Sub-Saharan Africa · Low income
Guinea-Bissau: key statistics
Guinea-Bissau has 2.2m people (2025) and a GDP per person of $1,124. Below: 79 indicators with the latest year, world rank and change over ten years.
- Capital
- Bissau
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
- Income group
- Low income
- Currency
- West African CFA franc XOF
- Languages
- Portuguese
- ISO codes
- GWGNB
Population2.2m2025 · rank 147 of 217GDP$2.5bn2025 · rank 186 of 211GDP per capita$1,1242025 · rank 194 of 211Life expectancy64.3 yrs2024 · rank 193 of 217Internet users29.8%2024 · rank 170 of 188Fertility3.762024 · rank 34 of 217CO₂ per person0.16 t2024 · rank 185 of 203Inflation0.9%2025 · rank 149 of 180
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Guinea-Bissau, topic by topic
Each profile brings together the indicators of one topic with world and regional rank, values since 2000, group averages and a comparison with neighbours.
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Guinea-Bissau by topic
World rank counts countries with a value in the recent window; regional rank is within Sub-Saharan Africa.
PopulationFull population profile
| Indicator | Value | Year | World rank | In region | 10-year change | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Population | 2.2m | 2025 | 147/217 | 41/48 | +26% | 8.2bn | |
| Population growth | 2.16% | 2025 | 41/217 | 29/48 | −0.4 pp | 0.91% | |
| Urban share | 46.7% | 2025 | 157/217 | 20/48 | +4.5 pp | 57.8% | |
| Fertility | 3.76 | 2024 | 34/217 | 31/48 | −22% | 2.19 | |
| Aged 65+ | 3.2% | 2025 | 187/217 | 26/48 | +0.4 pp | 10.4% | |
| Aged 0–14 | 38.3% | 2025 | 31/217 | 29/48 | −3.9 pp | 24.4% | |
| Density | 78.3 | 2024 | 127/216 | 21/48 | +26% | 62.1 | |
| Birth rate | 29.6 | 2024 | 33/217 | 31/48 | −18% | 16.3 | |
| Area | 36,125 km² | 2024 | 135/216 | 37/48 | ±0.0% | 140,539,257 km² |
EconomyFull economy profile
| Indicator | Value | Year | World rank | In region | 10-year change | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GDP | $2.5bn | 2025 | 186/211 | 43/46 | +119% | $118tn | |
| GDP per capita | $1,124 | 2025 | 194/211 | 31/46 | +74% | $14,406 | |
| GDP per capita, PPP | $3,293 | 2025 | 183/199 | 33/46 | +90% | $25,704 | |
| GNI per capita | $1,090 | 2025 | 185/201 | 32/46 | +63% | $14,244 | |
| GDP growth | 5.8% | 2025 | 37/210 | 15/46 | −0.3 pp | 2.9% | |
| GDP per capita growth | 3.6% | 2025 | 67/210 | 14/46 | +0.1 pp | 2.0% | |
| Agriculture share | 40.6% | 2025 | 3/198 | 2/45 | +5.5 pp | 4.0% | |
| Industry share | 15.7% | 2025 | 158/201 | 40/45 | +2.8 pp | 25.0% | |
| Services share | 39.1% | 2025 | 188/201 | 38/45 | −6.0 pp | 63.3% | |
| Investment | 25.8% | 2025 | 60/175 | 13/43 | +11.1 pp | 26.3% | |
| Savings | 19.1% | 2024 | 100/163 | 18/39 | +1.5 pp | 26.0% |
Prices & public financeFull prices & public finance profile
| Indicator | Value | Year | World rank | In region | 10-year change | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Inflation | 0.9% | 2025 | 149/180 | 38/44 | −0.6 pp | 3.0% | |
| Real interest rate | 2.5% | 2016 | 97/136 | 30/36 | −6.9 pp | — | |
| Lending rate | 5.3% | 2016 | 107/136 | 32/36 | +0.6 pp | — | |
| Exchange rate | 581.93 | 2025 | 37/210 | 20/47 | −1.6% | — | |
| Tax revenue | 8.3% | 2024 | 126/142 | 26/32 | — | 13.9% | |
| Government expense | 15.5% | 2023 | 122/142 | 21/32 | — | 28.5% | |
| External debt | 67.1% | 2024 | 30/119 | 8/43 | +33.8 pp | — | |
| Military spending | 0.89% | 2025 | 123/156 | 34/45 | −0.6 pp | 2.48% |
Trade & investmentFull trade & investment profile
| Indicator | Value | Year | World rank | In region | 10-year change | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Exports | 13.9% | 2025 | 166/184 | 36/43 | −11.2 pp | 29.5% | |
| Imports | 27.0% | 2025 | 147/184 | 31/43 | −2.3 pp | 28.5% | |
| Trade openness | 40.9% | 2025 | 161/184 | 34/43 | −13.5 pp | 68.5% | |
| Current account | -7.4% | 2024 | 148/185 | 31/42 | −7.9 pp | — | |
| FDI inflows | 1.3% | 2025 | 128/197 | 33/46 | −0.3 pp | 1.4% | |
| Remittances | 9.9% | 2024 | 29/178 | 7/41 | +1.7 pp | 0.8% | |
| Tourist arrivals | 52,400 | 2019 | 180/196 | 39/42 | +228% | 2.4bn |
LabourFull labour profile
| Indicator | Value | Year | World rank | In region | 10-year change | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unemployment | 2.7% | 2025 | 160/187 | 40/47 | −0.5 pp | 4.8% | |
| Youth unemployment | 2.8% | 2025 | 178/187 | 42/47 | −1.0 pp | 13.4% | |
| Participation rate | 64.8% | 2025 | 65/187 | 23/47 | +1.7 pp | 61.0% | |
| Women's participation | 60.3% | 2025 | 49/187 | 20/47 | +4.2 pp | 48.9% |
Aid, poverty & equalityFull aid, poverty & equality profile
| Indicator | Value | Year | World rank | In region | 10-year change | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net ODA received | $189m | 2023 | 97/145 | 37/48 | +79% | $259bn | |
| ODA, % of GNI | 9.0% | 2023 | 28/139 | 12/47 | −0.5 pp | 0.2% | |
| ODA per person | $87.7 | 2023 | 53/145 | 15/48 | +41% | $32.2 | |
| Extreme poverty | 39.9% | 2021 | 19/151 | 19/44 | −35.8 pp | 10.1% | |
| Poverty, $4.20/day | 62.1% | 2021 | 19/151 | 19/44 | −23.2 pp | 18.2% | |
| National poverty rate | 50.5% | 2021 | 19/145 | 16/45 | +1.8 pp | — | |
| Gini index | 33.4 | 2021 | 93/151 | 38/44 | −34% | — | |
| Undernourishment | 20.0% | 2024 | 24/167 | 19/44 | −7.4 pp | 8.1% | |
| Women in parliament | 9.8% | 2024 | 168/190 | 43/46 | −3.9 pp | 27.2% |
EducationFull education profile
| Indicator | Value | Year | World rank | In region | 10-year change | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adult literacy | 63.9% | 2022 | 123/141 | 25/41 | +22.6 pp | 87.7% | |
| Female literacy | 52.2% | 2022 | 129/147 | 25/41 | +24.7 pp | 84.6% | |
| Primary enrolment | 113.4% | 2010 | — | — | +37.9 pp | 102.2% | |
| Secondary enrolment | 34.4% | 2006 | — | — | — | 77.3% | |
| Tertiary enrolment | 2.6% | 2006 | — | — | — | 43.6% | |
| Primary completion | 62.6% | 2010 | — | — | +34.5 pp | 88.0% | |
| Pupils per teacher | 51.9 | 2010 | — | — | +18% | 23.4 | |
| Education spending | 2.0% | 2013 | — | — | ±0.0 pp | 3.6% |
HealthFull health profile
| Indicator | Value | Year | World rank | In region | 10-year change | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Life expectancy | 64.3 yrs | 2024 | 193/217 | 25/48 | +8.0% | 73.5 yrs | |
| Infant mortality | 42.1 | 2024 | 25/196 | 22/48 | −26% | 27.7 | |
| Under-5 mortality | 67.3 | 2024 | 15/196 | 15/48 | −29% | 37.4 | |
| Maternal mortality | 505 | 2023 | 9/194 | 8/48 | −29% | 197 | |
| Health spending | 8.8% | 2023 | 49/193 | 8/48 | +1.8 pp | 10.1% | |
| Health spending per person | $82.1 | 2023 | 153/193 | 17/48 | +78% | $1,317 | |
| Physicians | 0.25 | 2022 | 144/180 | 16/46 | +306% | 1.86 | |
| Measles vaccination | 65% | 2024 | 176/193 | 36/48 | −16.0 pp | 84% | |
| HIV prevalence | 2.2% | 2024 | 17/153 | 17/44 | −1.2 pp | 0.7% | |
| Child stunting | 28.1% | 2019 | 33/154 | 22/46 | +0.5 pp | — | |
| Basic water | 61.8% | 2024 | 196/206 | 37/46 | +1.6 pp | 91.5% | |
| Basic sanitation | 28.9% | 2024 | 189/203 | 33/46 | +9.5 pp | 82.2% |
Digital & energy accessFull digital & energy access profile
| Indicator | Value | Year | World rank | In region | 10-year change | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Internet users | 29.8% | 2024 | 170/188 | 31/46 | +26.5 pp | 73.6% | |
| Mobile subscriptions | 147.2 | 2024 | 33/210 | 5/48 | +131% | 111.5 | |
| Fixed broadband | 0.4 | 2024 | 181/208 | 27/48 | +382% | 20.1 | |
| Electricity access | 43.7% | 2024 | 202/215 | 36/48 | +26.5 pp | 91.9% | |
| Clean cooking | 2.0% | 2024 | 183/192 | 39/48 | +1.0 pp | 75.4% |
EnvironmentFull environment profile
| Indicator | Value | Year | World rank | In region | 10-year change | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CO₂ per person | 0.16 t | 2024 | 185/203 | 38/47 | −21% | 4.69 t | |
| Renewable energy | 87.4% | 2022 | 8/212 | 8/48 | −0.4 pp | 19.7% | |
| Renewable power | 7.1% | 2021 | 149/206 | 37/48 | +7.1 pp | 27.8% | |
| Forest cover | 74.8% | 2024 | 11/214 | 3/48 | −1.5 pp | 31.1% | |
| Arable land | 16.1% | 2024 | 69/206 | 18/48 | +5.5 pp | 10.7% | |
| Water withdrawals | 1.1% | 2022 | 151/177 | 35/47 | ±0.0 pp | 9.0% |
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0)
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