Guyana: Inflation

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 Guyana

Inflation: percent change in the Consumer Price Index

 Latest value 5
 Year 2021
 Measure percent
 Data availability 1995 - 2021
 Average 4.5
 Min - Max -1 - 12.2
 Source The World Bank

For that indicator, we provide data for Guyana from 1995 to 2021. The average value for Guyana during that period was 4.5 percent with a minimum of -1 percent in 2015 and a maximum of 12.2 percent in 1995. The latest value from 2021 is 5 percent. For comparison, the world average in 2021 based on 165 countries is 8.7 percent. See the global rankings for that indicator or use the country comparator to compare trends over time.
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Recent values chart
Guyana - Inflation - recent values

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Guyana - Inflation - historical chart - 1995-2021

Inflation in Guyana and other countries is usually calculated as the percent change in the Consumer Price Index (CPI) from one year to the next. The CPI represents the prices paid by the average urban consumer in each respective country. Inflation can also be calculated with other price indexes such as the Produce Price Index or the so-called GDP deflator.

Most countries try to keep inflation somewhere around 2-3 percent per year. That is too low to cause any problems for the businesses and households. At the same time, it is comfortably away from negative inflation, i.e. from deflation. Of course, this target is often missed.

Definition: Inflation as measured by the consumer price index reflects the annual percentage change in the cost to the average consumer of acquiring a basket of goods and services that may be fixed or changed at specified intervals, such as yearly. The Laspeyres formula is generally used.


 Related indicators Latest value Reference Measure
 Inflation 5.0 2021 percent
 Money supply (broad money) 792.58 9/2023 billion
 Consumer Price Index (CPI) 138.0500 9/2023 index points
 Inflation, monthly 0.34 9/2023 percent
 Inflation, annual 1.03 9/2023 percent
 Private sector credit 245.96 9/2023 billion
 Business credit 200.35 9/2023 billion
 Household credit 45.60 9/2023 billion
 Deposit interest rate 1.02 9/2023 percent
 USD exchange rate 208.8538 9/2023 Local Currency Units per USD
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