Foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans, per square in Guinea-Bissau
Guinea-Bissau: Foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans, per square was 5,743 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
5,743 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre
Change on year
up 9.8%
World rank
65th
of 168 countries
All-time high
9,936 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre
in 2010
All-time low
1.8 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre
in 1973
Years of data
55
1961–2023
Foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans, per square in Guinea-Bissau, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre.
Analysis
Guinea-Bissau recorded 5,743 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre for foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans, per square in 2023.
The figure is up 9.8% on the previous year and up 39.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans, per square in Guinea-Bissau peaked at 9,936 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre in 2010 and was at its lowest, 1.8 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre, in 1973.
That places Guinea-Bissau 65th out of 168 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 55 years of available data.
Foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans, per square in Guinea-Bissau, year by year
| Year | constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 4.95 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | — |
| 1967 | 121.86 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | +2362.0% |
| 1969 | 32.72 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | -73.2% |
| 1971 | 52.51 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | +60.5% |
| 1973 | 1.8 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | -96.6% |
| 1974 | 1,634 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | +90578.7% |
| 1975 | 2,153 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | +31.8% |
| 1976 | 2,822 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | +31.0% |
| 1977 | 4,540 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | +60.9% |
| 1978 | 5,088 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | +12.1% |
| 1979 | 4,520 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | -11.2% |
| 1980 | 4,145 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | -8.3% |
| 1981 | 4,940 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | +19.2% |
| 1982 | 4,581 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | -7.3% |
| 1983 | 4,451 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | -2.8% |
| 1984 | 4,986 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | +12.0% |
| 1985 | 4,703 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | -5.7% |
| 1986 | 4,668 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | -0.8% |
| 1987 | 4,874 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | +4.4% |
| 1988 | 4,290 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | -12.0% |
| 1989 | 6,358 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | +48.2% |
| 1990 | 4,895 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | -23.0% |
| 1991 | 4,474 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | -8.6% |
| 1992 | 4,316 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | -3.5% |
| 1993 | 4,469 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | +3.5% |
| 1994 | 5,200 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | +16.4% |
| 1995 | 4,908 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | -5.6% |
| 1996 | 4,729 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | -3.7% |
| 1997 | 5,238 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | +10.8% |
| 1998 | 4,404 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | -15.9% |
| 1999 | 3,193 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | -27.5% |
| 2000 | 4,381 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | +37.2% |
| 2001 | 4,180 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | -4.6% |
| 2002 | 3,963 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | -5.2% |
| 2003 | 6,930 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | +74.9% |
| 2004 | 3,086 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | -55.5% |
| 2005 | 3,081 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 2006 | 4,259 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | +38.2% |
| 2007 | 4,636 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | +8.9% |
| 2008 | 4,937 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | +6.5% |
| 2009 | 5,846 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | +18.4% |
| 2010 | 9,936 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | +70.0% |
| 2011 | 4,032 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | -59.4% |
| 2012 | 3,108 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | -22.9% |
| 2013 | 4,108 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | +32.2% |
| 2014 | 4,021 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | -2.1% |
| 2015 | 3,681 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | -8.4% |
| 2016 | 7,993 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | +117.1% |
| 2017 | 4,014 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | -49.8% |
| 2018 | 4,130 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 2019 | 4,170 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 2020 | 4,302 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | +3.2% |
| 2021 | 4,547 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | +5.7% |
| 2022 | 5,231 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | +15.0% |
| 2023 | 5,743 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | +9.8% |
Guinea-Bissau compared with similar countries
- Guinea-Bissau's 5,743 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre is above the median for low income countries, which is 4,304 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre, 1.3× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Guinea-Bissau's 5,743 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 3,090 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre, 1.9× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans, per square 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1974 | +90578.7% | 1.8 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | 1,634 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre |
| 1967 | +2362.0% | 4.95 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | 121.86 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre |
| 2016 | +117.1% | 3,681 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | 7,993 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 53.17 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | 4.95 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | 121.86 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | 3 |
| 1970s | 2,601 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | 1.8 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | 5,088 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | 8 |
| 1980s | 4,800 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | 4,145 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | 6,358 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 4,583 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | 3,193 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | 5,238 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 4,530 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | 3,081 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | 6,930 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 4,919 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | 3,108 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | 9,936 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 4,956 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | 4,302 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | 5,743 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Guinea-Bissau
- 62 Sierra Leone 7,164 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre compare
- 63 Sri Lanka 6,121 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre compare
- 64 Benin 6,039 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre compare
- 66 Slovenia 5,730 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre compare
- 67 Georgia 5,373 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre compare
- 68 Lesotho 5,246 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre compare
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 foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans, per square in Guinea-Bissau?
- Foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans, per square in Guinea-Bissau was 5,743 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans, per square recorded in Guinea-Bissau?
- The highest recorded value was 9,936 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre in 2010.
- What is the lowest foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans, per square recorded in Guinea-Bissau?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.8 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre in 1973.
- How does Guinea-Bissau rank for foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans, per square?
- Guinea-Bissau ranks 65th out of 168 countries with data for 2023.
- Is foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans, per square rising or falling in Guinea-Bissau?
- Over the last ten years it is up 39.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Guinea-Bissau data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans OECD (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.