2025, according to International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest broad money growth recorded in Guyana?
- The highest recorded value was 71.6% in 1991.
- What is the lowest broad money growth recorded in Guyana?
- The lowest recorded value was -2.3% in 1961.
- How does Guyana rank for broad money growth?
- Guyana ranks 18th out of 166 countries with data for 2025.
- Is broad money growth rising or falling in Guyana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 672.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Guyana data come from?
- The figures come from International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as part of Broad money growth (annual %). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Broad money is the sum of all liquid financial instruments held by money-holding sectors that are widely accepted in an economy as a medium of exchange, plus those that can be converted into a medium of exchange at short notice at, or close to, their full nominal value. This indicator denotes the percentage change over each previous year of the constant price (base year 2015) series in United States dollars.