Services, value added (current LCU), per capita in Guinea-Bissau
Guinea-Bissau: Services, value added (current LCU), per capita was 255,503 current LCU per person in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Services, value added (current LCU), per capita in Guinea-Bissau, 1970–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in current LCU per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for services, value added (current lcu), per capita in Guinea-Bissau is 255,503 current LCU per person, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 56 years on record.
That represents a change of up 9.3% on the previous year and up 48.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, services, value added (current lcu), per capita in Guinea-Bissau peaked at 255,503 current LCU per person in 2025 and was at its lowest, 60.19 current LCU per person, in 1970.
Guinea-Bissau ranks 68th of 204 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Services, value added (current LCU), per capita in Guinea-Bissau, year by year
| Year | current LCU per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 60.19 current LCU per person | — |
| 1971 | 62.02 current LCU per person | +3.0% |
| 1972 | 66.46 current LCU per person | +7.2% |
| 1973 | 75.67 current LCU per person | +13.9% |
| 1974 | 84.32 current LCU per person | +11.4% |
| 1975 | 74.49 current LCU per person | -11.7% |
| 1976 | 100.78 current LCU per person | +35.3% |
| 1977 | 77.39 current LCU per person | -23.2% |
| 1978 | 79.39 current LCU per person | +2.6% |
| 1979 | 81.96 current LCU per person | +3.2% |
| 1980 | 103.97 current LCU per person | +26.9% |
| 1981 | 109.7 current LCU per person | +5.5% |
| 1982 | 146.26 current LCU per person | +33.3% |
| 1983 | 203.59 current LCU per person | +39.2% |
| 1984 | 334.96 current LCU per person | +64.5% |
| 1985 | 388.35 current LCU per person | +15.9% |
| 1986 | 744.89 current LCU per person | +91.8% |
| 1987 | 1,138 current LCU per person | +52.8% |
| 1988 | 1,969 current LCU per person | +73.0% |
| 1989 | 5,150 current LCU per person | +161.6% |
| 1990 | 4,224 current LCU per person | -18.0% |
| 1991 | 12,951 current LCU per person | +206.6% |
| 1992 | 23,694 current LCU per person | +83.0% |
| 1993 | 29,925 current LCU per person | +26.3% |
| 1994 | 34,350 current LCU per person | +14.8% |
| 1995 | 50,495 current LCU per person | +47.0% |
| 1996 | 72,393 current LCU per person | +43.4% |
| 1997 | 143,231 current LCU per person | +97.9% |
| 1998 | 125,154 current LCU per person | -12.6% |
| 1999 | 131,048 current LCU per person | +4.7% |
| 2000 | 97,091 current LCU per person | -25.9% |
| 2001 | 106,492 current LCU per person | +9.7% |
| 2002 | 105,008 current LCU per person | -1.4% |
| 2003 | 95,914 current LCU per person | -8.7% |
| 2004 | 97,861 current LCU per person | +2.0% |
| 2005 | 95,308 current LCU per person | -2.6% |
| 2006 | 92,493 current LCU per person | -3.0% |
| 2007 | 100,203 current LCU per person | +8.3% |
| 2008 | 118,595 current LCU per person | +18.4% |
| 2009 | 109,899 current LCU per person | -7.3% |
| 2010 | 121,156 current LCU per person | +10.2% |
| 2011 | 143,326 current LCU per person | +18.3% |
| 2012 | 135,557 current LCU per person | -5.4% |
| 2013 | 135,491 current LCU per person | -0.0% |
| 2014 | 140,887 current LCU per person | +4.0% |
| 2015 | 172,036 current LCU per person | +22.1% |
| 2016 | 182,966 current LCU per person | +6.4% |
| 2017 | 205,006 current LCU per person | +12.0% |
| 2018 | 201,857 current LCU per person | -1.5% |
| 2019 | 225,974 current LCU per person | +11.9% |
| 2020 | 229,894 current LCU per person | +1.7% |
| 2021 | 221,062 current LCU per person | -3.8% |
| 2022 | 239,591 current LCU per person | +8.4% |
| 2023 | 255,074 current LCU per person | +6.5% |
| 2024 | 233,732 current LCU per person | -8.4% |
| 2025 | 255,503 current LCU per person | +9.3% |
Guinea-Bissau compared with similar countries
- Guinea-Bissau's 255,503 current LCU per person is above the median for low income countries, which is 227,768 current LCU per person, 1.1× the median. (22 countries reporting)
- Guinea-Bissau's 255,503 current LCU per person is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 266,382 current LCU per person, 96% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Services, value added (current LCU), per capita 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | +206.6% | 4,224 current LCU per person | 12,951 current LCU per person |
| 1989 | +161.6% | 1,969 current LCU per person | 5,150 current LCU per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 76.27 current LCU per person | 60.19 current LCU per person | 100.78 current LCU per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 1,029 current LCU per person | 103.97 current LCU per person | 5,150 current LCU per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 62,746 current LCU per person | 4,224 current LCU per person | 143,231 current LCU per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 101,886 current LCU per person | 92,493 current LCU per person | 118,595 current LCU per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 166,426 current LCU per person | 121,156 current LCU per person | 225,974 current LCU per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 239,143 current LCU per person | 221,062 current LCU per person | 255,503 current LCU per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Guinea-Bissau
- 65 Burkina Faso 277,261 current LCU per person compare
- 66 Faroe Islands 275,271 current LCU per person compare
- 67 Vanuatu 267,862 current LCU per person compare
- 69 Mali 253,905 current LCU per person compare
- 70 Greenland 245,805 current LCU per person compare
- 71 Monaco 232,031 current LCU per person 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)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, annual growth rate 8.52 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0357 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per capita 40.07 units per person (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, annual growth rate 3.34 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per unit of GDP 0.026 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per capita 29.26 units per person (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, annual growth rate 4.94 % change on previous year (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0131 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is services, value added (current lcu), per capita in Guinea-Bissau?
- Services, value added (current lcu), per capita in Guinea-Bissau was 255,503 current LCU per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest services, value added (current lcu), per capita recorded in Guinea-Bissau?
- The highest recorded value was 255,503 current LCU per person in 2025.
- What is the lowest services, value added (current lcu), per capita recorded in Guinea-Bissau?
- The lowest recorded value was 60.19 current LCU per person in 1970.
- How does Guinea-Bissau rank for services, value added (current lcu), per capita?
- Guinea-Bissau ranks 68th out of 204 countries with data for 2025.
- Is services, value added (current lcu), per capita rising or falling in Guinea-Bissau?
- Over the last ten years it is up 48.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Guinea-Bissau data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Services, value added (current LCU), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Services, value added (current LCU) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Services, value added (current LCU) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Services, value added Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs)
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Services, value added (current LCU) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.