8.11 |
Guyana |
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Selected Economic and Social Data |
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1987 |
1988 |
1989 |
1990 |
1991 |
1992 |
1993 |
1994 |
1995 |
1996 |
1997 |
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Population ('000) |
753 |
741 |
740 |
733 |
723 |
712 |
735 |
746 |
760 |
770 |
775 |
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Growth Rate (%) |
-0.4 |
-1.6 |
-0.1 |
-0.9 |
-1.4 |
-1.5 |
3.2 |
1.5 |
1.9 |
1.3 |
0.6 |
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National Accounts |
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GDP,current factor cost (G$m) |
2,918 |
3,600 |
9,074 |
13,815 |
33,622 |
40,391 |
49,532 |
63,145 |
73,927 |
82,258 |
88,926 |
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Real GDP (1988 G$m) |
3,817 |
3,600 |
3,422 |
3,318 |
3,519 |
3,792 |
4,104 |
4,452 |
4,677 |
5,048 |
5,360 |
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Real GDP Growth Rate (%) |
-0.5 |
-5.7 |
-4.9 |
-3.0 |
6.1 |
7.8 |
8.2 |
8.5 |
5.1 |
7.9 |
6.2 |
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Real Per Capita GDP (1988 G) |
5,069 |
4,858 |
4,624 |
4,527 |
4,867 |
5,326 |
5,584 |
5,968 |
6,154 |
6,556 |
6,916 |
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Real Per Cap. GDP Growth Rate (%) |
-0.1 |
-4.2 |
-4.8 |
-2.1 |
7.5 |
9.4 |
4.8 |
6.9 |
3.1 |
6.5 |
5.5 |
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Gross Domestic Investment/GDP (%) [a] |
38.5 |
24.7 |
39.0 |
47.9 |
40.9 |
62.2 |
62.1 |
54.4 |
54.2 |
52.8 |
53.0 |
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Gross National Savings/GDP (%) [a] |
1.9 |
0.6 |
5.1 |
6.2 |
0.0 |
16.8 |
26.7 |
32.3 |
35.6 |
42.4 |
33.6 |
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Foreign Savings/GDP (%) [a] |
36.6 |
24.1 |
33.9 |
41.7 |
40.9 |
45.4 |
35.4 |
22.1 |
18.6 |
10.4 |
19.4 |
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Prices |
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GDP Price Deflator (1988=100) |
76.4 |
100.0 |
265.2 |
416.4 |
955.4 |
1,065.2 |
1,206.9 |
1,418.4 |
1,580.6 |
1,629.5 |
1,659.1 |
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Annual Change (%) |
60.8 |
30.9 |
165.2 |
57.0 |
129.4 |
11.5 |
13.3 |
17.5 |
11.4 |
3.1 |
1.8 |
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Consumer Prices (1979=100) |
386.9 |
542.4 |
1,043.9 |
2,184.7 |
4,143.0 |
5,231.2 |
5,721.0 |
6,428.7 |
7,213.7 |
7,725.5 |
8,000.2 |
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Annual Change (%) |
28.5 |
40.2 |
92.5 |
109.3 |
89.6 |
26.3 |
9.4 |
12.4 |
12.2 |
7.1 |
3.6 |
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Balance of Payments (US$m) |
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Current Account |
(109) |
(87) |
(113) |
(148) |
(123) |
(150) |
(142) |
(107) |
(107) |
(67) |
(121) |
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Exports, fob |
241 |
215 |
205 |
204 |
239 |
382 |
414 |
463 |
496 |
575 |
594 |
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Imports, cif |
262 |
216 |
212 |
250 |
244 |
443 |
484 |
504 |
537 |
595 |
642 |
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Trade Balance |
(21) |
(1) |
(7) |
(46) |
(5) |
(61) |
(70) |
(41) |
(41) |
(20) |
(48) |
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Services, net |
(109) |
(105) |
(127) |
(130) |
(138) |
(116) |
(97) |
(92) |
(93) |
(75) |
(97) |
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Private Transfers, net [b] |
21 |
19 |
21 |
28 |
20 |
27 |
25 |
26 |
27 |
28 |
24 |
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Capital Account |
(28) |
(3) |
(68) |
(46) |
56 |
111 |
92 |
47 |
36 |
74 |
89 |
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Official Transfers [b] |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
4 |
6 |
12 |
14 |
16 |
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Public Sector, net |
(29) |
(7) |
(61) |
(52) |
8 |
(11) |
8 |
(20) |
(27) |
6 |
38 |
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Private Sector, net |
5 |
3 |
(8) |
5 |
40 |
135 |
70 |
47 |
53 |
59 |
52 |
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Other, Incl. Errors and Omissions |
(4) |
1 |
1 |
1 |
8 |
(16) |
10 |
14 |
(2) |
(5) |
(17) |
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Overall Balance |
(137) |
(90) |
(181) |
194 |
(67) |
(39) |
(50) |
(60) |
(71) |
7 |
(32) |
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External Public Debt |
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Debt Outstanding 12/31 (US$m) [c] |
1,117 |
1,234 |
1,392 |
1,820 |
1,855 |
1,967 |
1,954 |
2,000 |
2,058 |
1,537 |
1,514 |
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Debt Service/Exports (%) [d] |
.. |
110.0 |
143.0 |
122.1 |
67.8 |
40.6 |
32.6 |
36.3 |
33.9 |
28.5 |
21.0 |