History’s hockey stick: Real gross domestic product per capita using the ratio scale in Guinea-Bissau
Guinea-Bissau: History’s hockey stick: Real gross domestic product per capita using the ratio scale was 1,501 2011 US$ in 2018. ▲ Rising
Latest (2018)
1,501 2011 US$
Change on year
up 1.2%
World rank
137th
of 145 countries
All-time high
1,501 2011 US$
in 2018
All-time low
462 2011 US$
in 1950
Years of data
69
1950–2018
History’s hockey stick: Real gross domestic product per capita using the ratio scale in Guinea-Bissau, 1950–2018
Source: Maddison Project Database (2018) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in 2011 US$.
Analysis
In 2018, history’s hockey stick: real gross domestic product per capita using the ratio scale in Guinea-Bissau stood at 1,501 2011 US$. That is the highest value across all 69 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.2% on the previous year and up 18.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, history’s hockey stick: real gross domestic product per capita using the ratio scale in Guinea-Bissau peaked at 1,501 2011 US$ in 2018 and was at its lowest, 462 2011 US$, in 1950.
That places Guinea-Bissau 137th out of 145 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 69 years of available data.
History’s hockey stick: Real gross domestic product per capita using the ratio scale in Guinea-Bissau, year by year
| Year | 2011 US$ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 462 2011 US$ | — |
| 1951 | 489 2011 US$ | +5.8% |
| 1952 | 516 2011 US$ | +5.5% |
| 1953 | 547 2011 US$ | +6.0% |
| 1954 | 652 2011 US$ | +19.2% |
| 1955 | 622 2011 US$ | -4.6% |
| 1956 | 703 2011 US$ | +13.0% |
| 1957 | 744 2011 US$ | +5.8% |
| 1958 | 762 2011 US$ | +2.4% |
| 1959 | 765 2011 US$ | +0.4% |
| 1960 | 800 2011 US$ | +4.6% |
| 1961 | 851 2011 US$ | +6.4% |
| 1962 | 899 2011 US$ | +5.6% |
| 1963 | 932 2011 US$ | +3.7% |
| 1964 | 1,027 2011 US$ | +10.2% |
| 1965 | 1,097 2011 US$ | +6.8% |
| 1966 | 1,165 2011 US$ | +6.2% |
| 1967 | 1,232 2011 US$ | +5.8% |
| 1968 | 1,270 2011 US$ | +3.1% |
| 1969 | 1,333 2011 US$ | +5.0% |
| 1970 | 1,395 2011 US$ | +4.7% |
| 1971 | 1,333 2011 US$ | -4.4% |
| 1972 | 1,412 2011 US$ | +5.9% |
| 1973 | 1,411 2011 US$ | -0.1% |
| 1974 | 1,458 2011 US$ | +3.3% |
| 1975 | 1,479 2011 US$ | +1.4% |
| 1976 | 1,443 2011 US$ | -2.4% |
| 1977 | 1,317 2011 US$ | -8.7% |
| 1978 | 1,465 2011 US$ | +11.2% |
| 1979 | 1,468 2011 US$ | +0.2% |
| 1980 | 1,207 2011 US$ | -17.8% |
| 1981 | 1,173 2011 US$ | -2.8% |
| 1982 | 1,195 2011 US$ | +1.9% |
| 1983 | 1,129 2011 US$ | -5.5% |
| 1984 | 1,162 2011 US$ | +2.9% |
| 1985 | 1,184 2011 US$ | +1.9% |
| 1986 | 1,146 2011 US$ | -3.2% |
| 1987 | 1,183 2011 US$ | +3.2% |
| 1988 | 1,235 2011 US$ | +4.4% |
| 1989 | 1,259 2011 US$ | +1.9% |
| 1990 | 1,270 2011 US$ | +0.9% |
| 1991 | 1,283 2011 US$ | +1.0% |
| 1992 | 1,287 2011 US$ | +0.4% |
| 1993 | 1,280 2011 US$ | -0.5% |
| 1994 | 1,285 2011 US$ | +0.4% |
| 1995 | 1,310 2011 US$ | +2.0% |
| 1996 | 1,337 2011 US$ | +2.1% |
| 1997 | 1,388 2011 US$ | +3.8% |
| 1998 | 1,131 2011 US$ | -18.5% |
| 1999 | 1,256 2011 US$ | +11.1% |
| 2000 | 1,231 2011 US$ | -2.0% |
| 2001 | 1,233 2011 US$ | +0.2% |
| 2002 | 1,196 2011 US$ | -3.0% |
| 2003 | 1,182 2011 US$ | -1.2% |
| 2004 | 1,195 2011 US$ | +1.1% |
| 2005 | 1,227 2011 US$ | +2.7% |
| 2006 | 1,234 2011 US$ | +0.6% |
| 2007 | 1,253 2011 US$ | +1.5% |
| 2008 | 1,271 2011 US$ | +1.4% |
| 2009 | 1,292 2011 US$ | +1.7% |
| 2010 | 1,329 2011 US$ | +2.9% |
| 2011 | 1,413 2011 US$ | +6.3% |
| 2012 | 1,361 2011 US$ | -3.7% |
| 2013 | 1,378 2011 US$ | +1.2% |
| 2014 | 1,355 2011 US$ | -1.7% |
| 2015 | 1,393 2011 US$ | +2.8% |
| 2016 | 1,436 2011 US$ | +3.1% |
| 2017 | 1,483 2011 US$ | +3.3% |
| 2018 | 1,501 2011 US$ | +1.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 626.2 2011 US$ | 462 2011 US$ | 765 2011 US$ | 10 |
| 1960s | 1,061 2011 US$ | 800 2011 US$ | 1,333 2011 US$ | 10 |
| 1970s | 1,418 2011 US$ | 1,317 2011 US$ | 1,479 2011 US$ | 10 |
| 1980s | 1,187 2011 US$ | 1,129 2011 US$ | 1,259 2011 US$ | 10 |
| 1990s | 1,283 2011 US$ | 1,131 2011 US$ | 1,388 2011 US$ | 10 |
| 2000s | 1,231 2011 US$ | 1,182 2011 US$ | 1,292 2011 US$ | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,406 2011 US$ | 1,329 2011 US$ | 1,501 2011 US$ | 9 |
Countries ranked near Guinea-Bissau
- 134 Zimbabwe 1,611 2011 US$ compare
- 135 Guinea 1,606 2011 US$ compare
- 136 Burkina Faso 1,590 2011 US$ compare
- 138 Togo 1,451 2011 US$ compare
- 139 Madagascar 1,428 2011 US$ compare
- 140 Mozambique 1,133 2011 US$ compare
More reference data data for Guinea-Bissau
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- 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 history’s hockey stick: real gross domestic product per capita using the ratio scale in Guinea-Bissau?
- History’s hockey stick: real gross domestic product per capita using the ratio scale in Guinea-Bissau was 1,501 2011 US$ in 2018, according to Maddison Project Database (2018) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest history’s hockey stick: real gross domestic product per capita using the ratio scale recorded in Guinea-Bissau?
- The highest recorded value was 1,501 2011 US$ in 2018.
- What is the lowest history’s hockey stick: real gross domestic product per capita using the ratio scale recorded in Guinea-Bissau?
- The lowest recorded value was 462 2011 US$ in 1950.
- How does Guinea-Bissau rank for history’s hockey stick: real gross domestic product per capita using the ratio scale?
- Guinea-Bissau ranks 137th out of 145 countries with data for 2018.
- Is history’s hockey stick: real gross domestic product per capita using the ratio scale rising or falling in Guinea-Bissau?
- Over the last ten years it is up 18.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Guinea-Bissau data come from?
- The figures come from Maddison Project Database (2018) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of History’s hockey stick: Real gross domestic product per capita using the ratio scale. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Unit 1 'The capitalist revolution’ Section 1.3 'History's Hockey Stick: Growth in income' in The CORE Team, The Economy. Available at: https://tinyco.re/28126370 [Figure 1.1b]