Guyana public holidays 2026, VAT rate and tax data
Guyana: VAT rate 14% since 1 Feb 2017; 14 public holidays in 2026 (next: Christmas Day, 25 Dec 2026); corporate tax rate 25%; minimum wage 347 GYD per hour; policy interest rate 5%; inflation rate (CPI) 3.6%.
11 series, each cited to the official source it was verified against; most recently verified 19 Oct 2026; 1 past its update cycle. Currency GYD.
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{ "country": "GY", "series": "vat", "value": 14, "unit": "percent", "effective_from": "2017-02-01", "last_confirmed": "2026-07-23", "source": { "name": "Value-Added Tax Regulations 2005, regulation 2 (Rate of tax under sec…", "url": "https://www.gra.gov.gy/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/VAT-Act-Regul.-Trans.-Reg.-revised-March-27-2026.pdf" } }
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Guyana public holidays 2026
15 days in 2026; next: Christmas Day on 25 Dec 2026. Official source: Official Gazette 22 August 2026 Legal Supplement B: PURSUANT TO THE PROVISIONS OF… · last verified 17 Sep 2026 · stale
Fixed by law 6 Confirmed 8 Estimated 1
| Date | Holiday | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Jan 2026 Thu | New Year's Day s. 3(1) 'the first week-day of January'; 1 January 2026 is a Thursday |
Fixed by law | Official Gazette 22 August 2026 Legal… |
| 23 Feb 2026 Mon | Republic Day / Mashramani Notification under s. 3(1), dated 5 February 2026, Official Gazette Legal Supplement B, 21 February 2026 |
Confirmed | Official Gazette 22 August 2026 Legal… |
| 3 Mar 2026 Tue | Phagwah Notification under ss. 3(1) and 3(2), dated 5 February 2026, Official Gazette Legal Supplement B, 14 February 2026 |
Confirmed | Official Gazette 22 August 2026 Legal… |
| 3 Apr 2026 Fri | Good Friday Notification under s. 3(1), dated 18 March 2026, Official Gazette Legal Supplement B, 28 March 2026 |
Fixed by law | Official Gazette 22 August 2026 Legal… |
| 6 Apr 2026 Mon | Easter Monday Same 18 March 2026 notification as Good Friday, Official Gazette Legal Supplement B, 28 March 2026 |
Fixed by law | Official Gazette 22 August 2026 Legal… |
| 1 May 2026 Fri | Labour Day Notification under s. 3(1), dated 20 April 2026, Official Gazette Legal Supplement B, 25 April 2026 |
Fixed by law | Official Gazette 22 August 2026 Legal… |
| 5 May 2026 Tue | Arrival Day Notification under s. 6, dated 20 April 2026, Official Gazette Legal Supplement B, 25 April 2026 |
Confirmed | Official Gazette 22 August 2026 Legal… |
| 26 May 2026 Tue | Independence Day Notification under s. 6, dated 20 April 2026, Official Gazette Legal Supplement B, 16 May 2026 |
Confirmed | Official Gazette 22 August 2026 Legal… |
| 27 May 2026 Wed | Eid-Ul-Adha Notification under ss. 3(1) and 3(2), dated 18 May 2026, Official Gazette Legal Supplement B, 23 May 2026 |
Confirmed | Official Gazette 22 August 2026 Legal… |
| 6 Jul 2026 Mon | CARICOM Day Notification under s. 6, dated 22 June 2026, Extraordinary Gazette Legal Supplement B, 27 June 2026 |
Confirmed | Official Gazette 22 August 2026 Legal… |
| 1 Aug 2026 Sat | Emancipation Day Notification under s. 6, dated 13 July 2026, Official Gazette Legal Supplement B, 18 July 2026 |
Confirmed | Official Gazette 22 August 2026 Legal… |
| 25 Aug 2026 Tue | Youman Nabi Notification under ss. 3(1) and 3(2), dated 14 August 2026, Official Gazette Legal Supplement B, 22 August 2026 (styled Youmun-Nabi) |
Confirmed | Official Gazette 22 August 2026 Legal… |
| not yet dated | Deepavali / Diwali Not gazetted as at 2026-09-17; officialegazette.gov.gy search year=2026 query=Deepavali and query=Diwali returned 0 publications. Do not invent a date. |
Estimated | Official Gazette 22 August 2026 Legal… |
| 25 Dec 2026 Fri | Christmas Day s. 3(1); 25 December 2026 is a Friday so the Sunday roll-forward is not engaged |
Fixed by law | Official Gazette 22 August 2026 Legal… |
| 26 Dec 2026 Sat | Boxing Day s. 3(1) 'the 26th December'; 26 December 2026 is a Saturday — Saturday holidays are not rolled forward |
Fixed by law | Official Gazette 22 August 2026 Legal… |
Status is read from the record: fixed by law follows from a standing rule (a fixed date or the Easter computus); confirmed is dated in the cited official calendar and not flagged provisional; estimated is provisional or moon-sighting dependent; substitute stands in for a statutory day that fell on a weekend or was moved. Hover a status for the reason.
Every current Guyana value
| Series | Current | In force from | Official source | Last verified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bank of Guyana Bank Rate (rediscount rate) | 5 percent | 2013-03-31 | Bank of Guyana | last verified 19 Oct 2026 |
| Value-Added Tax standard rate | 14 percent | 2017-02-01 | Value-Added Tax Regulations 2005, regulation 2 (Rate of tax… | last verified 23 Jul 2026 |
| VAT registration threshold | 15000000 GYD | 2016-01-01 | Value-Added Tax Act, Act No. 10 of 2005, s.11(1): every… | last verified 18 Oct 2026 |
| National Minimum Wage (private sector) | 347 GYD per hour (equivalently GYD 2,776 per day, GYD 13,880 per week, GYD 60,147 per month; 40-hour week over not more than five days) | 2022-07-01 | Order No. 20 of 2022 | last verified 23 Jul 2026 |
| Public holidays (free API) | 15 days held | 2026-01-01 | Official Gazette 22 August 2026 Legal Supplement B… | last verified 17 Sep 2026 · stale |
| CPI inflation (year-on-year) | 3.6 percent (YoY) | 2026-08-01 | Bureau of Statistics, Guyana | last verified 12 Oct 2026 |
| Corporation tax standard rate (non-commercial company) | 25 percent (non-commercial company; 40% commercial company, 45% telephone company — see notes) | 2019-01-01 | Corporation Tax Act, Chapter 81:03, section 10(1) | last verified 23 Jul 2026 |
| Withholding tax rates | 20% across 4 withholding taxes — no single rate | 2004-01-01 | Income Tax Act Cap. 81:01, s.39(1): 'There shall be levied… | last verified 10 Aug 2026 |
| Statutory interest on debts and damages | no single figure | — | Law Reform (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act, Cap. 6:02 [29 of… | last verified 26 Aug 2026 |
| Personal income tax rates | 25–35% across 2 bands | 2026-01-01 | Guyana Revenue Authority - 'Notice to Employers, Employees… | last verified 5 Aug 2026 |
| Statutory social-insurance contributions | 1.5–14% across 2 contribution branches | 2020-01-01 | National Insurance Scheme, Guyana | last verified 11 Aug 2026 |
Rate schedules and breakdowns
Withholding tax rates
20% across 4 withholding taxes — no single rate · in force from 2004-01-01 · Official source: Income Tax Act Cap. 81:01, s.39(1): 'There shall be levied and paid income tax… · last verified 10 Aug 2026
Rates by payment type
| key | label | rate | applies to | effective from | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| dividends | Withholding tax on distributions (dividends) to non-residents | 20 | any gross distribution (as defined in s.38) made to any person not resident in Guyana | 2004-01-01 | Income Tax Act Cap. 81:01, s.39(1)(a)… |
| A final tax: under s.39(6), income tax or corporation tax is not otherwise payable on a distribution or payment that has borne withholding tax. Rate was 15% for YA 1993-2003. | |||||
| interest | Withholding tax on interest | 20 | interest paid to non-residents; also interest on savings accounts at banks and financial institutions, interest on loans secured by bonds and similar instruments, and discounts on treasury bills (these three heads apply whether the recipient is resident or not) | 2004-01-01 | Income Tax Act Cap. 81:01… |
| Guyana is unusual in withholding on savings-account interest, bond-secured loan interest and treasury-bill discounts for RESIDENTS as well as non-residents, at the same 20%. | |||||
| royalties | Withholding tax on royalties and other non-interest payments to non-residents | 20 | any gross payment other than interest made to a person not resident in Guyana (or to a person on their behalf) not engaged in trade or business in Guyana - covering royalties, rentals, management charges and technical/professional fees; income arising outside Guyana is excluded | 2004-01-01 | Income Tax Act Cap. 81:01, s.39(1)(b)… |
| Guyana has no separately-rated royalty head: royalties fall in the residual 'payments other than interest' head at 20%. Rate was 10% for YA 1993-2003. | |||||
| technical-management-fees | Withholding tax on technical, professional and management fees to non-residents | 20 | payments for technical and professional services and management charges to a non-resident person - the same s.39(1)(b) residual head as royalties; GRA lists 'management charges to a non-resident person' and 'technical and professional services to a non-resident person' among payments its withholding return must cover | 2004-01-01 | Income Tax Act Cap. 81:01, s.39(1)(b)… |
| Served as a separate key for comparability with countries that rate fees separately; in Guyana it is the same 20% residual head, not a distinct rate. | |||||
Personal income tax rates
25–35% across 2 bands · in force from 2026-01-01 · Official source: Guyana Revenue Authority - 'Notice to Employers, Employees & Self-Employed… · last verified 5 Aug 2026
| min | max | rate |
|---|---|---|
| 0 | 3360000 | 25 |
| 3360000 | — | 35 |
Statutory social-insurance contributions
1.5–14% across 2 contribution branches · in force from 2020-01-01 · Official source: National Insurance Scheme, Guyana · last verified 11 Aug 2026
| key | label | rate total | rate employee | rate employer | unit | base | ceiling monthly |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| national_insurance | National Insurance and Social Security Scheme contribution — employed persons aged 16 to 59 | 14 | 5.6 | 8.4 | percent | The employee's actual wage or salary, capped at the insurable-earnings ceiling of GYD 280,000 per month for monthly-paid employees and GYD 64,615 per week for weekly-paid employees. The Scheme's own contribution schedules require the employer to enter, for each pay period, both the ACTUAL earnings and the INSURABLE earnings (the actual figure limited to the ceiling), and the contribution is computed on the insurable column. | 280000 |
| The two sides are NOT equal — 5.6% employee against 8.4% employer, a 40/60 split of the 14% — so employer_matched is false. Maximum monthly contribution at the ceiling: GYD 15,680 employee and GYD 23,520 employer, GYD 39,200 combined. Maximum weekly: GYD 3,618.44 employee and… | |||||||
| industrial_benefit_only | Industrial (employment injury) benefit contribution — employed persons under 16 and employed persons aged 60 and over | 1.5 | 0 | 1.5 | percent | The same insurable earnings as the main branch, capped at GYD 280,000 per month / GYD 64,615 per week. | 280000 |
| EMPLOYER-ONLY. Nothing is deducted from the employee: a worker under 16 or aged 60 or over pays no National Insurance contribution at all, but the employer still owes 1.5% for industrial cover. The 1.5% buys ONLY the industrial (employment injury) benefits — no pension accrual… | |||||||
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