Adjusted savings: natural resources depletion in Guinea-Bissau
Guinea-Bissau: Adjusted savings: natural resources depletion was 10.4% in 2021. ▼ Falling
Adjusted savings: natural resources depletion in Guinea-Bissau, 1980–2021
Source: Staff estimates, World Bank (WB). Measured in % of GNI.
Analysis
The most recent figure for adjusted savings: natural resources depletion in Guinea-Bissau is 10.4%, measured in 2021.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 5.0% on the previous year and down 20.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, adjusted savings: natural resources depletion in Guinea-Bissau peaked at 34.3% in 1980 and was at its lowest, 9.7%, in 2019.
Guinea-Bissau ranks 28th of 184 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 42 years of available data.
Adjusted savings: natural resources depletion in Guinea-Bissau, year by year
| Year | % of GNI | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 34.3% | — |
| 1981 | 20.4% | -40.6% |
| 1982 | 26.3% | +29.2% |
| 1983 | 18.1% | -31.0% |
| 1984 | 19.4% | +7.0% |
| 1985 | 13.0% | -33.2% |
| 1986 | 24.2% | +86.3% |
| 1987 | 18.6% | -23.0% |
| 1988 | 22.2% | +19.4% |
| 1989 | 17.6% | -20.9% |
| 1990 | 18.9% | +7.6% |
| 1991 | 18.5% | -2.0% |
| 1992 | 21.0% | +13.6% |
| 1993 | 17.1% | -18.8% |
| 1994 | 20.2% | +18.4% |
| 1995 | 28.1% | +38.7% |
| 1996 | 26.0% | -7.5% |
| 1997 | 24.2% | -6.8% |
| 1998 | 33.9% | +40.2% |
| 1999 | 20.6% | -39.3% |
| 2000 | 12.3% | -40.4% |
| 2001 | 11.5% | -6.3% |
| 2002 | 12.8% | +11.8% |
| 2003 | 18.2% | +42.0% |
| 2004 | 14.4% | -21.0% |
| 2005 | 13.7% | -5.2% |
| 2006 | 13.5% | -1.3% |
| 2007 | 16.8% | +24.6% |
| 2008 | 16.2% | -3.4% |
| 2009 | 17.4% | +7.3% |
| 2010 | 15.0% | -13.9% |
| 2011 | 13.2% | -12.2% |
| 2012 | 17.0% | +29.3% |
| 2013 | 17.3% | +1.4% |
| 2014 | 18.1% | +4.6% |
| 2015 | 19.4% | +7.4% |
| 2016 | 18.2% | -6.0% |
| 2017 | 16.0% | -12.5% |
| 2018 | 10.2% | -35.8% |
| 2019 | 9.7% | -4.8% |
| 2020 | 11.0% | +12.5% |
| 2021 | 10.4% | -5.0% |
Guinea-Bissau compared with similar countries
- Guinea-Bissau's 10.4% is above the median for low income countries, which is 7.0%, 1.5× the median. (24 countries reporting)
- Guinea-Bissau's 10.4% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 5.1%, 2.0× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 21.4% | 13.0% | 34.3% | 10 |
| 1990s | 22.8% | 17.1% | 33.9% | 10 |
| 2000s | 14.7% | 11.5% | 18.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 15.4% | 9.7% | 19.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 10.7% | 10.4% | 11.0% | 2 |
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)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), gaps 389,069 BoP, current US$ (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0002 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 0.1767 BoP, current US$ per person (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), gaps filled 26.65 million BoP, current US$ (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), annual 6.04 % change on previous year (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0121 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 12.11 BoP, current US$ per person (2024)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current US$) 8.88 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is adjusted savings: natural resources depletion in Guinea-Bissau?
- Adjusted savings: natural resources depletion in Guinea-Bissau was 10.4% in 2021, according to Staff estimates, World Bank (WB).
- What is the highest adjusted savings: natural resources depletion recorded in Guinea-Bissau?
- The highest recorded value was 34.3% in 1980.
- What is the lowest adjusted savings: natural resources depletion recorded in Guinea-Bissau?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.7% in 2019.
- How does Guinea-Bissau rank for adjusted savings: natural resources depletion?
- Guinea-Bissau ranks 28th out of 184 countries with data for 2021.
- Is adjusted savings: natural resources depletion rising or falling in Guinea-Bissau?
- Over the last ten years it is down 20.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Guinea-Bissau data come from?
- The figures come from Staff estimates, World Bank (WB), published as part of Adjusted savings: natural resources depletion (% of GNI). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Natural resource depletion is the sum of net forest depletion, energy depletion, and mineral depletion. Net forest depletion is unit resource rents times the excess of roundwood harvest over natural growth. Energy depletion is the ratio of the value of the stock of energy resources to the remaining reserve lifetime (capped at 25 years). It covers coal, crude oil, and natural gas. Mineral depletion is the ratio of the value of the stock of mineral resources to the remaining reserve lifetime (capped at 25 years). It covers tin, gold, lead, zinc, iron, copper, nickel, silver, bauxite, and phosphate. 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.