Guinea vs Guinea-Bissau: Government spending as share of GDP vs. GDP per capita
Guinea
20.6%
in 2024
Guinea-Bissau
20.4%
in 2024
Guinea rank
119th
Guinea-Bissau rank
122nd
Government spending as share of GDP vs. GDP per capita over time
- Guinea
- Guinea-Bissau
How they compare
Guinea currently reports 20.6% against 20.4% in Guinea-Bissau, a difference of 0.2%.
The two have swapped places 14 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1991 it was Guinea ahead.
Guinea ranks 119th and Guinea-Bissau ranks 122nd of 151 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Guinea averaged higher in 1 and Guinea-Bissau in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Guinea | Guinea-Bissau | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 12.8% | 11.3% | 1.5% | Guinea |
| 2000s | 12.9% | 20.3% | 7.4% | Guinea-Bissau |
| 2010s | 18.1% | 18.3% | 0.2% | Guinea-Bissau |
| 2020s | 17.3% | 22.7% | 5.4% | Guinea-Bissau |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher government spending as share of gdp vs. gdp per capita, Guinea or Guinea-Bissau?
- Guinea, at 20.6% against 20.4% in Guinea-Bissau as of 2024.
- What is the difference in government spending as share of gdp vs. gdp per capita between Guinea and Guinea-Bissau?
- 0.2%, with Guinea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Guinea and Guinea-Bissau?
- 34 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2024.
- How do Guinea and Guinea-Bissau rank globally for government spending as share of gdp vs. gdp per capita?
- Guinea ranks 119th and Guinea-Bissau ranks 122nd of 151 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- International Monetary Fund (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Government spending as share of GDP vs. GDP per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Sum of all the money spent by the government on goods and services, as a percentage of GDP. It includes interest paid on government debt.