Invest in Manufacturing Sector

Opportunities Overview

  • GDP – Contributes 4.24 % to Guyana’s National GDP
  • The Manufacturing sector is estimated to have grown by 3.5 percent in 2021.
  • Non-Traditional Exports- US$ 102.4 Million (2021).
  • Total Exports Receipts-US$ 2 billion (2021).
  • JOB CREATION – Employs approximately 12% of the population.
  • GUYANA – is ranked 134th out of 190 countries in terms of ease of doing business (World Bank Doing Business 2020).
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Opportunities Overview

  • Strategic Placement: Guyana enjoys favorable geographic, economic and cultural linkages with the Caribbean and South American markets.
  • Competitive Labour Market: Economical wage rates and diverse, trainable labour force with enhanced strategies established for capacity building and human resource development.
  • Enabling Investment Environment: Guyana’s leaders have declared Guyana ‘open for business’ and are continually taking steps to improve the investment climate.
  • Duty free Market Access: Over 75% of Guyana’s exports enter destination markets duty-free.
  • Natural Resources: Rich mineral deposits, productive land, forests, seas and rivers which present robust and diverse investment opportunities.
  • Stability: A secure and stable socio-economic climate in which to do business.
  • Language: Predominantly English-speaking with Latin-American ties.