Japan-Guyana Relations

December 26, 2022

Basic Data

Diplomatic Relations:

  • Established in June 1967

Trade with Japan in 2020:

  • Exports: 806 million yen (aluminum, liquors)
  • Imports: 9.15 billion yen (machinery, automobiles)

Number of Residents:

  • Number of Japanese nationals residing in Guyana: 10 (October 2021)
  • Number of Guyanese nationals residing in Japan: 15 (December 2021)

Japan's Economic Cooperation (cumulative total as of FY 2020):

Major Donors (2019 OECD/DAC)

  • (1) Norway (2) U.S.A (3) Japan (4) U.K. (5) Canada

VIP Visits

From Japan to Guyana
Year Name
1973 The Caribbean and the North Andes economy mission
1976 The Caribbean economy study mission
1989 Member of the House of Representative, Tokuo Yamashita
2005 Ambassador, Special Envoy of the Government of Japan, Tatsuo Arima
2015 Parliamentary Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs, Takashi Uto
2018 Parliamentary Vice-Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry, Daisaku Hiraki
From Guyana to Japan
Year Name
1975 Prime Minister Linden Forbes Sampson Burnham
1979 Minister of Foreign Affairs, Rashleigh Jackson
Minister of Labour, Housing, Health and Welfare, Hamilton Green
1985 Minister of Finance, Carl B. Greenidge
1988 Minister of Agriculture, Patrick McKenzie
Minister of Foreign Affairs, Rashleigh Jackson
Minister of Finance, Carl B. Greenidge
1989 Prime Minister, Hamilton Green
1990 President, Hugh Desmond Hoyte
1991 Senior Minister of Finance, Carl B. Greenidge
1993 Junior Minister of Finance, Bharrat Jagdeo
2000 Prime Minister, Samuel Hinds
Minister of Foreign Affairs, Clement James Rohee
2007 President, Bharrat Jagdeo
2008 Minister of Education, Shaik Baksh
2010 Minister of Foreign Affairs, Carolyn Rodrigues-Birkett
2013 Minister of Natural Resources and Environment, Robert Montgomery Persaud
2014 Minister of Foreign Affairs, Carolyn Rodrigues-Birkett
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