Manufacturing, value added in Guinea-Bissau
Guinea-Bissau: Manufacturing, value added was 5.1% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Manufacturing, value added in Guinea-Bissau, 1998–2025
Source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs). Measured in annual % growth.
Analysis
The most recent figure for manufacturing, value added in Guinea-Bissau is 5.1%, measured in 2025.
That represents a change of down 33.8% on the previous year and up 386.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, manufacturing, value added in Guinea-Bissau peaked at 40.7% in 2018 and was at its lowest, -16.4%, in 1998.
That places Guinea-Bissau 55th out of 190 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.
Manufacturing, value added in Guinea-Bissau, year by year
| Year | annual % growth | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | -16.4% | — |
| 1999 | 25.0% | -252.6% |
| 2000 | -11.4% | -145.7% |
| 2001 | 0.8% | -106.7% |
| 2002 | 14.1% | +1736.7% |
| 2003 | 2.1% | -85.3% |
| 2004 | 0.6% | -71.4% |
| 2005 | 12.3% | +1968.2% |
| 2006 | 3.4% | -72.1% |
| 2007 | -11.3% | -427.7% |
| 2008 | 7.6% | -167.2% |
| 2009 | 5.2% | -31.3% |
| 2010 | 1.7% | -66.6% |
| 2011 | 5.8% | +232.7% |
| 2012 | -4.6% | -179.3% |
| 2013 | 0.5% | -110.5% |
| 2014 | 6.1% | +1170.8% |
| 2015 | 1.0% | -82.9% |
| 2016 | 4.5% | +331.4% |
| 2017 | 2.2% | -50.5% |
| 2018 | 40.7% | +1721.8% |
| 2019 | -8.7% | -121.3% |
| 2020 | 6.3% | -172.5% |
| 2021 | 5.3% | -15.6% |
| 2022 | 1.0% | -81.9% |
| 2023 | 8.0% | +737.4% |
| 2024 | 7.7% | -4.4% |
| 2025 | 5.1% | -33.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 4.3% | -16.4% | 25.0% | 2 |
| 2000s | 2.3% | -11.4% | 14.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.9% | -8.7% | 40.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.6% | 1.0% | 8.0% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Guinea-Bissau
- 52 Nicaragua 5.1% compare
- 53 Saudi Arabia 5.1% compare
- 54 Jordan 5.1% compare
- 56 Tajikistan 5.0%
- 57 Saint Kitts and Nevis 5.0% compare
- 58 Zimbabwe 4.8% 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)
- GDP (current US$), annual growth rate 15.02 % change on previous year (2025)
- GDP (current US$), per capita 1,124 current US$ per person (2025)
- GDP (current LCU), annual growth rate 10.39 % change on previous year (2025)
- GDP (current LCU), per unit of GDP 581.93 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- GDP (current LCU), per capita 653,948 current LCU per person (2025)
- GDP (constant 2015 US$), annual growth rate 5.82 % change on previous year (2025)
- GDP (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP 0.7242 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- GDP (constant 2015 US$), per capita 813.83 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is manufacturing, value added in Guinea-Bissau?
- Manufacturing, value added in Guinea-Bissau was 5.1% in 2025, according to Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs).
- What is the highest manufacturing, value added recorded in Guinea-Bissau?
- The highest recorded value was 40.7% in 2018.
- What is the lowest manufacturing, value added recorded in Guinea-Bissau?
- The lowest recorded value was -16.4% in 1998.
- How does Guinea-Bissau rank for manufacturing, value added?
- Guinea-Bissau ranks 55th out of 190 countries with data for 2025.
- Is manufacturing, value added rising or falling in Guinea-Bissau?
- Over the last ten years it is up 386.6%. 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 Manufacturing, value added (annual % growth). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Manufacturing includes industries classified in ISIC (Rev. 3) major division C and is defined as the physical or chemical transformation of materials or components into new products. 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 denotes the percentage change over each previous year of the constant price (base year 2015) series in United States dollars.