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.

Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$) … unit in Guinea-Bissau

Name: Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$) … unit in Guinea-Bissau
Creator: Statizoid (derived)
License: Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page

Guinea-Bissau: Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$) … unit was 0.0121 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2024. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2024)

0.0121 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP

Change on year

up 0.2%

World rank

140th

of 200 countries

All-time high

0.0449 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP

in 2019

All-time low

-0.0005 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP

in 1975

Years of data

1975–2024

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$) … unit in Guinea-Bissau, year by year

Annual values for Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per unit of GDP in Guinea-Bissau, 1975 to 2024.
Year	BoP, current US$ 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%

Guinea-Bissau compared with similar countries

Guinea-Bissau's 0.0121 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP is below the median for low income countries, which is 0.0205 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP, 59% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
Guinea-Bissau's 0.0121 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0228 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP, 53% of the median. (47 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$) … unit in Guinea-Bissau changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.

Year	Change	From	To
1996	+2318.3%	0.0001 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0015 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP
1997	+1022.2%	0.0015 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0164 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP
2002	+692.2%	0.001 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0076 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP
1988	+499.0%	0.0003 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0016 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP

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 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 Syria 0.0119 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
143 Zimbabwe 0.0112 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare

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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.

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Indicator: Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per unit of GDP
Unit: BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP
Source: Statizoid (derived)
Licence: Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage: 247 places, 11,888 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed: 11 September 2026

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.