Primary income payments (BoP, current US$), per unit of GDP in Guinea-Bissau
Guinea-Bissau: Primary income payments (BoP, current US$), per unit of GDP was 0.0294 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2024. ▼ Falling
Primary income payments (BoP, current US$), per unit of GDP in Guinea-Bissau, 1982–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP.
Analysis
Guinea-Bissau recorded 0.0294 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP for primary income payments (bop, current us$), per unit of gdp in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 9.8% on the previous year and up 30.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, primary income payments (bop, current us$), per unit of gdp in Guinea-Bissau peaked at 0.0686 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2018 and was at its lowest, 0.0113 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP, in 1983.
Guinea-Bissau ranks 150th of 199 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 40 years of available data.
Primary income payments (BoP, current US$), per unit of GDP in Guinea-Bissau, year by year
| Year | BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1982 | 0.0181 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | — |
| 1983 | 0.0113 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -37.7% |
| 1984 | 0.0131 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +15.7% |
| 1985 | 0.0158 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +20.8% |
| 1986 | 0.0487 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +208.9% |
| 1987 | 0.0396 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -18.7% |
| 1988 | 0.0465 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +17.5% |
| 1989 | 0.0506 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +8.8% |
| 1990 | 0.0351 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -30.6% |
| 1991 | 0.0492 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +40.1% |
| 1992 | 0.0472 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -4.1% |
| 1993 | 0.0471 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -0.3% |
| 1994 | 0.0429 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -8.9% |
| 1995 | 0.0319 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -25.5% |
| 1996 | 0.0265 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -16.9% |
| 1997 | 0.0205 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -22.8% |
| 2001 | 0.0305 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +48.8% |
| 2002 | 0.0215 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -29.4% |
| 2003 | 0.0197 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -8.5% |
| 2004 | 0.0188 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -4.6% |
| 2005 | 0.0145 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -23.0% |
| 2006 | 0.0144 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -0.6% |
| 2007 | 0.0137 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -4.5% |
| 2008 | 0.0156 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +13.8% |
| 2009 | 0.0222 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +42.0% |
| 2010 | 0.0165 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -25.6% |
| 2011 | 0.0292 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +76.8% |
| 2012 | 0.0346 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +18.4% |
| 2013 | 0.0165 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -52.4% |
| 2014 | 0.0225 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +37.0% |
| 2015 | 0.0244 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +8.4% |
| 2016 | 0.0204 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -16.6% |
| 2017 | 0.0219 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +7.3% |
| 2018 | 0.0686 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +213.7% |
| 2019 | 0.0328 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -52.3% |
| 2020 | 0.0243 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -25.9% |
| 2021 | 0.0378 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +55.6% |
| 2022 | 0.0351 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -7.0% |
| 2023 | 0.0326 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -7.0% |
| 2024 | 0.0294 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -9.8% |
Guinea-Bissau compared with similar countries
- Guinea-Bissau's 0.0294 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP is above the median for low income countries, which is 0.0252 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP, 1.2× the median. (22 countries reporting)
- Guinea-Bissau's 0.0294 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0311 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP, 95% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Primary income payments (BoP, current US$), per unit of GDP in Guinea-Bissau changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | +213.7% | 0.0219 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0686 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP |
| 1986 | +208.9% | 0.0158 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0487 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.0305 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0113 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0506 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 8 |
| 1990s | 0.0376 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0205 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0492 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 8 |
| 2000s | 0.019 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0137 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0305 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 9 |
| 2010s | 0.0287 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0165 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0686 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0318 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0243 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0378 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 5 |
Countries ranked near Guinea-Bissau
- 147 Syria 0.0298 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 148 Ecuador 0.0297 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 149 Argentina 0.0297 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 151 Botswana 0.0293 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 152 Bolivia 0.0291 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 153 Tanzania 0.0278 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 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$) 8.88 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is primary income payments (bop, current us$), per unit of gdp in Guinea-Bissau?
- Primary income payments (bop, current us$), per unit of gdp in Guinea-Bissau was 0.0294 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest primary income payments (bop, current us$), per unit of gdp recorded in Guinea-Bissau?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0686 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2018.
- What is the lowest primary income payments (bop, current us$), per unit of gdp recorded in Guinea-Bissau?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0113 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 1983.
- How does Guinea-Bissau rank for primary income payments (bop, current us$), per unit of gdp?
- Guinea-Bissau ranks 150th out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
- Is primary income payments (bop, current us$), per unit of gdp rising or falling in Guinea-Bissau?
- Over the last ten years it is up 30.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Guinea-Bissau data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Primary income payments (BoP, current US$), per unit of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Primary income payments (BoP, current US$) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Primary income payments (BoP, current US$) ÷ GDP (current US$)
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- Primary income payments Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF)
- GDP Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks
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About this data
Primary income payments (BoP, current US$) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.