Japan-Guyana Relations
February 2011
Basic Data
- Diplomatic Relations:
- Established in June 1967.
- Number of Residents:
- Number of Japanese nationals residing in Guyana: 13 (October 2009)
- Number of Guyanese nationals residing in Japan: 10 (December 2009)
- Trade with Japan (2009):
- Export: 700 million yen (aluminum ore, spirits, timber)
- Import: 2.6 billion yen (automobiles, autos parts, general machinery)
- Japan's Economic Cooperation:
- List of Exchange of Notes
- ODA Loans: 0 (cumulative total as of 2008)
- Grants: 13.12 billion yen (cumulative total as of 2008)
- Technical Cooperation: 1,080 million yen (cumulative total as of 2007)
- Major donors (2007):
- (1) U.S.A (2) Canada (3) U.K. (4) Japan (5) Spain
Economy
- Major Industry:
- Agriculture (sugar, rice, rum), Mining (bauxite, gold), timber
- GNI:
- US$ 1,110 million (2008) (World Bank)
- GNI (per capita):
- US$ 1,450(2008) (World Bank)
- Economic Growth Rate:
- 2.0% (2008), 3.3% (2009) (ECLAC)
- Inflation Rate:
- 95.6 (2008), 98.4 (2009) (IMF Index)
- Trade Balance (ECLAC 2010):
- Exports: US$ 446 million (Goods, f.o.b.)
- Imports: US$ -1,265 million (Goods, f.o.b.)
- Major Trading Items (2010 est):
- Exports: gold, sugar, rice, bauxite, alumina, shrimp, timber, rum, molasses
- Imports: manufactures, machinery, petroleum, food
- Major Trading Partners (2009) (WTO):
- Exports: E.U., Canada, U.S.A., Ukraine, Jamaica
- Imports: U.S.A., Trinidad and Tobago, E.U., Netherlands Antilles, China
- Currency:
- Guyanese Dollar (GY$)
- Exchange Rate:
- US$ 1 = GY$ 203 (November 2010)
VIP Visits
- From Guyana to Japan
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Year Name 1973 The Caribbean and the North Andes economy mission 1976 The Caribbean economy study mission 1989 House of Representative Member Tokuo Yamashita 2005 Ambassador Tatsuo Arima, Special Envoy of the Government of Japan - From Guyana to Japan
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Year Name 1975 Prime Minister Linden Forbes Sampson Burnham 1979 Minister of Foreign Affairs Rashleigh Jackson Minister of Labour, Housing, Health and Welfare Green 1985 Minister of Finance Greenwich 1988 Minister of Agriculture Mackenzie Minister of Foreign Affairs Rashleigh Jackson Minister of Finance Greenwich 1990 President Hugh Desmond Hoyte 1991 Senior Minister of Finance Carl B. Greenidge 1993 Junior Minister of Finance Bharrat Jagdeo 1993 Prime Minister Samuel Hinds 2000 Minister of Foreign Affairs Clement James Rohee 2007 President Bharrat Jagdeo 2010 Minister of Foreign Affairs Carolyn Rodrigues Birkett
- Second Japan-CARICOM Ministerial-Level Conference: Bilateral Foreign Ministers’ Meetings (Afternoon, September 1) (September 2010)
- Visit to Japan by President Jagdeo of the Republic of Guyana (June 2007)
- Emergency Assistance for the Flood in Guyana (January 2005)
- Discussion between Prime Minister Mori and the leaders and other envoys of seven Latin American countries (Summary and Evaluation) (June 2000)
Press Secretary's Press Conference on Guyana
| Year | Month | Date |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | November | 14 |
| February | 21 |
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