Short-term debt (% of total external debt) in Guinea-Bissau
Guinea-Bissau: Short-term debt (% of total external debt) was 0.0% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Short-term debt in Guinea-Bissau, 1970–2025
Source: International Debt Statistics, World Bank (WB). Measured in % of total external debt.
Analysis
Guinea-Bissau recorded 0.0% for short-term debt in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 11.7% on the previous year and down 99.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, short-term debt in Guinea-Bissau peaked at 19.6% in 1984 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 1970.
Guinea-Bissau ranks 118th of 123 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Short-term debt (% of total external debt) in Guinea-Bissau, year by year
| Year | % of total external debt | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.0% | — |
| 1971 | 0.0% | — |
| 1972 | 0.0% | — |
| 1973 | 0.0% | — |
| 1974 | 0.0% | — |
| 1975 | 0.0% | — |
| 1976 | 0.7% | — |
| 1977 | 4.7% | +611.6% |
| 1978 | 10.6% | +124.3% |
| 1979 | 5.3% | -50.0% |
| 1980 | 3.6% | -32.1% |
| 1981 | 2.9% | -18.0% |
| 1982 | 8.9% | +200.8% |
| 1983 | 18.7% | +111.6% |
| 1984 | 19.6% | +4.6% |
| 1985 | 12.6% | -35.7% |
| 1986 | 5.6% | -55.8% |
| 1987 | 6.5% | +17.4% |
| 1988 | 6.7% | +2.2% |
| 1989 | 6.4% | -4.1% |
| 1990 | 8.1% | +26.3% |
| 1991 | 8.5% | +4.5% |
| 1992 | 8.4% | -1.1% |
| 1993 | 8.8% | +5.5% |
| 1994 | 10.1% | +14.5% |
| 1995 | 10.6% | +4.7% |
| 1996 | 7.9% | -25.2% |
| 1997 | 7.8% | -1.6% |
| 1998 | 8.0% | +2.3% |
| 1999 | 8.9% | +11.4% |
| 2000 | 10.5% | +18.8% |
| 2001 | 10.9% | +3.2% |
| 2002 | 11.5% | +5.8% |
| 2003 | 11.6% | +1.1% |
| 2004 | 10.9% | -6.7% |
| 2005 | 11.8% | +8.8% |
| 2006 | 12.1% | +2.3% |
| 2007 | 13.7% | +13.6% |
| 2008 | 13.4% | -2.6% |
| 2009 | 12.6% | -5.7% |
| 2010 | 8.5% | -32.3% |
| 2011 | 7.6% | -10.5% |
| 2012 | 7.6% | -1.0% |
| 2013 | 6.4% | -15.4% |
| 2014 | 5.1% | -20.4% |
| 2015 | 7.0% | +38.0% |
| 2016 | 3.4% | -52.2% |
| 2017 | 0.7% | -80.2% |
| 2018 | 1.7% | +156.9% |
| 2019 | 3.4% | +100.3% |
| 2020 | 2.8% | -16.8% |
| 2021 | 3.1% | +10.6% |
| 2022 | 0.1% | -97.7% |
| 2023 | 0.1% | +1.5% |
| 2024 | 0.0% | -70.1% |
| 2025 | 0.0% | +11.7% |
Guinea-Bissau compared with similar countries
- Guinea-Bissau's 0.0% is below the median for low income countries, which is 2.5%, 1% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
- Guinea-Bissau's 0.0% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 5.2%, 0% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Short-term debt (% of total external debt) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1977 | +611.6% | 0.7% | 4.7% |
| 1982 | +200.8% | 2.9% | 8.9% |
| 2018 | +156.9% | 0.7% | 1.7% |
| 1978 | +124.3% | 4.7% | 10.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 2.1% | 0.0% | 10.6% | 10 |
| 1980s | 9.2% | 2.9% | 19.6% | 10 |
| 1990s | 8.7% | 7.8% | 10.6% | 10 |
| 2000s | 11.9% | 10.5% | 13.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.1% | 0.7% | 8.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.0% | 0.0% | 3.1% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Guinea-Bissau
More external debt data for Guinea-Bissau
- 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)
- 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)
- Net financial flows, IDA (NFL, current US$), per square kilometre 869.35 NFL, current US$ per square kilometre (2023)
- Use of IMF credit 130.14 million DOD, current US$ (2025)
- External debt stocks, public and publicly guaranteed (PPG) 1.40 billion DOD, current US$ (2025)
- External debt stocks, long-term 1.40 billion DOD, current US$ (2025)
- External debt stocks, short-term 382,607 DOD, current US$ (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is short-term debt in Guinea-Bissau?
- Short-term debt in Guinea-Bissau was 0.0% in 2025, according to International Debt Statistics, World Bank (WB).
- What is the highest short-term debt recorded in Guinea-Bissau?
- The highest recorded value was 19.6% in 1984.
- What is the lowest short-term debt recorded in Guinea-Bissau?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 1970.
- How does Guinea-Bissau rank for short-term debt?
- Guinea-Bissau ranks 118th out of 123 countries with data for 2025.
- Is short-term debt rising or falling in Guinea-Bissau?
- Over the last ten years it is down 99.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Guinea-Bissau data come from?
- The figures come from International Debt Statistics, World Bank (WB), published as part of Short-term debt (% of total external debt). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 56 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data).
About this data
Short-term debt includes all debt having an original maturity of one year or less and interest in arrears on long-term debt. Total external debt is debt owed to nonresidents repayable in currency, goods, or services. Total external debt is the sum of public, publicly guaranteed, and private nonguaranteed long-term debt, use of IMF credit, and short-term debt.