Liquid liabilities to GDP (%) in Guyana
Guyana: Liquid liabilities to GDP (%) was 34.4% in 2021. ▲ Rising
Liquid liabilities to GDP in Guyana, 1960–2021
Source: International Financial Statistics (IFS), International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for liquid liabilities to gdp in Guyana is 34.4%, measured in 2021.
That represents a change of down 16.1% on the previous year and down 7.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, liquid liabilities to gdp in Guyana peaked at 125.8% in 1988 and was at its lowest, 19.1%, in 1961.
Guyana ranks 147th of 186 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 62 years of available data.
Liquid liabilities to GDP (%) in Guyana, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 21.3% | — |
| 1961 | 19.1% | -10.5% |
| 1962 | 21.5% | +12.6% |
| 1963 | 27.9% | +29.9% |
| 1964 | 28.6% | +2.6% |
| 1965 | 28.0% | -2.1% |
| 1966 | 28.1% | +0.2% |
| 1967 | 30.1% | +7.2% |
| 1968 | 31.4% | +4.1% |
| 1969 | 31.4% | +0.3% |
| 1970 | 31.3% | -0.5% |
| 1971 | 34.4% | +10.0% |
| 1972 | 38.9% | +12.9% |
| 1973 | 42.7% | +9.8% |
| 1974 | 34.1% | -20.2% |
| 1975 | 38.2% | +12.1% |
| 1976 | 43.7% | +14.3% |
| 1977 | 55.3% | +26.5% |
| 1978 | 54.1% | -2.1% |
| 1979 | 56.1% | +3.6% |
| 1980 | 56.6% | +0.9% |
| 1981 | 62.4% | +10.3% |
| 1982 | 86.3% | +38.2% |
| 1983 | 102.3% | +18.6% |
| 1984 | 107.3% | +4.8% |
| 1985 | 113.2% | +5.6% |
| 1986 | 124.0% | +9.5% |
| 1987 | 111.4% | -10.2% |
| 1988 | 125.8% | +13.0% |
| 1989 | 75.6% | -40.0% |
| 1990 | 75.7% | +0.2% |
| 1991 | 52.2% | -31.0% |
| 1992 | 70.4% | +34.7% |
| 1993 | 67.2% | -4.5% |
| 1994 | 61.4% | -8.6% |
| 1995 | 64.5% | +5.1% |
| 1996 | 69.6% | +7.9% |
| 1997 | 71.7% | +2.9% |
| 1998 | 76.3% | +6.5% |
| 1999 | 73.3% | -3.9% |
| 2000 | 76.6% | +4.5% |
| 2001 | 85.2% | +11.2% |
| 2002 | 88.6% | +4.0% |
| 2003 | 92.5% | +4.4% |
| 2004 | 92.7% | +0.3% |
| 2005 | 94.6% | +2.0% |
| 2006 | 38.6% | -59.2% |
| 2007 | 37.7% | -2.5% |
| 2008 | 37.9% | +0.8% |
| 2009 | 34.0% | -10.3% |
| 2010 | 36.2% | +6.2% |
| 2011 | 37.3% | +3.1% |
| 2012 | 38.7% | +3.8% |
| 2013 | 39.9% | +3.0% |
| 2014 | 40.5% | +1.7% |
| 2015 | 40.3% | -0.5% |
| 2016 | 40.1% | -0.5% |
| 2017 | 36.4% | -9.4% |
| 2018 | 37.3% | +2.6% |
| 2019 | 39.9% | +6.8% |
| 2020 | 41.0% | +2.8% |
| 2021 | 34.4% | -16.1% |
Guyana compared with similar countries
- Guyana's 34.4% is below the median for high income countries, which is 96.0%, 36% of the median. (61 countries reporting)
- Guyana's 34.4% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 60.5%, 57% of the median. (33 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Liquid liabilities to GDP (%) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | -59.2% | 94.6% | 38.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 26.7% | 19.1% | 31.4% | 10 |
| 1970s | 42.9% | 31.3% | 56.1% | 10 |
| 1980s | 96.5% | 56.6% | 125.8% | 10 |
| 1990s | 68.2% | 52.2% | 76.3% | 10 |
| 2000s | 67.8% | 34.0% | 94.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 38.7% | 36.2% | 40.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 37.7% | 34.4% | 41.0% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Guyana
More financial sector data for Guyana
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, annual growth rate -100 % change on previous year (1976)
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, per capita 0 units per person (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, annual growth rate -100 % change on previous year (1976)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, per capita 0 units per person (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, annual growth rate -100 % change on previous year (1976)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, per capita 0 units per person (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, SDR, annual growth rate -100 % change on previous year (1976)
Frequently asked questions
- What is liquid liabilities to gdp in Guyana?
- Liquid liabilities to gdp in Guyana was 34.4% in 2021, according to International Financial Statistics (IFS), International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest liquid liabilities to gdp recorded in Guyana?
- The highest recorded value was 125.8% in 1988.
- What is the lowest liquid liabilities to gdp recorded in Guyana?
- The lowest recorded value was 19.1% in 1961.
- How does Guyana rank for liquid liabilities to gdp?
- Guyana ranks 147th out of 186 countries with data for 2021.
- Is liquid liabilities to gdp rising or falling in Guyana?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Guyana data come from?
- The figures come from International Financial Statistics (IFS), International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as part of Liquid liabilities to GDP (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Ratio of liquid liabilities to GDP, calculated using the following deflation method: {(0.5)*[Ft/P_et + Ft-1/P_et-1]}/[GDPt/P_at] where F is liquid liabilities, P_e is end-of period CPI, and P_a is average annual CPI. Raw data are from the electronic version of the IMF's International Financial Statistics. Liquid liabilities (IFS lines 55L or, if not available, line 35L); GDP in local currency (IFS line 99B..ZF or, if not available, line 99B.CZF); end-of period CPI (IFS line 64M..ZF or, if not available, 64Q..ZF); and average annual CPI is calculated using the monthly CPI values (IFS line 64M..ZF) For Eurocurrency area countries liquid liabilities are estimated by summing IFS items 34A, 34B and 35.