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Key economic and demographic indicators, Guyana
Indicators 2000 1999 1998 1997 1996 1995 1994 1993 1992
Mid-year population ('000) 773.4 775.1 770.1 760.4 746.0 734.9 712.4
Working age population n.a. n.a. n.a. n.a. n.a. n.a. n.a.
    Male n.a. n.a. n.a. n.a. n.a. n.a. n.a.
    Female n.a. n.a. n.a. n.a. n.a. n.a. n.a.
G.D.P(constant 1988 prices, G$ mn) 5,290 5,360 5,048 4,677 4,452 4,104 3,792
% change in G.D.P. 1.3 6.2 7.9 5.1 8.5 8.2 7.8
G.D.P. per capita (current prices, G$) 131,506 116,395 108,236 95,540 87,210 69,455 61,488
Consumer price (% rate of growth) 4.8 4.2 4.5 8.1 16.0 7.7 14.2
Exchange rate (per US$)* 165.3 144.0 141.3 140.5 142.5 130.8 126.0
Balance of payments (US$mn)
Merchandise exports (fob) 547.0 593.4 574.8 495.7 463.4 414.0 382.0
Merchandise imports (cif) 601.2 641.6 595.0 536.5 504.0 483.8 443.0
Trade balance -54.2 -48.2 -20.2 -40.8 -40.6 -69.8 -61.0
Current account balance -85.5 -105.1 -53.8 -94.9 -100.8 -137.9 -147.0
External public debt (US$ mn) 1,496.5 1,513.5 1,571.3 2,058.3 1,999.5 1,953.5 1,967.2

* End of period rate

Source: Central Bank of Guyana, various years

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