Guinea-Bissau's flag    Guinea-Bissau


Official language: Portuguese
Currency: Guinea-Bissau Peso
Capital City: Bissau
Area: 36125km2
Subregional membership(s): West Africa, Economic Community Of West African States (ECOWAS), West African Economic and Monetary Union (WAEMU), Least developed countires, Sub-Saharan Africa, Non-Oil Producing, Non-Oil LDCs, Community of Sahel-Saharan States (CEN-SAD) , UEMAO, Sahel Countries, Franc Zone, Island countries


2197149.0K
2024

Mid-year population
1.6B
2021

GDP at current prices, USD
71.9
2022

Under five mortality rate
118.7
2010

Primary enrolment ratio
Population and migration
United Nations Population Division, United Nations Population Fund
Indicator2015201620172018201920202021202220232024
Average annual population growth rate - Total (%)2.552.492.392.352.322.232.172.132.122.14
Population - Urban (%)42.1042.5042.90
Life expectancy at birth - Male (years)56.957.558.058.358.857.657.457.758.459.7
Total fertility rate (per woman)4.74.54.44.34.24.14.03.93.83.8
Population - Urban (number)745,799772,272799,336826,994855,283884,232913,828944,058974,9021,006,379
Median age (years)17.317.517.617.817.918.118.318.418.718.9
Population - Male (number)880,191903,188926,027948,791971,745994,6061,017,2161,039,8601,062,7411,086,127
Population - Urban (%)42.1242.5342.9543.3643.7844.2044.6245.0445.4745.89
Population - Total (number)1,788,9191,834,5521,879,8271,924,9551,970,4572,015,8282,060,7212,105,5662,150,8422,197,149
Life expectancy at birth - Total (years)59.159.760.160.560.960.059.759.960.661.9
Life expectancy at birth - Female (years)61.261.862.062.662.962.361.861.962.664.0
Population - Female (%)50.8050.7750.7450.7150.6850.6650.6450.6150.59
Average annual population growth rate - Urban (%)3.493.443.403.363.333.293.253.213.183.14
Population - Female (number)908,728931,364953,800976,164998,7121,021,2221,043,5051,065,7061,088,1021,111,023
Population - Male (%)48.6948.7448.7948.8348.8848.92
Health
World Bank, World Health Organization, United Nations Statistics Division, United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF)
Indicator2015201620172018201920202021202220232024
84.581.478.575.773.070.568.165.8
Percentage of mothers provided at least one antenatal care - Total (%)
99.195.692.489.286.183.380.577.9
Proportion of the population using improved sanitation facilities - Total (%)21.00
99.095.592.289.086.083.280.2
Prevalence of underweight children under-five years of age - Total (%)
Prevalence of underweight children under-five years of age - Total (%)16.30
Percentage of mothers provided at least one antenatal care - Total (%)
Proportion of 1 year-old children immunised against measles (%)
Proportion of the population using improved sanitation facilities - Total (%)10.7411.4912.2513.0313.8114.6015.4015.44
84.481.478.475.472.870.267.8
92.188.785.782.779.877.074.571.9
Proportion of population below minimum level of dietary energy consumption (%)20.70
Percentage of mothers provided at least one antenatal care - Total (%)97.00
Proportion of 1 year-old children immunised against measles (%)85.0086.0086.0086.00
91.888.685.582.479.577.074.3
Education
United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), United Nations Statistics Division, United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), International Labour Organization (ILO), World Bank
Indicator2015201620172018201920202021202220232024
Gross enrolment ratio in primary - Male (%)
Gross enrolment ratio in secondary - Male (%)
Literacy rates of 15-24 years old - Female (%)61.0162.55
Net enrolment rate in secondary education - Female (%)
Pupil-teacher ratio, primary education - Total (rate)
Primary school enrollment - Male (number)
Ratio of school attendance rate of orphans to school attendance rate of non orphans (%)
Net enrolment rate in primary education - Female (%)
Net enrolment rate in primary education - Male (%)
School life Expectancy in Secondary - Male (years)
Ratio of girls to boys in tertiary education (ratio)
School life Expectancy in Secondary - Female (years)
Survival Rate to the last grade in Primary - Male (%)
Adult literacy rate - Total (%)59.9153.90
Primary completion rate - Female (%)22.2022.8023.4024.0044.6925.10
School life Expectancy in Primary - Female (years)
Mean years of schooling - Total (years)
School life Expectancy in Primary - Total (years)
School life Expectancy in Secondary - Total (years)
Adult literacy rate - Female (%)48.2841.00
Gross enrolment ratio in secondary - Total (%)
Pupil-teacher ratio, tertiary education - Total (rate)
Survival Rate to the last grade in Primary - Total (%)
Primary completion rate - Total (%)20.6020.8021.1021.4045.8022.00
Gross enrolment ratio in primary - Total (%)
Gross enrolment ratio in teritiary - Male (%)
Gross enrolment ratio in teritiary - Total (%)
School life Expectancy in Tertiary - Total (years)
Primary completion rate - Male (%)22.7023.5024.3025.0043.4326.40
Gross enrolment ratio in teritiary - Female (%)
Literacy rates of 15-24 years old - Male (%)74.7975.28
Gross enrolment ratio in primary - Female (%)
Gross enrolment ratio in secondary - Female (%)
Women to men parity index, as ratio of literacy rates, 15-24 years old (%)0.911.100.83
Literacy rates of 15-24 years old - Total (%)77.2867.8868.95
Ratio of girls to boys in secondary education (ratio)
Survival Rate to the last grade in Primary - Female (%)
Net enrolment rate in secondary education - Male (%)
Ratio of girls to boys in primary education (ratio)
School life Expectancy in Primary - Male (years)
Adult literacy rate - Male (%)71.7867.58
Gross enrolment ratio in teritiary - Total (%)
Net enrolment rate in primary education - Total (%)
Net enrolment rate in secondary education - Total (%)
Primary school enrollment - Total (number)
Primary school enrollment - Female (number)
Pupil-teacher ratio, secondary education - Total (rate)
National accounts
United Nations Statistics Division, Economic Commission for Africa, International Monetary Fund (IMF)
Indicator2015201620172018201920202021202220232024
Construction (ISIC F) (US dollars)9,672,7968,088,01018,882,06832,130,10421,249,37125,131,14729,603,45927,420,614
Expenditure on GDP at current purchaser's values - current prices - National Currency (billions)619.7698.7784.0
Industry (%)13.86
Changes in inventories (US dollars)-14240249.9880,856936,8701,025,904-2486051.831,022,5411,178,0676,818,247
Exports of goods and services (US dollars)288,414,563312,508,936358,056,111363,467,428276,240,704213,838,756311,397,385248,299,460
Industry (%)12.8413.1813.3513.4713.9214.20
Services (%)38.1638.1434.5953.7954.1153.21
Final consumption expenditure (US dollars)1,056,127,3591,180,978,8031,327,455,6781,389,937,7231,528,252,4621,549,604,7751,678,978,4631,804,490,814
Manufacturing (ISIC D) (US dollars)112,103,358133,561,002142,223,439137,518,565156,322,271152,759,075169,073,378173,513,349
Mining, Manufacturing, Utilities (ISIC C-E) (US dollars)118,679,777139,919,363151,242,537158,006,403169,259,590167,437,783187,204,297190,009,763
Services (%)53.71
Agriculture, hunting, forestry, fishing (ISIC A-B) (US dollars)490,075,919546,449,429663,717,420462,278,130437,600,833441,887,047507,285,182502,345,432
Transport, storage and communication (ISIC I) (US dollars)50,282,31251,452,43256,033,10495,932,64292,236,55190,901,943105,521,519104,577,398
Expenditure on GDP at current purchaser's values - current prices - US dollars (billions)1.01.21.3
Final consumption expenditure (US dollars)1,056,127,3591,178,109,1261,274,079,6991,373,881,4971,308,883,6791,313,215,9301,236,846,0441,438,501,746
GDP, PPP - Current, International dollar (millions)3,0503,2883,8324,0554,3134,4314,788
Gross Domestic Product (GDP) (US dollars)1,047,436,6991,113,037,8871,178,918,7471,223,263,7731,278,310,6421,297,485,3021,380,524,3611,438,506,384
Wholesale, retail trade, restaurants and hotels (ISIC G-H) (US dollars)184,910,455225,721,790213,472,073378,624,179372,799,002357,426,636419,350,336416,561,313
Gross fixed capital formation (including Acquisitions less disposals of valuables) (US dollars)57,740,10756,823,76482,884,68992,711,31678,100,90382,934,24098,090,46990,184,188
Prices
Economic Commission for Africa, International Monetary Fund (IMF)
Indicator2015201620172018201920202021202220232024
Inflation, average, percentage change over previous period1.401.581.360.36-5.96
inflation rate: end of period price indices percentage change over previous year2.441.56-1.26-3.590.00
Inflation rate (percentage change of CPI over same period of previous year)1.401.581.360.36-5.96
Inflation, end of period consumer prices (index)109.10110.80113.57
Consumer price index, All item, 2010=100108.44110.15111.65112.05105.37110.47
Inflation, end of period consumer prices (%)2.441.562.500.380.291.462.00
Energy
African Union Commission, United Nations Statistics Division, U.S. Energy Information Administration, AfDB, AUC and ECA Joint African Statistical Yearbook
Indicator2015201620172018201920202021202220232024
Total electricity production (Giga watt hours)147156167
Electricity - Consumption (Giga watt hours)
Electricity - total biofuels and waste production (Giga watt hours)000
Total electricity production (Giga watt hours)
Electricity - Consumption (Giga watt hours)737576
Electricity - total thermal production (Giga watt hours)58.0878.5278.9179.6880.46
Electricity - total fossil fules production (Giga watt hours)
Electricity - total Solar wind tide wave production (Giga watt hours)3.013.02
Total electricity installed capacity - kilowatt hours (thousands)0.00.00.00.00.0
Oil - Consumption (metric tons)37.0039.0040.00
Total electricity installed capacity - kilowatt hours (thousands)28.328.3
Coal - Production, Tonnes (thousands)0.0
Electricity - total hydro production (Giga watt hours)000
Electricity - total fossil fules production (Giga watt hours)144153164
Oil - Consumption (metric tons)43,00045,00046,000
Tourism
World Bank, World Tourism Organization
Indicator2015201620172018201920202021202220232024
International tourism, number of arrivals - Total (thousands)
International tourism, number of arrivals - Total (thousands)44.0
International tourism receipts (% of total exports)6
International tourism receipts - current USD (millions)17.311.516.420.018.9
International tourism expenditures - current USD (millions)53.0
Rooms in hotels and similar establishments (thousands)
Transport

Indicator2015201620172018201920202021202220232024
Paved Road (% of total) (%)
Information society
International Telecommunication Union (ITU), United Nations Statistics Division, World Bank
Indicator2015201620172018201920202021202220232024
Fixed telephone lines (per 100 inhabitants) (%)0.000.000.000.00
20.3730.0030.0032.6443.00
0221311,8651,830
6.1013.8014.8015.7019.4022.90
0.010.010.010.060.060.030.07
Mobile telephone subscribers (per 100 inhabitants) (%)69.2370.0976.3376.9180.7194.94108.53
0861216
Mobile telephone subscribers (per 100 inhabitants) (%)71.2972.1478.4978.9982.79
0.0021.4423.00
6.1013.8014.8015.7019.4022.90
35.16
Mobile telephone subscribers (number)1,238,4931,285,8351,434,8221,480,4911,590,381
0.22
0.060.050.050.060.060.120.16
000.010.090.09
Fixed telephone lines (per 100 inhabitants) (%)0.000.000.000.00
1,0518868531,2041,2272,3833,303
86.0083.0090.5091.8097.09100.00100.00
1901652241,1741,0905061,457
00000
, 2018=1006,066,2101,175,530299,59055,930,4002,203,3301,672,8701,680,030
International trade
International Road Federation
Indicator2015201620172018201920202021202220232024
Total trade - Export, current USD (millions)288.7312.5375.0380.3292.1206.0
Total trade - Import, current USD (millions)337.9369.1446.5462.6505.1418.8
Banking, insurance, financial statistics
United Nations Statistics Division, International Monetary Fund (IMF)
Indicator2015201620172018201920202021202220232024
Exchange rate, period average (national currency per USD)591.21592.61580.66555.45585.91
Exchange rate, period average (national currency per USD)591.45
Deposit rate (%) (%)3.50
Government finance fiscal and public sector statistics
World Bank, International Monetary Fund (IMF)
Indicator2015201620172018201920202021202220232024
Debt service ratio - Per export (ratio)1.53.03.64.15.39.138.6
Fiscal deficit (% of GDP)-21.5-39.4-11.3-41.1-33.1-74.1-44.9-33.3
Net ODA - current USD (millions)95.0196.8113.4
Total external debt - as % of GDP (%)54.8757.7150.6659.8266.4579.3580.6976.36
General government net lending/borrowing - as % of GDP (%)-3.16-5.34-1.32-4.92-3.99-9.95-5.89
Net ODA - Per capita (current USD)53.68108.460.94
Total external debt (% of GNI) (%)36.8732.0636.9440.8547.0662.9567.77
Net ODA (% of GNI) (%)
Balance of payments
International Monetary Fund (IMF), United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD), Economic Commission for Africa
Indicator2015201620172018201920202021202220232024
Capital Account, Capital transfers,General government - Net (National Currency)59,86722,14014,7008,24111,506
Current Account, Goods and Services, Net, National Currency - Net (National Currency)-41543.43-43716.22-123275.43-119059.93-101622.2
Current Account, Primary income, Other primary income, Net, National Currency - Net (National Currency)5,2384,50314,57118,49018,811
Financial account, Reserve assets, National Currency - Net (National Currency)32,35021,37518,305-30934.334,180
Outward flows of Foreign Direct investment - Stock, current USD (millions)8.910.1
Current Account, Primary income, Investment income, Portfolio investment, Net, National Currency - Net (National Currency)1,5841,361-13692,161-3955.4
Errors and omissions - current USD (millions)
Current Account, Primary income, Compensation of employees, Net, National Currency - Net (National Currency)8,5319,3398,7603,6547,517
Current Account, Primary income, Investment income, Net, National Currency - Net (National Currency)-5369.79-42249.3-7785.88-7505.83-16912.1
Current Account, Secondary income, General government, Current international cooperation, Net, National Currency - Net (National Currency)9,03010,17110,00016,78921,993
Workers remittances (Net) - current USD (millions)
Capital Account, Total, Net, National Currency - Net (National Currency)60,58123,40516,3359,01912,556
Current account balance - as % of GDP (%)1.821.360.26-3.60-8.82-2.64-3.11
Current Account, Secondary income, General government, Miscellaneous current transfers of general government, Net, National Currency - Net (National Currency)575.4011,0192,900
Compensation of employees - current USD (millions)26.716.930.3
Current Account, Secondary income, Net, National Currency - Net (National Currency)35,39642,05533,08082,15684,372
Trade balance - as % of GDP (%)
Trade balance - current USD (millions)45.327.548.6
Financial Account net - current USD (millions)
Current Account, Goods and Services, Services, Net, National Currency - Net (National Currency)-69844.73-69422.72-72636.13-65253.23-73891.4
Services Balance - current USD (millions)-94.6-61.0-120.0
Inward flows of Foreign Direct investment - Flow, current USD (millions)18.624.015.720.671.721.023.8
Current account balance - current USD (millions)20.910.13.9
Current Account, Primary income, Other primary income, Rent, Net, National Currency - Net (National Currency)4,7614,50314,30018,49018,811
Capital Account net - current USD (billions)0.10.00.1
Capital Account, Capital transfers - Net (National Currency)61,28023,79716,3359,01912,556
Current Account, Primary income, Other primary income, Subsidies, Net, National Currency - Net (National Currency)4730271
Net errors and omissions, Domestic Currency - Net (National Currency)-8922.4-4041.93-3516.61-5596.496,290
Primary income (Net) - current USD (millions)25.617.614.4
Total, Domestic Currency - Net (National Currency)-101821.3-115274.4-241397.1-255524.77-225385.9
Current Account, Primary income, Investment income, Direct investment, Net, National Currency - Net (National Currency)-4323.8-44127.7-7437-7593.53-10754.9
Current Account, Primary income, Investment income, Other investment, Net, National Currency - Net (National Currency)-2630.1517.21,020-2073.6-2201.8
Outward flows of Foreign Direct investment - Flow, current USD (millions)2.30.50.3-0.40.40.30.2
Current Account, Goods and Services,Goods , Net, National Currency - Net (National Currency)28,30125,707-50639.3-53806.7-27730.8
Current Account, Secondary income, General government, Net, National Currency - Net (National Currency)9,60510,17110,00027,80824,893
Current Account, Total, Net, National Currency - Net (National Currency)2,252-30068.72-74650.91-22265.54-7834.3
Portfolio Investment (Net) - current USD (millions)
Trade balance - as % of GDP (%)
Current Account, Goods and Services, Goods , General merchandise on a balance of payments basis, Net, National Currency - Net (National Currency)28,30125,707-50639.3-53806.7-27730.8
Financial account, Net lending (+) / net borrowing (-) (balance from financial account), National Currency - Net (National Currency)53,911-10705.45-61832.52-18843.0311,012
Inward flows of Foreign Direct investment - Stock, current USD (millions)134.2148.6
Net lending (+) / net borrowing (-) (balance from current and capital account), Domestic Currency - Net (National Currency)62,834-6663.52-58315.91-13246.544,722
Secondary income (Net) - current USD (millions)44.625.960.8
Current Account, Primary income, Net, National Currency - Net (National Currency)8,400-28407.115,54514,6389,416
Current Account, Primary income, Other primary income, Taxes on products and production, Net, National Currency - Net (National Currency)4.70
Environment
United Nations Statistics Division, World Bank, Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO)
Indicator2015201620172018201920202021202220232024
Carbon Dioxide Emission - metric tons (thousands)
Carbon Dioxide Emissions - per Capita (metric tons)0.160.16
Energy use (Kg oil equivalent) per $1,000 (PPP) GDP (per 1,000 population)
Carbon Dioxide Emission - metric tons (thousands)0.30.30.30.30.3
Forest Area as % of Land Area (%)70.10
CO2 emissions per capita (metric tons)
Consumption of ozone-depleting CFCs in ODP (metric tons)
Forest Area as % of Land Area (%)71.9171.6171.3171.0170.7170.41
Energy use (Kg oil equivalent) per $1,000 (PPP) GDP (per 1,000 population)
Proportion of terrestrial and marine areas protected (%)11.6211.6211.6211.6213.1913.1913.37
Land area covered by forest (%)
Proportion of terrestrial and marine areas protected (%)11.6211.62