Adjusted savings: gross savings in Guinea-Bissau
Guinea-Bissau: Adjusted savings: gross savings was 13.3% in 2020. ◆ Volatile
Adjusted savings: gross savings in Guinea-Bissau, 1982–2020
Source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks. Measured in % of GNI.
Analysis
The most recent figure for adjusted savings: gross savings in Guinea-Bissau is 13.3%, measured in 2020.
The figure is up 17.9% on the previous year and up 559.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, adjusted savings: gross savings in Guinea-Bissau peaked at 15.6% in 1988 and was at its lowest, -15.3%, in 1982.
That places Guinea-Bissau 152nd out of 178 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Adjusted savings: gross savings in Guinea-Bissau, year by year
| Year | % of GNI | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1982 | -15.3% | — |
| 1983 | -10.5% | -31.3% |
| 1984 | -3.8% | -64.3% |
| 1985 | -12.6% | +235.3% |
| 1986 | 13.9% | -210.5% |
| 1987 | 13.5% | -3.0% |
| 1988 | 15.6% | +15.2% |
| 1989 | 7.4% | -52.7% |
| 1990 | 15.1% | +105.6% |
| 1991 | 4.2% | -72.3% |
| 1992 | 7.9% | +89.4% |
| 1993 | 7.9% | -0.3% |
| 1994 | 7.9% | +0.1% |
| 1995 | 10.4% | +31.4% |
| 1996 | 7.1% | -32.2% |
| 1997 | 15.3% | +116.5% |
| 2001 | 1.0% | -93.7% |
| 2002 | 5.9% | +516.8% |
| 2003 | 6.6% | +11.7% |
| 2004 | 8.0% | +21.6% |
| 2005 | 2.7% | -65.8% |
| 2006 | 4.1% | +49.2% |
| 2007 | 9.1% | +121.2% |
| 2008 | 9.7% | +7.3% |
| 2009 | 5.1% | -48.0% |
| 2010 | -2.9% | -157.5% |
| 2011 | 10.8% | -471.6% |
| 2012 | 2.2% | -79.9% |
| 2013 | 1.1% | -50.4% |
| 2014 | 11.6% | +978.5% |
| 2015 | 9.8% | -15.1% |
| 2016 | 7.6% | -23.3% |
| 2017 | 8.4% | +11.2% |
| 2018 | 13.9% | +65.4% |
| 2019 | 11.3% | -18.6% |
| 2020 | 13.3% | +17.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 1.0% | -15.3% | 15.6% | 8 |
| 1990s | 9.5% | 4.2% | 15.3% | 8 |
| 2000s | 5.8% | 1.0% | 9.7% | 9 |
| 2010s | 7.4% | -2.9% | 13.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 13.3% | 13.3% | 13.3% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Guinea-Bissau
More economy & growth data for Guinea-Bissau
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 2.42 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 4.5 Percent per annum (2029)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current US$) 8.88 % change on previous year (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current US$), per 0.1548 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current US$), per 174.01 current US$ per person (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current LCU) 4.5 % change on previous year (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current LCU), per 90.11 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current LCU), per 101,262 current LCU per person (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$) 4.48 % change on previous year (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$) 0.118 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is adjusted savings: gross savings in Guinea-Bissau?
- Adjusted savings: gross savings in Guinea-Bissau was 13.3% in 2020, according to Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks.
- What is the highest adjusted savings: gross savings recorded in Guinea-Bissau?
- The highest recorded value was 15.6% in 1988.
- What is the lowest adjusted savings: gross savings recorded in Guinea-Bissau?
- The lowest recorded value was -15.3% in 1982.
- How does Guinea-Bissau rank for adjusted savings: gross savings?
- Guinea-Bissau ranks 152nd out of 178 countries with data for 2020.
- Is adjusted savings: gross savings rising or falling in Guinea-Bissau?
- Over the last ten years it is up 559.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Guinea-Bissau data come from?
- The figures come from Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks, published as part of Adjusted savings: gross savings (% of GNI). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Gross savings are the difference between gross national income and public and private consumption, plus net current transfers. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of Gross National Income (GNI) which is the total income earned by all residents within an economic territory during an accounting period. It is equal to gross domestic product plus earned income receivable from abroad minus earned income payable abroad.