Guyana’s Finance Minister Dr. Ashni Singh tables the 2026 Mid-Year Report in the National Assembly, reporting that the country’s real economy grows by an estimated 33.3% in the first half of 2026. The report says the increase is supported by sustained performance in the hydrocarbon sector alongside activity in the broader domestic economy, with the non-oil economy rising by 10.1% over the same period.
The government also updates its outlook based on early-year results, revising its full-year real GDP growth projection upward to 20.8% and setting non-oil growth at 10.2%. Coverage highlights the report’s emphasis on turning energy revenues into longer-term development, including large public capital expenditure of nearly US$250 billion, and rising private sector credit growth of 11.5%.
Outlets differ mainly in emphasis rather than the core figures: two focus on the report’s description of “strong, broad-based growth,” while the right-leaning report foregrounds details on revisions, fiscal discipline, debt management, and investment indicators.
