CPIA business regulatory environment rating (1=low to 6=high) in Guyana
Guyana: CPIA business regulatory environment rating (1=low to 6=high) was 2.5 1=low to 6=high in 2025. ▼ Falling
CPIA business regulatory environment rating in Guyana, 2005–2025
Source: CPIA database, World Bank Group (WBG). Measured in 1=low to 6=high.
Analysis
The most recent figure for cpia business regulatory environment rating in Guyana is 2.5 1=low to 6=high, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 21 years on record.
That represents a change of down 16.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cpia business regulatory environment rating in Guyana peaked at 3 1=low to 6=high in 2005 and was at its lowest, 2.5 1=low to 6=high, in 2018.
That places Guyana 62nd out of 85 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 21 years of available data.
CPIA business regulatory environment rating (1=low to 6=high) in Guyana, year by year
| Year | 1=low to 6=high | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 3 1=low to 6=high | — |
| 2006 | 3 1=low to 6=high | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 3 1=low to 6=high | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 3 1=low to 6=high | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 3 1=low to 6=high | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 3 1=low to 6=high | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 3 1=low to 6=high | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 3 1=low to 6=high | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 3 1=low to 6=high | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 3 1=low to 6=high | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 3 1=low to 6=high | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 3 1=low to 6=high | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 3 1=low to 6=high | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 2.5 1=low to 6=high | -16.7% |
| 2019 | 2.5 1=low to 6=high | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 2.5 1=low to 6=high | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 2.5 1=low to 6=high | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 2.5 1=low to 6=high | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 2.5 1=low to 6=high | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 2.5 1=low to 6=high | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 2.5 1=low to 6=high | +0.0% |
Guyana compared with similar countries
- Guyana's 2.5 1=low to 6=high is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 2.5 1=low to 6=high, 1.0× the median. (9 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3 1=low to 6=high | 3 1=low to 6=high | 3 1=low to 6=high | 5 |
| 2010s | 2.9 1=low to 6=high | 2.5 1=low to 6=high | 3 1=low to 6=high | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.5 1=low to 6=high | 2.5 1=low to 6=high | 2.5 1=low to 6=high | 6 |
Countries ranked near Guyana
- 62 Bolivia 2.5 1=low to 6=high compare
- 62 Chad 2.5 1=low to 6=high compare
- 62 Guinea-Bissau 2.5 1=low to 6=high compare
- 62 Honduras 2.5 1=low to 6=high compare
- 62 Kiribati 2.5 1=low to 6=high compare
- 62 Liberia 2.5 1=low to 6=high compare
- 62 Marshall Islands 2.5 1=low to 6=high compare
- 62 Myanmar 2.5 1=low to 6=high compare
- 62 Sierra Leone 2.5 1=low to 6=high compare
- 62 East Timor 2.5 1=low to 6=high compare
- 62 Tuvalu 2.5 1=low to 6=high compare
More public sector data for Guyana
- Democracy, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Chief executive of the government is elected, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Elected parliament, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Men's universal right to vote, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Universal right to vote, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Universal right to vote in practice, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Arms imports 5.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2025)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per capita 10.83 SIPRI trend indicator values per person (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per unit of GDP 0.0004 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), annual growth rate 80 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cpia business regulatory environment rating in Guyana?
- Cpia business regulatory environment rating in Guyana was 2.5 1=low to 6=high in 2025, according to CPIA database, World Bank Group (WBG).
- What is the highest cpia business regulatory environment rating recorded in Guyana?
- The highest recorded value was 3 1=low to 6=high in 2005.
- What is the lowest cpia business regulatory environment rating recorded in Guyana?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.5 1=low to 6=high in 2018.
- How does Guyana rank for cpia business regulatory environment rating?
- Guyana ranks 62nd out of 85 countries with data for 2025.
- Is cpia business regulatory environment rating rising or falling in Guyana?
- Over the last ten years it is down 16.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Guyana data come from?
- The figures come from CPIA database, World Bank Group (WBG), published as part of CPIA business regulatory environment rating (1=low to 6=high). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The CPIA measures the extent to which a country’s policy and institutional framework supports sustainable growth and poverty reduction, and consequently the effective use of development assistance. The outcome of the exercise yields both an overall score and scores for sixteen criteria that compose the CPIA. These criteria include: A. Economic Management (1. Monetary and Exchange Rate Policies; 2. Fiscal Policy; 3. Debt Policy and Management), B. Structural Policies (4. Trade; 5. Financial Sector; 6. Business Regulatory Environment), C. Policies for Social Inclusion/Equity (7. Gender equality; 8. Equity of public resource use; 9. Building human resources; 10. Social protection and labor; 11. Policies and institutions for environmental sustainability), D. Public Sector Management and Institutions (12. Property rights and rule-based governance; 13. Quality of budgetary and financial management; 14. Efficiency of revenue mobilization; 15. Quality of public administration; 16. Transparency, accountability, and corruption in the public sector). This Business Regulatory Environment criterion assesses the extent to which the legal, regulatory, and policy environment helps or hinders private business in investing, creating jobs, and becoming more productive. The emphasis is on direct regulations of business activity and regulation of goods and factor markets. Three sub-components are measured: (a) regulations affecting entry, exit, and competition; (b) regulations of ongoing business operations; and (c) regulations of factor markets (labor and land).