Georgetown, Guyana – The Guyana Office for Investment (GO-Invest) has announced a landmark achievement in the nation’s economic development, reporting GY$157 billion in newly facilitated investments for the year 2025. This substantial figure contributes to a five-year cumulative total exceeding GY$1 trillion, marking a significant milestone in the country’s strategic diversification efforts beyond its oil sector.
Dr. Peter Ramsaroop, Chief Investment Officer of GO-Invest, provided a detailed breakdown of the 2025 investment portfolio, revealing robust international confidence alongside strong domestic participation. Foreign direct investment accounted for GY$86 billion, while local investments reached GY$64 billion, with joint ventures contributing an additional GY$5.9 billion. This investment distribution demonstrates a balanced economic growth model engaging both international and domestic stakeholders.
The investment agency emphasized that these capital inflows have accelerated economic diversification and regional development across multiple non-oil sectors. Between 2020 and 2025, GO-Invest executed more than 180 investment agreements that secured commitments for over 32,000 direct and indirect jobs, though the agency acknowledged that not all investments in Guyana necessarily pass through their office.
Substantial investment activity has been recorded across diverse sectors including agriculture, agro-processing, manufacturing, tourism, logistics, construction, housing, Information Communications Technology (ICT), energy services, health care, and education. These strategic investments have generated sustained employment, expanded local enterprise capabilities, strengthened export capacity, and anchored growth in communities across all regions of Guyana.
Dr. Ramsaroop highlighted the government’s commitment to continuing this accelerated investment trajectory under President Mohamed Irfaan Ali’s Vision 2030 framework, ensuring that economic growth remains broad-based, inclusive, and anchored in long-term national development priorities. “The people of Guyana can be confident: modernized diversification is real, the jobs are real, and the future we are building together is real,” he affirmed.
The reported investment figures and sectoral distribution provide tangible evidence of Guyana’s successful economic transformation strategy, positioning the country for sustainable growth beyond hydrocarbon resources.