Guyana
South & Central America and the Caribbean
Trade in Guyana
| Guyana was the world’s 83rd largest exporter of goods and 140th largest exporter of commercial services in 2025. The export values of goods was $24309 million USD. Guyana’s top export category was fuels and mining products, followed by manufactures, and agricultural products. In 2023, Guyana’s main export destination markets for goods and services trade were to Trinidad and Tobago, United States and Singapore. In terms of imports, Guyana is the world’s 116th largest importer of goods and 102nd largest importer of commercial services. The import value of goods was $9869 million USD in 2025. Guyana’s top import category was manufactures, followed by fuels and mining products and agricultural products. Leading import partners were United States, China and Trinidad and Tobago. Guyana is part of 4 different Regional Trade Agreements, including with Caribbean Community and Common Market (CARICOM), and EU – CARIFORUM States. |
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General InformationThis section includes general information on the economy, legal system, official languages and links to additional demographic information. |
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Official Name |
Cooperative Republic of Guyana |
Abbreviation |
GY |
Capital |
Georgetown |
WTO Membership Date |
1 January 1995 |
Legal System |
common law system, based on the English model, with some Roman-Dutch civil law influence |
Language |
English |
Number of Time Zone(s) |
1 |
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Financial InformationThis section includes financial information such as the currency, exchange rate lookup and local banks issuing trade finance. |
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Currency |
Guyanese dollar |
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Exchange Rate |
Google Finance Currencies |
Contact InformationThis section includes contact information for business support organizations and national resources. |
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Business Support Organizations |
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Government MSME Agency |
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SPS Enquiry Points Sanitary and phytosanitary (SPS) enquiry points are government agencies designated to answer questions about trade requirements. |
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TBT Enquiry Points Technical Barriers to Trade (TBT) enquiry points are government agencies designated to answer questions about trade requirements. |
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Additional Information |
ePing alert |
Links to other helpful resourcesThis section includes additional links to trade-related resources. |
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National Tariff Finder |
https://www.gra.gov.gy/who-is-a-broker/tariff-specification-code-finder-tscs/ |
Last Reviewed: October, 2026
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