Guyana External Debt 1970-2024
Total external debt is debt owed to nonresidents repayable in currency, goods, or services. Total external debt is the sum of public, publicly guaranteed, and private nonguaranteed long-term debt, use of IMF credit, and short-term debt. Short-term debt includes all debt having an original maturity of one year or less and interest in arrears on long-term debt. Data are in current U.S. dollars.
- Guyana external debt for 2022 was $2,386,873,653, a 26.31% increase from 2021.
- Guyana external debt for 2021 was $1,889,705,076, a 25.42% increase from 2020.
- Guyana external debt for 2020 was $1,506,687,263, a 1.55% decline from 2019.
- Guyana external debt for 2019 was $1,530,459,138, a 4.76% decline from 2018.
| Guyana External Debt - Historical Data |
| Year |
Current US $ |
Annual % Change |
| 2022 |
$2,386,873,653 |
26.31% |
| 2021 |
$1,889,705,076 |
25.42% |
| 2020 |
$1,506,687,263 |
-1.55% |
| 2019 |
$1,530,459,138 |
-4.76% |
| 2018 |
$1,607,000,664 |
1.58% |
| 2017 |
$1,582,078,488 |
-3.76% |
| 2016 |
$1,643,860,201 |
0.42% |
| 2015 |
$1,636,917,068 |
-30.10% |
| 2014 |
$2,341,948,616 |
1.73% |
| 2013 |
$2,302,019,509 |
16.60% |
| 2012 |
$1,974,205,213 |
-1.62% |
| 2011 |
$2,006,674,225 |
42.48% |
| 2010 |
$1,408,397,852 |
-1.37% |
| 2009 |
$1,427,924,570 |
44.16% |
| 2008 |
$990,493,995 |
16.71% |
| 2007 |
$848,663,074 |
-27.04% |
| 2006 |
$1,163,165,912 |
-6.11% |
| 2005 |
$1,238,833,545 |
-9.47% |
| 2004 |
$1,368,422,040 |
-5.90% |
| 2003 |
$1,454,158,542 |
4.60% |
| 2002 |
$1,390,166,088 |
4.71% |
| 2001 |
$1,327,603,202 |
-3.41% |
| 2000 |
$1,374,473,167 |
-4.12% |
| 1999 |
$1,433,536,565 |
-3.20% |
| 1998 |
$1,480,883,511 |
-6.89% |
| 1997 |
$1,590,512,899 |
-1.05% |
| 1996 |
$1,607,335,579 |
-24.13% |
| 1995 |
$2,118,471,710 |
3.25% |
| 1994 |
$2,051,880,899 |
4.28% |
| 1993 |
$1,967,750,373 |
2.83% |
| 1992 |
$1,913,525,235 |
-3.24% |
| 1991 |
$1,977,631,782 |
0.74% |
| 1990 |
$1,963,150,253 |
18.25% |
| 1989 |
$1,660,210,656 |
-12.35% |
| 1988 |
$1,894,110,768 |
7.27% |
| 1987 |
$1,765,744,328 |
6.13% |
| 1986 |
$1,663,808,255 |
9.02% |
| 1985 |
$1,526,166,926 |
16.16% |
| 1984 |
$1,313,853,316 |
4.76% |
| 1983 |
$1,254,134,873 |
24.63% |
| 1982 |
$1,006,253,021 |
9.75% |
| 1981 |
$916,874,252 |
8.81% |
| 1980 |
$842,654,972 |
22.69% |
| 1979 |
$686,832,902 |
12.39% |
| 1978 |
$611,104,608 |
16.07% |
| 1977 |
$526,512,349 |
23.41% |
| 1976 |
$426,652,642 |
29.82% |
| 1975 |
$328,651,332 |
48.70% |
| 1974 |
$221,016,020 |
23.81% |
| 1973 |
$178,511,426 |
12.67% |
| 1972 |
$158,437,579 |
1.11% |
| 1971 |
$156,692,603 |
89.08% |
| 1970 |
$82,870,995 |
89.08% |
