Gross debt, General government, Percent of fiscal year GDP in Guinea-Bissau
Guinea-Bissau: Gross debt, General government, Percent of fiscal year GDP was 52.9 in 2015. ▼ Falling
Gross debt, General government, Percent of fiscal year GDP in Guinea-Bissau, 1986–2015
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
Guinea-Bissau recorded 52.9 for gross debt, general government, percent of fiscal year gdp in 2015.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 4.9% on the previous year and down 77.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross debt, general government, percent of fiscal year gdp in Guinea-Bissau peaked at 434.91 in 1998 and was at its lowest, 49.47, in 2011.
Guinea-Bissau ranks 85th of 188 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 30 years of available data.
Gross debt, General government, Percent of fiscal year GDP in Guinea-Bissau, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1986 | 153.16 | — |
| 1987 | 231.81 | +51.3% |
| 1988 | 293.9 | +26.8% |
| 1989 | 258.63 | -12.0% |
| 1990 | 243.95 | -5.7% |
| 1991 | 266.98 | +9.4% |
| 1992 | 310.98 | +16.5% |
| 1993 | 306.33 | -1.5% |
| 1994 | 326.85 | +6.7% |
| 1995 | 318.36 | -2.6% |
| 1996 | 322.37 | +1.3% |
| 1997 | 316 | -2.0% |
| 1998 | 434.91 | +37.6% |
| 1999 | 381.1 | -12.4% |
| 2000 | 344.37 | -9.6% |
| 2001 | 328.79 | -4.5% |
| 2002 | 338.37 | +2.9% |
| 2003 | 314.81 | -7.0% |
| 2004 | 284.37 | -9.7% |
| 2005 | 232.09 | -18.4% |
| 2006 | 204.04 | -12.1% |
| 2007 | 177.3 | -13.1% |
| 2008 | 163.4 | -7.8% |
| 2009 | 159.17 | -2.6% |
| 2010 | 62.91 | -60.5% |
| 2011 | 49.47 | -21.4% |
| 2012 | 52.14 | +5.4% |
| 2013 | 53.56 | +2.7% |
| 2014 | 50.45 | -5.8% |
| 2015 | 52.9 | +4.9% |
Guinea-Bissau compared with similar countries
- Guinea-Bissau's 52.9 is above the median for low income countries, which is 43.18, 1.2× the median. (22 countries reporting)
- Guinea-Bissau's 52.9 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 49.32, 1.1× the median. (46 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 234.38 | 153.16 | 293.9 | 4 |
| 1990s | 322.78 | 243.95 | 434.91 | 10 |
| 2000s | 254.67 | 159.17 | 344.37 | 10 |
| 2010s | 53.57 | 49.47 | 62.91 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Guinea-Bissau
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 gross debt, general government, percent of fiscal year gdp in Guinea-Bissau?
- Gross debt, general government, percent of fiscal year gdp in Guinea-Bissau was 52.9 in 2015, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest gross debt, general government, percent of fiscal year gdp recorded in Guinea-Bissau?
- The highest recorded value was 434.91 in 1998.
- What is the lowest gross debt, general government, percent of fiscal year gdp recorded in Guinea-Bissau?
- The lowest recorded value was 49.47 in 2011.
- How does Guinea-Bissau rank for gross debt, general government, percent of fiscal year gdp?
- Guinea-Bissau ranks 85th out of 188 countries with data for 2015.
- Is gross debt, general government, percent of fiscal year gdp rising or falling in Guinea-Bissau?
- Over the last ten years it is down 77.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Guinea-Bissau data come from?
- The figures come from International Monetary Fund, published as part of Gross debt, General government, Percent of fiscal year GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The Historical Public Debt Database contains unbalanced panel data on Gross Domestic Product, Gross Government Debt, and Debt to GDP Ratio for 187 countries. The series spans the years 1800 through 2015 although each country’s data depends on its date of independence and data availability.