Guinea-Bissau vs Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries): GDP growth

Guinea-Bissau
5.8%
in 2025
Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)
2.4%
in 2025
Guinea-Bissau rank
38th
Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) rank
36th

GDP growth over time

  • Guinea-Bissau
  • Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)
-20-1001020196119932025

How they compare

Guinea-Bissau currently reports 5.8% against 2.4% in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries), a difference of 3.4%.

That makes Guinea-Bissau's figure about 2.5 times Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)'s.

The two have swapped places 27 times across 55 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) ahead.

Guinea-Bissau ranks 38th and Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 36th of 215 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Guinea-Bissau averaged higher in 5 and Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Guinea-Bissau Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) Difference Ahead
1970s 3.2% 5.9% 2.7% Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)
1980s 2.9% 2.0% 0.9% Guinea-Bissau
1990s 3.4% 3.0% 0.5% Guinea-Bissau
2000s 2.9% 2.9% 0.1% Guinea-Bissau
2010s 4.2% 2.0% 2.1% Guinea-Bissau
2020s 4.7% 1.9% 2.8% Guinea-Bissau

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher gdp growth, Guinea-Bissau or Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)?
Guinea-Bissau, at 5.8% against 2.4% in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) as of 2025.
What is the difference in gdp growth between Guinea-Bissau and Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)?
3.4%, with Guinea-Bissau ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Guinea-Bissau and Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)?
55 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2025.
How do Guinea-Bissau and Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) rank globally for gdp growth?
Guinea-Bissau ranks 38th and Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 36th of 215 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks, published as GDP growth (annual %). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
GDP growth (annual %)
Unit
annual %
Source
Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
263 places, 14,354 data points, 1961–2025
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Gross domestic product is the total income earned through the production of goods and services in an economic territory during an accounting period. It can be measured in three different ways: using either the expenditure approach, the income approach, or the production approach. This indicator denotes the percentage change over each previous year of the constant price (base year 2015) series in United States dollars.