Foreign liabilities in Guinea-Bissau
Guinea-Bissau: Foreign liabilities was 1.61 billion current US$ in 2020. ▲ Rising
Foreign liabilities in Guinea-Bissau, 1995–2020
Source: World Bank. Measured in current US$.
Analysis
Guinea-Bissau recorded 1.61 billion current US$ for foreign liabilities in 2020.
The figure is up 13.1% on the previous year and up 348.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, foreign liabilities in Guinea-Bissau peaked at 1.68 billion current US$ in 2007 and was at its lowest, 358.00 million current US$, in 2010.
That places Guinea-Bissau 148th out of 151 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Foreign liabilities in Guinea-Bissau, year by year
| Year | current US$ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 754.00 million current US$ | — |
| 1996 | 760.00 million current US$ | +0.8% |
| 1997 | 773.00 million current US$ | +1.7% |
| 1998 | 787.00 million current US$ | +1.8% |
| 1999 | 801.00 million current US$ | +1.8% |
| 2000 | 821.00 million current US$ | +2.5% |
| 2001 | 860.00 million current US$ | +4.8% |
| 2002 | 1.29 billion current US$ | +50.2% |
| 2003 | 1.24 billion current US$ | -4.3% |
| 2004 | 1.56 billion current US$ | +25.9% |
| 2005 | 1.23 billion current US$ | -21.0% |
| 2006 | 1.37 billion current US$ | +11.6% |
| 2007 | 1.68 billion current US$ | +22.1% |
| 2008 | 1.25 billion current US$ | -25.7% |
| 2009 | 1.41 billion current US$ | +13.2% |
| 2010 | 358.00 million current US$ | -74.6% |
| 2011 | 580.00 million current US$ | +62.0% |
| 2012 | 624.00 million current US$ | +7.6% |
| 2013 | 725.00 million current US$ | +16.2% |
| 2014 | 724.00 million current US$ | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 702.00 million current US$ | -3.0% |
| 2016 | 601.00 million current US$ | -14.4% |
| 2017 | 998.00 million current US$ | +66.1% |
| 2018 | 1.12 billion current US$ | +12.5% |
| 2019 | 1.42 billion current US$ | +26.4% |
| 2020 | 1.61 billion current US$ | +13.1% |
Guinea-Bissau compared with similar countries
- Guinea-Bissau's 1.61 billion current US$ is below the median for low income countries, which is 11.65 billion current US$, 14% of the median. (18 countries reporting)
- Guinea-Bissau's 1.61 billion current US$ is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 15.30 billion current US$, 10% of the median. (42 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Foreign liabilities in Guinea-Bissau changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | -74.6% | 1.41 billion current US$ | 358.00 million current US$ |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 775.00 million current US$ | 754.00 million current US$ | 801.00 million current US$ | 5 |
| 2000s | 1.27 billion current US$ | 821.00 million current US$ | 1.68 billion current US$ | 10 |
| 2010s | 785.50 million current US$ | 358.00 million current US$ | 1.42 billion current US$ | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.61 billion current US$ | 1.61 billion current US$ | 1.61 billion 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 foreign liabilities in Guinea-Bissau?
- Foreign liabilities in Guinea-Bissau was 1.61 billion current US$ in 2020, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest foreign liabilities recorded in Guinea-Bissau?
- The highest recorded value was 1.68 billion current US$ in 2007.
- What is the lowest foreign liabilities recorded in Guinea-Bissau?
- The lowest recorded value was 358.00 million current US$ in 2010.
- How does Guinea-Bissau rank for foreign liabilities?
- Guinea-Bissau ranks 148th out of 151 countries with data for 2020.
- Is foreign liabilities rising or falling in Guinea-Bissau?
- Over the last ten years it is up 348.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Guinea-Bissau data come from?
- The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Foreign liabilities (current US$). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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