Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per unit in Guinea-Bissau
Guinea-Bissau: Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per unit was 0.0121 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per unit in Guinea-Bissau, 1975–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP.
Analysis
Guinea-Bissau recorded 0.0121 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP for foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per unit in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.2% on the previous year and down 52.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per unit in Guinea-Bissau peaked at 0.0449 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2019 and was at its lowest, -0.0005 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP, in 1975.
Guinea-Bissau ranks 140th of 200 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per unit in Guinea-Bissau, year by year
| Year | BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1975 | -0.0005 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | — |
| 1977 | 0.0001 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -129.2% |
| 1979 | 0.0007 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +457.7% |
| 1982 | 0 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -100.0% |
| 1983 | 0 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | — |
| 1984 | 0.0064 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | — |
| 1985 | 0.0039 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -39.5% |
| 1986 | 0.0024 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -37.1% |
| 1987 | 0.0003 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -89.0% |
| 1988 | 0.0016 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +499.0% |
| 1989 | 0.0008 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -46.7% |
| 1990 | 0.0032 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +275.5% |
| 1991 | 0.0031 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -1.8% |
| 1992 | 0.0099 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +217.0% |
| 1993 | 0.0054 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -45.9% |
| 1994 | 0.0007 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -86.9% |
| 1995 | 0.0001 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -91.4% |
| 1996 | 0.0015 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +2318.3% |
| 1997 | 0.0164 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +1022.2% |
| 1998 | 0.0075 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -54.7% |
| 1999 | 0.0013 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -83.1% |
| 2000 | 0.0018 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +42.2% |
| 2001 | 0.001 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -46.6% |
| 2002 | 0.0076 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +692.2% |
| 2003 | 0.0072 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -4.7% |
| 2004 | 0.0033 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -54.5% |
| 2005 | 0.0136 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +312.9% |
| 2006 | 0.0282 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +107.4% |
| 2007 | 0.0249 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -11.6% |
| 2008 | 0.007 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -72.1% |
| 2009 | 0.0212 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +204.9% |
| 2010 | 0.0279 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +31.5% |
| 2011 | 0.0216 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -22.5% |
| 2012 | 0.0063 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -70.8% |
| 2013 | 0.0177 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +180.4% |
| 2014 | 0.0254 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +43.6% |
| 2015 | 0.0161 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -36.6% |
| 2016 | 0.0193 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +19.6% |
| 2017 | 0.0107 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -44.6% |
| 2018 | 0.0132 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +24.0% |
| 2019 | 0.0449 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +239.3% |
| 2020 | 0.0123 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -72.6% |
| 2021 | 0.0097 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -21.1% |
| 2022 | 0.0117 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +20.1% |
| 2023 | 0.0121 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +3.7% |
| 2024 | 0.0121 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0001 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -0.0005 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0007 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 3 |
| 1980s | 0.0019 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0064 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 8 |
| 1990s | 0.0049 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0001 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0164 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0116 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.001 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0282 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0203 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0063 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0449 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0116 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0097 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0123 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 5 |
Countries ranked near Guinea-Bissau
- 137 Uruguay 0.0131 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 138 United States of America 0.013 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 139 Bermuda 0.0128 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 141 Kiribati 0.0119 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 142 Syrian Arab Republic 0.0119 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 143 Zimbabwe 0.0112 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
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 capita 12.11 BoP, current US$ per person (2024)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per unit in Guinea-Bissau?
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per unit in Guinea-Bissau was 0.0121 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per unit recorded in Guinea-Bissau?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0449 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2019.
- What is the lowest foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per unit recorded in Guinea-Bissau?
- The lowest recorded value was -0.0005 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 1975.
- How does Guinea-Bissau rank for foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per unit?
- Guinea-Bissau ranks 140th out of 200 countries with data for 2024.
- Is foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per unit rising or falling in Guinea-Bissau?
- Over the last ten years it is down 52.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Guinea-Bissau data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per unit of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$) ÷ GDP (current US$)
Computed from
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows Balance of Payments database, International Monetary Fund (IMF), note: International Monetary Fund, Balance of Payments database, supplemented by data from the United Nations Conference on Trade and D
- GDP Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks
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Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.