 In May 2008, President Bharrat Jagdeo was a signatory to The UNASUR Constitutive Treaty of the Union of South American Nations.Guyana has ratified the treaty.Economy of Guyana

With a per capita gross domestic product of $8,300 in 2016 and an average GDP growth of 4.2% over the last decade, Guyana is one of the fastest developing countries in the Western Hemisphere.