GDP: linked series (current LCU), per capita in Guinea-Bissau
Guinea-Bissau: GDP: linked series (current LCU), per capita was 653,948 current LCU per person in 2025. ▲ Rising
GDP: linked series (current LCU), per capita in Guinea-Bissau, 1990–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in current LCU per person.
Analysis
In 2025, gdp: linked series (current lcu), per capita in Guinea-Bissau stood at 653,948 current LCU per person. That is the highest value across all 36 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 8.0% on the previous year and up 71.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gdp: linked series (current lcu), per capita in Guinea-Bissau peaked at 653,948 current LCU per person in 2025 and was at its lowest, 21,900 current LCU per person, in 1990.
Guinea-Bissau ranks 61st of 214 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 36 years of available data.
GDP: linked series (current LCU), per capita in Guinea-Bissau, year by year
| Year | current LCU per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 21,900 current LCU per person | — |
| 1991 | 37,829 current LCU per person | +72.7% |
| 1992 | 61,266 current LCU per person | +62.0% |
| 1993 | 90,212 current LCU per person | +47.2% |
| 1994 | 111,246 current LCU per person | +23.3% |
| 1995 | 163,900 current LCU per person | +47.3% |
| 1996 | 249,423 current LCU per person | +52.2% |
| 1997 | 349,592 current LCU per person | +40.2% |
| 1998 | 293,634 current LCU per person | -16.0% |
| 1999 | 294,755 current LCU per person | +0.4% |
| 2000 | 225,098 current LCU per person | -23.6% |
| 2001 | 239,596 current LCU per person | +6.4% |
| 2002 | 251,148 current LCU per person | +4.8% |
| 2003 | 243,432 current LCU per person | -3.1% |
| 2004 | 227,482 current LCU per person | -6.6% |
| 2005 | 244,160 current LCU per person | +7.3% |
| 2006 | 234,315 current LCU per person | -4.0% |
| 2007 | 248,443 current LCU per person | +6.0% |
| 2008 | 285,535 current LCU per person | +14.9% |
| 2009 | 274,270 current LCU per person | -3.9% |
| 2010 | 296,972 current LCU per person | +8.3% |
| 2011 | 339,081 current LCU per person | +14.2% |
| 2012 | 324,438 current LCU per person | -4.3% |
| 2013 | 323,161 current LCU per person | -0.4% |
| 2014 | 321,941 current LCU per person | -0.4% |
| 2015 | 381,370 current LCU per person | +18.5% |
| 2016 | 402,774 current LCU per person | +5.6% |
| 2017 | 454,726 current LCU per person | +12.9% |
| 2018 | 449,096 current LCU per person | -1.2% |
| 2019 | 475,296 current LCU per person | +5.8% |
| 2020 | 487,473 current LCU per person | +2.6% |
| 2021 | 513,799 current LCU per person | +5.4% |
| 2022 | 549,909 current LCU per person | +7.0% |
| 2023 | 584,994 current LCU per person | +6.4% |
| 2024 | 605,360 current LCU per person | +3.5% |
| 2025 | 653,948 current LCU per person | +8.0% |
Guinea-Bissau compared with similar countries
- Guinea-Bissau's 653,948 current LCU per person is above the median for low income countries, which is 624,438 current LCU per person, 1.0× the median. (24 countries reporting)
- Guinea-Bissau's 653,948 current LCU per person is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 625,754 current LCU per person, 1.0× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where GDP: linked series (current LCU), per capita 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | +72.7% | 21,900 current LCU per person | 37,829 current LCU per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 167,376 current LCU per person | 21,900 current LCU per person | 349,592 current LCU per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 247,348 current LCU per person | 225,098 current LCU per person | 285,535 current LCU per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 376,886 current LCU per person | 296,972 current LCU per person | 475,296 current LCU per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 565,914 current LCU per person | 487,473 current LCU per person | 653,948 current LCU per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Guinea-Bissau
- 58 Djibouti 694,106 current LCU per person compare
- 59 Dominican Republic 685,521 current LCU per person compare
- 60 Burkina Faso 667,803 current LCU per person compare
- 62 Sweden 620,014 current LCU per person compare
- 63 Macao 609,477 current LCU per person compare
- 64 Mauritius 597,561 current LCU per person 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 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 gdp: linked series (current lcu), per capita in Guinea-Bissau?
- Gdp: linked series (current lcu), per capita in Guinea-Bissau was 653,948 current LCU per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest gdp: linked series (current lcu), per capita recorded in Guinea-Bissau?
- The highest recorded value was 653,948 current LCU per person in 2025.
- What is the lowest gdp: linked series (current lcu), per capita recorded in Guinea-Bissau?
- The lowest recorded value was 21,900 current LCU per person in 1990.
- How does Guinea-Bissau rank for gdp: linked series (current lcu), per capita?
- Guinea-Bissau ranks 61st out of 214 countries with data for 2025.
- Is gdp: linked series (current lcu), per capita rising or falling in Guinea-Bissau?
- Over the last ten years it is up 71.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Guinea-Bissau data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of GDP: linked series (current LCU), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
GDP: linked series (current LCU) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
GDP: linked series (current LCU) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- GDP: linked series Staff estimates, World Bank (WB)
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
GDP: linked series (current LCU) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.