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Guyana · Income & inequality

Living standards, poverty and distribution.

10 indicators · 6 with data

Income

GNI per capita

current US$

38th of 182 · 1st in Latin America
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GNI per capitaGuyana's gni per capita rose from US$830 in 1996 to US$28.5k in 2025.200020052010201520202025US$0US$10kUS$20kUS$30kUS$28.5k

Guyana's gni per capita rose from US$830 in 1996 to US$28.5k in 2025.

GNI per capita, PPP (current international $)

current international $

14th of 181 · 1st in Latin America
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GNI per capita, PPP (current international $)Guyana's gni per capita, ppp (current international $) rose from intl $5,060 in 1996 to intl $80.3k in 2025.200020052010201520202025intl $0intl $20kintl $40kintl $60kintl $80kintl $100kintl $80.3k

Guyana's gni per capita, ppp (current international $) rose from intl $5,060 in 1996 to intl $80.3k in 2025.

Inequality

Gini index

index (0 = perfect equality, 100 = perfect inequality)

36th of 54 · 2nd in Latin America*
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Gini indexGuyana's gini index rose from 39.5 in 1992 to 45.1 in 1998.19921993199419951996199719984042444645.1

Guyana's gini index rose from 39.5 in 1992 to 45.1 in 1998.

Income share held by highest 10%

% of income

37th of 54 · 3rd in Latin America*
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Income share held by highest 10%Guyana's income share held by highest 10% rose from 28.5 % in 1992 to 34.4 % in 1998.199219931994199519961997199828%30%32%34%34.4 %

Guyana's income share held by highest 10% rose from 28.5 % in 1992 to 34.4 % in 1998.

Income share held by lowest 20%

% of income

39th of 54 · 2nd in Latin America*
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Income share held by lowest 20%Guyana's income share held by lowest 20% fell from 5.3 % in 1992 to 4.3 % in 1998.19921993199419951996199719984%4%5%5%5%5%5%4.3 %

Guyana's income share held by lowest 20% fell from 5.3 % in 1992 to 4.3 % in 1998.

Poverty

Extreme poverty

% of population

25th of 54 · 5th in Latin America*
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Extreme povertyGuyana's extreme poverty fell from 33.3 % in 1992 to 13.0 % in 1998.19921993199419951996199719980%10%20%30%13.0 %

Guyana's extreme poverty fell from 33.3 % in 1992 to 13.0 % in 1998.

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