Guinea-Bissau vs Uruguay: Value of imported goods as a share of GDP
Guinea-Bissau
14.5%
in 2024
Uruguay
14.9%
in 2024
Guinea-Bissau rank
178th
Uruguay rank
175th
Value of imported goods as a share of GDP over time
- Guinea-Bissau
- Uruguay
How they compare
Uruguay currently reports 14.9% against 14.5% in Guinea-Bissau, a difference of 0.4%.
The two have swapped places 11 times across 55 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Guinea-Bissau ahead.
Guinea-Bissau ranks 178th and Uruguay ranks 175th of 201 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Guinea-Bissau averaged higher in 3 and Uruguay in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Guinea-Bissau | Uruguay | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 14.0% | 11.5% | 2.5% | Guinea-Bissau |
| 1980s | 15.8% | 13.4% | 2.4% | Guinea-Bissau |
| 1990s | 17.3% | 15.0% | 2.3% | Guinea-Bissau |
| 2000s | 12.9% | 20.5% | 7.5% | Uruguay |
| 2010s | 11.2% | 16.4% | 5.2% | Uruguay |
| 2020s | 13.5% | 14.7% | 1.2% | Uruguay |
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 Uruguay?
- Uruguay, at 14.9% against 14.5% in Guinea-Bissau as of 2024.
- What is the difference in value of imported goods as a share of gdp between Guinea-Bissau and Uruguay?
- 0.4%, with Uruguay ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Guinea-Bissau and Uruguay?
- 55 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.
- How do Guinea-Bissau and Uruguay rank globally for value of imported goods as a share of gdp?
- Guinea-Bissau ranks 178th and Uruguay ranks 175th 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).