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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

1920.9K

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Mid-year population

1.3B

₂₀₁₇

GDP at current prices, USD

84.2

₂₀₁₇

Under five mortality rate

113.7

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Primary enrolment ratio

Population and migration

United Nations Population Division, United Nations Population Fund

Indicator	2011	2012	2013	2014	2015	2016	2017	2018	2019	2020
Average annual population growth rate - Total (%)	21.04	21.28	21.20	21.04	20.72	20.40	20.08	19.84	19.52	19.20
Average annual population growth rate - Urban (%)	33.04	33.04	33.04	33.04	29.52	29.52	29.52
Life expectancy at birth - Female (years)	459.3	463.0	466.4	469.5	472.2	474.6	477.0	479.3	481.7	484.2
Life expectancy at birth - Male (years)	422.1	426.3	430.4	434.4	438.2	441.6	444.8	447.8	450.4	453.0
Life expectancy at birth - Total (years)	441.1	445.2	449.0	452.5	455.7	458.6	461.4	464.0	466.6	469.0
Migrants as a percentage of the international migrant stock - 0-4 (%)					119.20		116.40
Migrants as a percentage of the international migrant stock - 10-14 (%)					64.80		63.92
Migrants as a percentage of the international migrant stock - 15-19 (%)					58.24		52.88
Migrants as a percentage of the international migrant stock - 20-24 (%)					66.64		67.44
Migrants as a percentage of the international migrant stock - 25-29 (%)					85.44		86.24
Migrants as a percentage of the international migrant stock - 30-34 (%)					79.04		81.60
Migrants as a percentage of the international migrant stock - 35-39 (%)					60.00		63.60
Migrants as a percentage of the international migrant stock - 40-44 (%)					45.60		47.28
Migrants as a percentage of the international migrant stock - 45-49 (%)					37.60		36.96
Migrants as a percentage of the international migrant stock - 5-9 (%)					89.92		89.12
Migrants as a percentage of the international migrant stock - 50-54 (%)					29.36		29.52
Migrants as a percentage of the international migrant stock - 55-59 (%)					22.48		22.56
Migrants as a percentage of the international migrant stock - 60-64 (%)					14.16		15.36
Migrants as a percentage of the international migrant stock - 65+ (%)					27.36		27.12
Population - Female (%)	403.52	403.44
Population - Female (thousands)	6,437	6,604	6,777	6,953	7,130	7,310	7,490	7,672	7,856
Population - Male (thousands)	6,067	6,235	6,409	6,587	6,767	6,950	7,135	7,322	7,511
Population - Total (thousands)	12,504	12,840	13,186	13,539	13,898	14,260	14,625	14,994	15,367
Population - Urban (%)	324.00	327.20	330.40	333.60	336.80	340.00	343.20	347.20	350.40
Population - Urban (%)	324.00	327.20	330.40	333.60	336.80	340.00	343.20
Population - Urban (thousands)	5,176	5,360	5,560	5,760	5,968	6,176	6,392
Total fertility rate (per woman)	39.9	39.4	38.9	38.2	37.7	37.0	36.4	35.8	35.2	34.6

Health

United Nations Statistics Division, World Bank, World Health Organization

Indicator	2011	2012	2013	2014	2015	2016	2017	2018	2019	2020
Maternal mortality ratio (per 100,000 live births)	4,504	4,424	4,432	4,424	4,392
Neo-natal mortality (Per 1,000 live births)	348.8	339.2	329.6	320.8	312.0	304.8	298.4
Percentage of children under-five and underweight (%)
Percentage of mothers provided at least one antenatal care - Total (%)	744.00	744.00	744.00	744.00
Prevalence of undernourishment (%)	179.20	179.20	180.80	176.00	165.60
Prevalence of underweight children under-five years of age - Total (%)
Proportion of 1 year-old children immunised against measles (%)	552.00	552.00	552.00
Proportion of population below minimum level of dietary energy consumption (%)	179.20	179.20	180.80	176.00	165.60
Proportion of population using improved drinking water source - Total (%)	576.00	592.00	608.00	616.00	632.00
Proportion of the population using improved sanitation facilities - Total (%)	160.00	160.00	168.00	168.00	168.00
Under-five mortality rate (Per 1,000 live births)	883.2	841.6	804.0	769.6	740.0

Education

United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), United Nations Statistics Division, United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)

Indicator	2011	2012	2013	2014	2015	2016	2017	2018	2019	2020
Adult literacy rate - Female (%)			362.96	246.16	386.24
Adult literacy rate - Male (%)			563.92	497.28	574.24
Adult literacy rate - Total (%)			462.40	364.64	479.28
Gender parity index for participation rate in organized learning (one year before the official primary entry age) (ratio)
Gender parity index of teachers in pre-primary education who are trained (ratio)
Gender parity index of teachers in primary education who are trained (ratio)
Gross enrolment ratio in primary - Female (%)
Gross enrolment ratio in primary - Male (%)
Gross enrolment ratio in primary - Total (%)
Gross enrolment ratio in secondary - Female (%)
Gross enrolment ratio in secondary - Male (%)
Gross enrolment ratio in secondary - Total (%)
Gross enrolment ratio in teritiary - Total (%)
Gross graduation Ratio from Primary education - Female (%)
Gross graduation Ratio from Primary education - Male (%)
Gross graduation Ratio from Primary education - Total (%)
Literacy rates of 15-24 years old - Female (%)				398.08
Literacy rates of 15-24 years old - Male (%)				570.00
Literacy rates of 15-24 years old - Total (%)			602.40	483.20	618.24
Mean years of schooling - Total (years)	21.6	22.4	22.4	22.4
Net enrolment rate in primary education - Female (%)
Net enrolment rate in primary education - Total (%)
Net enrolment rate in secondary education - Female (%)
Net enrolment rate in secondary education - Male (%)
Net enrolment rate in secondary education - Total (%)
Participation rate in organized learning (one year before the official primary entry age) (%)
Participation rate in organized learning (one year before the official primary entry age) - Female (%)
Participation rate in organized learning (one year before the official primary entry age) - Male (%)
Pupil-teacher ratio, primary education - Total (rate)
Pupil-teacher ratio, secondary education - Total (rate)
Pupil-teacher ratio, tertiary education - Total (rate)
Ratio of girls to boys in primary education (ratio)
Ratio of girls to boys in secondary education (ratio)
Ratio of school attendance rate of orphans to school attendance rate of non orphans (%)				8.64
School life Expectancy in Primary - Female (years)
School life Expectancy in Primary - Male (years)
School life Expectancy in Primary - Total (years)
School life Expectancy in Secondary - Female (years)
School life Expectancy in Secondary - Male (years)
School life Expectancy in Secondary - Total (years)
School life Expectancy in Tertiary - Total (years)

National accounts

United Nations Statistics Division

Indicator	2011	2012	2013	2014	2015	2016	2017	2018	2019	2020
Expenditure on GDP at current purchaser's values - National Currency (billions)	4,146	4,041	4,133	4,167	4,958	5,589	6,272
Expenditure on GDP at current purchaser's values - US dollars (billions)	8.8	7.9	8.4	8.4	8.4	9.4	10.8

Prices

Economic Commission for Africa, International Monetary Fund (IMF)

Indicator	2011	2012	2013	2014	2015	2016	2017	2018	2019	2020
Consumer price index, All item, 2010=100	840.40	858.24	868.64	855.52	867.52	881.20	893.20	896.40	842.96
Inflation rate (percentage change of CPI over same period of previous year)	40.40	17.04	9.68	-12.08	11.20	12.64	10.88	2.88	-48.24
inflation rate: end of period price indices percentage change over previous year	26.80	13.76	12.88	-14.16	19.52	12.48	-10.08	-28.72	0.00
Inflation, average, percentage change over previous period	40.40	17.04	9.68	-12.08	11.20	12.64	10.88	2.88	-47.68
Inflation, average, percentage change over previous period
Inflation, end of period consumer prices (%)	27.60	12.96	-0.72	-0.72	19.52	12.48	20.00
Inflation, end of period consumer prices (index)	840.00	853.60	852.80	852.00	872.80	886.40	908.56

Energy

African Union Commission, United Nations Statistics Division, U.S. Energy Information Administration

Indicator	2011	2012	2013	2014	2015	2016	2017	2018	2019	2020
Coal - Production, Tonnes (thousands)						0.0
Electricity - Consumption (Giga watt hours)		296	296	560	584	600	608
Electricity - Consumption (Giga watt hours)	265.36	274	282.88
Electricity - total biofuels and waste production (Giga watt hours)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Electricity - total fossil fules production (Giga watt hours)	811.6	596.72	596.72	1,088	1,152	1,224	1,312
Electricity - total hydro production (Giga watt hours)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Electricity - total Solar wind tide wave production (Giga watt hours)	0	0	0	24	24.08	24.16
Oil - Consumption (metric tons)		256.00	272.00	272.00	296.00	312.00	320.00
Total electricity installed capacity - kilowatt hours (thousands)	216.0	216.0	216.0	224.0	226.4	226.4
Total electricity production (Giga watt hours)	811.6	596.72	596.72	1,112	1,176	1,248	1,336

Tourism

World Bank, World Tourism Organization

Indicator	2011	2012	2013	2014	2015	2016	2017	2018	2019	2020
International tourism expenditures - current USD (millions)	308.8	196.0	217.6	424.0	424.0
International tourism receipts (% of total exports)	41.04	35.52	72.88	78.16	48
International tourism receipts - current USD (millions)	116.0	54.4	139.2	166.4	138.4	92.0
International tourism, number of arrivals - Total (thousands)		280.0	288.0	288.0	352.0
Rooms in hotels and similar establishments (thousands)

Transport

Indicator	2011	2012	2013	2014	2015	2016	2017	2018	2019	2020
Paved Road (% of total) (%)	264.00	264.00	264.00	264.00

Information society

United Nations Statistics Division, International Telecommunication Union (ITU)

Indicator	2011	2012	2013	2014	2015	2016	2017	2018	2019	2020
Fixed Internet broadband Subscriptions per 100 inhabitants (%)	0.48	0.56	0.72	0.64	0.48
Fixed Internet broadband Subscriptions per 100 inhabitants (256KL2M) (%)					0.08
Fixed telephone lines (per 100 inhabitants) (%)	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00
Internet users per 100 inhabitants (%)	21.36	23.12	24.80	26.56	28.32	30.08	31.44
Mobile telephone subscribers (number)	5,861,072	8,393,544	7,519,272	8,866,376	9,907,944	10,286,680	11,478,576
Mobile telephone subscribers (per 100 inhabitants) (%)
Number of fixed Internet broadband Subscriptions per 100 inhabitants (256KL2M) (thousands)					1.5
Number of fixed Internet broadband subscriptions per 100 inhabitants (thousands)	8.0	9.6	11.6	11.2	8.4
Proportion of individuals using the Internet (%)	21.36	23.12	24.80	26.56	28.32
Proportion of population covered by at least a 2G mobile network (%)	368.00	520.00			688.00
Proportion of population covered by at least a 4G mobile network (%)				0.00	0.00
Total official development assistance for biodiversity, by recipient - US dollars (billions)	13.7	4.0	5.2	4.8	41.7

International trade

International Road Federation

Indicator	2011	2012	2013	2014	2015	2016	2017	2018	2019	2020

Banking, insurance, financial statistics

International Monetary Fund (IMF), United Nations Statistics Division

Indicator	2011	2012	2013	2014	2015	2016	2017	2018	2019	2020
Deposit rate (%) (%)	28.00	28.00	28.00	28.00	28.00
Exchange rate, period average (national currency per USD)	3,775	4,084	3,952	3,955	4,732
Exchange rate, period average (national currency per USD)	3,775	4,084	3,951	3,950	4,730	4,741	4,645	4,444	4,687

Government finance fiscal and public sector statistics

World Bank, International Monetary Fund (IMF)

Indicator	2011	2012	2013	2014	2015	2016	2017	2018	2019	2020
Debt service ratio - Per export (ratio)	13.8	35.4	6.1	9.6	8.2	17.5	19.0
Net ODA (% of GNI) (%)
Net ODA - Per capita (US dollars)	604.64	392.24	502.56	511.12	429.44	867.2	487.52
Net ODA - US dollars (millions)	965.1	642.6	845.0	882.0	760.3	1,575	907.4
Total external debt - as % of GDP (%)	366.32	372.24	391.20	459.44	448.16	463.20	431.28	448.88	439.36

Balance of payments

International Monetary Fund (IMF), United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD), Economic Commission for Africa

Indicator	2011	2012	2013	2014	2015	2016	2017	2018	2019	2020
Capital Account net - US dollars (billions)	0.5	0.2	0.3	0.4	0.5	0.2	0.8
Compensation of employees - US dollars (millions)	7.9	2.1	64.1	246.8	213.7	134.9	242.2
Current account balance - as % of GDP (%)	-10.16	-67.36	-36.88	4.32	18.64	10.72	0.48
Current account balance - US dollars (millions)	-112.4	-665.9	-420.1	50.5	167.5	80.5	31.0
Errors and omissions - US dollars (millions)	-47.5	-59.0	62.9
Financial Account net - US dollars (millions)	297.2	-476.3	-101.5
Inward flows of Foreign Direct investment - Flow, US dollars (millions)	200.2	53.0	157.1	230.8	148.6	191.8	132.4
Inward flows of Foreign Direct investment - Stock, US dollars (millions)	670.9	738.5	935.1	1,034	1,074	1,189
Outward flows of Foreign Direct investment - Flow, US dollars (millions)	6.9	-1.2	0.0	22.0	18.8	3.6	10.1
Outward flows of Foreign Direct investment - Stock, US dollars (millions)	42.9	42.5	44.5	59.3	71.6	81.0
Portfolio Investment (Net) - US dollars (millions)	35.6	15.7	127.8
Primary income (Net) - US dollars (millions)	-148.1	-264.3	-64.2	298.7	204.6	141.0	115.4
Secondary income (Net) - US dollars (millions)	493.9	408.1	277.1	693.9	357.1	207.3	486.5
Services Balance - US dollars (millions)	-440.5	-406.6	-392.7	-556.5	-756.7	-487.7	-959.9
Trade balance - as % of GDP (%)				-32.00
Trade balance - US dollars (millions)	-17.7	-403.2	-240.3	-385.6	362.5	219.9	389.0
Workers remittances (Net) - US dollars (millions)	181.4	193.7	238.9

Environment

United Nations Statistics Division, Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO)

Indicator	2011	2012	2013	2014	2015	2016	2017	2018	2019	2020
Carbon Dioxide Emission - metric tons (thousands)	1,966
CO2 emissions, total, per capita and per $1 GDP (PPP) (Kilograms)	0.80
Consumption of ozone-depleting CFCs in ODP (metric tons)	23.20	21.60	18.40
Energy use (Kg oil equivalent) per $1,000 (PPP) GDP (per 1,000 population)
Forest Area as % of Land Area (%)					560.80
Land area covered by forest (%)

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