Foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans, per unit of GDP in Guinea-Bissau
Guinea-Bissau: Foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans, per unit of GDP was 0.0612 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans, per unit of GDP in Guinea-Bissau, 1971–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP.
Analysis
Guinea-Bissau recorded 0.0612 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP for foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans, per unit of gdp in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 21.4% on the previous year and down 38.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans, per unit of gdp in Guinea-Bissau peaked at 0.4487 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP in 1978 and was at its lowest, 0.0002 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP, in 1973.
Guinea-Bissau ranks 33rd of 163 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans, per unit of GDP in Guinea-Bissau, year by year
| Year | constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 0.0072 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | — |
| 1973 | 0.0002 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | -97.0% |
| 1974 | 0.1789 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | +81948.1% |
| 1975 | 0.2137 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | +19.5% |
| 1976 | 0.2716 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | +27.1% |
| 1977 | 0.4272 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | +57.3% |
| 1978 | 0.4487 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | +5.0% |
| 1979 | 0.4125 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | -8.1% |
| 1980 | 0.4052 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | -1.8% |
| 1981 | 0.3454 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | -14.8% |
| 1982 | 0.2994 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | -13.3% |
| 1983 | 0.2943 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | -1.7% |
| 1984 | 0.3895 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | +32.3% |
| 1985 | 0.3537 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | -9.2% |
| 1986 | 0.3877 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | +9.6% |
| 1987 | 0.3033 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | -21.8% |
| 1988 | 0.2822 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | -6.9% |
| 1989 | 0.3227 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | +14.3% |
| 1990 | 0.2171 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | -32.7% |
| 1991 | 0.1882 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | -13.3% |
| 1992 | 0.2063 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | +9.6% |
| 1993 | 0.2041 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | -1.1% |
| 1994 | 0.2387 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | +17.0% |
| 1995 | 0.209 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | -12.4% |
| 1996 | 0.1892 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | -9.5% |
| 1997 | 0.211 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | +11.6% |
| 1998 | 0.2095 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | -0.7% |
| 1999 | 0.155 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | -26.0% |
| 2000 | 0.3148 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | +103.1% |
| 2001 | 0.2849 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | -9.5% |
| 2002 | 0.2387 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | -16.2% |
| 2003 | 0.352 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | +47.5% |
| 2004 | 0.1491 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | -57.7% |
| 2005 | 0.1354 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | -9.2% |
| 2006 | 0.1887 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | +39.3% |
| 2007 | 0.1731 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | -8.3% |
| 2008 | 0.1457 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | -15.8% |
| 2009 | 0.1847 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | +26.7% |
| 2010 | 0.2972 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | +60.9% |
| 2011 | 0.098 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | -67.0% |
| 2012 | 0.0833 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | -15.0% |
| 2013 | 0.1041 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | +25.0% |
| 2014 | 0.0996 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | -4.3% |
| 2015 | 0.0898 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | -9.8% |
| 2016 | 0.1805 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | +101.0% |
| 2017 | 0.0768 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | -57.5% |
| 2018 | 0.0747 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | -2.7% |
| 2019 | 0.0735 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | -1.7% |
| 2020 | 0.0709 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | -3.4% |
| 2021 | 0.067 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | -5.5% |
| 2022 | 0.0792 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | +18.2% |
| 2023 | 0.0778 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | -1.9% |
| 2024 | 0.0612 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | -21.4% |
Guinea-Bissau compared with similar countries
- Guinea-Bissau's 0.0612 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP is below the median for low income countries, which is 0.075 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP, 81% of the median. (24 countries reporting)
- Guinea-Bissau's 0.0612 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0362 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP, 1.7× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans, per unit of GDP 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 | +81948.1% | 0.0002 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.1789 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.245 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0002 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.4487 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | 8 |
| 1980s | 0.3383 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.2822 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.4052 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.2028 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.155 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.2387 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.2167 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.1354 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.352 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1178 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0735 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.2972 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0712 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0612 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0792 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | 5 |
Countries ranked near Guinea-Bissau
- 30 Lesotho 0.0748 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 31 Chad 0.0717 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 32 Lebanon 0.0682 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 34 Niger 0.055 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 35 Eritrea 0.0546 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 36 Rwanda 0.0517 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP 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 unit of gdp in Guinea-Bissau?
- Foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans, per unit of gdp in Guinea-Bissau was 0.0612 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans, per unit of gdp recorded in Guinea-Bissau?
- The highest recorded value was 0.4487 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP in 1978.
- What is the lowest foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans, per unit of gdp recorded in Guinea-Bissau?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0002 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP in 1973.
- How does Guinea-Bissau rank for foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans, per unit of gdp?
- Guinea-Bissau ranks 33rd out of 163 countries with data for 2024.
- Is foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans, per unit of gdp rising or falling in Guinea-Bissau?
- Over the last ten years it is down 38.6%. 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 Foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans, per unit of GDP. 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 GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans ÷ GDP (current US$)
Computed from
- Foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans OECD (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data
- GDP Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks
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About this data
Foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.