Guinea-Bissau vs Sweden: GDP per capita

Guinea-Bissau
653,952 current LCU
in 2025
Sweden
620,013 current LCU
in 2025
Guinea-Bissau rank
61st
Sweden rank
62nd

GDP per capita over time

  • Guinea-Bissau
  • Sweden
0200.0k400.0k600.0k196019922025

How they compare

Guinea-Bissau currently reports 653,952 current LCU against 620,013 current LCU in Sweden, a difference of 33,939 current LCU.

That makes Guinea-Bissau's figure about 1.1 times Sweden's.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 56 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Sweden ahead.

Guinea-Bissau ranks 61st and Sweden ranks 62nd of 212 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Guinea-Bissau averaged higher in 1 and Sweden in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade Guinea-Bissau Sweden Difference Ahead
1970s 244.37 current LCU 40,819 current LCU 40,574 current LCU Sweden
1980s 3,336 current LCU 114,054 current LCU 110,718 current LCU Sweden
1990s 167,376 current LCU 212,250 current LCU 44,875 current LCU Sweden
2000s 247,348 current LCU 321,548 current LCU 74,200 current LCU Sweden
2010s 376,886 current LCU 425,456 current LCU 48,570 current LCU Sweden
2020s 565,915 current LCU 561,118 current LCU 4,797 current LCU Guinea-Bissau

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher gdp per capita, Guinea-Bissau or Sweden?
Guinea-Bissau, at 653,952 current LCU against 620,013 current LCU in Sweden as of 2025.
What is the difference in gdp per capita between Guinea-Bissau and Sweden?
33,939 current LCU, with Guinea-Bissau ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Guinea-Bissau and Sweden?
56 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2025.
How do Guinea-Bissau and Sweden rank globally for gdp per capita?
Guinea-Bissau ranks 61st and Sweden ranks 62nd of 212 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks, published as GDP per capita (current LCU). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
GDP per capita (current LCU)
Unit
current LCU
Source
Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
213 places, 11,862 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

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. The core indicator has been divided by the general population to achieve a per capita estimate.This indicator is expressed in current prices, meaning no adjustment has been made to account for price changes over time. This series is expressed in local currency units.