🇬🇾 Guyana National Debt Clock
Live tracker for Guyana government debt. The national debt currently stands at approximately $9.3 billion, growing at $69 per second based on IMF fiscal deficit projections. Debt-to-GDP: 29%. Per-citizen share: $11,716.
About Guyana's National Debt
Guyana's debt ratio has collapsed not by paying down debt but because vast new offshore oil has made it one of the fastest-growing economies on earth, inflating GDP.
Guyana is one of the world's more fiscally conservative governments, with debt at 29% of GDP — a low ratio that leaves substantial headroom for stimulus or crisis response without threatening sustainability. By total government debt, Guyana ranks 128th of the 137 governments tracked here.
At the current borrowing rate of $69 per second, Guyana adds about $0.0 billion to its national debt every day — roughly $2 billion per year. Each of Guyana's 1 million citizens carries an individual share of approximately $11,716. That is below the world average of roughly $12,600 in government debt per person.
Figures are computed by Global Debt Clock using linear extrapolation from IMF general government gross debt baselines (Fiscal Monitor / WEO April 2026) and national treasury data. Actual debt changes through discrete bond issuances — these counters illustrate the approximate scale and pace of sovereign borrowing.
Guyana National Debt — Frequently Asked Questions
What is Guyana's national debt right now?
Guyana's national debt is approximately $9.3 billion as of September 12, 2026, growing at $69 per second. Its debt-to-GDP ratio is 29% and each citizen's share is about $11,716.
How fast is Guyana's debt growing?
Guyana's government debt is growing at approximately $69 per second — about $0 billion per day — derived from IMF fiscal projections anchored to the April 2026 baseline.
What is Guyana's debt per capita?
Each of Guyana's 1 million citizens carries a notional share of approximately $11,716 of the national debt.
What is Guyana's debt-to-GDP ratio?
Guyana's debt-to-GDP ratio is 29%. This is within a range generally considered fiscally sustainable.
Why is Guyana's government debt at this level?
Guyana's debt ratio has collapsed not by paying down debt but because vast new offshore oil has made it one of the fastest-growing economies on earth, inflating GDP.
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Data & Citation
Source: IMF World Economic Outlook · World Bank International Debt Statistics · baseline anchored .
Methodology: debt = 7,737,000,008 + 69 × seconds_since(2026-01-01)
Machine-readable data: /api/debt?c=gy (live JSON) · /data/debt.json (full dataset)
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