Revenue from corporate income taxes as a share of GDP in Guinea-Bissau
Guinea-Bissau: Revenue from corporate income taxes as a share of GDP was 0.6% in 2005. ▲ Rising
Latest (2005)
0.6%
Change on year
up 12.1%
World rank
160th
of 163 countries
All-time high
0.8%
in 1990
All-time low
0.2%
in 1992
Years of data
26
1980–2005
Revenue from corporate income taxes as a share of GDP in Guinea-Bissau, 1980–2005
Source: International Centre for Tax and Development and UNU-WIDER (2019) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2005, revenue from corporate income taxes as a share of gdp in Guinea-Bissau stood at 0.6%.
That represents a change of up 12.1% on the previous year and up 87.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, revenue from corporate income taxes as a share of gdp in Guinea-Bissau peaked at 0.8% in 1990 and was at its lowest, 0.2%, in 1992.
Guinea-Bissau ranks 160th of 163 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Revenue from corporate income taxes as a share of GDP in Guinea-Bissau, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 0.3% | — |
| 1981 | 0.5% | +37.5% |
| 1982 | 0.3% | -35.0% |
| 1983 | 0.2% | -24.4% |
| 1984 | 0.4% | +89.5% |
| 1985 | 0.4% | +2.6% |
| 1986 | 0.3% | -21.7% |
| 1987 | 0.3% | -1.1% |
| 1988 | 0.4% | +25.4% |
| 1989 | 0.7% | +58.1% |
| 1990 | 0.8% | +21.7% |
| 1991 | 0.2% | -72.5% |
| 1992 | 0.2% | -19.5% |
| 1993 | 0.2% | +30.4% |
| 1994 | 0.4% | +79.2% |
| 1995 | 0.3% | -21.0% |
| 1996 | 0.4% | +9.7% |
| 1997 | 0.5% | +43.8% |
| 1998 | 0.2% | -61.2% |
| 1999 | 0.3% | +32.2% |
| 2000 | 0.7% | +144.9% |
| 2001 | 0.5% | -28.8% |
| 2002 | 0.4% | -20.8% |
| 2003 | 0.8% | +103.5% |
| 2004 | 0.6% | -26.4% |
| 2005 | 0.6% | +12.1% |
Guinea-Bissau compared with similar countries
- Guinea-Bissau's 0.6% is below the median for low income countries, which is 1.2%, 54% of the median. (18 countries reporting)
- Guinea-Bissau's 0.6% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 2.0%, 32% of the median. (40 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.4% | 0.2% | 0.7% | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.4% | 0.2% | 0.8% | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.6% | 0.4% | 0.8% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Guinea-Bissau
- 157 Mozambique 0.7% compare
- 158 Madagascar 0.7% compare
- 159 Sudan 0.6% compare
- 161 Kuwait 0.4% compare
- 162 Palestine, State of 0.2%
- 163 Bahrain 0.1% 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 revenue from corporate income taxes as a share of gdp in Guinea-Bissau?
- Revenue from corporate income taxes as a share of gdp in Guinea-Bissau was 0.6% in 2005, according to International Centre for Tax and Development and UNU-WIDER (2019) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest revenue from corporate income taxes as a share of gdp recorded in Guinea-Bissau?
- The highest recorded value was 0.8% in 1990.
- What is the lowest revenue from corporate income taxes as a share of gdp recorded in Guinea-Bissau?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2% in 1992.
- How does Guinea-Bissau rank for revenue from corporate income taxes as a share of gdp?
- Guinea-Bissau ranks 160th out of 163 countries with data for 2005.
- Is revenue from corporate income taxes as a share of gdp rising or falling in Guinea-Bissau?
- Over the last ten years it is up 87.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Guinea-Bissau data come from?
- The figures come from International Centre for Tax and Development and UNU-WIDER (2019) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Revenue from corporate income taxes as a share of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Corporate income taxes include natural resources taxes.