Guyana Economy - 1986

GEOGRAPHICAL NAMES 

GNP: $399 million (1984), $510 per capita; real growth 4.0% (1984)

Natural resources: bauxite, gold, diamonds, hardwood timber, shrimp, fish

Agriculture: main crops—sugarcane, rice, other food crops; food shortages—wheat flour, cooking oil, processed meat, dairy products

Major industries: bauxite mining, sugar and rice milling, timber fishing (shrimp), textiles, gold mining

Electric power: 200,000 kW capacity (1985); 485 million kWh produced (1985\ 630 kWh per capita

Exports. $212 million (f.o.b., 1984 prelim.); bauxite, sugar, rice, shrimp, molasses, timber, rum

Imports: $222 million (c.i.f., 1984 prelim ); manufactures, machinery, food, petroleum

Major trade partners: exports—29% UK, 17% US, 17% CARICOM, 6% Canada; imports—33% CARICOM, 21% US, 11% UK, 3% Canada (1983)

Budget: est revenues, $167 million; expenditure $366 million (1984)

Monetary conversion rate: G$4.I5=US$I (September 1985)

Fiscal year: calendar year

NOTE: The information regarding Guyana on this page is re-published from the 1986 World Fact Book of the United States Central Intelligence Agency and other sources. No claims are made regarding the accuracy of Guyana 1986 information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about Guyana 1986 should be addressed to the CIA or the source cited on each page.