Industry (including construction), value added in Guinea-Bissau
Guinea-Bissau: Industry (including construction), value added was 15.7% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Industry (including construction), value added in Guinea-Bissau, 1970–2025
Source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs). Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
The most recent figure for industry (including construction), value added in Guinea-Bissau is 15.7%, measured in 2025.
That represents a change of down 1.6% on the previous year and up 21.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, industry (including construction), value added in Guinea-Bissau peaked at 25.5% in 1974 and was at its lowest, 7.2%, in 1997.
Guinea-Bissau ranks 163rd of 209 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 56 years of available data.
Industry (including construction), value added in Guinea-Bissau, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 21.2% | — |
| 1971 | 22.1% | +3.9% |
| 1972 | 22.5% | +1.7% |
| 1973 | 24.4% | +8.6% |
| 1974 | 25.5% | +4.5% |
| 1975 | 25.4% | -0.5% |
| 1976 | 15.5% | -38.8% |
| 1977 | 22.6% | +45.8% |
| 1978 | 20.0% | -11.7% |
| 1979 | 19.9% | -0.6% |
| 1980 | 18.7% | -5.7% |
| 1981 | 15.9% | -15.0% |
| 1982 | 14.4% | -9.5% |
| 1983 | 11.5% | -20.5% |
| 1984 | 14.4% | +25.4% |
| 1985 | 15.6% | +8.8% |
| 1986 | 19.8% | +26.6% |
| 1987 | 12.3% | -37.9% |
| 1988 | 13.5% | +9.5% |
| 1989 | 16.4% | +21.5% |
| 1990 | 17.4% | +6.5% |
| 1991 | 9.2% | -46.9% |
| 1992 | 10.4% | +12.3% |
| 1993 | 9.7% | -6.9% |
| 1994 | 10.9% | +12.3% |
| 1995 | 11.5% | +5.6% |
| 1996 | 10.9% | -5.0% |
| 1997 | 7.2% | -34.3% |
| 1998 | 8.5% | +19.0% |
| 1999 | 7.9% | -7.4% |
| 2000 | 8.9% | +12.4% |
| 2001 | 10.0% | +12.3% |
| 2002 | 15.8% | +58.7% |
| 2003 | 16.8% | +5.9% |
| 2004 | 12.4% | -25.7% |
| 2005 | 12.4% | -0.0% |
| 2006 | 12.1% | -2.8% |
| 2007 | 12.6% | +4.2% |
| 2008 | 12.4% | -1.7% |
| 2009 | 12.8% | +3.0% |
| 2010 | 13.7% | +7.8% |
| 2011 | 12.3% | -10.9% |
| 2012 | 12.0% | -1.7% |
| 2013 | 13.2% | +9.2% |
| 2014 | 14.7% | +11.6% |
| 2015 | 12.9% | -12.0% |
| 2016 | 12.0% | -7.0% |
| 2017 | 11.7% | -2.6% |
| 2018 | 16.4% | +39.8% |
| 2019 | 15.6% | -4.5% |
| 2020 | 12.4% | -20.7% |
| 2021 | 11.8% | -4.8% |
| 2022 | 12.7% | +7.3% |
| 2023 | 15.4% | +21.7% |
| 2024 | 16.0% | +3.8% |
| 2025 | 15.7% | -1.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 21.9% | 15.5% | 25.5% | 10 |
| 1980s | 15.2% | 11.5% | 19.8% | 10 |
| 1990s | 10.4% | 7.2% | 17.4% | 10 |
| 2000s | 12.6% | 8.9% | 16.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 13.5% | 11.7% | 16.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 14.0% | 11.8% | 16.0% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Guinea-Bissau
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)
- Gross capital formation (constant 2015 US$), annual growth rate -6.36 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross capital formation (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP 0.1301 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gross capital formation (constant 2015 US$), per capita 146.25 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- Imports of goods and services (current US$), annual growth rate 12.28 % change on previous year (2025)
- Imports of goods and services (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.2701 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Imports of goods and services (current US$), per capita 303.56 current US$ per person (2025)
- Imports of goods and services (current LCU), annual growth rate 7.75 % change on previous year (2025)
- Imports of goods and services (current LCU), per unit of GDP 157.2 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is industry (including construction), value added in Guinea-Bissau?
- Industry (including construction), value added in Guinea-Bissau was 15.7% in 2025, according to Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs).
- What is the highest industry (including construction), value added recorded in Guinea-Bissau?
- The highest recorded value was 25.5% in 1974.
- What is the lowest industry (including construction), value added recorded in Guinea-Bissau?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.2% in 1997.
- How does Guinea-Bissau rank for industry (including construction), value added?
- Guinea-Bissau ranks 163rd out of 209 countries with data for 2025.
- Is industry (including construction), value added rising or falling in Guinea-Bissau?
- Over the last ten years it is up 21.8%. 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 Offices (NSOs), published as part of Industry (including construction), value added (% of GDP). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Industry (including construction) corresponds to ISIC (Rev.4) divisions 05-43. It is comprised of mining, manufacturing, construction, electricity, water, and gas industries. Value added is the contribution to the economy by a producer or an industry or an institutional sector, which is estimated by the total value of output produced and deducting the total value of intermediate consumption of goods and services used to produce that output. 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.