Gross fixed capital formation in Guinea-Bissau
Guinea-Bissau: Gross fixed capital formation was 3.7% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Gross fixed capital formation in Guinea-Bissau, 1998–2025
Source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs). Measured in annual % growth.
Analysis
In 2025, gross fixed capital formation in Guinea-Bissau stood at 3.7%.
That represents a change of down 71.6% on the previous year and up 41.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross fixed capital formation in Guinea-Bissau peaked at 67.6% in 2000 and was at its lowest, -65.2%, in 1998.
That places Guinea-Bissau 93rd out of 166 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Gross fixed capital formation in Guinea-Bissau, year by year
| Year | annual % growth | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | -65.2% | — |
| 1999 | 5.2% | -107.9% |
| 2000 | 67.6% | +1211.4% |
| 2001 | -4.2% | -106.2% |
| 2002 | 25.3% | -705.5% |
| 2003 | 15.7% | -38.1% |
| 2004 | -28.4% | -281.0% |
| 2005 | -4.5% | -84.2% |
| 2006 | 14.4% | -419.8% |
| 2007 | 24.7% | +71.7% |
| 2008 | -11.8% | -147.9% |
| 2009 | 3.8% | -132.0% |
| 2010 | 14.8% | +289.8% |
| 2011 | -8.0% | -154.3% |
| 2012 | 20.1% | -349.9% |
| 2013 | -8.9% | -144.4% |
| 2014 | 4.2% | -147.1% |
| 2015 | 2.6% | -37.0% |
| 2016 | 9.7% | +268.5% |
| 2017 | 11.8% | +21.0% |
| 2018 | 18.7% | +59.1% |
| 2019 | 33.5% | +79.4% |
| 2020 | 5.0% | -85.0% |
| 2021 | -12.3% | -344.2% |
| 2022 | -0.3% | -97.3% |
| 2023 | 9.0% | -2776.3% |
| 2024 | 13.1% | +46.5% |
| 2025 | 3.7% | -71.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | -30.0% | -65.2% | 5.2% | 2 |
| 2000s | 10.3% | -28.4% | 67.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 9.8% | -8.9% | 33.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.0% | -12.3% | 13.1% | 6 |
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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)
- Services, value added (current US$), annual growth rate 16.39 % change on previous year (2025)
- Services, value added (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.3907 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Services, value added (current US$), per capita 439.06 current US$ per person (2025)
- Services, value added (current LCU), annual growth rate 11.71 % change on previous year (2025)
- Services, value added (current LCU), per unit of GDP 227.36 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Services, value added (current LCU), per capita 255,503 current LCU per person (2025)
- Services, value added (constant 2015 US$), annual growth rate 5.36 % change on previous year (2025)
- Services, value added (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP 0.3285 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross fixed capital formation in Guinea-Bissau?
- Gross fixed capital formation in Guinea-Bissau was 3.7% in 2025, according to Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs).
- What is the highest gross fixed capital formation recorded in Guinea-Bissau?
- The highest recorded value was 67.6% in 2000.
- What is the lowest gross fixed capital formation recorded in Guinea-Bissau?
- The lowest recorded value was -65.2% in 1998.
- How does Guinea-Bissau rank for gross fixed capital formation?
- Guinea-Bissau ranks 93rd out of 166 countries with data for 2025.
- Is gross fixed capital formation rising or falling in Guinea-Bissau?
- Over the last ten years it is up 41.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Guinea-Bissau data come from?
- The figures come from Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs), published as part of Gross fixed capital formation (annual % growth). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Gross fixed capital formation includes acquisitions less disposals of fixed assets during the accounting period, including certain specified expenditures on services that add to the value of non-produced assets. This indicator denotes the percentage change over each previous year of the constant price (base year 2015) series in United States dollars.