Households and NPISHs final consumption expenditure in Guinea-Bissau
Guinea-Bissau: Households and NPISHs final consumption expenditure was 71.9% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Households and NPISHs final consumption expenditure in Guinea-Bissau, 1970–2025
Source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks. Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
Guinea-Bissau recorded 71.9% for households and npishs final consumption expenditure in 2025.
That represents a change of down 0.6% on the previous year and down 1.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, households and npishs final consumption expenditure in Guinea-Bissau peaked at 104.6% in 1985 and was at its lowest, 66.8%, in 2020.
That places Guinea-Bissau 55th out of 190 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 55 years of available data.
Households and NPISHs final consumption expenditure in Guinea-Bissau, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 76.7% | — |
| 1971 | 80.5% | +5.0% |
| 1972 | 85.7% | +6.5% |
| 1973 | 89.3% | +4.2% |
| 1974 | 92.2% | +3.2% |
| 1975 | 82.5% | -10.5% |
| 1976 | 81.5% | -1.2% |
| 1977 | 85.0% | +4.3% |
| 1978 | 84.7% | -0.3% |
| 1979 | 88.5% | +4.5% |
| 1981 | 70.3% | -20.6% |
| 1982 | 75.7% | +7.8% |
| 1983 | 78.1% | +3.1% |
| 1984 | 84.7% | +8.4% |
| 1985 | 104.6% | +23.4% |
| 1986 | 89.6% | -14.3% |
| 1987 | 81.7% | -8.8% |
| 1988 | 84.4% | +3.3% |
| 1989 | 87.1% | +3.2% |
| 1990 | 86.9% | -0.2% |
| 1991 | 86.2% | -0.8% |
| 1992 | 88.1% | +2.2% |
| 1993 | 85.9% | -2.5% |
| 1994 | 89.0% | +3.5% |
| 1995 | 94.8% | +6.5% |
| 1996 | 91.7% | -3.2% |
| 1997 | 95.6% | +4.3% |
| 1998 | 93.6% | -2.1% |
| 1999 | 97.1% | +3.8% |
| 2000 | 89.5% | -7.8% |
| 2001 | 92.3% | +3.1% |
| 2002 | 78.2% | -15.3% |
| 2003 | 70.8% | -9.6% |
| 2004 | 81.0% | +14.5% |
| 2005 | 84.7% | +4.5% |
| 2006 | 92.0% | +8.6% |
| 2007 | 83.3% | -9.4% |
| 2008 | 90.0% | +8.0% |
| 2009 | 86.0% | -4.5% |
| 2010 | 82.4% | -4.3% |
| 2011 | 78.3% | -4.9% |
| 2012 | 81.2% | +3.7% |
| 2013 | 79.2% | -2.5% |
| 2014 | 75.9% | -4.1% |
| 2015 | 72.9% | -4.0% |
| 2016 | 72.6% | -0.4% |
| 2017 | 69.0% | -4.9% |
| 2018 | 68.9% | -0.2% |
| 2019 | 72.0% | +4.6% |
| 2020 | 66.8% | -7.2% |
| 2021 | 69.8% | +4.5% |
| 2022 | 75.4% | +8.0% |
| 2023 | 72.4% | -4.0% |
| 2024 | 72.3% | -0.2% |
| 2025 | 71.9% | -0.6% |
Guinea-Bissau compared with similar countries
- Guinea-Bissau's 71.9% is below the median for low income countries, which is 75.5%, 95% of the median. (22 countries reporting)
- Guinea-Bissau's 71.9% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 69.3%, 1.0× the median. (45 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 84.7% | 76.7% | 92.2% | 10 |
| 1980s | 84.0% | 70.3% | 104.6% | 9 |
| 1990s | 90.9% | 85.9% | 97.1% | 10 |
| 2000s | 84.8% | 70.8% | 92.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 75.2% | 68.9% | 82.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 71.4% | 66.8% | 75.4% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Guinea-Bissau
- 52 Madagascar 72.8% compare
- 53 Samoa 72.8% compare
- 54 Bangladesh 72.2% compare
- 56 Mali 71.5% compare
- 57 American Samoa 71.3% compare
- 58 Cape Verde 71.1% 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 households and npishs final consumption expenditure in Guinea-Bissau?
- Households and npishs final consumption expenditure in Guinea-Bissau was 71.9% in 2025, according to Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks.
- What is the highest households and npishs final consumption expenditure recorded in Guinea-Bissau?
- The highest recorded value was 104.6% in 1985.
- What is the lowest households and npishs final consumption expenditure recorded in Guinea-Bissau?
- The lowest recorded value was 66.8% in 2020.
- How does Guinea-Bissau rank for households and npishs final consumption expenditure?
- Guinea-Bissau ranks 55th out of 190 countries with data for 2025.
- Is households and npishs final consumption expenditure rising or falling in Guinea-Bissau?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Guinea-Bissau data come from?
- The figures come from Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks, published as part of Households and NPISHs final consumption expenditure (% of GDP). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
This field includes expenditure on goods and services by the Household and NPISH sector for the direct satisfaction of human needs or wants, whether individual or collective. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) which is the total income earned through the production of goods and services in an economic territory during an accounting period.