Foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans, per unit of GDP in Guyana
Guyana: Foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans, per unit of GDP was 0.0015 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans, per unit of GDP in Guyana, 1960–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP.
Analysis
In 2024, foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans, per unit of gdp in Guyana stood at 0.0015 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP. That is the lowest value across all 65 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 32.4% on the previous year and down 95.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans, per unit of gdp in Guyana peaked at 0.9202 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP in 1991 and was at its lowest, 0.0015 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP, in 2024.
That places Guyana 128th out of 163 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans, per unit of GDP in Guyana, year by year
| Year | constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.2361 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | — |
| 1961 | 0.3 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | +27.1% |
| 1962 | 0.2208 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | -26.4% |
| 1963 | 0.1722 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | -22.0% |
| 1964 | 0.1855 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | +7.7% |
| 1965 | 0.2147 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | +15.7% |
| 1966 | 0.3275 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | +52.6% |
| 1967 | 0.2292 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | -30.0% |
| 1968 | 0.2592 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | +13.1% |
| 1969 | 0.1578 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | -39.1% |
| 1970 | 0.1295 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | -17.9% |
| 1971 | 0.1257 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | -2.9% |
| 1972 | 0.1002 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | -20.3% |
| 1973 | 0.0624 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | -37.8% |
| 1974 | 0.0393 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | -37.0% |
| 1975 | 0.0399 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | +1.5% |
| 1976 | 0.0349 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | -12.5% |
| 1977 | 0.0362 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | +3.6% |
| 1978 | 0.0434 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | +20.0% |
| 1979 | 0.064 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | +47.3% |
| 1980 | 0.0406 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | -36.5% |
| 1981 | 0.0728 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | +79.4% |
| 1982 | 0.0721 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | -0.9% |
| 1983 | 0.044 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | -39.0% |
| 1984 | 0.0578 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | +31.4% |
| 1985 | 0.0553 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | -4.4% |
| 1986 | 0.0678 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | +22.6% |
| 1987 | 0.0937 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | +38.2% |
| 1988 | 0.0756 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | -19.4% |
| 1989 | 0.1679 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | +122.3% |
| 1990 | 0.3544 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | +111.0% |
| 1991 | 0.9202 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | +159.7% |
| 1992 | 0.1356 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | -85.3% |
| 1993 | 0.2835 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | +109.1% |
| 1994 | 0.134 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | -52.7% |
| 1995 | 0.093 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | -30.6% |
| 1996 | 0.1022 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | +9.8% |
| 1997 | 0.4178 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | +309.0% |
| 1998 | 0.2299 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | -45.0% |
| 1999 | 0.2298 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | -0.0% |
| 2000 | 0.1447 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | -37.0% |
| 2001 | 0.1553 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | +7.3% |
| 2002 | 0.1007 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | -35.2% |
| 2003 | 0.0932 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | -7.4% |
| 2004 | 0.1813 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | +94.6% |
| 2005 | 0.1973 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | +8.8% |
| 2006 | 0.1933 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | -2.0% |
| 2007 | 0.0311 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | -83.9% |
| 2008 | 0.0434 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | +39.3% |
| 2009 | 0.0406 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | -6.5% |
| 2010 | 0.033 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | -18.6% |
| 2011 | 0.0303 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | -8.2% |
| 2012 | 0.0196 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | -35.1% |
| 2013 | 0.0153 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | -22.0% |
| 2014 | 0.0333 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | +117.2% |
| 2015 | 0.008 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | -75.9% |
| 2016 | 0.0185 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | +131.3% |
| 2017 | 0.0092 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | -50.5% |
| 2018 | 0.0124 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | +34.9% |
| 2019 | 0.0184 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | +48.2% |
| 2020 | 0.009 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | -50.9% |
| 2021 | 0.0061 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | -32.8% |
| 2022 | 0.002 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | -67.3% |
| 2023 | 0.0022 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | +11.5% |
| 2024 | 0.0015 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | -32.4% |
Guyana compared with similar countries
- Guyana's 0.0015 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.0011 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP, 1.4× the median. (34 countries reporting)
- Guyana's 0.0015 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.003 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP, 49% of the median. (35 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans, per unit of GDP 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 | +309.0% | 0.1022 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.4178 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.2303 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.1578 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.3275 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.0676 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0349 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.1295 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0748 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0406 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.1679 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.29 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.093 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.9202 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.1181 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0311 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.1973 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0198 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.008 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0333 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0041 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0015 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.009 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | 5 |
Countries ranked near Guyana
- 125 Belarus 0.0019 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 126 Azerbaijan 0.0018 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 127 Peru 0.0017 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 129 Vietnam 0.0014 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 130 Turkey 0.0013 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 131 Philippines 0.0013 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP compare
More reference data data for Guyana
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0396 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.0791 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.2193 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0297 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.2193 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.1326 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.0457 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.4179 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 1.05 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.1619 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans, per unit of gdp in Guyana?
- Foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans, per unit of gdp in Guyana was 0.0015 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans, per unit of gdp recorded in Guyana?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9202 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP in 1991.
- What is the lowest foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans, per unit of gdp recorded in Guyana?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0015 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP in 2024.
- How does Guyana rank for foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans, per unit of gdp?
- Guyana ranks 128th out of 163 countries with data for 2024.
- Is foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans, per unit of gdp rising or falling in Guyana?
- Over the last ten years it is down 95.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Guyana data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans, per unit of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans ÷ GDP (current US$)
Computed from
- Foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans OECD (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data
- GDP Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks
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Foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.