Sunday, February 17, 2013

Rank and Economy of Guyana

Rank of Guyana from the poorest is 63rd with national average per capita income using atlas method in 2003 was 900$ and in other measurement IMF,WB, CIA measured in2007,2007, and 2008
rank/gdp..............rank/gdp....................rank/gdp
122/1,411.......116/1,413.................127/1,351
 
Economy of Guyana
CurrencyGuyanese dollar (GYD)
Fiscal yearCalendar year
Trade organisationsCARICOM, WTO
Statistics
GDP$4,877 billion (2009 est.)
GDP growth2.3% (2009 est.)
GDP per capita$6,477 (2009 est.)
GDP by sectoragriculture: 24.5%; industry: 23.6%; services: 51.9% (2009 est.)
Inflation (CPI)5.2% (2009 est.)
Gini coefficient43.2 (1999)
Labour force333,900 (2007 est.)
Labour force
by occupation
agriculture, hunting and forestry 30.2%, commerce 16%, manufacturing 11% (2007 est.)
Unemployment11% (2007)
Main industriesbauxite, sugar, rice milling, timber, textiles, gold mining
Ease of Doing Business Rank114th[1]
External
Exports$763 million (2009 est.)
Export goodssugar, gold, bauxite, alumina, rice, shrimp, molasses, rum, timber
Main export partnersCanada 27.52%, U.S. 16.93%, U.K. 10.84%, Ukraine 5.54%, Netherlands 5%, Trinidad and Tobago 4.33%, Jamaica 4.12% (2009)
Imports$1.161 billion (2009 est.)
Import goodsmanufactures, machinery, petroleum, food
Main import partnersU.S. 25.23%, Trinidad and Tobago 23.23%, Cuba 6.41%, China 6.05% (2009)
Gross external debt$804.3 million (30 September 2008)
Public finances
Revenues$493.7 million
Expenses$596.9 million (2009 est.)
Economic aid$84 million
Foreign reserves$317 million (31 December 2009 est.)