Guinea-Bissau — GDP growth
GDP Growth (Annual %) for Guinea-Bissau, 1971–2025.
GDP growth for Guinea-Bissau was 5.82% in 2025, according to the latest World Bank data. The series covers 55 years, from 1971 to 2025. The highest recorded value was 18.17% in 1981. The lowest was -22.45% in 1998 (about -3.9× the latest value).
Guinea-Bissau ranks 38 of 212 economies on this measure (1 = highest), putting it in the top 18%. The median for Sub-Saharan Africa is 4.61%, so Guinea-Bissau sits above it. It peaked in 1981 and has fallen 68% since. Over the last decade (2015–2025) the figure moved down 5%. Within Sub-Saharan Africa it ranks 16 of 47 economies; Seychelles (5.80%) is just below it. Its sharpest one-year move was down 900% in 1980. That is 20% above this series' own ten-year average.
Data highlights
World ranking. Climbed: 139th of 142 in 1971 → 150th of 152 in 1980 → 40th of 176 in 1990 → 166th of 199 in 2000 → 73rd of 209 in 2010 → 15th of 209 in 2020 → 34th of 186 in 2025.
Key figures
Full history — 1971 to 2025
| Year | annual % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 5.82% | +1.4 pp |
| 2024 | 4.41% | -0.2 pp |
| 2023 | 4.63% | -0.8 pp |
| 2022 | 5.46% | +0.4 pp |
| 2021 | 5.02% | +2.1 pp |
| 2020 | 2.89% | -2.4 pp |
| 2019 | 5.33% | +1.6 pp |
| 2018 | 3.76% | -0.9 pp |
| 2017 | 4.66% | -0.8 pp |
| 2016 | 5.43% | -0.7 pp |
| 2015 | 6.13% | +5.2 pp |
| 2014 | 0.96% | -2.3 pp |
| 2013 | 3.26% | +5.0 pp |
| 2012 | -1.71% | -9.8 pp |
| 2011 | 8.09% | +2.5 pp |
| 2010 | 5.61% | +3.2 pp |
| 2009 | 2.45% | -2.1 pp |
| 2008 | 4.52% | +2.0 pp |
| 2007 | 2.56% | -0.1 pp |
| 2006 | 2.67% | -3.9 pp |
| 2005 | 6.56% | +5.4 pp |
| 2004 | 1.17% | +1.5 pp |
| 2003 | -0.29% | -3.9 pp |
| 2002 | 3.65% | -1.1 pp |
| 2001 | 4.79% | +3.7 pp |
| 2000 | 1.1% | -15.7 pp |
| 1999 | 16.82% | +39.3 pp |
| 1998 | -22.45% | -28.9 pp |
| 1997 | 6.5% | -5.1 pp |
| 1996 | 11.6% | +7.2 pp |
| 1995 | 4.4% | +1.2 pp |
| 1994 | 3.2% | +1.1 pp |
| 1993 | 2.1% | +1.0 pp |
| 1992 | 1.1% | -4.0 pp |
| 1991 | 5.1% | -1.0 pp |
| 1990 | 6.1% | -0.0 pp |
| 1989 | 6.1% | +1.5 pp |
| 1988 | 4.6% | +1.7 pp |
| 1987 | 2.9% | +3.7 pp |
| 1986 | -0.79% | -5.0 pp |
| 1985 | 4.17% | -4.9 pp |
| 1984 | 9.11% | +12.5 pp |
| 1983 | -3.4% | -7.6 pp |
| 1982 | 4.2% | -14.0 pp |
| 1981 | 18.17% | +34.1 pp |
| 1980 | -15.95% | -17.9 pp |
| 1979 | 1.99% | -11.1 pp |
| 1978 | 13.13% | +20.3 pp |
| 1977 | -7.17% | -12.1 pp |
| 1976 | 4.94% | -2.9 pp |
| 1975 | 7.85% | +3.3 pp |
| 1974 | 4.56% | +3.4 pp |
| 1973 | 1.11% | -5.3 pp |
| 1972 | 6.37% | +10.3 pp |
| 1971 | -3.91% | — |
Frequently asked questions
What was Guinea-Bissau’s GDP growth in 1972?
6.37% (1972). The full year-by-year table above lists every published year, most recent first.
Are changes in this series measured in percentage points?
Yes. The series is a share expressed in annual %, so year-over-year movements in the Change column are percentage points (pp), not percent.
Is Guinea-Bissau’s GDP growth growing or shrinking?
Between 1971 and 2025 the series was growing overall: +248.8% in total.
Where does this data come from?
World Bank Open Data (CC BY-4.0), indicator NY.GDP.MKTP.KD.ZG. Values are reproduced as published; this page only computes summary statistics such as change, CAGR and extremes.
What are the most recent published figures?
The last five published years: 2025: 5.82%; 2024: 4.41%; 2023: 4.63%; 2022: 5.46%; 2021: 5.02%. Earlier years are in the full-history table below.
Related data
NY.GDP.MKTP.KD.ZG — GDP Growth (Annual %). Data licensed under CC BY 4.0. Values are reproduced as published; this page computes the summary statistics (change, CAGR, extremes) from the underlying annual series. View the original dataset on data.worldbank.org.