Savings Rate, Percent per annum in Guyana
Guyana: Savings Rate, Percent per annum was 0.8094 in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Savings Rate, Percent per annum in Guyana, 1981–2025
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
Guyana recorded 0.8094 for savings rate, percent per annum in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 45 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 35.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, savings rate, percent per annum in Guyana peaked at 28.5 in 1990 and was at its lowest, 0.8094, in 2023.
That places Guyana 49th out of 63 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Savings Rate, Percent per annum in Guyana, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 10.5 | — |
| 1982 | 11.08 | +5.6% |
| 1983 | 11.5 | +3.8% |
| 1984 | 11.5 | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 11.5 | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 11.5 | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 10.58 | -8.0% |
| 1988 | 10.88 | +2.9% |
| 1989 | 16.04 | +47.4% |
| 1990 | 28.5 | +77.7% |
| 1991 | 26.39 | -7.4% |
| 1992 | 20.47 | -22.4% |
| 1993 | 10.88 | -46.9% |
| 1994 | 9.94 | -8.7% |
| 1995 | 10.95 | +10.2% |
| 1996 | 8.75 | -20.1% |
| 1997 | 7.48 | -14.5% |
| 1998 | 7.16 | -4.3% |
| 1999 | 7.73 | +8.0% |
| 2000 | 7.65 | -1.0% |
| 2001 | 7.09 | -7.4% |
| 2002 | 5.02 | -29.2% |
| 2003 | 3.84 | -23.4% |
| 2004 | 3.43 | -10.9% |
| 2005 | 3.36 | -1.8% |
| 2006 | 3.27 | -2.8% |
| 2007 | 3.19 | -2.5% |
| 2008 | 3.17 | -0.4% |
| 2009 | 2.83 | -10.8% |
| 2010 | 2.72 | -3.8% |
| 2011 | 2.3 | -15.7% |
| 2012 | 1.77 | -23.0% |
| 2013 | 1.37 | -22.3% |
| 2014 | 1.26 | -7.9% |
| 2015 | 1.26 | -0.5% |
| 2016 | 1.26 | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 1.17 | -6.8% |
| 2018 | 1.08 | -7.8% |
| 2019 | 0.9921 | -8.2% |
| 2020 | 0.9288 | -6.4% |
| 2021 | 0.8534 | -8.1% |
| 2022 | 0.8108 | -5.0% |
| 2023 | 0.8094 | -0.2% |
| 2024 | 0.8094 | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 0.8094 | +0.0% |
Guyana compared with similar countries
- Guyana's 0.8094 is below the median for high income countries, which is 1.05, 77% of the median. (13 countries reporting)
- Guyana's 0.8094 is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 1.66, 49% of the median. (28 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Savings Rate, Percent per annum 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | +77.7% | 16.04 | 28.5 |
| 1989 | +47.4% | 10.88 | 16.04 |
| 1993 | -46.9% | 20.47 | 10.88 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 11.67 | 10.5 | 16.04 | 9 |
| 1990s | 13.83 | 7.16 | 28.5 | 10 |
| 2000s | 4.29 | 2.83 | 7.65 | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.52 | 0.9921 | 2.72 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.8369 | 0.8094 | 0.9288 | 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 savings rate, percent per annum in Guyana?
- Savings rate, percent per annum in Guyana was 0.8094 in 2025, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest savings rate, percent per annum recorded in Guyana?
- The highest recorded value was 28.5 in 1990.
- What is the lowest savings rate, percent per annum recorded in Guyana?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8094 in 2023.
- How does Guyana rank for savings rate, percent per annum?
- Guyana ranks 49th out of 63 countries with data for 2025.
- Is savings rate, percent per annum rising or falling in Guyana?
- Over the last ten years it is down 35.7%. 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 Savings Rate, Percent per annum. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The Monetary and Financial Statistics (MFS), Interest Rates dataset presents country-specific interest rate data across sectors and instruments, based on nationally defined methodologies.