Guyana continues to rank among the Caribbean’s high-income economies, while Jamaica remains classified as an upper-middle-income economy in the World Bank’s latest annual income classification.

The World Bank’s updated rankings place Guyana in the high-income category, which includes economies with a gross national income (GNI) per capita of US$14,375 or more. Jamaica remains in the upper-middle-income group, defined as economies with GNI per capita between US$4,636 and US$14,375.

Guyana joins several Caribbean economies in the high-income category, including Antigua and Barbuda, The Bahamas, Barbados, St. Kitts and Nevis, and Trinidad and Tobago.