Guinea-Bissau vs Seychelles: External balance on goods and services
Guinea-Bissau
-13.1%
in 2025
Seychelles
-13.0%
in 2025
Guinea-Bissau rank
141st
Seychelles rank
139th
External balance on goods and services over time
- Guinea-Bissau
- Seychelles
How they compare
Seychelles currently reports -13.0% against -13.1% in Guinea-Bissau, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 13 times across 50 shared years of data; in 1976 it was Guinea-Bissau ahead.
Guinea-Bissau ranks 141st and Seychelles ranks 139th of 193 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Guinea-Bissau averaged higher in 5 and Seychelles in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Guinea-Bissau | Seychelles | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | -27.1% | -53.7% | 26.5% | Guinea-Bissau |
| 1980s | -32.9% | -42.0% | 9.0% | Guinea-Bissau |
| 1990s | -31.4% | -35.5% | 4.1% | Guinea-Bissau |
| 2000s | -21.6% | -7.2% | 14.4% | Seychelles |
| 2010s | -10.3% | -11.5% | 1.2% | Guinea-Bissau |
| 2020s | -13.5% | -15.7% | 2.1% | Guinea-Bissau |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher external balance on goods and services, Guinea-Bissau or Seychelles?
- Seychelles, at -13.0% against -13.1% in Guinea-Bissau as of 2025.
- What is the difference in external balance on goods and services between Guinea-Bissau and Seychelles?
- 0.1%, with Seychelles ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Guinea-Bissau and Seychelles?
- 50 years are reported by both, from 1976 to 2025.
- How do Guinea-Bissau and Seychelles rank globally for external balance on goods and services?
- Guinea-Bissau ranks 141st and Seychelles ranks 139th 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.