The Discreet Investor
World Passport Index · October 2026
Guyana passport: rank 98 of 199
The Guyana passport scores 52.8 out of 100 in our Investor Score and opens 75 destinations without a prior visa (Mobility Score 82.5, rank 113).
Photo: Kaieteur Falls · Amanda · CC BY 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons (cropped)
Investor Score
How the Guyana passport scores on each pillar
| Pillar | Points | What drives it |
|---|---|---|
| Weighted mobility | 6.6 / 30 | 75 of 198 destinations without a prior visa; 22% of the maximum once destinations are weighted by economic importance. |
| Right to live and work | 2.5 / 20 | Right to live and work in 14 other countries. |
| Banking access | 15.0 / 15 | Not on the FATF, EU or sanctions lists that banks check. |
| Tax and obligations | 15.0 / 15 | No worldwide tax, military service or exit permit for citizens abroad. |
| Citizenship flexibility | 9.0 / 10 | Dual citizenship allowed; Passed automatically to children born abroad; Can be withdrawn on strict security grounds |
| Stability and consular protection | 4.6 / 10 | Political stability 69/100 · rule of law 53/100 · embassies or consulates in 15 countries. |
| Investor Score | 52.8 / 100 |
Weighted mobility
Where Guyana passport holders can travel
Entry rules for a short tourist or business stay, by category. Destinations are the 199 passport-issuing jurisdictions; dependent territories will be added in the first full edition.
Visa-free44
- Angola · 30 days
- Antigua & Barbuda
- Argentina · 90 days
- Bahamas
- Barbados
- Belize
- Botswana · 90 days
- Brazil · 90 days
- Chile · 90 days
- Colombia · 90 days
- Costa Rica · 30 days
- Dominica
- Dominican Republic · 30 days
- Ecuador · 90 days
- Eswatini · 30 days
- Fiji
- Gambia · 90 days
- Ghana · 90 days
- Grenada
- Haiti
- Hong Kong · 90 days
- Ireland · 90 days
- Jamaica
- Kiribati · 90 days
- Lesotho · 90 days
- Malaysia · 30 days
- Micronesia · 30 days
- Panama · 90 days
- Peru · 90 days
- Philippines · 30 days
- Qatar · 30 days
- Russia · 90 days
- Rwanda · 30 days
- Samoa · 60 days
- Singapore · 30 days
- South Africa · 30 days
- St Kitts & Nevis
- St Lucia
- St Vincent & the Grenadines
- Suriname
- Trinidad & Tobago
- United Arab Emirates · 90 days
- Uruguay · 90 days
- Vanuatu · 30 days
Electronic travel authorisation4
- Seychelles
- South Korea · 30 days
- Sri Lanka · 60 days
- United Kingdom
Visa on arrival27
- Bahrain · 14 days
- Bangladesh · 30 days
- Bolivia · 90 days
- Burundi
- Cambodia · 30 days
- Cape Verde · 30 days
- Comoros · 45 days
- Cuba · 90 days
- Egypt · 30 days
- Guinea-Bissau · 90 days
- Iran · 30 days
- Jordan · 30 days
- Laos · 30 days
- Macao · 30 days
- Madagascar · 60 days
- Maldives · 30 days
- Mozambique · 30 days
- Nepal · 90 days
- Nicaragua · 90 days
- Palau · 30 days
- Sierra Leone · 30 days
- Solomon Islands
- Tanzania · 90 days
- Timor-Leste · 30 days
- Tuvalu
- Zambia · 90 days
- Zimbabwe · 30 days
E-visa40
- Albania
- Armenia
- Benin
- Bhutan
- Burkina Faso
- Cameroon
- Chad
- Côte d’Ivoire
- DR Congo
- Djibouti
- Equatorial Guinea
- Ethiopia
- Gabon
- Georgia
- Guinea
- India
- Iraq
- Kazakhstan
- Kenya
- Kyrgyzstan
- Liberia
- Libya
- Mauritania
- Moldova
- Mongolia
- Namibia
- Nigeria
- Pakistan
- Papua New Guinea
- Somalia
- South Sudan
- Syria
- São Tomé & Príncipe
- Tajikistan
- Thailand
- Togo
- Uganda
- Uzbekistan
- Venezuela
- Vietnam
Visa required80
- Afghanistan
- Algeria
- Andorra
- Australia
- Austria
- Azerbaijan
- Belarus
- Belgium
- Bosnia & Herzegovina
- Brunei
- Bulgaria
- Canada
- Central African Republic
- China
- Croatia
- Cyprus
- Czechia
- Denmark
- El Salvador
- Eritrea
- Estonia
- Finland
- France
- Germany
- Greece
- Guatemala
- Honduras
- Hungary
- Iceland
- Indonesia
- Israel
- Italy
- Japan
- Kuwait
- Latvia
- Lebanon
- Liechtenstein
- Lithuania
- Luxembourg
- Malawi
- Mali
- Malta
- Marshall Islands
- Mauritius
- Mexico
- Monaco
- Montenegro
- Morocco
- Myanmar
- Nauru
- Netherlands
- New Zealand
- Niger
- North Korea
- North Macedonia
- Norway
- Oman
- Paraguay
- Poland
- Portugal
- Republic of the Congo
- Romania
- San Marino
- Saudi Arabia
- Senegal
- Serbia
- Slovakia
- Slovenia
- Spain
- Sudan
- Sweden
- Switzerland
- Tonga
- Tunisia
- Turkmenistan
- Türkiye
- Ukraine
- United States
- Vatican City
- Yemen
Right to live and work
Where Guyana citizens can live and work
Guyana citizens can live and work without a permit in these countries:
Right to live and work14
- Antigua & Barbuda · facilitated residence
- Argentina · facilitated residence
- Barbados · facilitated residence
- Belize · facilitated residence
- Brazil · facilitated residence
- Dominica · facilitated residence
- Grenada · facilitated residence
- Jamaica · facilitated residence
- St Kitts & Nevis · facilitated residence
- St Lucia · facilitated residence
- St Vincent & the Grenadines · facilitated residence
- Suriname · facilitated residence
- Trinidad & Tobago · facilitated residence
- Uruguay · facilitated residence
Banking access · Tax and obligations · Citizenship flexibility
Banking, tax and citizenship rules for Guyana citizens
Banking
- Not on the FATF, EU or sanctions lists that banks check.
Tax and obligations
- No worldwide tax, military service or exit permit for citizens abroad.
Citizenship
- Dual citizenship allowed
- Passed automatically to children born abroad
- Can be withdrawn on strict security grounds
Stability and consular network
- Political stability 69/100 · rule of law 53/100 · embassies or consulates in 15 countries.
Guyana passport: common questions
How many countries can Guyana passport holders visit without a visa? +
75 of the 198 other passport-issuing jurisdictions: 44 visa-free, 4 with an electronic travel authorisation and 27 with a visa on arrival. A further 40 offer an e-visa, and 80 require a visa from an embassy or consulate.
Do Guyana citizens need a visa for the Schengen area, the United Kingdom and the United States? +
Schengen area (France): Visa required. United Kingdom: Electronic travel authorisation. United States: Visa required.
Is the Guyana passport good for investors? +
It ranks 98 of 199 in the Investor Score, with 52.8 points out of 100. Its strongest pillar is Banking access; its weakest is Right to live and work.
Sources: entry rules from the Wikipedia article Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0), read in October 2026; other pillars from official lists, legislation, the World Bank, UNDP and UN Tourism. Preliminary edition — see the methodology.
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