Indicator	Value
GDP (nominal)	4,420,000,000 US$World Bank WDI [2024]
GDP (PPP)	13,800,000,000 US$World Bank WDI [2024]
GDP growth	1.72 %World Bank WDI [2024]
GDP per capita	6,960 US$World Bank WDI [2024]
Inflation (CPI)	16.2 %World Bank WDI [2024]
Unemployment	7.83 %World Bank WDI [2025]
Exports of goods & services	2,300,000,000 US$World Bank WDI [2010]
Imports of goods & services	1,680,000,000 US$World Bank WDI [2010]
Agriculture (% GDP)	6.77 %World Bank WDI [2024]
Industry (% GDP)	35.1 %World Bank WDI [2024]
Services (% GDP)	50.8 %World Bank WDI [2024]
Industries	gold mining, oil, lumber, food processing, fishingCIA World Factbook [2025] · 2026 archive
Agricultural products	rice, sugarcane, oranges, vegetables, chicken, cassava, plantains, pineapples, eggs, citrus fruits (2023); note: top ten agricultural products based on tonnageCIA World Factbook [2025] · 2026 archive
Export commodities	gold, fish, refined petroleum, wood, tobacco (2023); note: top five export commodities based on value in dollarsCIA World Factbook [2025] · 2026 archive
Export partners	Switzerland 49%, UAE 28%, Guyana 5%, USA 4%, France 3% (2023); note: top five export partners based on percentage share of exportsCIA World Factbook [2025] · 2026 archive
Import partners	USA 22%, China 12%, Netherlands 11%, Trinidad & Tobago 9%, Guyana 8% (2023); note: top five import partners based on percentage share of importsCIA World Factbook [2025] · 2026 archive
Gini index	39.2 indexWorld Bank WDI [2022]
GDP per capita (1913)	No authoritative open source found
Leading mineral commodity	petroleum, crude (1,011,453 tonnes (metric), 2023)BGS World Mineral Statistics [2023]
Wealth share of top 10%	0.647 %World Inequality Database [2024]
Wealth share of top 1%	0.307 %World Inequality Database [2024]
Gini (WID)	1–39.2 indexWorld Inequality Database [2024] 1 index·World Bank WDI [2022] 39.2 index
Top export partners	Switzerland (79.5%) / USA (5.4%) / China (3.7%) / Canada (2.2%) / India (2.0%)CEPII BACI [2024]
Top import partners	China (24.6%) / USA (24.2%) / Netherlands (16.1%) / Japan (4.4%) / Brazil (3.7%)CEPII BACI [2024]
Top agricultural products	Cereals, primary / Rice / Hen eggs in shell, fresh / Sugar cane / Sugar Crops PrimaryFAOSTAT [2024]
Bank assets (% of GDP)	30 %WB GFDD [2021]
Private credit (% of GDP)	24.5 %WB GFDD [2020]
Stock market capitalization (% of GDP)	No authoritative open source found
Financial account ownership	No authoritative open source found
Mobile-money account	No authoritative open source found
Borrowed from a bank	No authoritative open source found
Poverty headcount ($2.15/day)	No authoritative open source found
Poverty headcount ($6.85/day)	No authoritative open source found