Adjusted net savings per capita in Guinea-Bissau
Guinea-Bissau: Adjusted net savings per capita was -13.61 current US$ in 2020. ◆ Volatile
Adjusted net savings per capita in Guinea-Bissau, 1990–2020
Source: United Nations Population Division, national statistical offices, and Eurostat, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in current US$.
Analysis
The most recent figure for adjusted net savings per capita in Guinea-Bissau is -13.61 current US$, measured in 2020.
The figure is up 32.1% on the previous year and up 89.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, adjusted net savings per capita in Guinea-Bissau peaked at -6.1 current US$ in 2018 and was at its lowest, -133.4 current US$, in 2013.
That places Guinea-Bissau 136th out of 164 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Adjusted net savings per capita in Guinea-Bissau, year by year
| Year | current US$ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | -17.48 current US$ | — |
| 1991 | -43.69 current US$ | +149.9% |
| 1992 | -39.25 current US$ | -10.2% |
| 1993 | -29.75 current US$ | -24.2% |
| 1994 | -34.3 current US$ | +15.3% |
| 1995 | -47.23 current US$ | +37.7% |
| 1996 | -51.78 current US$ | +9.6% |
| 1997 | -28.25 current US$ | -45.4% |
| 2001 | -43.11 current US$ | +52.6% |
| 2002 | -34.71 current US$ | -19.5% |
| 2003 | -56.12 current US$ | +61.7% |
| 2004 | -40.97 current US$ | -27.0% |
| 2005 | -63.98 current US$ | +56.2% |
| 2006 | -59.06 current US$ | -7.7% |
| 2007 | -61.32 current US$ | +3.8% |
| 2008 | -68 current US$ | +10.9% |
| 2009 | -97.06 current US$ | +42.7% |
| 2010 | -126.8 current US$ | +30.6% |
| 2011 | -51.23 current US$ | -59.6% |
| 2012 | -122.49 current US$ | +139.1% |
| 2013 | -133.4 current US$ | +8.9% |
| 2014 | -74.01 current US$ | -44.5% |
| 2015 | -85.72 current US$ | +15.8% |
| 2016 | -99.25 current US$ | +15.8% |
| 2017 | -83.67 current US$ | -15.7% |
| 2018 | -6.1 current US$ | -92.7% |
| 2019 | -20.04 current US$ | +228.5% |
| 2020 | -13.61 current US$ | -32.1% |
Guinea-Bissau compared with similar countries
- Guinea-Bissau's -13.61 current US$ is below the median for low income countries, which is 1.02 current US$. (18 countries reporting)
- Guinea-Bissau's -13.61 current US$ is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 66.51 current US$. (42 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | -36.47 current US$ | -51.78 current US$ | -17.48 current US$ | 8 |
| 2000s | -58.26 current US$ | -97.06 current US$ | -34.71 current US$ | 9 |
| 2010s | -80.27 current US$ | -133.4 current US$ | -6.1 current US$ | 10 |
| 2020s | -13.61 current US$ | -13.61 current US$ | -13.61 current US$ | 1 |
Countries ranked near Guinea-Bissau
More reference data data for Guinea-Bissau
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0583 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.3098 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.395 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0269 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.395 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.1955 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.2346 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 1.56 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 2.15 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.1466 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is adjusted net savings per capita in Guinea-Bissau?
- Adjusted net savings per capita in Guinea-Bissau was -13.61 current US$ in 2020, according to United Nations Population Division, national statistical offices, and Eurostat, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest adjusted net savings per capita recorded in Guinea-Bissau?
- The highest recorded value was -6.1 current US$ in 2018.
- What is the lowest adjusted net savings per capita recorded in Guinea-Bissau?
- The lowest recorded value was -133.4 current US$ in 2013.
- How does Guinea-Bissau rank for adjusted net savings per capita?
- Guinea-Bissau ranks 136th out of 164 countries with data for 2020.
- Is adjusted net savings per capita rising or falling in Guinea-Bissau?
- Over the last ten years it is up 89.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Guinea-Bissau data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Population Division, national statistical offices, and Eurostat, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Adjusted net savings per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Adjusted net savings are equal to net national savings plus education expenditure and minus energy depletion, mineral depletion, net forest depletion, and carbon dioxide.