Foreign assets in Guyana

Guyana: Foreign assets was 1.99 billion current US$ in 2020. ▲ Rising

Latest (2020)
1.99 billion current US$
Change on year
up 17.1%
World rank
133rd
of 150 countries
All-time high
1.99 billion current US$
in 2020
All-time low
376.00 million current US$
in 1998
Years of data
26
1995–2020

Foreign assets in Guyana, 1995–2020

500.0M1.0B1.5B2.0B1995200720201995: 377.0M current US$1996: 437.0M current US$1997: 399.0M current US$1998: 376.0M current US$1999: 398.0M current US$2000: 439.0M current US$2001: 482.0M current US$2002: 524.0M current US$2003: 568.0M current US$2004: 615.0M current US$2005: 679.0M current US$2006: 1.0B current US$2007: 1.1B current US$2008: 962.0M current US$2009: 1.2B current US$2010: 1.3B current US$2011: 1.3B current US$2012: 1.6B current US$2013: 1.5B current US$2014: 1.4B current US$2015: 1.3B current US$2016: 1.3B current US$2017: 1.3B current US$2018: 1.4B current US$2019: 1.7B current US$2020: 2.0B current US$

Source: World Bank. Measured in current US$.

Analysis

Guyana recorded 1.99 billion current US$ for foreign assets in 2020. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.

That represents a change of up 17.1% on the previous year and up 56.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, foreign assets in Guyana peaked at 1.99 billion current US$ in 2020 and was at its lowest, 376.00 million current US$, in 1998.

Guyana ranks 133rd of 150 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 397.40 million current US$ 376.00 million current US$ 437.00 million current US$ 5
2000s 761.10 million current US$ 439.00 million current US$ 1.18 billion current US$ 10
2010s 1.40 billion current US$ 1.27 billion current US$ 1.70 billion current US$ 10
2020s 1.99 billion current US$ 1.99 billion current US$ 1.99 billion current US$ 1

Countries ranked near Guyana

  1. 130 Rwanda 2.55 billion current US$ compare
  2. 131 Mauritania 2.50 billion current US$ compare
  3. 132 Tajikistan 2.14 billion current US$ compare
  4. 134 Zimbabwe 1.90 billion current US$ compare
  5. 135 Saint Lucia 1.85 billion current US$ compare
  6. 136 Lesotho 1.83 billion current US$ compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is foreign assets in Guyana?
Foreign assets in Guyana was 1.99 billion current US$ in 2020, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest foreign assets recorded in Guyana?
The highest recorded value was 1.99 billion current US$ in 2020.
What is the lowest foreign assets recorded in Guyana?
The lowest recorded value was 376.00 million current US$ in 1998.
How does Guyana rank for foreign assets?
Guyana ranks 133rd out of 150 countries with data for 2020.
Is foreign assets rising or falling in Guyana?
Over the last ten years it is up 56.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Guyana data come from?
The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Foreign assets (current US$). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Foreign assets (current US$)
Unit
current US$
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
151 places, 3,851 data points, 1995–2020
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