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Guyana
Guyana, officially the Co-operative Republic of Guyana, is a country on the northern coast of South America. It is bordered by the Atlantic Ocean to the north, Suriname to the east, Brazil to the south and southwest, and Venezuela to the west.
Summary from Wikipédia (CC BY-SA 4.0)
Data refreshed on 2026.10.08 · source: Wikidata
The Institute's composite reading
Risque élevé
4.5 /10 risk
- Security 0.0
- Legitimacy 5.6
- Economy 7.0
- Diplomacy 5.0
- Influence 0.0
Security: 0 stable → 10 unstable · others: 0 weak → 10 strong. Computed from V-Dem, FH, CPI, RSF, World Bank, SIPRI, sanctions.
Listings linked to the country by nationality or address: United States 12 (list of 2026.10.02).
- Capital
- Georgetown
- Population
- 772,975 inh.
- Area
- 214,969 km²
- Currency
- GYD
- Regime
- parliamentary republic
Executive in office
Head of State
Irfaan Ali
Head of Government
Mark Phillips
Parliament
Assemblée nationale
65 seats
Inception 1966
Economic indicators World Bank · 2025
GDP
27 G$
GDP / capita
32,414 $
Growth
19.3 %
Inflation
3.3 %
Unemployment
12.0 %
Defense / GDP
0.9 %
Life expectancy
70.3 yrs
Governance indices V-Dem 2025 · Freedom House 2026 · CPI 2025 · RSF 2026
Democracy (V-Dem)
0.52/1
Freedoms (Freedom House)
74/100
Corruption (CPI)
40/100
Press freedom (RSF)
60/100
Military posture SIPRI · 2025
Global spending rank
#113
Annual budget
0.2 Md$
Defense effort
1.0 %PIB
Trade dependencies OEC · UN Comtrade · 2023
Exports
15 Md$
Imports
7 Md$
Balance
8 Md$
Top exports
- 78% Pétrole brut (production explosive)
Top imports
- 15% Pétrole raffiné
Import partners
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États-Unis
41%
-
Chine
11%
Croissance la plus rapide au monde 2023 (~33%).
Diplomatic alignment UNGA 2020-2024 · Bailey-Strezhnev-Voeten
Vote concordance with each power at UN General Assembly.
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USA
47%
-
GBR
50%
-
FRA
56%
-
DEU
56%
-
RUS
35%
-
CHN
51%
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BRA
62%
Abstention: 22%
Political calendar Institute · Wikipedia · 2026-10-08
Last election
- 2025-09-01
Society · human UNDP HDI 2023 · World Bank · WID · UNHCR 2025
HDI
0.776/1
Refugees hosted
35
Refugees originating
342
National anthem
Dear Land of Guyana, of Rivers and Palms
Alliances and organisations Institut · Wikidata
- UN
- WTO
- Commonwealth
- OAS
- CARICOM
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Global attention Wikipedia · 90 days
The country's Wikipedia article is usually read 4,409 times a day (French and English). On 2026.10.07: 4,487, or ×1.0.
French + English French usual level 2026.07.10 · 2026.10.07 Wikimedia statistics (CC0), human users
Sources and freshness
- Executive, government, parliament, anthem · Wikidata (CC0) · 2026-10-08
- Economy · World Bank (CC BY 4.0) · 2025
- Indices and figures · V-Dem 2026 (OWID) · Freedom House 2026 (OWID) · Transparency International CPI 2025 · RSF 2026 · PNUD IDH 2025 (OWID) · UNHCR 2025 · SIPRI 2026 (OWID) · read on 2026-10-08
- Memberships · Wikidata (CC0) · 2026-10-08
- Political calendar · Institute and Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0) · 2026-10-08
- Sanctions · US Treasury (OFAC), SDN and non-SDN lists · list of 2026-10-02 · read on 2026-10-08
- Sanctions · United Kingdom, UK Sanctions List (FCDO) · list of 2026-10-07 · read on 2026-10-08
- Sanctions · European Union, consolidated financial sanctions list · list of 2026-09-22 · read on 2026-10-08
- Institute dossier (sanctions, treaties, visits, capabilities) · as of 2026-05-01
- Summary · Wikipédia (CC BY-SA 4.0)