GNI: linked series (current LCU), per capita in Guinea-Bissau
Guinea-Bissau: GNI: linked series (current LCU), per capita was 659,421 current LCU per person in 2025. ◆ Volatile
GNI: linked series (current LCU), per capita in Guinea-Bissau, 1990–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in current LCU per person.
Analysis
Guinea-Bissau recorded 659,421 current LCU per person for gni: linked series (current lcu), per capita in 2025. That is the highest value across all 36 years on record.
The figure is up 8.1% on the previous year and up 69.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gni: linked series (current lcu), per capita in Guinea-Bissau peaked at 659,421 current LCU per person in 2025 and was at its lowest, 21,130 current LCU per person, in 1990.
Guinea-Bissau ranks 58th of 207 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.
GNI: linked series (current LCU), per capita in Guinea-Bissau, year by year
| Year | current LCU per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 21,130 current LCU per person | — |
| 1991 | 35,966 current LCU per person | +70.2% |
| 1992 | 58,373 current LCU per person | +62.3% |
| 1993 | 85,966 current LCU per person | +47.3% |
| 1994 | 106,475 current LCU per person | +23.9% |
| 1995 | 158,664 current LCU per person | +49.0% |
| 1996 | 242,805 current LCU per person | +53.0% |
| 1997 | 342,431 current LCU per person | +41.0% |
| 1998 | 286,629 current LCU per person | -16.3% |
| 1999 | 287,479 current LCU per person | +0.3% |
| 2000 | 217,947 current LCU per person | -24.2% |
| 2001 | 232,622 current LCU per person | +6.7% |
| 2002 | 246,436 current LCU per person | +5.9% |
| 2003 | 239,548 current LCU per person | -2.8% |
| 2004 | 223,717 current LCU per person | -6.6% |
| 2005 | 240,795 current LCU per person | +7.6% |
| 2006 | 231,054 current LCU per person | -4.0% |
| 2007 | 245,178 current LCU per person | +6.1% |
| 2008 | 281,128 current LCU per person | +14.7% |
| 2009 | 270,847 current LCU per person | -3.7% |
| 2010 | 296,239 current LCU per person | +9.4% |
| 2011 | 333,658 current LCU per person | +12.6% |
| 2012 | 314,226 current LCU per person | -5.8% |
| 2013 | 320,825 current LCU per person | +2.1% |
| 2014 | 332,529 current LCU per person | +3.6% |
| 2015 | 389,833 current LCU per person | +17.2% |
| 2016 | 408,475 current LCU per person | +4.8% |
| 2017 | 459,175 current LCU per person | +12.4% |
| 2018 | 434,317 current LCU per person | -5.4% |
| 2019 | 483,196 current LCU per person | +11.3% |
| 2020 | 494,744 current LCU per person | +2.4% |
| 2021 | 518,370 current LCU per person | +4.8% |
| 2022 | 552,801 current LCU per person | +6.6% |
| 2023 | 588,333 current LCU per person | +6.4% |
| 2024 | 610,144 current LCU per person | +3.7% |
| 2025 | 659,421 current LCU per person | +8.1% |
Guinea-Bissau compared with similar countries
- Guinea-Bissau's 659,421 current LCU per person is above the median for low income countries, which is 598,270 current LCU per person, 1.1× the median. (24 countries reporting)
- Guinea-Bissau's 659,421 current LCU per person is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 642,602 current LCU per person, 1.0× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where GNI: 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 | +70.2% | 21,130 current LCU per person | 35,966 current LCU per person |
| 1992 | +62.3% | 35,966 current LCU per person | 58,373 current LCU per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 162,592 current LCU per person | 21,130 current LCU per person | 342,431 current LCU per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 242,927 current LCU per person | 217,947 current LCU per person | 281,128 current LCU per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 377,247 current LCU per person | 296,239 current LCU per person | 483,196 current LCU per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 570,636 current LCU per person | 494,744 current LCU per person | 659,421 current LCU per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Guinea-Bissau
- 55 Turkey 723,151 current LCU per person compare
- 56 Djibouti 711,079 current LCU per person compare
- 57 Mali 674,707 current LCU per person compare
- 59 Mauritius 656,646 current LCU per person compare
- 60 Sweden 650,457 current LCU per person compare
- 61 Dominican Republic 643,863 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 gni: linked series (current lcu), per capita in Guinea-Bissau?
- Gni: linked series (current lcu), per capita in Guinea-Bissau was 659,421 current LCU per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest gni: linked series (current lcu), per capita recorded in Guinea-Bissau?
- The highest recorded value was 659,421 current LCU per person in 2025.
- What is the lowest gni: linked series (current lcu), per capita recorded in Guinea-Bissau?
- The lowest recorded value was 21,130 current LCU per person in 1990.
- How does Guinea-Bissau rank for gni: linked series (current lcu), per capita?
- Guinea-Bissau ranks 58th out of 207 countries with data for 2025.
- Is gni: linked series (current lcu), per capita rising or falling in Guinea-Bissau?
- Over the last ten years it is up 69.2%. 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 GNI: linked series (current LCU), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
GNI: 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.
GNI: linked series (current LCU) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- GNI: 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
GNI: 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.