What is the drinking age in Guyana?

16–17

Minimum age to buy alcohol: 16.

Guyana is one of 21 countries classified “16–17” for the drinking age — 11% of the 192 with data.

Source

Taken from
Wikipedia: Legal drinking age
Last checked
15 September 2026
How it was classified
Read directly from the source’s own table, without interpretation.

Nearby countries

Trinidad and Tobago
18–20 Minimum age to buy alcohol: 18.
Grenada
16–17 Minimum age to buy alcohol: 16.
Venezuela
18–20 Minimum age to buy alcohol: 18.
Barbados
18–20 Minimum age to buy alcohol: 18.
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
16–17 Minimum age to buy alcohol: 16.
Saint Lucia
16–17 Minimum age to buy alcohol: 16.

Other laws in Guyana

Cannabis
Illegal
Smoking Age
18
E-Cigarettes
Legal / lightly regulated

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