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Guyana

Guyana · GUY · South America

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Risk Score

Guarded→ Stable

Risk Factors

No recent events in pipeline

Overview

Guyana, located on the northern coast of South America, is experiencing rapid economic transformation due to significant offshore oil discoveries. This newfound wealth presents opportunities for development but also challenges related to managing resource revenues, diversifying the economy, and ensuring equitable growth. The country is a member of CARICOM and maintains strong ties with the Caribbean.

Leadership

Irfaan Ali

President

GOVERNMENT: Presidential republic

Economy

GDP

$35.0B

GDP per Capita

$42.0K

GDP Growth

+25.0%

Inflation

4.0%

Unemployment

12.0%

Oil and gasMining (gold, bauxite)Agriculture (sugar, rice)ForestryFisheries

Trade

Key Exports

Crude petroleumGoldRiceBauxiteSugar

Key Imports

Machinery and transport equipmentManufactured goodsFoodstuffsPetroleum products

Top Partners

United StatesSingaporeTrinidad and TobagoCanadaChina

Headlines (8)

The Guardian1d ago

British corporation continued trafficking of enslaved Africans to Guyana 40 years after abolition

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Al Jazeera2d ago

Guyana’s Rodrigues Birkett leads informal poll in race to be next UN leader

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Devdiscourse2d ago

Birkett Emerges as Frontrunner in U.N. Secretary-General Race

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Devdiscourse2d ago

Race for Next U.N. Secretary-General Heats Up

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The Straits Times2d ago

Former Guyana minister leads in second straw poll for UN chief

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Lokmat Times2d ago

Birkett emerges top candidate for UN Secretary General in informal UNSC poll

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Devdiscourse2d ago

Race Heats Up for UN Secretary-General as Birkett Takes Lead in Straw Polls

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The National2d ago

Security Council holds second secret straw poll for next UN chief

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