Country Factsheet
Guyana
This factsheet provides an overview of economic inclusion programs in Guyana. Economic inclusion programs are a bundle of coordinated, multidimensional interventions that support individuals, households, and communities in raising their incomes and building their assets. The data used for this factsheet comes from the Partnership for Economic Inclusion’s Landscape Survey 2023.
Country Facts
Region
Latin America & Caribbean
Population
0.80 million
Income Group
High income
FCV country (WB FY24 list)
No
Poverty Headcount (share of population below the poverty line)
National Poverty Line
N/A
Multidimensional Poverty Index
1.70%
$2.15/day (2017 PPP)
N/A
Programs
Number of economic inclusion programs
1Institutional delivery (lead agency)
- Nongovernment-led
- Government-led
Geographic area
- Rural only
- Urban/peri
- Mix (urban & rural)
Participants
Number of participants
53Number of people benefiting
249Participants served by government-led programs (%)
Main Program Objectives
- More than 2/3 of programs
- Between 1/3 and less than 2/3 of programs
- Fewer than 1/3 of programs
Participant Profile
Targeted Poverty Segments
Targeted Population Groups
- More than 2/3 of programs
- Between 1/3 and less than 2/3 of programs
- Fewer than 1/3 of programs
CORE PROGRAM COMPONENTS

Transfer

Business capital

Wage employment facilitation

Skills training

Coaching

Financial services facilitation

Market links

Climate resilience support
ECONOMIC INCLUSION PROGRAMS SURVEYED
Program Name | Year program began | Lead Agencies | Program Description | No. of Current Participants | % Female Participants | Poverty Targeting | Digital |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Entrepreneurship School with Gender Lens | 2023 | HIAS | The program supports survivors of gender-based violence (GBV) and at-risk women by providing them with a business curriculum that supports their business plans, seed capital, and education on gender issues and mitigating the risks of GBV. | 53 | 76-99% of participants | Targets poor broadly | Yes |
Only programs that have given their consent to share their program data are included in this table

The Partnership for Economic Inclusion (PEI) is a global platform that unites non-governmental organizations, UN agencies, research institutions, funding partners, and the World Bank to support government adoption and scale up of economic inclusion programs that empower vulnerable people to lift themselves out of extreme poverty.
DNA: Does Not Apply; FY: Fiscal Year; FCV: Fragility, Conflict, and Violence; MPI: Multidimensional Poverty Index; NPL: National Poverty Line; N/A: Not available; WB: World Bank |