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+ Added Communications.Broadband - fixed subscriptions.subscriptions per 100 inhabitants.text β€” 13 (2022 est.)
+ Added Communications.Broadband - fixed subscriptions.total.text β€” 106,000 (2022 est.)
+ Added Communications.Broadcast media.text β€” government-dominated broadcast media; the National Communications Network (NCN) TV is state-owned; a few private TV stations relay satellite services; the state owns and operates 2 radio stations broadcasting on multipl…
+ Added Communications.Internet country code.text β€” .gy
+ Added Communications.Internet users.percent of population.text β€” 82% (2023 est.)
+ Added Communications.Telephones - fixed lines.subscriptions per 100 inhabitants.text β€” 15 (2022 est.)
+ Added Communications.Telephones - fixed lines.total subscriptions.text β€” 125,000 (2021 est.)
+ Added Communications.Telephones - mobile cellular.subscriptions per 100 inhabitants.text β€” 106 (2021 est.)
+ Added Communications.Telephones - mobile cellular.total subscriptions.text β€” 856,000 (2021 est.)
+ Added Economy.Agricultural products.note β€” note: top ten agricultural products based on tonnage
+ Added Economy.Agricultural products.text β€” rice, sugarcane, plantains, cassava, papayas, pumpkins/squash, chicken, milk, ginger, eggplants (2023)
+ Added Economy.Budget.expenditures.text β€” $1.467 billion (2019 est.)
+ Added Economy.Budget.revenues.text β€” $1.333 billion (2019 est.)
+ Added Economy.Current account balance.Current account balance 2021.text β€” -$1.36 billion (2021 est.)
+ Added Economy.Current account balance.Current account balance 2022.text β€” $4.242 billion (2022 est.)
+ Added Economy.Current account balance.Current account balance 2023.text β€” $2.352 billion (2023 est.)
+ Added Economy.Current account balance.note β€” note: balance of payments - net trade and primary/secondary income in current dollars
+ Added Economy.Debt - external.Debt - external 2023.text β€” $1.805 billion (2023 est.)
+ Added Economy.Debt - external.note β€” note: present value of external debt in current US dollars
+ Added Economy.Economic overview.text β€” small, hydrocarbon-driven South American export economy; major forest coverage being leveraged in carbon credit offsets to encourage preservation; strengthening financial sector; large bauxite and gold resources
+ Added Economy.Exchange rates.Currency.text β€” Guyanese dollars (GYD) per US dollar -
+ Added Economy.Exchange rates.Exchange rates 2020.text β€” 208.5 (2020 est.)
+ Added Economy.Exchange rates.Exchange rates 2021.text β€” 208.5 (2021 est.)
+ Added Economy.Exchange rates.Exchange rates 2022.text β€” 208.5 (2022 est.)
+ Added Economy.Exchange rates.Exchange rates 2023.text β€” 208.5 (2023 est.)
+ Added Economy.Exchange rates.Exchange rates 2024.text β€” 208.5 (2024 est.)
+ Added Economy.Exports - commodities.note β€” note: top five export commodities based on value in dollars
+ Added Economy.Exports - commodities.text β€” crude petroleum, railway cargo containers, gold, ships, rice (2023)
+ Added Economy.Exports - partners.note β€” note: top five export partners based on percentage share of exports
+ Added Economy.Exports - partners.text β€” USA 20%, Trinidad & Tobago 11%, Netherlands 10%, Singapore 10%, Germany 7% (2023)
+ Added Economy.Exports.Exports 2021.text β€” $4.594 billion (2021 est.)
+ Added Economy.Exports.Exports 2022.text β€” $11.517 billion (2022 est.)
+ Added Economy.Exports.Exports 2023.text β€” $13.739 billion (2023 est.)
+ Added Economy.Exports.note β€” note: balance of payments - exports of goods and services in current dollars
+ Added Economy.GDP (official exchange rate).note β€” note: data in current dollars at official exchange rate
+ Added Economy.GDP (official exchange rate).text β€” $24.836 billion (2024 est.)
+ Added Economy.GDP - composition, by sector of origin.agriculture.text β€” 8% (2024 est.)
+ Added Economy.GDP - composition, by sector of origin.industry.text β€” 74.3% (2024 est.)
+ Added Economy.GDP - composition, by sector of origin.note β€” note: figures may not total 100% due to non-allocated consumption not captured in sector-reported data
+ Added Economy.GDP - composition, by sector of origin.services.text β€” 15.3% (2024 est.)
+ Added Economy.Imports - commodities.note β€” note: top five import commodities based on value in dollars
+ Added Economy.Imports - commodities.text β€” refined petroleum, ships, construction vehicles, excavation machinery, cars (2023)
+ Added Economy.Imports - partners.note β€” note: top five import partners based on percentage share of imports
+ Added Economy.Imports - partners.text β€” USA 28%, China 13%, Trinidad & Tobago 11%, Brazil 5%, Bahamas, The 4% (2023)
+ Added Economy.Imports.Imports 2021.text β€” $6.588 billion (2021 est.)
+ Added Economy.Imports.Imports 2022.text β€” $7.033 billion (2022 est.)
+ Added Economy.Imports.Imports 2023.text β€” $10.956 billion (2023 est.)
+ Added Economy.Imports.note β€” note: balance of payments - imports of goods and services in current dollars
+ Added Economy.Industrial production growth rate.note β€” note: annual % change in industrial value added based on constant local currency
+ Added Economy.Industrial production growth rate.text β€” 53.3% (2024 est.)
+ Added Economy.Industries.text β€” bauxite, sugar, rice milling, timber, textiles, gold mining
+ Added Economy.Inflation rate (consumer prices).Inflation rate (consumer prices) 2022.text β€” 6.1% (2022 est.)
+ Added Economy.Inflation rate (consumer prices).Inflation rate (consumer prices) 2023.text β€” 2.8% (2023 est.)
+ Added Economy.Inflation rate (consumer prices).Inflation rate (consumer prices) 2024.text β€” 2.9% (2024 est.)
+ Added Economy.Inflation rate (consumer prices).note β€” note: annual % change based on consumer prices
+ Added Economy.Labor force.note β€” note: number of people ages 15 or older who are employed or seeking work
+ Added Economy.Labor force.text β€” 292,200 (2024 est.)
+ Added Economy.Public debt.Public debt 2016.text β€” 50.7% of GDP (2016 est.)
+ Added Economy.Real GDP (purchasing power parity).Real GDP (purchasing power parity) 2022.text β€” $30.457 billion (2022 est.)
+ Added Economy.Real GDP (purchasing power parity).Real GDP (purchasing power parity) 2023.text β€” $40.749 billion (2023 est.)
+ Added Economy.Real GDP (purchasing power parity).Real GDP (purchasing power parity) 2024.text β€” $58.423 billion (2024 est.)
+ Added Economy.Real GDP (purchasing power parity).note β€” note: data in 2021 dollars
+ Added Economy.Real GDP growth rate.Real GDP growth rate 2022.text β€” 63.3% (2022 est.)
+ Added Economy.Real GDP growth rate.Real GDP growth rate 2023.text β€” 33.8% (2023 est.)
+ Added Economy.Real GDP growth rate.Real GDP growth rate 2024.text β€” 43.4% (2024 est.)
+ Added Economy.Real GDP growth rate.note β€” note: annual GDP % growth based on constant local currency
+ Added Economy.Real GDP per capita.Real GDP per capita 2022.text β€” $37,100 (2022 est.)
+ Added Economy.Real GDP per capita.Real GDP per capita 2023.text β€” $49,300 (2023 est.)
+ Added Economy.Real GDP per capita.Real GDP per capita 2024.text β€” $70,300 (2024 est.)
+ Added Economy.Real GDP per capita.note β€” note: data in 2021 dollars
+ Added Economy.Remittances.Remittances 2021.text β€” 6.9% of GDP (2021 est.)
+ Added Economy.Remittances.Remittances 2022.text β€” 3.7% of GDP (2022 est.)
+ Added Economy.Remittances.Remittances 2023.text β€” 3.2% of GDP (2023 est.)
+ Added Economy.Remittances.note β€” note: personal transfers and compensation between resident and non-resident individuals/households/entities
+ Added Economy.Reserves of foreign exchange and gold.Reserves of foreign exchange and gold 2022.text β€” $917.877 million (2022 est.)
+ Added Economy.Reserves of foreign exchange and gold.Reserves of foreign exchange and gold 2023.text β€” $895.275 million (2023 est.)
+ Added Economy.Reserves of foreign exchange and gold.Reserves of foreign exchange and gold 2024.text β€” $1.01 billion (2024 est.)
+ Added Economy.Reserves of foreign exchange and gold.note β€” note: holdings of gold (year-end prices)/foreign exchange/special drawing rights in current dollars
+ Added Economy.Unemployment rate.Unemployment rate 2022.text β€” 12.1% (2022 est.)
+ Added Economy.Unemployment rate.Unemployment rate 2023.text β€” 12.1% (2023 est.)
+ Added Economy.Unemployment rate.Unemployment rate 2024.text β€” 10.2% (2024 est.)
+ Added Economy.Unemployment rate.note β€” note: % of labor force seeking employment
+ Added Economy.Youth unemployment rate (ages 15-24).female.text β€” 28.1% (2024 est.)
+ Added Economy.Youth unemployment rate (ages 15-24).male.text β€” 17.4% (2024 est.)
+ Added Economy.Youth unemployment rate (ages 15-24).note β€” note: % of labor force ages 15-24 seeking employment
+ Added Economy.Youth unemployment rate (ages 15-24).total.text β€” 22.3% (2024 est.)
+ Added Energy.Electricity access.electrification - rural areas.text β€” 91.6%
+ Added Energy.Electricity access.electrification - total population.text β€” 93% (2022 est.)
+ Added Energy.Electricity access.electrification - urban areas.text β€” 98%
+ Added Energy.Electricity generation sources.biomass and waste.text β€” 5.4% of total installed capacity (2023 est.)
+ Added Energy.Electricity generation sources.fossil fuels.text β€” 92.9% of total installed capacity (2023 est.)
+ Added Energy.Electricity generation sources.hydroelectricity.text β€” 0.3% of total installed capacity (2023 est.)
+ Added Energy.Electricity generation sources.solar.text β€” 1.3% of total installed capacity (2023 est.)
+ Added Energy.Electricity.consumption.text β€” 1.07 billion kWh (2023 est.)
+ Added Energy.Electricity.installed generating capacity.text β€” 259,000 kW (2023 est.)
+ Added Energy.Electricity.transmission/distribution losses.text β€” 268.803 million kWh (2023 est.)
+ Added Energy.Energy consumption per capita.Total energy consumption per capita 2023.text β€” 46.045 million Btu/person (2023 est.)
+ Added Energy.Natural gas.consumption.text β€” 1.991 million cubic meters (2023 est.)
+ Added Energy.Natural gas.imports.text β€” 1.991 million cubic meters (2023 est.)
+ Added Energy.Petroleum.refined petroleum consumption.text β€” 18,000 bbl/day (2023 est.)
+ Added Energy.Petroleum.total petroleum production.text β€” 391,000 bbl/day (2023 est.)
+ Added Environment.Carbon dioxide emissions.from consumed natural gas.text β€” 4,000 metric tonnes of CO2 (2023 est.)
+ Added Environment.Carbon dioxide emissions.from petroleum and other liquids.text β€” 2.635 million metric tonnes of CO2 (2023 est.)
+ Added Environment.Carbon dioxide emissions.total emissions.text β€” 2.639 million metric tonnes of CO2 (2023 est.)
+ Added Environment.Climate.text β€” tropical; hot, humid, moderated by northeast trade winds; two rainy seasons (May to August, November to January)
+ Added Environment.Environmental issues.text β€” water pollution from sewage and agricultural/industrial chemicals; deforestation
+ Added Environment.International environmental agreements.party to.text β€” Biodiversity, Climate Change, Climate Change-Kyoto Protocol, Climate Change-Paris Agreement, Comprehensive Nuclear Test Ban, Desertification, Endangered Species, Hazardous Wastes, Law of the Sea, Marine Dumping-London P…
+ Added Environment.International environmental agreements.signed, but not ratified.text β€” none of the selected agreements
+ Added Environment.Land use.agricultural land.text β€” 3.4% (2023 est.)
+ Added Environment.Land use.agricultural land: arable land.text β€” arable land: 0.5% (2023 est.)
+ Added Environment.Land use.agricultural land: permanent crops.text β€” permanent crops: 0.1% (2023 est.)
+ Added Environment.Land use.agricultural land: permanent pasture.text β€” permanent pasture: 2.8% (2023 est.)
+ Added Environment.Land use.forest.text β€” 87.1% (2023 est.)
+ Added Environment.Land use.other.text β€” 9.5% (2023 est.)
+ Added Environment.Methane emissions.agriculture.text β€” 51.9 kt (2019-2021 est.)
+ Added Environment.Methane emissions.energy.text β€” 103 kt (2022-2024 est.)
+ Added Environment.Methane emissions.other.text β€” 2.2 kt (2019-2021 est.)
+ Added Environment.Methane emissions.waste.text β€” 7.7 kt (2019-2021 est.)
+ Added Environment.Particulate matter emissions.text β€” 11.2 micrograms per cubic meter (2019 est.)
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