Spirits consumption per person in Guinea-Bissau
Guinea-Bissau: Spirits consumption per person was 0.4394 in 2022. ▼ Falling
Spirits consumption per person in Guinea-Bissau, 1961–2022
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for spirits consumption per person in Guinea-Bissau is 0.4394, measured in 2022. That is the lowest value across all 62 years on record.
The figure is down 17.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, spirits consumption per person in Guinea-Bissau peaked at 1.61 in 1973 and was at its lowest, 0.4394, in 2021.
That places Guinea-Bissau 123rd out of 187 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 62 years of available data.
Spirits consumption per person in Guinea-Bissau, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.72 | — |
| 1962 | 0.78 | +8.3% |
| 1963 | 0.83 | +6.4% |
| 1964 | 0.89 | +7.2% |
| 1965 | 0.94 | +5.6% |
| 1966 | 1 | +6.4% |
| 1967 | 1.05 | +5.0% |
| 1968 | 1.07 | +1.9% |
| 1969 | 1.03 | -3.7% |
| 1970 | 1.04 | +1.0% |
| 1971 | 1.12 | +7.7% |
| 1972 | 0.99 | -11.6% |
| 1973 | 1.61 | +62.6% |
| 1974 | 1.15 | -28.6% |
| 1975 | 1.02 | -11.3% |
| 1976 | 1.04 | +2.0% |
| 1977 | 1.02 | -1.9% |
| 1978 | 0.93 | -8.8% |
| 1979 | 0.89 | -4.3% |
| 1980 | 0.87 | -2.2% |
| 1981 | 0.85 | -2.3% |
| 1982 | 0.96 | +12.9% |
| 1983 | 0.79 | -17.7% |
| 1984 | 0.8 | +1.3% |
| 1985 | 0.79 | -1.3% |
| 1986 | 0.84 | +6.3% |
| 1987 | 0.78 | -7.1% |
| 1988 | 0.77 | -1.3% |
| 1989 | 0.77 | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 0.84 | +9.1% |
| 1991 | 0.81 | -3.6% |
| 1992 | 0.79 | -2.5% |
| 1993 | 0.76 | -3.8% |
| 1994 | 0.74 | -2.6% |
| 1995 | 0.72 | -2.7% |
| 1996 | 0.7 | -2.8% |
| 1997 | 0.68 | -2.9% |
| 1998 | 0.66 | -2.9% |
| 1999 | 0.6 | -9.1% |
| 2000 | 0.5365 | -10.6% |
| 2001 | 0.5365 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.5365 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.5365 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.5365 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.5365 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.5365 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.5365 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.5365 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.5365 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.5365 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.5353 | -0.2% |
| 2012 | 0.5338 | -0.3% |
| 2013 | 0.5323 | -0.3% |
| 2014 | 0.5081 | -4.5% |
| 2015 | 0.5045 | -0.7% |
| 2016 | 0.5017 | -0.5% |
| 2017 | 0.5013 | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 0.5087 | +1.5% |
| 2019 | 0.4557 | -10.4% |
| 2020 | 0.4569 | +0.3% |
| 2021 | 0.4394 | -3.8% |
| 2022 | 0.4394 | +0.0% |
Guinea-Bissau compared with similar countries
- Guinea-Bissau's 0.4394 is above the median for low income countries, which is 0.0542, 8.1× the median. (24 countries reporting)
- Guinea-Bissau's 0.4394 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.292, 1.5× the median. (47 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Spirits consumption per person 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1973 | +62.6% | 0.99 | 1.61 |
| 1974 | -28.6% | 1.61 | 1.15 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.9233 | 0.72 | 1.07 | 9 |
| 1970s | 1.08 | 0.89 | 1.61 | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.822 | 0.77 | 0.96 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.73 | 0.6 | 0.84 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.5365 | 0.5365 | 0.5365 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.5118 | 0.4557 | 0.5365 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.4452 | 0.4394 | 0.4569 | 3 |
Countries ranked near Guinea-Bissau
More economy & growth data for Guinea-Bissau
- Real gdp growth, annual growth rate 13.04 % change on previous year (2023)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is spirits consumption per person in Guinea-Bissau?
- Spirits consumption per person in Guinea-Bissau was 0.4394 in 2022, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest spirits consumption per person recorded in Guinea-Bissau?
- The highest recorded value was 1.61 in 1973.
- What is the lowest spirits consumption per person recorded in Guinea-Bissau?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4394 in 2021.
- How does Guinea-Bissau rank for spirits consumption per person?
- Guinea-Bissau ranks 123rd out of 187 countries with data for 2022.
- Is spirits consumption per person rising or falling in Guinea-Bissau?
- Over the last ten years it is down 17.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Guinea-Bissau data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Spirits consumption per person. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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