Foreign Assets, Net Foreign Assets in Guyana
Guyana: Foreign Assets, Net Foreign Assets was 89.35 billion in 2008. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2008)
89.35 billion
Change on year
up 12.6%
World rank
96th
of 178 countries
All-time high
89.35 billion
in 2008
All-time low
-90.19 billion
in 1991
Years of data
54
1955–2008
Foreign Assets, Net Foreign Assets in Guyana, 1955–2008
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
Guyana recorded 89.35 billion for foreign assets, net foreign assets in 2008. That is the highest value across all 54 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 12.6% on the previous year and up 504.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, foreign assets, net foreign assets in Guyana peaked at 89.35 billion in 2008 and was at its lowest, -90.19 billion, in 1991.
That places Guyana 96th out of 178 countries with data for 2008, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Foreign Assets, Net Foreign Assets in Guyana, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1955 | 25.00 million | — |
| 1956 | 28.20 million | +12.8% |
| 1957 | 30.60 million | +8.5% |
| 1958 | 29.20 million | -4.6% |
| 1959 | 32.80 million | +12.3% |
| 1960 | 26.80 million | -18.3% |
| 1961 | 26.90 million | +0.4% |
| 1962 | 37.10 million | +37.9% |
| 1963 | 54.00 million | +45.6% |
| 1964 | 59.60 million | +10.4% |
| 1965 | 46.80 million | -21.5% |
| 1966 | 34.90 million | -25.4% |
| 1967 | 48.62 million | +39.3% |
| 1968 | 46.96 million | -3.4% |
| 1969 | 37.72 million | -19.7% |
| 1970 | 35.67 million | -5.4% |
| 1971 | 47.73 million | +33.8% |
| 1972 | 69.45 million | +45.5% |
| 1973 | 24.12 million | -65.3% |
| 1974 | 91.62 million | +279.8% |
| 1975 | 187.64 million | +104.8% |
| 1976 | -52.29 million | -127.9% |
| 1977 | -108.92 million | +108.3% |
| 1978 | -78.05 million | -28.3% |
| 1979 | -202.69 million | +159.7% |
| 1980 | -400.80 million | +97.7% |
| 1981 | -545.17 million | +36.0% |
| 1982 | -691.26 million | +26.8% |
| 1983 | -917.29 million | +32.7% |
| 1984 | -1.54 billion | +68.4% |
| 1985 | -1.86 billion | +20.6% |
| 1986 | -2.14 billion | +15.1% |
| 1987 | -5.24 billion | +144.6% |
| 1988 | -5.31 billion | +1.3% |
| 1989 | -22.45 billion | +322.5% |
| 1990 | -34.27 billion | +52.6% |
| 1991 | -90.19 billion | +163.2% |
| 1992 | -87.63 billion | -2.8% |
| 1993 | -83.84 billion | -4.3% |
| 1994 | -82.50 billion | -1.6% |
| 1995 | -86.52 billion | +4.9% |
| 1996 | -40.36 billion | -53.3% |
| 1997 | -21.61 billion | -46.5% |
| 1998 | -22.08 billion | +2.2% |
| 1999 | -11.10 billion | -49.7% |
| 2000 | 2.17 billion | -119.6% |
| 2001 | 25.02 billion | +1050.2% |
| 2002 | 26.58 billion | +6.2% |
| 2003 | 32.10 billion | +20.8% |
| 2004 | 28.06 billion | -12.6% |
| 2005 | 35.73 billion | +27.3% |
| 2006 | 51.16 billion | +43.2% |
| 2007 | 79.34 billion | +55.1% |
| 2008 | 89.35 billion | +12.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 29.16 million | 25.00 million | 32.80 million | 5 |
| 1960s | 41.94 million | 26.80 million | 59.60 million | 10 |
| 1970s | 1.43 million | -202.69 million | 187.64 million | 10 |
| 1980s | -4.11 billion | -22.45 billion | -400.80 million | 10 |
| 1990s | -56.01 billion | -90.19 billion | -11.10 billion | 10 |
| 2000s | 41.06 billion | 2.17 billion | 89.35 billion | 9 |
Countries ranked near Guyana
- 93 Kyrgyzstan 101.00 billion compare
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- 98 Turkey 71.36 billion compare
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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 in months of imports, annual growth rate -34.71 % change on previous year (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is foreign assets, net foreign assets in Guyana?
- Foreign assets, net foreign assets in Guyana was 89.35 billion in 2008, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest foreign assets, net foreign assets recorded in Guyana?
- The highest recorded value was 89.35 billion in 2008.
- What is the lowest foreign assets, net foreign assets recorded in Guyana?
- The lowest recorded value was -90.19 billion in 1991.
- How does Guyana rank for foreign assets, net foreign assets?
- Guyana ranks 96th out of 178 countries with data for 2008.
- Is foreign assets, net foreign assets rising or falling in Guyana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 504.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Guyana data come from?
- The figures come from International Monetary Fund, published as part of Foreign Assets, Net Foreign Assets (Depository Corporations Survey, Domestic currency). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The Monetary and Financial Statistics (MFS), Non-standard dataset provides discontinued, vintage country-reported financial data that are not harmonized and use country-specific terms.