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Government debt in Guyana

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Guyana's government debt is 28.90 % — #18 of 125 countries on the atlas (lower is better). Period 2025.

28.90%

Checked 24 Oct 2026Period 2025

Source: IMF World Economic Outlook (general government gross debt, % of GDP)

The central government owes about 0.3 years' worth of the country's entire economic output.

Government debt in Guyana over time

108.00 %66.15 %24.30 %108.00 % · 199824.30 % · 20241997: 101.30 %1998: 108.00 %1999: 97.10 %2000: 97.20 %2001: 104.60 %2002: 105.10 %2003: 95.60 %2004: 91.80 %2005: 90.70 %2006: 74.50 %2007: 47.70 %2008: 48.20 %2009: 52.30 %2010: 53.10 %2011: 51.70 %2012: 44.70 %2013: 41.40 %2014: 38.70 %2015: 42.20 %2016: 35.70 %2017: 35.20 %2018: 37.40 %2019: 34.20 %2020: 47.40 %2021: 38.90 %2022: 24.80 %2023: 26.70 %2024: 24.30 %2025: 28.90 %19972011202528.90 %
29 official observations, 1997 → 2025. Every point is a published value — never interpolated.
Rank
#18 of 125
lower is better
Ranked behind
86 %
107 of 125 countries
Latest move
▲ 4.60 pp
since 2024
Below its peak
79.10 pp
peak 108.00 % in 1998
Full series
▼ 72.40 pp
since 1997

In Americas: #4 of 26vs median 54.70 %: −25.80 pp (better)

Among 125 countries

6 of 125 countries between 12.30 % and 17.90 %2 of 125 countries between 17.90 % and 23.49 %10 of 125 countries between 23.49 % and 29.09 %11 of 125 countries between 29.09 % and 34.68 %8 of 125 countries between 34.68 % and 40.28 %9 of 125 countries between 40.28 % and 45.88 %7 of 125 countries between 45.88 % and 51.47 %13 of 125 countries between 51.47 % and 57.07 %8 of 125 countries between 57.07 % and 62.66 %10 of 125 countries between 62.66 % and 68.26 %4 of 125 countries between 68.26 % and 73.85 %3 of 125 countries between 73.85 % and 79.45 %7 of 125 countries between 79.45 % and 85.05 %6 of 125 countries between 85.05 % and 90.64 %2 of 125 countries between 90.64 % and 96.24 %6 of 125 countries between 96.24 % and 101.83 %2 of 125 countries between 101.83 % and 107.43 %1 of 125 countries between 107.43 % and 113.02 %2 of 125 countries between 113.02 % and 118.62 %1 of 125 countries between 124.22 % and 129.81 %2 of 125 countries between 135.41 % and 141.00 %5 of 125 countries between 141.00 % and 146.60 %median 54.70 %Guyana: ahead of 86 % of the 125 countries with a published government debtGuyana 28.90 %12.30 %146.60 %
Half of all 125 countries sit between 36.10 % and 81.70 %. Guyana is ahead of 86 % of them. Axis trimmed to the 2nd–98th percentile; 5 values beyond it sit in the end bars.

The neighbourhood

#CountryGovernment debtvs Guyana
16 Denmark27.40 %−1.50 pp
17 Bosnia and Herzegovina28.80 %−0.10 pp
18 Guyana28.90 %—
19 Bulgaria29.90 %+1.00 pp
20 Peru30.10 %+1.20 pp

General government gross debt as a share of GDP (IMF World Economic Outlook, annual).

How to read this figure

Central government debt as a share of GDP (World Bank). General government debt (including local government and social funds) can be meaningfully higher; comparisons across countries are indicative.

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