Country
Guyana GUY
score date 2026-10-10 · 30d -1.2
Seven dimensions
Credibility gap88.6
IMF / national CPI · as of 2026-06-01 · coverage: bronze
Behind the curve—
BIS policy rates + CPI · as of 2026-03-01 · coverage: bronze
Communication—
Central-bank statements · as of 2026-10-10 · coverage: bronze
Geopolitical48.1
GDELT · as of 2026-10-10 · coverage: bronze
Growth44.7
World Bank WDI / IMF WEO · as of 2026-10-10 · coverage: bronze
Liquidity71.8
IMF BOP / BIS / FRED · as of 2026-10-10 · coverage: bronze
Governance47.7
World Bank WGI · as of 2026-10-10 · coverage: bronze
Guyana sovereign credibility, in brief
Guyana scores 60.1 out of 100 on the composite sovereign credibility index — credibility band 50–65. That ranks it 4 of 20 in Latin America & Caribbean, the 85th percentile of the region. The score has fallen 0.2 points over the past seven days. CPI 4.0% (implicit target) — adequate credibility (60/100).
As of 2026-10-10 · scored daily from public data under methodology v8
Peer context
Rank 4/20 in Latin America & Caribbean · 85th percentile
Region avg 51.9 · best 63.5 · worst 16.1
Ranked either side
- Uruguay 63.1
- Guatemala 60.3
- Ecuador 58.7
- Dominican Republic 58.4
90-day trend
External pulse
- Port trade momentum, 30d YoY
- +1.0%
- as of 2026-10-11
- Commodity terms-of-trade, 12m change
- -0.4%
- as of 2026-10-11
Sources: Kpler; UN Global Platform; IMF PortWatch (portwatch.imf.org) · Terms-of-trade: IMF Commodity Terms of Trade
Key indicators
External & activity
| Cpi monthly index | 153.5 | 2026-06-01 | ILO CPI |
| Current account (% GDP) | 13.9% | 2023-12-31 | World Bank |
| FDI inflows (% GDP) | 33.1% | 2025-12-31 | World Bank |
| GDP growth, annual | 19.3% | 2025-12-31 | World Bank |
| Nightlights radiance (monthly sum) | 66.2K | 2025-12-01 | World Bank / NASA Black Marble |
| Nightlights radiance, YoY | 28.8% | 2025-12-01 | derived |
| Remittances (% GDP) | 2.4% | 2024-12-31 | World Bank |
| Reserves (months of imports) | 0.8 mo | 2023-12-31 | World Bank |
| Trade openness (% GDP) | 194.4% | 2005-12-31 | World Bank |
| Unemployment rate | 12.0% | 2025-12-31 | World Bank |
| Unemployment rate (ILO) | 6.6% | 2024-12-31 | ILO |
Structure
| External debt (% GNI) | 22.6% | 2024-12-31 | World Bank |
| GDP per capita (USD) | $32,414 | 2025-12-31 | World Bank |
| Labor force participation | 56.9% | 2024-12-31 | ILO |
| WGI: control of corruption | -0.4 | 2025-12-31 | World Bank |
| WGI: government effectiveness | 0.1 | 2025-12-31 | World Bank |
| WGI: political stability | 0.2 | 2025-12-31 | World Bank |
| WGI: regulatory quality | -0.4 | 2025-12-31 | World Bank |
| WGI: rule of law | -0.3 | 2025-12-31 | World Bank |
| WGI: voice & accountability | 0.1 | 2025-12-31 | World Bank |
Nightlights: World Bank / NASA Black Marble VIIRS (CC BY 4.0)
Follow the moves
Every figure above is recomputed daily from public data, with the source and as-of date shown for each one. The weekly briefing says which scores moved, and why.