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Topic 02 of 18 · Country Index 2026
Guinea-Bissau: Economy & Innovation
What does an economy do for the people inside it?
Guinea-Bissau is placed joint 168th of 176 countries on economy & innovation in the Country Index 2026, from 2 of its 4 key statistics. Readings behind it: GDP per Capita (PPP) 2,814 (2025); Firms with a Bank Loan or Line of Credit 10.29 (2025).
Share
Economy & Innovation
joint168th
of 176 countries placed
Placed from 2 of 4 key statistics
- 2,814GDP per Capita (PPP), 2025GDP per capita (constant 2021 international $, PPP)
- 10.29Firms with a Bank Loan or Line of Credit, 2025Firms with a bank loan or line of credit (%)
- —Economic Complexity Index, 2024No reading for this country
- —Account Ownership at a Financial Institution, 2024No reading for this country
01The evidence
The 4 key statistics that decide it
Only these place Guinea-Bissau on economy & innovation — one vote each. Every value is the publisher’s own, read at the edition the Country Index 2026 used — or, for a survey-based key, each country’s latest reading; the grey ticks are every other country it was compared with, lowest on the left.
2,814
GDP per capita (constant 2021 international $, PPP)
Higher is better
Guinea-Bissau: 2,814. Across the 185 countries in this edition, values run from 1,067 (Burundi) to 139,593 (Singapore); the world median is 17,265.
- World median
- 17,265
- Best in Western Africa
- 10,396 Cabo Verde
- Land neighbours
- Guinea 4,217 · Senegal 4,669
Key 2 of 4
Firms with a Bank Loan or Line of Credit
World Bank Group
Latest reading per country, 2016–2025 · Guinea-Bissau’s is from 2025 · CC BY 4.0
10.29
Firms with a bank loan or line of credit (%)
Higher is better
Guinea-Bissau: 10.29. Across the 179 countries at their latest reading, values run from 2.113 (Pakistan) to 88.52 (Israel); the world median is 35.95.
- World median
- 35.95
- Best in Western Africa
- 47.24 Togo
- Land neighbours
- Guinea 4.897 · Senegal 18.8
Key 3 of 4
Economic Complexity Index
Growth Lab at Harvard University
2024 edition · data for 2024 · CC0 1.0
No reading
ECI score (standardised, roughly −3 to +3)
Higher is better
Growth Lab at Harvard University publishes no 2024 figure for Guinea-Bissau, so the standing rests on the other keys.
Across the 145 countries in this edition, values run from -3.53 (Chad) to 1.729 (Japan); the world median is 0.131.
- World median
- 0.131
- Best in Western Africa
- -0.507 Senegal
- Land neighbours
- Guinea -1.793 · Senegal -0.507
Key 4 of 4
Account Ownership at a Financial Institution
World Bank Group
2024 edition · data for 2024 · CC BY 4.0
No reading
Adults with an account (% of population aged 15+)
Higher is better
World Bank Group publishes no 2024 figure for Guinea-Bissau, so the standing rests on the other keys.
Across the 139 countries in this edition, values run from 14.83 (Niger) to 99.85 (Iceland); the world median is 72.83.
- World median
- 72.83
- Best in Western Africa
- 81.24 Ghana
- Land neighbours
- Guinea 36.05 · Senegal 76.46
02Over time
Which way Guinea-Bissau is moving
Each key’s published value, edition by edition, beside the world median. The Country Index 2026 is the first edition of the standing, so the standing itself has no history to chart yet.
GDP per Capita (PPP)
GDP per capita (constant 2021 international $, PPP) · higher is better
Guinea-BissauWorld median
Guinea-Bissau rose from 1,975 in 2000 to 2,814 in 2025; the world median went from 10,589 to 17,265.
Every year’s figures
Year Guinea-Bissau World median 2025 2,814 17,265 2024 2,718 18,108 2023 2,661 17,686 2022 2,601 16,933 2021 2,522 16,260 2020 2,456 15,631 2019 2,442 16,761 2018 2,374 16,349 2017 2,343 16,129 2016 2,293 15,512 2015 2,231 14,857 2014 2,156 14,475 2013 2,193 14,681 2012 2,181 14,631 2011 2,279 13,916 2010 2,164 14,101 2009 2,103 13,655 2008 2,106 14,030 2007 2,066 13,755 2006 2,065 12,983 2005 2,061 12,023 2004 1,980 11,608 2003 2,002 11,183 2002 2,054 11,144 2001 2,026 10,907 2000 1,975 10,589
03In context
Guinea-Bissau beside its neighbours
A position reads best beside the countries around it. Every position below is a place among all 176 countries on economy & innovation, never a place within the region.
Guinea-Bissau and the countries it borders
Standing among all 176; the key columns are the publishers’ own values.
| Country | Standing | GDP per Capita (PPP)GDP per capita (constant 2021 international $, PPP) | Firms with a Bank Loan or Line of CreditFirms with a bank loan or line of credit (%) | Economic Complexity IndexECI score (standardised, roughly −3 to +3) | Account Ownership at a Financial InstitutionAdults with an account (% of population aged 15+) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Senegal | =120th | 4,669 | 18.8 | -0.507 | 76.46 |
| Guinea-Bissau | =168th | 2,814 | 10.29 | — | — |
 Guinea | 170th | 4,217 | 4.897 | -1.793 | 36.05 |
“—”: no published reading in that edition. What a standing is
Across Western Africa
Every country in the sub-region, by its place among all 176.
Placed either side on economy & innovation
The countries immediately above and below Guinea-Bissau in the topic’s list.
04Context, no vote
Where Guinea-Bissau is ahead of the world, and behind
44 more statistics filed under economy & innovation, published in full and deliberately given no vote in the standing. Select a row for the publisher, the rank and the links.
Ahead of the world median4
Statistics on which Guinea-Bissau does better than the middle country measured.
Crop Production IndexFAO · 2022 · world median 106.23127.5106.23▲ Improved since 2012
Guinea-Bissau: 127.5 · world median 106.23 · Crop production index (2014–2016 = 100). Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), 2022 edition, data for 2022.
Published values in that edition run from 53.79 to 189.93; higher is better.
Position 29th of 195 · derived.
GDP GrowthWorld Bank Group · 2025 · world median 3.3965.8183.396▼ Worsened since 2015
Guinea-Bissau: 5.818 · world median 3.396 · GDP growth (annual %). World Bank Group, 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from -5.847 to 19.34; higher is better.
Position 34th of 186 · derived.
Food Production IndexFAO · 2022 · world median 106.08122.25106.08▲ Improved since 2012
Guinea-Bissau: 122.25 · world median 106.08 · Food production index (2014–2016 = 100). Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), 2022 edition, data for 2022.
Published values in that edition run from 71.08 to 177.49; higher is better.
Position 40th of 195 · derived.
Interest Payments on External DebtWorld Bank Group · 2024 · world median 1.4510.9311.451▼ Worsened since 2014
Guinea-Bissau: 0.931 · world median 1.451 · Interest payments on external debt (% of GNI). World Bank Group, 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 0.069 to 17.92; lower is better.
Position 79th of 112 · derived, 1st = worst.
Behind the world median19
Statistics on which Guinea-Bissau does worse than the middle country measured.
Debt Service on External DebtWorld Bank Group · 2024 · world median 12.9313.2612.93▼ Worsened since 2014
Guinea-Bissau: 13.26 · world median 12.93 · Total debt service (% of exports of goods, services and primary income). World Bank Group, 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 0.285 to 96.2; lower is better.
Position 54th of 109 · derived, 1st = worst.
Logistics Performance IndexWorld Bank Group · 2023 · world median 2.92.62.9▲ Improved since 2014
Guinea-Bissau: 2.6 · world median 2.9 · LPI score (1–5). World Bank Group, 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 1.9 to 4.3; higher is better.
Ranked 88th of 139 by World Bank Group.
Livestock Production IndexFAO · 2022 · world median 107.06100.94107.06▼ Worsened since 2012
Guinea-Bissau: 100.94 · world median 107.06 · Livestock production index (2014–2016 = 100). Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), 2022 edition, data for 2022.
Published values in that edition run from 35.52 to 190.08; higher is better.
Position 132nd of 194 · derived.
External Debt Stocks (% of GNI)World Bank Group · 2024 · world median 43.9467.1143.94▼ Worsened since 2014
Guinea-Bissau: 67.11 · world median 43.94 · External debt stocks (% of GNI). World Bank Group, 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 2.213 to 350.57; lower is better.
Position 27th of 110 · derived, 1st = worst.
Water-Use EfficiencyFAO · 2023 · world median 16.14.0416.1No real change since 2013
Guinea-Bissau: 4.04 · world median 16.1 · Value added per cubic metre of freshwater withdrawn (constant US$ per m³). Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 0.38 to 1,378; higher is better.
Comprehensive Wealth per CapitaWorld Bank Group · 2020 · world median 46,48611,05046,486▼ Worsened since 2010
Guinea-Bissau: 11,050 · world median 46,486 · National comprehensive wealth per person (real chained 2019 US$). World Bank Group, 2020 edition, data for 2020.
Published values in that edition run from 4,276 to 1,246,092; higher is better.
Position 133rd of 150 · derived.
New Business DensityWorld Bank Group · 2024 · world median 2.1870.4682.187▼ Worsened since 2014
Guinea-Bissau: 0.468 · world median 2.187 · New limited liability companies registered per 1,000 people aged 15–64. World Bank Group, 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 0.02 to 26.76; higher is better.
GNI per Capita (PPP)World Bank Group · 2025 · world median 14,2732,82514,273▲ Improved since 2015
Guinea-Bissau: 2,825 · world median 14,273 · GNI per capita (constant 2021 international $, PPP). World Bank Group, 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 1,181 to 116,633; higher is better.
Position 91st of 102 · derived.
Management Practices IndexWorld Bank Group · 2026 · world median 52.3939.9552.39No earlier reading
Guinea-Bissau: 39.95 · world median 52.39 · Management practices index, medium and large firms (0–100). World Bank Group, 2026 edition, data for 2026.
Published values in that edition run from 28.07 to 69.29; higher is better.
Position 152nd of 169 · derived.
Regulatory QualityWorld Bank Group · 2025 · world median -0.093-1.233-0.093▲ Improved since 2015
Guinea-Bissau: -1.233 · world median -0.093 · Regulatory Quality (−2.5 to 2.5). World Bank Group, 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from -2.106 to 2.113; higher is better.
Position 189th of 209 · derived.
Firms with an International Quality CertificationWorld Bank Group · 2026 · world median 10.41.57710.4No earlier reading
Guinea-Bissau: 1.577 · world median 10.4 · Firms with an internationally recognised quality certification (%). World Bank Group, 2026 edition, data for 2026.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 45.77; higher is better.
Productive Capacities IndexUNCTAD · 2022 · world median 46.6726.2246.67▲ Improved since 2012
Guinea-Bissau: 26.22 · world median 46.67 · Productive Capacities Index (1–100). UN Trade and Development (UNCTAD), 2022 edition, data for 2022.
Published values in that edition run from 17.8 to 71.02; higher is better.
Position 178th of 195 · derived.
Liner Shipping Connectivity IndexUNCTAD · 2026 · world median 56.2113.7856.21No real change since 2016
Guinea-Bissau: 13.78 · world median 56.21 · LSCI (index, average Q1 2023 = 100). UN Trade and Development (UNCTAD), 2026 edition, data for 2026.
Published values in that edition run from 4.13 to 1,319; higher is better.
Ranked 158th of 175 by UNCTAD.
Historical GDP per Capita (Maddison)GGDC · 2022 · world median 12,8901,62512,890No real change since 2012
Guinea-Bissau: 1,625 · world median 12,890 · GDP per capita (2011 international $). Maddison Project, Groningen Growth and Development Centre (GGDC), 2022 edition, data for 2022.
Published values in that edition run from 596.39 to 149,171; higher is better.
Position 153rd of 166 · derived.
Actual Individual Consumption per Capita (PPP)World Bank Group · 2021 · world median 12,8002,02812,800▲ Improved since 2017
Guinea-Bissau: 2,028 · world median 12,800 · Actual individual consumption per capita (PPP, current international $). World Bank Group, 2021 edition, data for 2021.
Published values in that edition run from 688.7 to 52,654; higher is better.
Position 160th of 173 · derived.
Informal Output (DGE Model Estimate)World Bank Group (Prospects Group) · 2020 · world median 27.543.5127.5▼ Worsened since 2010
Guinea-Bissau: 43.51 · world median 27.5 · Informal output, model estimate (% of official GDP). World Bank Group (Prospects Group), 2020 edition, data for 2020.
Published values in that edition run from 7.91 to 60.43; lower is better.
Frontier Technology Readiness IndexUNCTAD · 2023 · world median 0.4850.1520.485▲ Improved since 2013
Guinea-Bissau: 0.152 · world median 0.485 · Frontier Technology Readiness Index (0–1). UN Trade and Development (UNCTAD), 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 1; higher is better.
Position 161st of 170 · derived.
Firms Competing Against Informal FirmsWorld Bank Group · 2026 · world median 41.8180.0341.81No earlier reading
Guinea-Bissau: 80.03 · world median 41.81 · Firms competing against unregistered or informal firms (%). World Bank Group, 2026 edition, data for 2026.
Published values in that edition run from 1.926 to 90.5; lower is better.
Position 3rd of 181 · derived, 1st = worst.
Government AI Readiness IndexOxford Insights · 2025 · world median 40.1912.1240.19▼ Worsened since 2020
Guinea-Bissau: 12.12 · world median 40.19 · AI readiness score (0–100). Oxford Insights, 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 12.12 to 88.36; higher is better.
Ranked 195th of 195 by Oxford Insights.
No better end21
These describe the shape of a country — more is not better or worse, only different — so they are never ahead or behind.
Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing Value Added (% of GDP)World Bank Group · 2025 · world median 6.57240.636.572No real change since 2015
Guinea-Bissau: 40.63 · world median 6.572 · Agriculture, forestry and fishing value added (% of GDP). World Bank Group, 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 0.025 to 47.59.
Position 2nd of 158 · derived, counted from the highest value.
Commodity Export DependenceUNCTAD · 2024 · world median 67.1797.9567.17Moved since 2014
Guinea-Bissau: 97.95 · world median 67.17 · Commodity exports (% of merchandise exports, three-year average). UN Trade and Development (UNCTAD), 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 4.605 to 99.77.
Export Concentration IndexUNCTAD · 2025 · world median 0.3060.7040.306Moved since 2015
Guinea-Bissau: 0.704 · world median 0.306 · Export concentration index (0–1, normalised Herfindahl–Hirschman). UN Trade and Development (UNCTAD), 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 0.059 to 0.933.
Tariff Rate, Applied, Weighted Mean, All ProductsWorld Bank Group · 2022 · world median 3.6611.73.66Moved since 2012
Guinea-Bissau: 11.7 · world median 3.66 · Applied tariff rate, trade-weighted mean (%). World Bank Group, 2022 edition, data for 2022.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 29.52.
Total Natural Resources Rents (% of GDP)World Bank Group · 2021 · world median 1.70810.431.708Moved since 2011
Guinea-Bissau: 10.43 · world median 1.708 · Natural resources rents (% of GDP). World Bank Group, 2021 edition, data for 2021.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 61.03.
Position 42nd of 180 · derived, counted from the highest value.
Household ConsumptionWorld Bank Group · 2025 · world median 62.0471.8562.04No real change since 2015
Guinea-Bissau: 71.85 · world median 62.04 · Household and NPISH final consumption expenditure (% of GDP). World Bank Group, 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 25.21 to 133.34.
Position 34th of 131 · derived, counted from the highest value.
Terms of Trade IndexUNCTAD · 2025 · world median 103.23116.72103.23Moved since 2015
Guinea-Bissau: 116.72 · world median 103.23 · Terms of trade index (2015 = 100). UN Trade and Development (UNCTAD), 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 38.2 to 1,448.
Gross Capital Formation (% of GDP)World Bank Group · 2025 · world median 22.9325.8122.93Moved since 2015
Guinea-Bissau: 25.81 · world median 22.93 · Gross capital formation (% of GDP). World Bank Group, 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from -3.679 to 45.27.
Position 42nd of 131 · derived, counted from the highest value.
Inflation, GDP DeflatorWorld Bank Group · 2025 · world median 3.3064.3213.306Moved since 2015
Guinea-Bissau: 4.321 · world median 3.306 · Annual change in the GDP implicit deflator (%). World Bank Group, 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from -7.93 to 227.09.
General Government ConsumptionWorld Bank Group · 2025 · world median 16.2115.4816.21No real change since 2015
Guinea-Bissau: 15.48 · world median 16.21 · General government final consumption expenditure (% of GDP). World Bank Group, 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 5.445 to 38.94.
Position 72nd of 132 · derived, counted from the highest value.
Foreign Direct Investment InflowsUNCTAD · 2025 · world median 1.9681.3911.968No real change since 2015
Guinea-Bissau: 1.391 · world median 1.968 · FDI inflows (% of GDP). UN Trade and Development (UNCTAD), 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from -32.97 to 2,221.
Gross Savings (% of GDP)World Bank Group · 2024 · world median 22.0619.0822.06Moved since 2014
Guinea-Bissau: 19.08 · world median 22.06 · Gross savings (% of GDP). World Bank Group, 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from -21.13 to 47.82.
Position 93rd of 146 · derived, counted from the highest value.
Manufacturing Value Added (% of GDP)World Bank Group · 2025 · world median 11.268.59911.26Moved since 2015
Guinea-Bissau: 8.599 · world median 11.26 · Manufacturing value added (% of GDP). World Bank Group, 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 0.481 to 43.97.
Position 88th of 132 · derived, counted from the highest value.
Price Level of Household ConsumptionGGDC · 2023 · world median 0.5230.4210.523Moved since 2013
Guinea-Bissau: 0.421 · world median 0.523 · Price level of household consumption (US output price level in 2021 = 1). Groningen Growth and Development Centre (GGDC), 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 0.177 to 65.54.
Imports of Goods and Services (% of GDP)World Bank Group · 2025 · world median 41.7227.0141.72Moved since 2015
Guinea-Bissau: 27.01 · world median 41.72 · Imports of goods and services (% of GDP). World Bank Group, 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 1.279 to 196.89.
Position 108th of 138 · derived, counted from the highest value.
Trade (% of GDP)World Bank Group · 2025 · world median 79.6840.8879.68Moved since 2015
Guinea-Bissau: 40.88 · world median 79.68 · Exports plus imports (% of GDP). World Bank Group, 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 2.382 to 396.65.
Position 118th of 138 · derived, counted from the highest value.
Industry Value Added including Construction (% of GDP)World Bank Group · 2025 · world median 24.6515.7424.65No real change since 2015
Guinea-Bissau: 15.74 · world median 24.65 · Industry, including construction, value added (% of GDP). World Bank Group, 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 2.228 to 75.09.
Position 138th of 158 · derived, counted from the highest value.
Services ExportsUNCTAD · 2025 · world median 9.6022.3749.602Moved since 2015
Guinea-Bissau: 2.374 · world median 9.602 · Services exports (% of GDP). UN Trade and Development (UNCTAD), 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 0.085 to 166.21.
Scholarly ArticlesOurResearch · 2025 · world median 2,240452,240Moved since 2022
Guinea-Bissau: 45 · world median 2,240 · Articles with at least one author at an institution in the country (full counting). OpenAlex (OurResearch), 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 1 to 1,094,890.
Exports of Goods and Services (% of GDP)World Bank Group · 2025 · world median 36.3413.8736.34Moved since 2015
Guinea-Bissau: 13.87 · world median 36.34 · Exports of goods and services (% of GDP). World Bank Group, 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 1.103 to 199.76.
Position 127th of 138 · derived, counted from the highest value.
Statutory Minimum WageILO · 2024 · world median 657.9583.13657.95No real change since 2014
Guinea-Bissau: 83.13 · world median 657.95 · Statutory minimum wage per month (2021 PPP $). International Labour Organization (ILO), 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 4.038 to 3,804.
No current reading for Guinea-Bissau
Account Ownership at a Financial Institution, Adjusted Net Savings (last 2020), Average Monthly Earnings of Employees (last 2022), Business Ready: Operational Efficiency, Business Ready: Public Services, Business Ready: Regulatory Framework, Complexity Outlook Index, Container Port Traffic (last 2019), Creative Goods Exports (last 2015), Creative Services Exports (last 2022), Digitally-Deliverable Services Exports (last 2023), Economic Complexity Index, Foreign Value Added Share of Gross Exports, Gini Index (last 2021), Gini Index of Disposable Income (SWIID) (last 2021), Global Innovation Index, ICT Goods Exports, ICT Services Exports (last 2023), Income Share Held by Lowest 20% (last 2021), Income Share Held by Richest 10% (last 2021), Merchant Fleet by Country of Ownership, Palma Ratio (last 2021), Research and Development Spending, Researchers per Million Inhabitants, Statutory Corporate Income Tax Rate, Tax Revenue (% of GDP), Total Factor Productivity Level and World Energy Trilemma Index. Listed rather than hidden, so the page can be checked against it.
“Position · derived” is this site’s ordering of the published values, 1st = best unless the row says otherwise; the publisher ranks no country on it. Rank, position and standing
05Country Index 2026
Economy & Innovation among Guinea-Bissau’s 15 topics
Economy & Innovation is Guinea-Bissau’s 12th best-placed topic of 15. Strongest first, each marker at its share of that topic’s field.
- Environment & Sustainability12th of 1863/4 keys
- Peace & Security104th of 1774/4 keys
- Work & Labour107th of 1824/4 keys
- Democracy & Civil Liberties133rd of 1984/4 keys
- Risk & Resiliencejoint 136th of 1933/4 keys
- Poverty & Inequality116th of 1593/3 keys
- Mobility & Tradejoint 155th of 1773/4 keys
- Food & Agriculture163rd of 1844/4 keys
- Health & Wellbeing179th of 2003/4 keys
- Governance & Institutions177th of 1944/4 keys
- Gender & Equality170th of 1833/4 keys
- Economy & Innovationjoint 168th of 1762/4 keys
- Development & Human Capitaljoint 191st of 1963/3 keys
- Digital & Technology193rd of 1983/4 keys
- Energy162nd of 1652/3 keys
No standing on Education & Knowledge: too few of those topics’ key statistics are published for this country.
06The top of the list
Who leads on economy & innovation
The three countries placed highest of 176, and the leaders Guinea-Bissau can most readily be measured against.
1
AustriaWestern Europe
1st of 176 · 4 of 4 keys
Photo: chensiyuan · CC BY-SA 4.0, greyscale
2
JapanEastern Asia
2nd of 176 · 4 of 4 keys
Photo: JurriaanH · CC BY-SA 3.0, greyscale
3
GermanyWestern Europe
3rd of 176 · 4 of 4 keys
Placed highest nearby
Highest in Africa
Mauritius36th4/4 keysHighest in Western Africa
Togo114th4/4 keysThis page
Guinea-Bissau=168th2/4 keys
Positions out of 176 placed on the topic. A country needs readings on enough keys to be placed, and the top of the list is often held on fewer of them.
07Analysis
Charts and analysis about Guinea-Bissau and economy & innovation
On economy & innovation
China Leads Global High-Technology Exports
The world’s ten largest high-technology exporters as a treemap, with the rest of the world beside them. Each country’s figure is its own most recent year, between 2022 and 2024.
On economy & innovation
India vs Pakistan 2025: Comparison of Hunger Index, Happiness, HDI, Rule of Law, Literacy & GDP
India and Pakistan on six published measures: hunger, happiness, human development, rule of law, literacy and GDP per capita, each from its own publisher and year.
On economy & innovation
Countries in Asia with the highest average salaries 2024
Thirteen Asian countries by gross average monthly wage, each carrying its WORLD rank rather than an Asian one — so the numbers skip, from 11th place to 45th.
08Questions
Guinea-Bissau on economy & innovation: questions answered
Every answer is built from the numbers on this page, so none can say something the page does not.
How does Guinea-Bissau rank on economy & innovation?
Guinea-Bissau is placed joint 168th of 176 countries on Economy & Innovation in the Country Index 2026, from 2 of its 4 key statistics (GDP per Capita (PPP) and Firms with a Bank Loan or Line of Credit). The position is this site’s ordering of published statistics, not a rank any publisher printed.
What is the latest GDP per Capita (PPP) figure for Guinea-Bissau?
2,814 in 2025 (gDP per capita (constant 2021 international $, PPP)), according to World Bank Group. The world median in the same edition was 17,265.
What is the latest Firms with a Bank Loan or Line of Credit figure for Guinea-Bissau?
10.29 in 2025 (firms with a bank loan or line of credit (%)), according to World Bank Group. The world median in the same edition was 35.95.
How does Guinea-Bissau compare with Senegal on economy & innovation?
Senegal is placed joint 120th of 176, and Guinea-Bissau joint 168th. GDP per Capita (PPP): Senegal 4,669, Guinea-Bissau 2,814; Firms with a Bank Loan or Line of Credit: Senegal 18.8, Guinea-Bissau 10.29.
How have Guinea-Bissau’s economy & innovation figures changed?
GDP per Capita (PPP) rose from 1,975 in 2000 to 2,814 in 2025.
Which economy & innovation statistics are missing for Guinea-Bissau?
No current reading is published for Guinea-Bissau on Account Ownership at a Financial Institution, Adjusted Net Savings, Average Monthly Earnings of Employees, Business Ready: Operational Efficiency, Business Ready: Public Services, Business Ready: Regulatory Framework, Complexity Outlook Index, Container Port Traffic, Creative Goods Exports, Creative Services Exports, Digitally-Deliverable Services Exports, Economic Complexity Index, Foreign Value Added Share of Gross Exports, Gini Index, Gini Index of Disposable Income (SWIID), Global Innovation Index, ICT Goods Exports, ICT Services Exports, Income Share Held by Lowest 20%, Income Share Held by Richest 10%, Merchant Fleet by Country of Ownership, Palma Ratio, Research and Development Spending, Researchers per Million Inhabitants, Statutory Corporate Income Tax Rate, Tax Revenue (% of GDP), Total Factor Productivity Level and World Energy Trilemma Index. They are listed rather than hidden, so the evidence on the page can be checked against it.
09Method
Method, sources and how to cite
What this topic does not measure
The total size of an economy is deliberately left out: a very large economy spread over a very large population is not doing more for each person. Growth rates, trade shares and the structure of output (how much is farming, industry or services) are published here as context, because they describe an economy's shape rather than how well it serves people. Jobs and wages have their own topic, Work & Labour.
How the Economy & Innovation standing is decided
A standing is this site’s ordering, named with its edition — never a publisher’s rank. 4 key statistics vote, one vote each; every country’s published value becomes a place within that key’s own field, the places are averaged, and the average is never published. A country needs 2 of the 4 keys to be placed.
The economy & innovation method, step by stepHow every standing on this site is built
The key statistics and their licences
- GDP per Capita (PPP) — World Bank Group, CC BY 4.0
- Firms with a Bank Loan or Line of Credit — World Bank Group, CC BY 4.0
- Economic Complexity Index — Growth Lab at Harvard University, CC0 1.0
- Account Ownership at a Financial Institution — World Bank Group, CC BY 4.0
The other 44 statistics on this page come from 9 publishers, each named beside its numbers, with every edition and licence on the datasets pages.
The standing itself is part of the Country Index 2026, published under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Photographs
Guinea-Bissau’s banner and the countries placed highest, from their profiles: Wikimedia Commons, shown in greyscale, each used under the licence named.
- Guinea-Bissau (banner) — (WT-en) Pis bus at English Wikivoyage, Public domain
- Austria — chensiyuan, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Japan — JurriaanH, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Germany — dronepicr, CC BY 2.0
Cite this page
Nations Inquiry (2026). Guinea-Bissau: Economy & Innovation — standing and statistics, Country Index 2026. https://nationsinquiry.com/countries/guinea-bissau/economy