Guyana’s Natural Resources Fund (NRF) has received approximately US$9.73 billion (G$2.03 trillion) in oil revenues since the country began receiving petroleum proceeds in 2020, according to Bank of Guyana reports reviewed up to April 2026.
The total comprises receipts from the Government’s share of profit oil, royalties and signature bonuses paid into the fund. It excludes interest income earned on the NRF’s deposits.
At the end of March 2026, the Bank of Guyana reported cumulative inflows of US$8.04 billion (GY$1.676 trillion) from profit oil, US$1.23 billion (GY$255.99 billion) from royalties, and US$15 million (GY$3.13 billion) from signature bonus payments. Those sums brought total inflows to US$9.28 billion (GY$1.935 trillion) through the first quarter of 2026.
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The latest monthly report, for April 2026, shows a further US$450.8 million (GY$93.99 billion) deposited into the fund during that month. That included US$343.3 million (GY$71.58 billion) from profit oil and US$107.5 million (GY$22.41 billion) from royalties.
Those April receipts lifted total oil revenue inflows since inception to roughly US$9.73 billion (GY$2.029 trillion), using the Bank of Guyana’s April exchange rate of GY$208.50 to US$1.
The April report shows the NRF closing that month with a balance of US$4.11 billion (GY$855.98 billion) after previous transfers to the Consolidated Fund and accumulated investment income. The fund remains held in cash and cash equivalents.
The NRF has become a central source of financing for the national budget as oil production offshore Guyana expands. The March 2026 quarterly report said transfers from the fund to the Consolidated Fund had totalled US$6.06 billion (approximately GY$1.26 trillion) since inception by the end of the first quarter of 2026.
Guyana’s petroleum receipts began in March 2020, when the first profit-oil proceeds were paid into the fund. Since then, inflows have accelerated alongside rising offshore production and additional lifts of the Government’s share of crude.
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