Share of gross national income from poverty reduction grants in Guyana
Guyana: Share of gross national income from poverty reduction grants was 0.0% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Share of gross national income from poverty reduction grants in Guyana, 2000–2024
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Guyana recorded 0.0% for share of gross national income from poverty reduction grants in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is down 50.0% on the previous year and down 96.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of gross national income from poverty reduction grants in Guyana peaked at 5.3% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 2024.
That places Guyana 117th out of 149 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Share of gross national income from poverty reduction grants in Guyana, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 5.3% | — |
| 2001 | 2.0% | -61.0% |
| 2002 | 1.1% | -48.3% |
| 2003 | 0.8% | -21.7% |
| 2004 | 2.3% | +174.7% |
| 2005 | 1.4% | -37.7% |
| 2006 | 0.6% | -56.3% |
| 2007 | 0.6% | -4.8% |
| 2008 | 0.5% | -11.9% |
| 2009 | 0.4% | -17.3% |
| 2010 | 0.4% | -9.3% |
| 2011 | 0.1% | -66.7% |
| 2012 | 0.1% | -7.7% |
| 2013 | 0.1% | -41.7% |
| 2014 | 0.3% | +285.7% |
| 2015 | 0.1% | -63.0% |
| 2016 | 0.1% | -20.0% |
| 2017 | 0.1% | +12.5% |
| 2018 | 0.2% | +77.8% |
| 2019 | 0.1% | -68.8% |
| 2020 | 0.1% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.1% | +100.0% |
| 2022 | 0.0% | -60.0% |
| 2023 | 0.0% | -50.0% |
| 2024 | 0.0% | -50.0% |
Guyana compared with similar countries
- Guyana's 0.0% is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.0%, 1.0× the median. (16 countries reporting)
- Guyana's 0.0% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.0%, 50% of the median. (33 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Share of gross national income from poverty reduction grants in Guyana changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | +285.7% | 0.1% | 0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.5% | 0.4% | 5.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.1% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Guyana
- 117 Azerbaijan 0.0% compare
- 117 Barbados 0.0% compare
- 117 Colombia 0.0% compare
- 117 Costa Rica 0.0% compare
- 117 Croatia 0.0% compare
- 117 Dominican Republic 0.0% compare
- 117 India 0.0% compare
- 117 Saint Lucia 0.0% compare
- 117 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 0.0% compare
- 117 South Africa 0.0% compare
- 117 Vietnam 0.0% compare
More poverty & inequality data for Guyana
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via the World Bank 0 surveys (2025)
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via 0 surveys per person (2025)
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via 0 surveys per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Fertility rate vs. share living in extreme poverty 2.41 live births per woman (2023)
- Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty 6,028 kg per hectare (2023)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, annual growth rate 1.45 % change on previous year (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled 10.32 (2023)
- Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality 10.3% (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of gross national income from poverty reduction grants in Guyana?
- Share of gross national income from poverty reduction grants in Guyana was 0.0% in 2024, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of gross national income from poverty reduction grants recorded in Guyana?
- The highest recorded value was 5.3% in 2000.
- What is the lowest share of gross national income from poverty reduction grants recorded in Guyana?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 2024.
- How does Guyana rank for share of gross national income from poverty reduction grants?
- Guyana ranks 117th out of 149 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of gross national income from poverty reduction grants rising or falling in Guyana?
- Over the last ten years it is down 96.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Guyana data come from?
- The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of gross national income from poverty reduction grants. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Official development assistance grants for poverty reduction, by recipient countries (percentage of GNI).