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Guernsey
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ANNUAL ECONOMIC SNAPSHOT
Population & economic scale
The most recent non-empty observations returned by the World Bank when this snapshot was collected. Read the year on each card: these are annual statistics, not live measurements.
No matching World Bank economy was found for Guernsey. Figures from another country or a regional aggregate have not been substituted.
Population
Not available
people
No observation in this snapshot
Definition, value & source
Total population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship. The values shown are midyear estimates.
- Collected
- Oct 7, 2026
- Dataset update reported by API
- Jul 13, 2026; separate from the observation year
World Bank indicator ↗ · API record ↗
World Bank, World Development Indicators. CC BY 4.0. Underlying sources: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), uri: https://population.un.org/wpp/, publisher: UN Population Division; Statistical databases and publications from national statistical offices, National Statistical Offices (NSOs), uri: https://unstats.un.org/home/nso_sites/, publisher: National Statistical Offices; Eurostat: Demographic Statistics, Eurostat (ESTAT), uri: https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/data/database?node_code=earn_ses_monthly, publisher: Eurostat; Population and Vital Statistics Report (various years), United Nations (UN), uri: https://unstats.un.org, publisher: UN Statistics Division
GDP
Not available
current US$
No observation in this snapshot
Definition, value & source
Gross domestic product is the total income earned through the production of goods and services in an economic territory during an accounting period. It can be measured in three different ways: using either the expenditure approach, the income approach, or the production approach. This indicator is expressed in current prices, meaning no adjustment has been made to account for price changes over time. This indicator is expressed in United States dollars.
- Collected
- Oct 7, 2026
- Dataset update reported by API
- Jul 13, 2026; separate from the observation year
World Bank indicator ↗ · API record ↗
World Bank, World Development Indicators. CC BY 4.0. Underlying sources: Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks; National Accounts data files, Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD); Staff estimates, World Bank (WB)
GDP per capita
Not available
current US$ per person
No observation in this snapshot
Definition, value & source
Gross domestic product is the total income earned through the production of goods and services in an economic territory during an accounting period. It can be measured in three different ways: using either the expenditure approach, the income approach, or the production approach. The core indicator has been divided by the general population to achieve a per capita estimate.This indicator is expressed in current prices, meaning no adjustment has been made to account for price changes over time. This indicator is expressed in United States dollars.
- Collected
- Oct 7, 2026
- Dataset update reported by API
- Jul 13, 2026; separate from the observation year
World Bank indicator ↗ · API record ↗
World Bank, World Development Indicators. CC BY 4.0. Underlying sources: Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks; National Accounts data files, Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD); Staff estimates, World Bank (WB)
GDP and GDP per capita use current US dollars, without an inflation or purchasing-power-parity adjustment. Source years can differ. Missing data is not zero; earlier archive figures below are retained as a separate historical reference.
THE REFERENCE FILE
Guernsey at a glance
These are historical reference facts from the 2025 World Factbook archive. Each estimate keeps its own period; an archive edition does not make every figure a measurement from that year.
Population
total: 67,923 (2025 est.) male: 33,760 female: 34,163
Area
total : 78 sq km land: 78 sq km water: 0 sq km note: includes Alderney, Guernsey, Herm, Sark, and some other smaller islands
GDP (official exchange rate)
$12.508 billion (2023 est.) note: data in current dollars at official exchange rate; entry includes Jersey and Guernsey
Real GDP growth rate
3.7% (2023 est.) 5.3% (2022 est.) 9.9% (2021 est.) note: annual GDP % growth based on constant local currency; entry includes Jersey and Guernsey
Unemployment rate
6.3% (2024 est.) 6.2% (2023 est.) 6.2% (2022 est.) note: % of labor force seeking employment; entry includes Jersey and Guernsey
Labor force
82,400 (2024 est.) note: number of people ages 15 or older who are employed or seeking work;entry includes Jersey and Guernsey
Electricity access
electrification - total population: 100% (2022 est.) note: includes Guernsey and Jersey
Internet users
percent of population: 86.6% (2021 est.)
THE HISTORICAL REFERENCE LIBRARY
Explore the country in detail
Browse the economy, population, resources and infrastructure. These archived descriptions keep their original wording and dates; they have not been updated to describe current conditions.
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Location
Western Europe, islands in the English Channel, northwest of France
archive edition 2025 · Archive source ↗
Capital
name: Saint Peter Port geographic coordinates: 49 27 N, 2 32 W time difference: UTC 0 (5 hours ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time) daylight saving time: +1hr, begins last Sunday in March; ends last Sunday in October etymology: named for the patron saint of fishermen; "port" distinguishes it from the Saint Peter (sometimes called Saint Peter in the Wood) on the other side of the island
archive edition 2025 · Archive source ↗
Economic overview
high-income English Channel island economy; strong financial sector but stressed due to COVID-19 disruptions; manufacturing, tourism, and construction industries suffered but expected to recover; stable inflation; maintains independent taxation authority
archive edition 2025 · Archive source ↗
Natural resources
cropland
archive edition 2025 · Archive source ↗
Agricultural products
tomatoes, greenhouse flowers, sweet peppers, eggplant, fruit; Guernsey cattle
archive edition 2025 · Archive source ↗
Industries
tourism, banking
archive edition 2025 · Archive source ↗
Exports - partners
almost entirely United Kingdom (2022)
2022 source periods; archive edition 2025 · Archive source ↗
Exports - commodities
aircraft, photo lab equipment, clocks, ships, paintings (2022) top five export commodities based on value in dollars
2022 source periods; archive edition 2025 · Archive source ↗
Imports - partners
almost entirely United Kingdom (2022)
2022 source periods; archive edition 2025 · Archive source ↗
Imports - commodities
ships, aircraft, refined petroleum, mineral manufactures, beverages (2022)
2022 source periods; archive edition 2025 · Archive source ↗
Climate
temperate with mild winters and cool summers; about 50% of days are overcast
archive edition 2025 · Archive source ↗
Terrain
mostly flat with low hills in southwest
archive edition 2025 · Archive source ↗
Land use
agricultural land: 43.3% (2022 est.) arable land: 18.3% (2022 est.) permanent crops: 0% (2022 est.) permanent pasture: 24.9% (2022 est.) forest: 5.2% (2022 est.) other: 51.6% (2022 est.)
2022 dates in source text; archive edition 2025 · Archive source ↗
Natural hazards
very large tidal variation and fast currents can make local waters dangerous
archive edition 2025 · Archive source ↗
Languages
English, French, Norman-French dialect spoken in country districts
archive edition 2025 · Archive source ↗
Religions
Protestant (Anglican, Presbyterian, Baptist, Congregational, Methodist), Roman Catholic
archive edition 2025 · Archive source ↗
Age structure
0-14 years: 14.3% (male 4,999/female 4,717) 15-64 years: 64.1% (male 21,937/female 21,547) 65 years and over: 21.5% (2024 est.) (male 6,776/female 7,811)
2024 dates in source text; archive edition 2025 · Archive source ↗
Urbanization
urban population: 31.2% of total population (2023) rate of urbanization: 0.68% annual rate of change (2020-25 est.) note: data include Guernsey and Jersey
2023, 2020 dates in source text; archive edition 2025 · Archive source ↗
Life expectancy at birth
total population: 83.6 years (2024 est.) male: 80.9 years female: 86.4 years
2024 dates in source text; archive edition 2025 · Archive source ↗
Telephones - mobile cellular
total subscriptions: 75,126 (2023 est.) subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 117 (2023 est.)
2023 dates in source text; archive edition 2025 · Archive source ↗
Broadband - fixed subscriptions
total: 25,336 (2020 est.) subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 40 (2020 est.)
2020 dates in source text; archive edition 2025 · Archive source ↗
Airports
2 (2025)
2025 dates in source text; archive edition 2025 · Archive source ↗
Ports
total ports: 3 (2024) large: 0 medium: 0 small: 1 very small: 2 ports with oil terminals: 2 key ports: Alderney Harbour, Saint Peter Port, Saint Sampson
2024 dates in source text; archive edition 2025 · Archive source ↗
GDP - composition, by sector of origin
agriculture: 0.6% (2023 est.) industry: 8.2% (2023 est.) services: 91.2% (2023 est.) note: figures may not total 100% due to non-allocated consumption not captured in sector-reported data
2023 dates in source text; archive edition 2025 · Archive source ↗
CURRENCY OBSERVATIONS
Money & exchange rates
The latest verified daily references are separate from the historical country profile. Values are currency units per US$1.
Pound Sterling
GBP per US$1
Published reference snapshot; its original observation date is preserved.
1 GBP = US$1.324188
0.73738–0.7557 GBP per US$1 across the displayed observations. The vertical scale follows this range.
View dated observations
| Observation date | GBP per US$1 |
|---|---|
| Oct 6, 2026 | 0.75518 |
| Oct 5, 2026 | 0.75563 |
| Oct 4, 2026 | 0.7557 |
| Oct 3, 2026 | 0.75567 |
| Oct 2, 2026 | 0.75551 |
| Oct 1, 2026 | 0.75424 |
| Sep 30, 2026 | 0.75412 |
| Sep 29, 2026 | 0.75424 |
| Sep 28, 2026 | 0.7536 |
| Sep 27, 2026 | 0.75444 |
| Sep 26, 2026 | 0.75453 |
| Sep 25, 2026 | 0.75458 |
| Sep 24, 2026 | 0.75409 |
| Sep 23, 2026 | 0.75038 |
| Sep 22, 2026 | 0.74738 |
| Sep 21, 2026 | 0.74693 |
| Sep 20, 2026 | 0.74731 |
| Sep 19, 2026 | 0.74729 |
| Sep 18, 2026 | 0.74707 |
| Sep 17, 2026 | 0.74555 |
| Sep 16, 2026 | 0.7415 |
| Sep 15, 2026 | 0.7411 |
| Sep 14, 2026 | 0.74004 |
| Sep 13, 2026 | 0.73922 |
| Sep 12, 2026 | 0.73913 |
| Sep 11, 2026 | 0.73899 |
| Sep 10, 2026 | 0.73784 |
| Sep 9, 2026 | 0.73738 |
| Sep 8, 2026 | 0.7388 |
| Sep 7, 2026 | 0.73889 |
Daily references are not live execution prices. A check time does not change a source observation date.
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- Country reference
- CIA World Factbook · 2025 archive
- Archive retrieved
- Oct 6, 2026 · retrieval date, not an observation period
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- Country identity is joined by the named Crown Dependency; an ambiguous GB code in the archive index was not used as its ISO country identity.
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