Regional export playbook

Guyana in Latin America and Caribbean
where to look next

Compare buyer markets, access conditions, and product opportunities across Latin America and Caribbean. Use this guide to prioritize research, not to treat calculated indicators as guaranteed sales.

GUY6 markets2024 trade year
3-year opportunity$20.5BCalculated addressable value
Buyer markets6Markets with qualifying rows
FTA markets2Reported access indicator
Avg. distance2,277 kmAverage reported distance
Avg. entry days12Business entry indicator

Latin America and Caribbean regional view

Should Guyana focus here?

The answer depends on demand, product fit, access, competition, and route economics. This playbook shows where the available trade signals are strongest.

Largest market shown

Brazil

$9.6B calculated opportunity across 12 screened products.

Regional footprint

6 buyer markets

Reported trade and access indicators are available for the qualifying markets shown below.

How to use the guide

Compare demand with access

Start with the strongest markets, then validate buyers, tariffs, standards, logistics, and competition at product level.

Market comparison

Which markets deserve a closer look?

Markets are ranked by calculated three-year opportunity across the qualifying products in this regional view.

MarketOpportunityProductsFTADistanceEntry daysTop product
BrazilBRA$9.6B12Not reported3,598 km17Electrical static converters
PanamaPAN$7.5B2Not reported2,364 km6Oils: petroleum oils and oils obtained from bituminous minerals, crude
Trinidad and TobagoTTO$1.9B3Reported567 km11Product not reported
JamaicaJAM$523.8M1Reported2,375 km3Product not reported
Costa RicaCRI$497.6M1Not reported2,873 km23Electronic integrated circuits: processors and controllers, whether or not combined with memories, converters, logic circuits, amplifiers, clock and timing circuits, or other circuits
ColombiaCOL$497.0M1Not reported1,886 km10Reception apparatus for television, whether or not incorporating radio-broadcast receivers or sound or video recording or reproducing apparatus: incorporating a colour video display or screen

Top regional opportunities

Products and markets to review

The rows below are screened by reported buyer demand, exporter position, and available history. Calculated opportunity is a research signal, not a forecast.

RankMarketProductOpportunityBuyer growthCurrent share
1PanamaPANHS 270900Oils: petroleum oils and oils obtained from bituminous minerals, crude$4.5B+17.2%+19.3%
2PanamaPANHS 271019Product description unavailable$3.0B+9.8%+0.0%
3BrazilBRAHS 850440Electrical static converters$1.6B+10.7%+0.0%
4BrazilBRAHS 270900Oils: petroleum oils and oils obtained from bituminous minerals, crude$1.4B+3.9%+8.9%
5BrazilBRAHS 880330Aircraft and spacecraft: parts of aeroplanes or helicopters n.e.c. in heading no. 8803$1.4B+10.3%+0.0%
6Trinidad and TobagoTTOHS 271019Product description unavailable$1.1B+16.8%+0.0%
7BrazilBRAHS 852872Reception apparatus for television, whether or not incorporating radio-broadcast receivers or sound or video recording or reproducing apparatus: incorporating a colour video display or screen$923.6M+8.2%+0.0%
8BrazilBRAHS 310210Fertilizers, mineral or chemical: nitrogenous, urea, whether or not in aqueous solution$746.5M+12.2%+0.0%
9BrazilBRAHS 847330Machines: parts and accessories of automatic data processing, magnetic or optical readers, digital processing units$669.7M+1.7%+0.0%
10BrazilBRAHS 390120Ethylene polymers: in primary forms, polyethylene having a specific gravity of 0.94 or more$653.4M+8.4%+0.0%
11BrazilBRAHS 950300Tricycles, scooters, pedal cars and similar wheeled toys: dolls' carriages: dolls: other toys: reduced-size (scale) models and similar recreational models, working or not: puzzles of all kinds$635.2M+4.2%+0.0%
12JamaicaJAMHS 271019Product description unavailable$523.8M+4.3%+0.0%
13Costa RicaCRIHS 854231Electronic integrated circuits: processors and controllers, whether or not combined with memories, converters, logic circuits, amplifiers, clock and timing circuits, or other circuits$497.6M+9.9%+0.0%
14ColombiaCOLHS 852872Reception apparatus for television, whether or not incorporating radio-broadcast receivers or sound or video recording or reproducing apparatus: incorporating a colour video display or screen$497.0M+17.0%+0.0%
15BrazilBRAHS 854239Electronic integrated circuits: n.e.c. in heading no. 8542$471.7M+6.1%+0.0%
16BrazilBRAHS 843149Machinery: parts of machines handling earth, minerals or ores and n.e.c. in heading no. 8431$451.6M+9.3%+0.0%
17Trinidad and TobagoTTOHS 271012Product description unavailable$391.1M+23.5%+0.0%
18Trinidad and TobagoTTOHS 830710Tubing: flexible, with or without fittings, of iron or steel$370.1M+43.4%+0.0%
19BrazilBRAHS 940540Lamps and light fittings: electric, n.e.s. in heading no. 9405$358.2M+12.4%+0.0%
20BrazilBRAHS 392690Plastics: other articles n.e.s. in chapter 39$352.6M+8.3%+0.0%

Sector opportunities

Which product families lead?

HS2 groups make it easier to compare broad product families before moving to individual HS6 products.

HS2 27

HS2 sector 27

2 screened products with $21.4B of reported buyer imports.

$5.8BCalculated opportunity · +10.6% average growth

HS2 00

HS2 sector 00

4 screened products with $7.3B of reported buyer imports.

$5.1BCalculated opportunity · +13.6% average growth

HS2 85

HS2 sector 85

5 screened products with $4.5B of reported buyer imports.

$4.0BCalculated opportunity · +10.4% average growth

HS2 88

HS2 sector 88

1 screened products with $1.9B of reported buyer imports.

$1.4BCalculated opportunity · +10.3% average growth

HS2 84

HS2 sector 84

2 screened products with $1.8B of reported buyer imports.

$1.1BCalculated opportunity · +5.5% average growth

HS2 39

HS2 sector 39

2 screened products with $1.6B of reported buyer imports.

$1.0BCalculated opportunity · +8.4% average growth

HS2 31

HS2 sector 31

1 screened products with $2.3B of reported buyer imports.

$746.5MCalculated opportunity · +12.2% average growth

HS2 95

HS2 sector 95

1 screened products with $640.0M of reported buyer imports.

$635.2MCalculated opportunity · +4.2% average growth

Frequently asked questions

Using the Latin America and Caribbean export playbook

Practical guidance for interpreting regional market and product comparisons.

Should Guyana focus on this region?

Use the market ranking as a starting point, then check product fit, buyer requirements, route costs, tariffs, standards, and competitive conditions.

What does calculated opportunity mean?

It is a screening indicator built from demand and exporter-position signals. It is not a confirmed order, sales forecast, or guarantee of market entry.

How should exporters use this page?

Prioritize one market and product combination, then validate buyers, compliance, logistics, pricing, and continuity before making a commercial decision.

Data source

OECD trade statistics with CEPII context

OECD (2025), Balanced international merchandise trade statistics (BIMTS) - HS2017-6D, OECD Data Explorer (accessed on 2026-08-30). OECD BIMTS is the primary trade series for this view. Supporting bilateral trade context uses CEPII BACI bilateral trade flows (202601) under Etalab 2.0 Open Licence. Yugalinks presents derived views of reported observations and calculated indicators. Data terms: OECD Terms & Conditions.