Guinea-Bissau vs Syria: Value of imported goods as a share of GDP
Guinea-Bissau
14.5%
in 2024
Syria
14.7%
in 2022
Guinea-Bissau rank
178th
Syria rank
177th
Value of imported goods as a share of GDP over time
- Guinea-Bissau
- Syria
How they compare
Syria currently reports 14.7% against 14.5% in Guinea-Bissau, a difference of 0.2%.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 53 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Syria ahead.
Guinea-Bissau ranks 178th and Syria ranks 177th of 201 countries.
Syria has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Guinea-Bissau | Syria | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 14.0% | 20.3% | 6.3% | Syria |
| 1980s | 15.8% | 20.9% | 5.1% | Syria |
| 1990s | 17.3% | 24.0% | 6.7% | Syria |
| 2000s | 12.9% | 84.3% | 71.4% | Syria |
| 2010s | 11.2% | 29.9% | 18.7% | Syria |
| 2020s | 12.5% | 20.7% | 8.2% | Syria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher value of imported goods as a share of gdp, Guinea-Bissau or Syria?
- Syria, at 14.7% against 14.5% in Guinea-Bissau as of 2022.
- What is the difference in value of imported goods as a share of gdp between Guinea-Bissau and Syria?
- 0.2%, with Syria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Guinea-Bissau and Syria?
- 53 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2022.
- How do Guinea-Bissau and Syria rank globally for value of imported goods as a share of gdp?
- Guinea-Bissau ranks 178th and Syria ranks 177th of 201 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- International Monetary Fund (2025); National statistical organizations and central banks, OECD national accounts, and World Bank staff estimates (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Value of imported goods as a share of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Value of a country’s total goods imports, including freight and insurance costs, as a percentage of a country’s gross domestic product (GDP).