Guinea-Bissau vs Nicaragua: External balance on goods and services
Guinea-Bissau
-13.1%
in 2025
Nicaragua
-13.3%
in 2025
Guinea-Bissau rank
141st
Nicaragua rank
142nd
External balance on goods and services over time
- Guinea-Bissau
- Nicaragua
How they compare
Guinea-Bissau currently reports -13.1% against -13.3% in Nicaragua, a difference of 0.2%.
The two have swapped places 15 times across 56 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Nicaragua ahead.
Guinea-Bissau ranks 141st and Nicaragua ranks 142nd of 193 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Guinea-Bissau averaged higher in 2 and Nicaragua in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Guinea-Bissau | Nicaragua | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | -28.6% | -1.8% | 26.8% | Nicaragua |
| 1980s | -32.9% | -16.2% | 16.7% | Nicaragua |
| 1990s | -31.4% | -21.8% | 9.6% | Nicaragua |
| 2000s | -21.6% | -22.5% | 0.9% | Guinea-Bissau |
| 2010s | -10.3% | -16.0% | 5.7% | Guinea-Bissau |
| 2020s | -13.5% | -13.0% | 0.6% | Nicaragua |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher external balance on goods and services, Guinea-Bissau or Nicaragua?
- Guinea-Bissau, at -13.1% against -13.3% in Nicaragua as of 2025.
- What is the difference in external balance on goods and services between Guinea-Bissau and Nicaragua?
- 0.2%, with Guinea-Bissau ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Guinea-Bissau and Nicaragua?
- 56 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2025.
- How do Guinea-Bissau and Nicaragua rank globally for external balance on goods and services?
- Guinea-Bissau ranks 141st and Nicaragua ranks 142nd of 193 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks, published as External balance on goods and services (% of GDP). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The balance of international trade in goods and services is the difference between the exports and imports of goods and services. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) which is the total income earned through the production of goods and services in an economic territory during an accounting period.