ECONDEX

Economic and development data for every country, explained with the numbers checked.

Guinea-Bissau

Sub-Saharan Africa. Low income. Capital: Bissau. Population 2,249,515 (2025).

Key trends

GDP per person (PPP) (constant international $)
1,761 2,277 2,793 1995 2025 2,814
GDP growth (%)
−21.7 −2.8 16.0 1995 2025 5.8
Inflation, consumer prices (% annual)
−2.4 23.6 49.6 1995 2025 0.9
Life expectancy at birth (years)
48.4 56.1 63.9 1995 2024 64.3

Indicators

Each country reports for different years, so check the year beside every figure. Rank 1 is the highest value among countries with recent data.

Economy

IndicatorLatestYear 5-yr change10-yr change RankTrend
GDP per person (PPP)constant international $ 2,814 2025 +358 +584 183 of 199
GDP growth% 5.8% 2025 +2.9 pp −0.3 pp 37 of 209
GDP per person growth% 3.6% 2025 +3.0 pp +0.1 pp 66 of 209
GNI per person (Atlas method)current US$ 1,090 2025 +230 +420 185 of 201
Trade% of GDP 40.9% 2025 −2.0 pp −13.5 pp 160 of 183
Foreign direct investment, net inflows% of GDP 1.3% 2025 +0.1 pp −0.3 pp 128 of 195

Prices and jobs

IndicatorLatestYear 5-yr change10-yr change RankTrend
Inflation, consumer prices% annual 0.9% 2025 −0.3 pp −0.6 pp 149 of 180
Unemployment (modelled ILO estimate)% of labour force 2.7% 2025 −0.2 pp −0.5 pp 159 of 186

People and health

IndicatorLatestYear 5-yr change10-yr change RankTrend
Populationpeople 2,249,515 2025 +236,260 +463,058 147 of 217
Population growth% annual 2.2% 2025 −0.1 pp −0.4 pp 41 of 217
Urban population% of total 46.7% 2025 +2.3 pp +4.5 pp 157 of 217
Life expectancy at birthyears 64.3 2024 +2.1 +4.8 193 of 217
Infant mortalityper 1,000 live births 42.1 2024 −6.5 −15.0 25 of 196
Health spending% of GDP 8.8% 2023 +1.5 pp +1.8 pp 49 of 193

Education

IndicatorLatestYear 5-yr change10-yr change RankTrend
Adult literacy rate% of people aged 15+ 63.9% 2022 +9.1 pp – 74 of 86
Government spending on education% of GDP 2.0% 2013 * +0.3 pp – –

Access and infrastructure

IndicatorLatestYear 5-yr change10-yr change RankTrend
Internet users% of population 29.8% 2024 +11.9 pp +26.5 pp 168 of 185
Access to electricity% of population 43.7% 2024 +12.8 pp +26.5 pp 202 of 215

Inequality and poverty

IndicatorLatestYear 5-yr change10-yr change RankTrend
Gini index (inequality)index, 0 to 100 33.4 2021 * −1.4 −17.2 –
Poverty headcount ratio% of population, at the World Bank international poverty line 39.9% 2021 * +2.8 pp −35.8 pp –

Environment and energy

IndicatorLatestYear 5-yr change10-yr change RankTrend
Renewable energy% of final energy consumption 87.4% 2022 +0.6 pp −0.4 pp 8 of 212

* Latest figure is too old to be included in rankings or peer medians.

Advanced metrics

Indicator Own history Versus peers (latest) Growth and catch-up
10-yr meanZ-score Income group medianRegion medianVolatility (σ) 10-yr CAGR% of high-income median10 yrs earlier
GDP per person (PPP) 2,464 +2.2 1,964 3,781 161 +2.4% 6% 5%
GDP growth 4.8% +1.1 5.0% 4.6% 0.9 – – –
GDP per person growth 2.3% +1.4 2.4% 2.5% 0.9 – – –
GNI per person (Atlas method) 833 +2.1 830 1,355 124 +5.0% 3% 3%
Trade 48.7% −1.3 50.2% 59.9% 6.1 – – –
Foreign direct investment, net inflows 1.6% −0.3 2.8% 2.0% 1.0 – – –
Inflation, consumer prices 2.9% −0.7 5.9% 3.5% 3.0 – – –
Unemployment (modelled ILO estimate) 2.9% −0.8 4.4% 5.4% 0.3 – – –
Population 1,991,760 +1.9 24,074,580 14,957,094 139,134 +2.3% 77% 68%
Population growth 2.3% −1.4 2.6% 2.3% 0.1 – – –
Urban population 44.1% +1.9 34.5% 44.9% 1.3 – – –
Life expectancy at birth 61.6 +1.9 63.8 64.3 1.4 – – –
Infant mortality 49.7 −1.7 43.0 37.2 4.6 – – –
Health spending 8.1% +0.8 4.9% 4.4% 1.0 – – –
Internet users 17.2% +1.5 20.5% 36.8% 8.3 – – –
Access to electricity 29.3% +1.9 43.7% 57.8% 7.7 – – –
Renewable energy 87.1% +0.6 76.9% 70.6% 0.5 – – –

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