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Guinea-Bissau

Capital: BissauRegion: Sub-Saharan Africa Income: Low income
GDP
$2.76B
2026
Population
2.2M
2024
GDP per Capita
$1K
2026
Life Expectancy
64.1 years
2023

Economy

IndicatorValueYear
GDP (Current USD, Billions)$2.76B2026
Real GDP Growth (%)5.0%2026
GDP per Capita (USD)$1K2026
GDP, PPP (Billions Intl $)$7.08B2026
GDP per Capita, PPP (Intl $)$3K2026
Share of World GDP, PPP (%)0.00%2026
GNI (Current USD)$2.24B2024
GNI per Capita (USD)$9902024
GNI per Capita, PPP (USD)$3K2024
Industry Value Added (% of GDP)15.6%2024
Services Value Added (% of GDP)37.9%2024
Agriculture Value Added (% of GDP)42.2%2024
Government Consumption (% of GDP)17.1%2024
Household Consumption (% of GDP)73.1%2024
Gross Capital Formation (% of GDP)24.9%2024
Gross Savings (% of GNI)18.0%2023
GDP Deflator (%)0.1%2024
GDP per Person Employed (USD)$7K2024
Manufacturing Value Added (% of GDP)8.7%2024
Adjusted Net National Income per Capita (USD)$6782021
Adjusted Net Savings (% of GNI)-3.7%2020
External Balance on Goods & Services (% of GDP)-15.1%2024
Coal Rents (% of GDP)0.00%2021
Mineral Rents (% of GDP)0.00%2021
Oil Rents (% of GDP)0.00%2021
Natural Gas Rents (% of GDP)0.00%2021
Total Natural Resources Rents (% of GDP)10.4%2021
Forest Rents (% of GDP)10.43%2021
Industry Value Added (Current USD)$346.4M2024

Fiscal & Monetary

IndicatorValueYear
Inflation, Consumer Prices (%)2.0%2026
Govt Gross Debt (% of GDP)74.0%2026
Fiscal Balance (% of GDP)-3.4%2026
Current Account Balance (% of GDP)-5.3%2026
Total Investment (% of GDP)19.1%2026
Gross National Savings (% of GDP)13.7%2026
Inflation, CPI (%, World Bank)3.8%2024
Government Revenue (% of GDP)10.8%2023
Tax Revenue (% of GDP)8.6%2023
Taxes on Goods & Services (% of revenue)26.5%2023
Taxes on Income, Profits & Capital Gains (% of rev)21.5%2023
Net Investment in Nonfinancial Assets (% of GDP)6.0%2023
Official Exchange Rate (per USD)606.352024
Broad Money (% of GDP)39.0%2024

Trade

IndicatorValueYear
Trade (% of GDP)38.8%2024
Imports of Goods & Services (% of GDP)27.0%2024
Exports of Goods & Services (USD)$262.8M2024
Imports of Goods & Services (USD)$598.1M2024
Merchandise Exports (USD)$246.0M2024
Merchandise Imports (USD)$487.0M2024
FDI Inflows (% of GDP)1.2%2024
FDI Outflows (% of GDP)0.0%2024
FDI Net Inflows (USD)$26.7M2024
Personal Remittances Received (USD)$217.2M2024
Personal Remittances Received (% of GDP)9.8%2024
Current Account Balance (% of GDP)-7.5%2023
Current Account Balance (USD)$-160.2M2023

External Debt

IndicatorValueYear
External Debt (% of GNI)67.1%2024
External Debt Stocks (USD)$1.43B2024
Total Debt Service (% of GNI)1.8%2024
Present Value of External Debt (USD)$1.02B2024
Use of IMF Credit (USD)$122.2M2024
Net ODA Received (% of GNI)8.8%2023

Finance

IndicatorValueYear
Domestic Credit to Private Sector (% of GDP)10.6%2024
Firms Using Banks to Finance Investment (%)13.8%2025

Business Environment

IndicatorValueYear
Time to Get Electricity (days)162025

Private Sector

IndicatorValueYear
Firms Expected to Pay Bribes (%)26.7%2025
Firms with Female Top Manager (%)14.0%2025
Firms with Female Participation in Ownership (%)7.5%2025
Average Firm Age (years)13 years2025
Firms Using Computers (%)80.0%2025

People

IndicatorValueYear
Population2.2M2024
Population Growth (%)2.2%2024
Population Density (per km²)772023
Surface Area (sq km)36,1302023
Land Area (sq km)28,1202023
Urban Population (%)46.1%2024
Urban Population (total)1.0M2024
Rural Population (%)53.9%2024
Life Expectancy at Birth64.1 years2023
Life Expectancy, Male61.7 years2023
Life Expectancy, Female66.4 years2023
Fertility Rate (births per woman)3.82023
Birth Rate (per 1,000)30.02023
Death Rate (per 1,000)7.02023
Net Migration-1,3732025
Population Ages 0–14 (%)38.8%2024
Population Ages 15–64 (%)58.0%2024
Population Ages 65+ (%)3.2%2024
Age Dependency Ratio (%)72.3%2024
Mortality Rate, Adult Male (per 1,000)272.82023
Mortality Rate, Adult Female (per 1,000)193.62023

Labor

IndicatorValueYear
Total Labor Force899,2202025
Labor Force Participation (%)64.8%2025
Female Labor Force Participation (%)60.3%2025
Male Labor Force Participation (%)69.6%2025
Unemployment (%)2.7%2025
Female Unemployment (%)1.9%2025
Male Unemployment (%)3.4%2025
Youth Unemployment (%)2.8%2025
Employment in Agriculture (%)61.1%2025
Employment in Industry (%)9.7%2025
Employment in Services (%)29.2%2025
Vulnerable Employment (%)74.9%2025
Wage & Salaried Workers (% of total)24.5%2025
Employers (% of total employment)0.5%2025
Labor Force, Female (% of total)47.7%2025

Education

IndicatorValueYear
Adult Literacy Rate (%)63.9%2022
Male Literacy Rate (%)77.3%2022
Youth Literacy Rate (%)82.2%2022

Health

IndicatorValueYear
Health Spending (% of GDP)8.8%2023
Health Spending per Capita (USD)$822023
Government Health Spending (% of GDP)0.9%2023
Out-of-Pocket Health Spending (% of total)61.6%2023
Physicians (per 1,000 people)0.32022
Nurses & Midwives (per 1,000)1.02022
Infant Mortality (per 1,000 live births)69.32023
Under-5 Mortality, Female (per 1,000)63.42023
Under-5 Mortality, Male (per 1,000)74.82023
Cause of Death, Communicable (%)57.6%2019
Cause of Death, Non-Communicable (%)33.2%2019
Cause of Death, Injury (%)9.2%2019
Measles Immunization (% of children)65.0%2024
DPT Immunization (% of children)68.0%2024
HIV Incidence (per 1,000)0.412024
Tuberculosis Incidence (per 100,000)1762024
Smoking Prevalence, Males (%)15.9%2022
Smoking Prevalence, Females (%)0.6%2022
Suicide Mortality Rate (per 100,000)7.72021
Alcohol Consumption (liters per capita)3.72020

Energy & Environment

IndicatorValueYear
Renewable Electricity Output (%)7.1%2021
Renewable Energy Consumption (%)87.4%2022
Access to Clean Fuels for Cooking (%)0.8%2023
PM2.5 Air Pollution (µg/m³)50.22020
Forest Area (%)69.5%2023
Forest Area (sq km)19,5472023
Terrestrial Protected Areas (%)13.2%2024
Marine Protected Areas (%)9.1%2024
Access to Basic Drinking Water (%)61.8%2024
Access to Basic Sanitation (%)28.9%2024

Agriculture

IndicatorValueYear
Agricultural Land (%)29.9%2023
Cereal Yield (kg per hectare)1,5822023
Food Production Index (2014–2016=100)122.32022
Crop Production Index (2014–2016=100)127.52022
Livestock Production Index (2014–2016=100)100.92022
Land Under Cereal Production (hectares)189,0522023
Fertilizer Consumption (kg per hectare)13.62023
Annual Freshwater Withdrawals (% of internal)1.1%2022

Technology

IndicatorValueYear
Internet Users (%)32.5%2023
Fixed Broadband Subscriptions (per 100)0.32023
Secure Internet Servers (per million)10.92024
Scientific Journal Articles152022
ICT Service Exports (% of service exports)29.1%2023

Infrastructure

IndicatorValueYear
Container Port Traffic (TEU)28,7002019
Logistics Performance Index (1–5)2.602022
Electricity from Oil (%)92.9%2021
Electricity from Nuclear (%)0.0%2021

Gender

IndicatorValueYear
Women in Parliament (%)9.8%2024
Female Labor Force Participation, 15+ (%)60.1%2022
Female Wage & Salaried Workers (%)14.5%2025
Adolescent Fertility Rate (per 1,000)82.02023

Governance

IndicatorValueYear
Control of Corruption-1.182023
Government Effectiveness-1.432023
Regulatory Quality-1.252023
Voice & Accountability-0.442023
Control of Corruption (percentile rank)12.7%2023
Government Effectiveness (percentile rank)8.0%2023
Rule of Law (percentile rank)7.1%2023
Political Stability (percentile rank)34.1%2023

Military

IndicatorValueYear
Military Spending (% of GDP)1.2%2023
Armed Forces (% of labor force)0.5%2020

Poverty & Inequality

IndicatorValueYear
Poverty at $2.15/day (%)39.9%2021
Poverty at $3.65/day (%)62.1%2021
Poverty at $6.85/day (%)91.4%2021
Gini Index33.42021
Income Share, Top 10%26.1%2021
Income Share, Bottom 10%3.4%2021
Income Share, Top 20%41.6%2021
Income Share, Bottom 20%7.9%2021
Shared Prosperity Premium (%)-2.4%2021
Survey Mean Consumption (2017 PPP $ per day)4.312021

Social Protection

IndicatorValueYear
Social Assistance Coverage (%)19.5%2021

Tourism

IndicatorValueYear
International Tourism, Arrivals52,4002019
Tourism Receipts (USD)$18.9M2019
Tourism Expenditures (USD)$88.9M2019
Tourism Receipts (% of total exports)6.5%2019
International Tourism, Transport Services (USD)$20K2019

Urban Development

IndicatorValueYear
Population in Largest City709,0922025
Population in Slums (% of urban)59.0%2022
Rural Population Growth (%)1.2%2024
Access to Safely Managed Sanitation (%)22.6%2024