Overview

• Voters choose a president on Monday with the management of new oil wealth framing the central choice.
• Guyana sits on more than 11 billion barrels for about 850,000 people and currently pumps roughly 650,000 barrels a day, with a goal to exceed one million by 2030.
• The government cites 43.6% GDP growth in 2024, a state budget expanded to $6.7 billion for 2025, and more than 5,000 public projects.
• Cash support has increased to about 100,000 Guyana dollars per child each year, yet many residents say they still lack running water and dependable electricity.
• Opposition figures and civil society allege inflation, waste, and corruption, pointing to a claim that 41 cents of each infrastructure dollar is lost and to new facilities opened without staff or power.