Guyana

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Guyana's fast-growing economy uses the Guyanese dollar alongside banking and payment services connecting domestic commerce to international networks. Real GDP expanded about 19.3% in 2025, while GDP per capita reached about US$32,400 across a population of fewer than 840,000 people.

Alpha-3:GUY
NUM:328
Population
836K
GDP
$27B
GDP per Capita
$32K
GDP Growth
19.3%
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World Bank, World Development Indicators (WDI), 2025

Cash in Guyana

Physical cash continues to be central outside Guyana's larger coastal businesses. Card acceptance is growing in Georgetown, but ATMs thin out inland, where Guyanese-dollar banknotes remain important despite the country's oil boom.

ATMs (PER 100K)
23.6
BANKS (PER 100K)
7.9
DEBIT CARDS (PER ADULT)
1.7
CREDIT CARDS (PER ADULT)
0.5
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IMF, Financial Access Survey (FAS), 2025

Payment Methods

Estimated Monthly Usage, Aurato Research, October 2026

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