Economic Indicators for Guyana


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Current account balance-1.73-31.13-0.91-52.52Percentage of GDP
Consumer price Index134.48130.79134.4837.99
Inflation ( exchange rates & prices )2.826.1212.21-1.00Percentage (%)
Lending interest rate8.388.4233.558.38%
Interest rates26.40-3.1948.52-58.33Percentage (%)
Budget ( government finance )111.26105.68111.2692.48
Human Capital Index0.500.490.500.49Scale, 0-1
New businesses registered819.00885.00885.0023.00Number
Time required to start a business18.0018.0042.0018.00Days
Time required to build a warehouse208.00208.00208.00186.00Days
Armed forces Personnel3,000.003,000.006,600.001,100.00Total
Exports of goods and services84.6295.56125.7544.16Percentage (% of GDP)
Imports of goods and services109.73105.16149.2251.36Percentage (% of GDP)
GDP1715170USD Billions
GDP Growth33.0263.4463.44-13.19Percentage (%)
Hospital beds2.592.254.971.69Per 1,000 people
Physicians1.411.801.800.11Per 1,000 people
Labor force295,909.00289,724.00301,978.00275,767.00Total
Unemployment with advanced education6.134.956.134.95Percentage (%)
Fertility rate2.372.404.692.37Total
Population1111Thousands