External debt stocks, public and publicly guaranteed (PPG) (DOD) in Guinea-Bissau
Guinea-Bissau: External debt stocks, public and publicly guaranteed (PPG) (DOD) was 0.5961 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2024. ◆ Volatile
External debt stocks, public and publicly guaranteed (PPG) (DOD) in Guinea-Bissau, 1974–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP.
Analysis
Guinea-Bissau recorded 0.5961 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP for external debt stocks, public and publicly guaranteed (ppg) (dod) in 2024.
The figure is down 5.7% on the previous year and up 101.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, external debt stocks, public and publicly guaranteed (ppg) (dod) in Guinea-Bissau peaked at 2.11 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP, in 1974.
Guinea-Bissau ranks 10th of 122 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
External debt stocks, public and publicly guaranteed (PPG) (DOD) in Guinea-Bissau, year by year
| Year | DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1974 | 0 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | — |
| 1975 | 0.0279 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | — |
| 1976 | 0.055 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +97.1% |
| 1977 | 0.0824 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +49.9% |
| 1978 | 0.1442 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +74.9% |
| 1979 | 0.209 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +44.9% |
| 1980 | 0.4554 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +118.0% |
| 1981 | 0.3522 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -22.7% |
| 1982 | 0.3535 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +0.4% |
| 1983 | 0.3743 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +5.9% |
| 1984 | 0.5571 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +48.8% |
| 1985 | 0.7382 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +32.5% |
| 1986 | 1.03 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +39.8% |
| 1987 | 0.994 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -3.6% |
| 1988 | 1.24 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +24.3% |
| 1989 | 1 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -18.9% |
| 1990 | 1 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 1.02 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +1.7% |
| 1992 | 1.18 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +15.9% |
| 1993 | 1.16 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -1.7% |
| 1994 | 1.24 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +7.1% |
| 1995 | 1.21 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -3.0% |
| 1996 | 1.22 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +1.1% |
| 1997 | 1.2 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -1.3% |
| 1998 | 1.49 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +23.8% |
| 1999 | 1.45 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -2.6% |
| 2000 | 2.11 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +45.3% |
| 2001 | 1.9 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -10.0% |
| 2002 | 1.8 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -5.1% |
| 2003 | 1.66 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -8.0% |
| 2004 | 1.67 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +0.7% |
| 2005 | 1.38 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -17.2% |
| 2006 | 1.43 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +3.2% |
| 2007 | 1.23 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -13.5% |
| 2008 | 0.9795 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -20.5% |
| 2009 | 1.05 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +7.6% |
| 2010 | 1.02 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -3.5% |
| 2011 | 0.1805 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -82.3% |
| 2012 | 0.2131 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +18.1% |
| 2013 | 0.2339 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +9.7% |
| 2014 | 0.2959 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +26.5% |
| 2015 | 0.4328 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +46.3% |
| 2016 | 0.428 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -1.1% |
| 2017 | 0.4571 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +6.8% |
| 2018 | 0.4714 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +3.1% |
| 2019 | 0.4993 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +5.9% |
| 2020 | 0.6079 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +21.7% |
| 2021 | 0.5845 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -3.8% |
| 2022 | 0.6219 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +6.4% |
| 2023 | 0.632 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +1.6% |
| 2024 | 0.5961 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -5.7% |
Guinea-Bissau compared with similar countries
- Guinea-Bissau's 0.5961 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP is above the median for low income countries, which is 0.2295 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP, 2.6× the median. (23 countries reporting)
- Guinea-Bissau's 0.5961 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.2656 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP, 2.2× the median. (44 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where External debt stocks, public and publicly guaranteed (PPG) (DOD) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | +118.0% | 0.209 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.4554 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP |
| 1976 | +97.1% | 0.0279 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.055 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP |
| 2011 | -82.3% | 1.02 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.1805 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0864 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.209 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 6 |
| 1980s | 0.7094 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.3522 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 1.24 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.22 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 1 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 1.49 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.52 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.9795 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 2.11 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.4229 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.1805 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 1.02 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.6085 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.5845 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.632 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 5 |
Countries ranked near Guinea-Bissau
- 7 Zambia 0.6115 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 8 Lao People's Democratic Republic 0.6074 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 9 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 0.5968 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 11 Maldives 0.5828 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 12 Grenada 0.5824 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 13 Rwanda 0.5523 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP 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 external debt stocks, public and publicly guaranteed (ppg) (dod) in Guinea-Bissau?
- External debt stocks, public and publicly guaranteed (ppg) (dod) in Guinea-Bissau was 0.5961 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest external debt stocks, public and publicly guaranteed (ppg) (dod) recorded in Guinea-Bissau?
- The highest recorded value was 2.11 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2000.
- What is the lowest external debt stocks, public and publicly guaranteed (ppg) (dod) recorded in Guinea-Bissau?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 1974.
- How does Guinea-Bissau rank for external debt stocks, public and publicly guaranteed (ppg) (dod)?
- Guinea-Bissau ranks 10th out of 122 countries with data for 2024.
- Is external debt stocks, public and publicly guaranteed (ppg) (dod) rising or falling in Guinea-Bissau?
- Over the last ten years it is up 101.5%. 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 External debt stocks, public and publicly guaranteed (PPG) (DOD, current US$), per unit of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
External debt stocks, public and publicly guaranteed (PPG) (DOD, current US$) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
External debt stocks, public and publicly guaranteed (PPG) (DOD, current US$) ÷ GDP (current US$)
Computed from
- External debt stocks, public and publicly guaranteed (PPG) International Debt Statistics, World Bank (WB)
- GDP Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks
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About this data
External debt stocks, public and publicly guaranteed (PPG) (DOD, current US$) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.