Debt service, reduction in arrears/prepayments in Guinea-Bissau
Guinea-Bissau: Debt service, reduction in arrears/prepayments was 5.64 million current US$ in 2011. ◆ Volatile
Debt service, reduction in arrears/prepayments in Guinea-Bissau, 1987–2011
Source: World Bank, Global Development Finance. Measured in current US$.
Analysis
In 2011, debt service, reduction in arrears/prepayments in Guinea-Bissau stood at 5.64 million current US$.
The figure is up 102.5% on the previous year and down 26.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, debt service, reduction in arrears/prepayments in Guinea-Bissau peaked at 161.50 million current US$ in 1995 and was at its lowest, -243.28 million current US$, in 2000.
Guinea-Bissau ranks 4th of 48 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Debt service, reduction in arrears/prepayments in Guinea-Bissau, year by year
| Year | current US$ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1987 | -2.60 million current US$ | — |
| 1988 | 0 current US$ | -100.0% |
| 1989 | 0 current US$ | — |
| 1990 | 3.50 million current US$ | — |
| 1991 | 0 current US$ | -100.0% |
| 1992 | 0 current US$ | — |
| 1993 | 0 current US$ | — |
| 1994 | 0 current US$ | — |
| 1995 | 161.50 million current US$ | — |
| 1996 | 22.90 million current US$ | -85.8% |
| 1997 | 0 current US$ | -100.0% |
| 1998 | 0 current US$ | — |
| 1999 | 0 current US$ | — |
| 2000 | -243.28 million current US$ | — |
| 2001 | 7.65 million current US$ | -103.1% |
| 2002 | 25.84 million current US$ | +237.7% |
| 2003 | 37.24 million current US$ | +44.1% |
| 2004 | 19.52 million current US$ | -47.6% |
| 2005 | 3.61 million current US$ | -81.5% |
| 2006 | 22.74 million current US$ | +530.1% |
| 2007 | 32.60 million current US$ | +43.4% |
| 2008 | 25.01 million current US$ | -23.3% |
| 2009 | 17.37 million current US$ | -30.6% |
| 2010 | -225.01 million current US$ | -1395.7% |
| 2011 | 5.64 million current US$ | -102.5% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Debt service, reduction in arrears/prepayments 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | -1395.7% | 17.37 million current US$ | -225.01 million current US$ |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | -866,667 current US$ | -2.60 million current US$ | 0 current US$ | 3 |
| 1990s | 18.79 million current US$ | 0 current US$ | 161.50 million current US$ | 10 |
| 2000s | -5.17 million current US$ | -243.28 million current US$ | 37.24 million current US$ | 10 |
| 2010s | -109.68 million current US$ | -225.01 million current US$ | 5.64 million current US$ | 2 |
Countries ranked near Guinea-Bissau
- 1 Sudan 909.00 million current US$ compare
- 2 Central African Republic 13.35 million current US$ compare
- 3 Seychelles 7.92 million current US$ compare
- 5 Uganda 4.70 million current US$ compare
- 6 Algeria 0 current US$
- 6 Benin 0 current US$ compare
- 6 Botswana 0 current US$
- 6 Burkina Faso 0 current US$ compare
- 6 Burundi 0 current US$
- 6 Cameroon 0 current US$ compare
- 6 Cape Verde 0 current US$ compare
- 6 Chad 0 current US$ compare
- 6 Comoros 0 current US$ compare
- 6 Democratic Republic of Congo 0 current US$ compare
- 6 Cote d'Ivoire 0 current US$ compare
- 6 Egypt 0 current US$ compare
- 6 Equatorial Guinea 0 current US$ compare
- 6 Eritrea 0 current US$
- 6 Gabon 0 current US$ compare
- 6 Gambia 0 current US$
- 6 Ghana 0 current US$ compare
- 6 Kenya 0 current US$ compare
- 6 Lesotho 0 current US$
- 6 Liberia 0 current US$ compare
- 6 Madagascar 0 current US$ compare
- 6 Malawi 0 current US$ compare
- 6 Mali 0 current US$ compare
- 6 Mauritania 0 current US$ compare
- 6 Mauritius 0 current US$
- 6 Morocco 0 current US$
- 6 Mozambique 0 current US$ compare
- 6 Niger 0 current US$ compare
- 6 Nigeria 0 current US$ compare
- 6 Rwanda 0 current US$ compare
- 6 Sao Tome and Principe 0 current US$ compare
- 6 Senegal 0 current US$ compare
- 6 Sierra Leone 0 current US$ compare
- 6 South Africa 0 current US$
- 6 Eswatini 0 current US$
- 6 Tanzania 0 current US$ compare
- 6 Togo 0 current US$ compare
- 6 Tunisia 0 current US$
- 6 Zambia 0 current US$ compare
- 6 Zimbabwe 0 current US$ compare
More external debt data for Guinea-Bissau
- IFC, private nonguaranteed 0 NFL, US$ (2024)
- IFC, private nonguaranteed (NFL, US$), per capita 0 NFL, US$ per person (2024)
- IFC, private nonguaranteed (NFL, US$), per unit of GDP 0 NFL, US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- IFC, private nonguaranteed (NFL, US$), per square kilometre 0 NFL, US$ per square kilometre (2023)
- Public and publicly guaranteed debt service 1.4% (2024)
- Net financial flows, IDA 8.56 million NFL, current US$ (2024)
- Net financial flows, IDA (NFL, current US$), per capita 3.89 NFL, current US$ per person (2024)
- Net financial flows, IDA (NFL, current US$), per unit of GDP 0.0039 NFL, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Public and publicly guaranteed debt service 8.7% (2024)
- Net financial flows, IDA (NFL, current US$), per square kilometre 869.35 NFL, current US$ per square kilometre (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is debt service, reduction in arrears/prepayments in Guinea-Bissau?
- Debt service, reduction in arrears/prepayments in Guinea-Bissau was 5.64 million current US$ in 2011, according to World Bank, Global Development Finance.
- What is the highest debt service, reduction in arrears/prepayments recorded in Guinea-Bissau?
- The highest recorded value was 161.50 million current US$ in 1995.
- What is the lowest debt service, reduction in arrears/prepayments recorded in Guinea-Bissau?
- The lowest recorded value was -243.28 million current US$ in 2000.
- How does Guinea-Bissau rank for debt service, reduction in arrears/prepayments?
- Guinea-Bissau ranks 4th out of 48 countries with data for 2011.
- Is debt service, reduction in arrears/prepayments rising or falling in Guinea-Bissau?
- Over the last ten years it is down 26.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Guinea-Bissau data come from?
- The figures come from World Bank, Global Development Finance, published as part of Debt service, reduction in arrears/prepayments (current US$). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Adjustment - debt service arrears reductions/prepayments (-), equals principal arrears reductions/prepayments plus interest arrears reductions. Data are denominated in U.S. dollars.