Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (SDR), per capita (Reserves) in Guyana
Guyana: Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (SDR), per capita (Reserves) was 1,183 SDR per person in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (SDR), per capita in Guyana, 1960–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in SDR per person.
Analysis
Guyana recorded 1,183 SDR per person for reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (sdr), per capita in 2025. That is the highest value across all 66 years on record.
The figure is up 27.1% on the previous year and up 134.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (sdr), per capita in Guyana peaked at 1,183 SDR per person in 2025 and was at its lowest, 3.95 SDR per person, in 1988.
Guyana ranks 74th of 179 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (SDR), per capita (Reserves) in Guyana, year by year
| Year | SDR per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 25.9 SDR per person | — |
| 1961 | 25.9 SDR per person | +0.0% |
| 1962 | 25.34 SDR per person | -2.2% |
| 1963 | 27.77 SDR per person | +9.6% |
| 1964 | 26.62 SDR per person | -4.2% |
| 1965 | 31.68 SDR per person | +19.0% |
| 1966 | 24.2 SDR per person | -23.6% |
| 1967 | 26.65 SDR per person | +10.1% |
| 1968 | 33.04 SDR per person | +24.0% |
| 1969 | 28.02 SDR per person | -15.2% |
| 1970 | 26.36 SDR per person | -5.9% |
| 1971 | 30.76 SDR per person | +16.7% |
| 1972 | 40.44 SDR per person | +31.5% |
| 1973 | 10.33 SDR per person | -74.4% |
| 1974 | 61.56 SDR per person | +495.9% |
| 1975 | 103.4 SDR per person | +68.0% |
| 1976 | 26.51 SDR per person | -74.4% |
| 1977 | 21.33 SDR per person | -19.5% |
| 1978 | 54.88 SDR per person | +157.3% |
| 1979 | 13.6 SDR per person | -75.2% |
| 1980 | 12.86 SDR per person | -5.5% |
| 1981 | 6.31 SDR per person | -51.0% |
| 1982 | 8.99 SDR per person | +42.5% |
| 1983 | 7.99 SDR per person | -11.1% |
| 1984 | 7.71 SDR per person | -3.5% |
| 1985 | 7.64 SDR per person | -1.0% |
| 1986 | 9.58 SDR per person | +25.5% |
| 1987 | 7.78 SDR per person | -18.8% |
| 1988 | 3.95 SDR per person | -49.2% |
| 1989 | 13.46 SDR per person | +240.5% |
| 1990 | 24.9 SDR per person | +85.0% |
| 1991 | 114.98 SDR per person | +361.8% |
| 1992 | 182.08 SDR per person | +58.4% |
| 1993 | 239.26 SDR per person | +31.4% |
| 1994 | 223.9 SDR per person | -6.4% |
| 1995 | 238.44 SDR per person | +6.5% |
| 1996 | 301.36 SDR per person | +26.4% |
| 1997 | 306.58 SDR per person | +1.7% |
| 1998 | 257.04 SDR per person | -16.2% |
| 1999 | 254.47 SDR per person | -1.0% |
| 2000 | 296.85 SDR per person | +16.7% |
| 2001 | 296.43 SDR per person | -0.1% |
| 2002 | 269.51 SDR per person | -9.1% |
| 2003 | 239.47 SDR per person | -11.1% |
| 2004 | 189.77 SDR per person | -20.8% |
| 2005 | 231.15 SDR per person | +21.8% |
| 2006 | 243.52 SDR per person | +5.4% |
| 2007 | 261.31 SDR per person | +7.3% |
| 2008 | 306.19 SDR per person | +17.2% |
| 2009 | 532.22 SDR per person | +73.8% |
| 2010 | 676 SDR per person | +27.0% |
| 2011 | 696.66 SDR per person | +3.1% |
| 2012 | 751.73 SDR per person | +7.9% |
| 2013 | 672.61 SDR per person | -10.5% |
| 2014 | 609.15 SDR per person | -9.4% |
| 2015 | 503.55 SDR per person | -17.3% |
| 2016 | 564.8 SDR per person | +12.2% |
| 2017 | 515.89 SDR per person | -8.7% |
| 2018 | 470.69 SDR per person | -8.8% |
| 2019 | 512.91 SDR per person | +9.0% |
| 2020 | 584.92 SDR per person | +14.0% |
| 2021 | 691.37 SDR per person | +18.2% |
| 2022 | 839.02 SDR per person | +21.4% |
| 2023 | 806.68 SDR per person | -3.9% |
| 2024 | 930.22 SDR per person | +15.3% |
| 2025 | 1,183 SDR per person | +27.1% |
Guyana compared with similar countries
- Guyana's 1,183 SDR per person is below the median for high income countries, which is 2,407 SDR per person, 49% of the median. (63 countries reporting)
- Guyana's 1,183 SDR per person is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 1,215 SDR per person, 97% of the median. (35 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (SDR), per capita (Reserves) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1974 | +495.9% | 10.33 SDR per person | 61.56 SDR per person |
| 1991 | +361.8% | 24.9 SDR per person | 114.98 SDR per person |
| 1989 | +240.5% | 3.95 SDR per person | 13.46 SDR per person |
| 1978 | +157.3% | 21.33 SDR per person | 54.88 SDR per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 27.51 SDR per person | 24.2 SDR per person | 33.04 SDR per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 38.92 SDR per person | 10.33 SDR per person | 103.4 SDR per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 8.63 SDR per person | 3.95 SDR per person | 13.46 SDR per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 214.3 SDR per person | 24.9 SDR per person | 306.58 SDR per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 286.64 SDR per person | 189.77 SDR per person | 532.22 SDR per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 597.4 SDR per person | 470.69 SDR per person | 751.73 SDR per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 839.13 SDR per person | 584.92 SDR per person | 1,183 SDR per person | 6 |
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 reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (sdr), per capita in Guyana?
- Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (sdr), per capita in Guyana was 1,183 SDR per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (sdr), per capita recorded in Guyana?
- The highest recorded value was 1,183 SDR per person in 2025.
- What is the lowest reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (sdr), per capita recorded in Guyana?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.95 SDR per person in 1988.
- How does Guyana rank for reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (sdr), per capita?
- Guyana ranks 74th out of 179 countries with data for 2025.
- Is reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (sdr), per capita rising or falling in Guyana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 134.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Guyana data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (SDR), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (SDR) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (SDR) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange International Monetary Fund
- 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
Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (SDR) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.