
| INTERNATIONAL RESERVES AND FOREIGN ASSETS | ||||||||||||
| (US$ Million) | ||||||||||||
| End of Period | Bank Of Guyana | Commercial Banks | Banking System | |||||||||
| International Reserves | Net Foreign Assets | Net Foreign Assets | Net Foreign Assets | |||||||||
| Net | Assets | Liabilities | Net | Assets | Liabilities | Net | Assets | Liabilities | Net | Assets | Liabilities | |
| 1993 | 56.4 | 246.3 | 189.9 | -555.3 | 246.3 | 801.6 | 8.5 | 24.4 | 15.9 | -546.8 | 270.7 | 817.5 |
| 1994 | 89.4 | 269.2 | 179.8 | -537.7 | 269.2 | 806.9 | 4.7 | 27.1 | 22.4 | -533.0 | 296.3 | 829.3 |
| 1995 | 86.4 | 268.8 | 182.4 | -540.0 | 268.8 | 808.8 | 6.5 | 27.0 | 20.5 | -533.5 | 295.8 | 829.3 |
| 1996 1 | 153.9 | 331.6 | 177.7 | -186.6 | 331.6 | 518.2 | 1.3 | 26.6 | 25.3 | -185.3 | 358.2 | 543.5 |
| 1997 2 | 149.9 | 315.3 | 165.4 | -33.6 | 315.3 | 348.9 | -10.2 | 24.3 | 34.5 | -43.8 | 339.6 | 383.4 |
| 1998 | 122.2 | 276.4 | 154.2 | 7.4 | 276.4 | 268.9 | -7.9 | 23.5 | 31.4 | -0.4 | 299.9 | 300.3 |
| 1999 | 126.8 | 267.0 | 140.2 | 46.3 | 267.0 | 220.7 | 17.9 | 40.1 | 22.2 | 64.2 | 307.2 | 243.0 |
| 2000 | 178.4 | 295.8 | 117.4 | 107.4 | 295.8 | 188.4 | 18.1 | 38.8 | 20.7 | 125.5 | 334.6 | 209.1 |
| 2001 | 187.4 | 285.1 | 97.6 | 124.2 | 285.1 | 160.8 | 34.8 | 52.3 | 17.5 | 159.0 | 337.4 | 178.4 |
| 2002 | ||||||||||||
| Jan | 193.8 | 290.3 | 96.5 | 130.6 | 290.3 | 159.7 | 35.3 | 52.8 | 17.5 | 165.9 | 343.1 | 177.2 |
| Feb | 190.9 | 286.2 | 95.3 | 127.7 | 286.2 | 158.6 | 37.7 | 55.1 | 17.4 | 165.4 | 341.4 | 176.0 |
| Mar | 188.9 | 284.6 | 95.7 | 125.6 | 284.6 | 159.0 | 41.4 | 57.1 | 15.7 | 167.0 | 341.7 | 174.7 |
| Apr | 188.6 | 282.5 | 93.9 | 129.3 | 282.5 | 153.2 | 47.3 | 63.4 | 16.1 | 176.6 | 345.9 | 169.3 |
| May | 188.6 | 284.2 | 95.6 | 129.3 | 284.2 | 154.9 | 45.4 | 62.5 | 17.1 | 174.7 | 346.8 | 172.1 |
| Jun | 185.2 | 280.3 | 95.0 | 125.9 | 280.3 | 154.4 | 45.4 | 63.7 | 18.3 | 171.3 | 343.9 | 172.6 |
| Jul | 183.8 | 278.2 | 94.5 | 124.4 | 278.2 | 153.8 | 48.2 | 68.5 | 20.3 | 172.6 | 346.7 | 174.1 |
| Aug | 183.9 | 277.5 | 93.6 | 124.5 | 277.5 | 153.0 | 44.6 | 63.5 | 18.8 | 169.1 | 341.0 | 171.8 |
| Sep | 179.8 | 280.4 | 100.6 | 120.4 | 280.4 | 160.0 | 47.4 | 67.8 | 20.4 | 167.8 | 348.2 | 180.4 |
| Oct | 182.9 | 278.7 | 95.8 | 127.5 | 278.7 | 151.2 | 51.7 | 75.3 | 23.6 | 179.2 | 354.0 | 174.9 |
| Nov | 171.6 | 267.6 | 96.0 | 116.2 | 267.6 | 151.4 | 38.3 | 64.9 | 26.5 | 154.5 | 332.4 | 177.9 |
| Dec | 183.4 | 279.5 | 96.2 | 128.0 | 279.5 | 151.5 | 40.0 | 65.9 | 25.9 | 167.9 | 345.4 | 177.5 |
| 2003 | ||||||||||||
| Jan | 183.2 | 280.5 | 97.4 | 127.8 | 280.5 | 152.7 | 40.5 | 65.2 | 24.6 | 168.3 | 345.7 | 177.4 |
| Feb | 177.7 | 273.4 | 95.7 | 122.3 | 273.4 | 151.1 | 45.4 | 68.9 | 23.6 | 167.6 | 342.3 | 174.7 |
| Mar | 176.0 | 272.0 | 95.9 | 120.7 | 272.0 | 151.3 | 48.6 | 72.0 | 23.4 | 169.3 | 343.9 | 174.7 |
| Apr | 176.6 | 268.3 | 91.7 | 125.2 | 268.3 | 143.1 | 48.6 | 76.5 | 27.9 | 173.9 | 344.8 | 171.0 |
| May | 167.8 | 261.9 | 94.1 | 116.4 | 261.9 | 145.5 | 51.2 | 79.3 | 28.1 | 167.5 | 341.2 | 173.6 |
| Jun | 172.1 | 262.4 | 90.3 | 120.7 | 262.4 | 141.7 | 50.4 | 78.8 | 28.4 | 171.1 | 341.2 | 170.1 |
| Jul | 162.8 | 252.5 | 89.7 | 111.4 | 252.5 | 141.1 | 53.1 | 79.9 | 26.8 | 164.4 | 332.4 | 168.0 |
| Aug | 164.5 | 252.0 | 87.6 | 113.1 | 252.0 | 138.9 | 51.4 | 77.1 | 25.7 | 164.5 | 329.1 | 164.7 |
| Sep | 162.3 | 261.7 | 99.4 | 110.9 | 261.7 | 150.8 | 56.2 | 83.4 | 27.2 | 167.2 | 345.2 | 178.0 |
| Oct | 160.7 | 255.2 | 94.5 | 113.3 | 255.2 | 141.8 | 62.5 | 84.9 | 22.4 | 175.8 | 340.0 | 164.2 |
| Nov | 164.5 | 251.8 | 87.3 | 117.1 | 251.8 | 134.7 | 62.5 | 86.8 | 24.3 | 179.6 | 338.6 | 159.0 |
| Dec | 176.2 | 271.5 | 95.4 | 128.8 | 271.5 | 142.8 | 67.3 | 92.7 | 25.4 | 196.0 | 364.2 | 168.2 |
| Source: Bank of Guyana and Commercial Banks | ||||||||||||
| 1 Net Foreign Assets reflect Naples terms debt stock reduction in December 1996. | ||||||||||||
| 2 The improvement in Net Foreign Assets of the Bank of Guyana in 1997 reflects the transfer of Trinidad & Tobago debt obligation to the Ministry of Finance. | ||||||||||||
| Last Updated: 9/2/2004 | ||||||||||||