economy
diciembre 22, 2025
Guyana no se cansa de crecer: seguirá siendo la economía latina de mayor expansión en 2026, ¿por qué?
El arrasador crecimiento que ha experimentado Guyana ha sido calificado por algunos analistas como “un milagro económico”. Y es que este país se ha co...
TL;DR
- Guyana's economy is the fastest-growing in Latin America and the Caribbean, with projected GDP growth of 43.6% in 2024, 12.1% in 2025, and 24% in 2026.
- The rapid growth is attributed to increased investments and high production and export levels in the hydrocarbon sector.
- Guyana's oil production is approaching 900,000 barrels per day, rivaling Venezuela despite having significantly smaller proven reserves.
- ExxonMobil leads a consortium aiming to increase Guyana's crude oil production to over one million barrels per day by the end of the decade.
- The US has publicly supported Guyana in its territorial dispute with Venezuela over the Esequibo region.
- Guyana's exceptional growth figures are often reported separately by CEPAL to avoid distorting the average growth rates of other Caribbean economies.
- In contrast, South America's economy is projected to grow more moderately at 2.9% in 2025, with some countries like Argentina and Ecuador showing recovery.
- However, South American growth is expected to decelerate to 2.4% in 2026 due to weaker expansion in Brazil and the normalization of Argentina's economic cycle.