South America
Guyana
EU Compliance · Geopolitical Risk · Sourcing Attractiveness
Why these scores
EU Compliance, by dimension
1 = lowest risk · methodology & sources
Geopolitical Risk, by dimension
1 = lowest risk · methodology & sources
Attractiveness, by dimension
9 = most attractive · methodology & sources
Analyst scores, last reviewed June 2026; each dimension's sources and cadence are on its methodology page.
Data layers
The EU is Guyana's #3 import source (world lens). Guyana is the EU's #66 goods supplier.
Guyana on the world stage
Total imports
$14.4bn
2024 annual
Total exports
$44.8bn
157 partners
#1 import source
USA
17.8%
#1 export dest.
Netherlands
7.8%
2024 annual, UN Comtrade (HS TOTAL, all partners). Line colour: coverage (exports/imports per partner).
Guyana and the EU
EU imports from
€8.4bn
0.3% of extra-EU
EU exports to
€531m
0.0% of extra-EU
EU supplier rank
EU's #66 supplier
EU trade balance
one-sided
coverage 0.06
2025 annual totals, Eurostat COMEXT. EU trade board →
Electricity & grid
National sources · carbon from Ember · estimated
Industrial
294
EUR/MWh
Consumer
173
EUR/MWh, all-in
Grid carbon
634
gCO₂e/kWh
Renewables
–
of generation
regulated market
Power market
● No domestic fuelMarket model
State monopoly (GPL)
Direct PPA
None
grid access: closed
Reserve margin
–
Regulator
Not independent
PUC (Public Utilities Commission)
Despite becoming a major oil producer (Stabroek block, 600k+ bbl/d by 2027), electricity is still generated almost entirely by expensive diesel, yielding industrial tariffs around 294 EUR/MWh. Amaila Falls hydro (165 MW)…
Metal mining
Tagged mines
24
5 production-backed
Acid-drainage prone
0
high water-risk ore class
Main commodities
Gold, Aluminium, Other mine
Mine-water verifiability
Blind spot
EPA regulates a gold-mining-heavy sector
Water risk is inferred from the ore class, not site measurements. Global mines: full layer →
Demographics
UN World Population Prospects 2024 · medium variant
Median age
25.9
→ 32.3 by 2050
Fertility
2.39
above replacement
Working-age
64.1%
aged 15–64
Old-age dep.
10.5
→ 16.8 by 2050
Median age 1990–2050
Population 0.83M · peaks 2067
By 2050: +13% (0.94M)