Guyana — Inflation
Inflation, Consumer Prices (Annual %) for Guyana, 1995–2025.
Inflation for Guyana was 3.33% in 2025, according to the latest World Bank data. The series covers 31 years, from 1995 to 2025. The highest recorded value was 12.21% in 1995. The lowest was -0.87% in 2015 (about -3.8× the low point). Across that span the compound annual growth rate works out to -4.24% per year.
Guyana ranks 86 of 187 economies on this measure (1 = highest), putting it in the top 46%. The median for Latin America & Caribbean is 2.53%, so Guyana sits above it. It peaked in 1995 and has fallen 73% since. Over the last decade (2015–2025) the figure moved up 485%. Within Latin America & Caribbean it ranks 15 of 33 economies; Curacao (2.62%) is just below it. Its sharpest one-year move was up 524% in 2021. That is 38% above this series' own ten-year average.
Data highlights
World ranking. Slipped: 60th of 155 in 1995 → 50th of 163 in 2000 → 72nd of 186 in 2010 → 121st of 178 in 2020 → 76th of 169 in 2025.
Key figures
Full history — 1995 to 2025
| Year | annual % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 3.33% | +0.4 pp |
| 2024 | 2.9% | +0.1 pp |
| 2023 | 2.82% | -4.1 pp |
| 2022 | 6.93% | +2.4 pp |
| 2021 | 4.51% | +3.8 pp |
| 2020 | 0.72% | -1.4 pp |
| 2019 | 2.11% | +0.9 pp |
| 2018 | 1.25% | -0.7 pp |
| 2017 | 1.95% | +1.1 pp |
| 2016 | 0.83% | +1.7 pp |
| 2015 | -0.87% | -1.5 pp |
| 2014 | 0.68% | -1.2 pp |
| 2013 | 1.91% | -0.5 pp |
| 2012 | 2.39% | -2.0 pp |
| 2011 | 4.41% | +0.1 pp |
| 2010 | 4.3% | +1.3 pp |
| 2009 | 2.95% | -5.1 pp |
| 2008 | 8.1% | -4.1 pp |
| 2007 | 12.2% | +5.5 pp |
| 2006 | 6.68% | -0.2 pp |
| 2005 | 6.93% | +2.3 pp |
| 2004 | 4.67% | -1.3 pp |
| 2003 | 5.98% | +0.6 pp |
| 2002 | 5.34% | +2.7 pp |
| 2001 | 2.63% | -3.5 pp |
| 2000 | 6.15% | -1.4 pp |
| 1999 | 7.54% | +3.0 pp |
| 1998 | 4.59% | +1.0 pp |
| 1997 | 3.56% | -3.5 pp |
| 1996 | 7.09% | -5.1 pp |
| 1995 | 12.21% | — |
Frequently asked questions
What was Guyana’s Inflation in 1996?
7.09% (1996). The full year-by-year table above lists every published year, most recent first.
Are changes in this series measured in percentage points?
Yes. The series is a share expressed in annual %, so year-over-year movements in the Change column are percentage points (pp), not percent.
Is Guyana’s Inflation growing or shrinking?
Between 1995 and 2025 the series was shrinking overall: -72.7% in total — about 4.2% a year compounded.
Where does this data come from?
World Bank Open Data (CC BY-4.0), indicator FP.CPI.TOTL.ZG. Values are reproduced as published; this page only computes summary statistics such as change, CAGR and extremes.
What are the most recent published figures?
The last five published years: 2025: 3.33%; 2024: 2.9%; 2023: 2.82%; 2022: 6.93%; 2021: 4.51%. Earlier years are in the full-history table below.
Related data
FP.CPI.TOTL.ZG — Inflation, Consumer Prices (Annual %). Data licensed under CC BY 4.0. Values are reproduced as published; this page computes the summary statistics (change, CAGR, extremes) from the underlying annual series. View the original dataset on data.worldbank.org.