Real interest rate in Guyana
Guyana: Real interest rate was 17.6% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Real interest rate in Guyana, 1981–2025
Source: International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for real interest rate in Guyana is 17.6%, measured in 2025.
That represents a change of up 153.6% on the previous year and up 84.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, real interest rate in Guyana peaked at 48.5% in 2020 and was at its lowest, -58.3%, in 2006.
That places Guyana 7th out of 148 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | -7.3% | -54.7% | 9.7% | 9 |
| 1990s | 1.5% | -43.1% | 15.6% | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.9% | -58.3% | 16.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 11.6% | 7.3% | 16.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 14.1% | -11.1% | 48.5% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Guyana
- 4 Tajikistan 19.2% compare
- 5 Mozambique 18.7% compare
- 6 Sierra Leone 18.3% compare
- 8 Liberia 16.3% compare
- 9 East Timor 15.8% compare
- 10 Bahrain 15.3% compare
More financial sector data for Guyana
- Domestic credit to private sector 15.6% (2025)
- Net domestic credit 1.49 trillion current LCU (2025)
- Total reserves in months of imports 0.8499 (2023)
- Net foreign assets 347.31 billion current LCU (2025)
- Domestic credit to private sector by banks 11.3% (2025)
- Claims on central government, etc. 14.8% (2025)
- Monetary Sector credit to private sector 11.3% (2025)
- Broad money 28.8% (2025)
- Official exchange rate 208.5 LCU per US$, period average (2025)
- Net migration -5,092 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is real interest rate in Guyana?
- Real interest rate in Guyana was 17.6% in 2025, according to International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest real interest rate recorded in Guyana?
- The highest recorded value was 48.5% in 2020.
- What is the lowest real interest rate recorded in Guyana?
- The lowest recorded value was -58.3% in 2006.
- How does Guyana rank for real interest rate?
- Guyana ranks 7th out of 148 countries with data for 2025.
- Is real interest rate rising or falling in Guyana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 84.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Guyana data come from?
- The figures come from International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as part of Real interest rate (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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An interest rate is the amount charged, expressed as a percentage of the principal over a period of time, by the owners of certain kinds of financial assets for putting the financial assets at the disposal of another institutional unit. The real interest rate is the lending interest rate adjusted for inflation as measured by the GDP deflator. The terms and conditions attached to lending rates differ by country, however, limiting their comparability. This indicator is expressed as a percentage (a÷b)*100.