Net investment in nonfinancial assets in Guinea-Bissau
Guinea-Bissau: Net investment in nonfinancial assets was 5.3% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Net investment in nonfinancial assets in Guinea-Bissau, 2017–2024
Source: Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
Guinea-Bissau recorded 5.3% for net investment in nonfinancial assets in 2024.
That represents a change of down 14.4% on the previous year and up 6.6% over ten years.
That places Guinea-Bissau 33rd out of 156 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
Net investment in nonfinancial assets in Guinea-Bissau, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 5.0% | — |
| 2018 | 6.5% | +31.0% |
| 2019 | -0.0% | -100.5% |
| 2020 | 7.3% | -20611.7% |
| 2021 | 6.2% | -15.3% |
| 2022 | 6.1% | -1.4% |
| 2023 | 6.2% | +1.3% |
| 2024 | 5.3% | -14.4% |
Guinea-Bissau compared with similar countries
- Guinea-Bissau's 5.3% is below the median for low income countries, which is 6.3%, 84% of the median. (16 countries reporting)
- Guinea-Bissau's 5.3% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 4.7%, 1.1× the median. (36 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 3.8% | -0.0% | 6.5% | 3 |
| 2020s | 6.2% | 5.3% | 7.3% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Guinea-Bissau
More public sector data for Guinea-Bissau
- Arms imports 5.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (1993)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per capita 4.72 SIPRI trend indicator values per person (1993)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per unit of GDP 0.0081 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP (1993)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), annual growth rate -70 % change on previous year (1991)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), gaps filled 5.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (1993)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per capita 11.75 current USD per person (2023)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per unit of GDP 0.0122 current USD per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Military expenditure (current USD), annual growth rate 3.07 % change on previous year (2023)
- Military expenditure (current USD), gaps filled 25.29 million current USD (2023)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per square kilometre 177.81 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre (1993)
Frequently asked questions
- What is net investment in nonfinancial assets in Guinea-Bissau?
- Net investment in nonfinancial assets in Guinea-Bissau was 5.3% in 2024, according to Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest net investment in nonfinancial assets recorded in Guinea-Bissau?
- The highest recorded value was 7.3% in 2020.
- What is the lowest net investment in nonfinancial assets recorded in Guinea-Bissau?
- The lowest recorded value was -0.0% in 2019.
- How does Guinea-Bissau rank for net investment in nonfinancial assets?
- Guinea-Bissau ranks 33rd out of 156 countries with data for 2024.
- Is net investment in nonfinancial assets rising or falling in Guinea-Bissau?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Guinea-Bissau data come from?
- The figures come from Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as part of Net investment in nonfinancial assets (% of GDP). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Net investment in government nonfinancial assets includes fixed assets, inventories, valuables, and nonproduced assets. Nonfinancial assets are stores of value and provide benefits either through their use in the production of goods and services or in the form of property income and holding gains. Net investment in nonfinancial assets also includes consumption of fixed capital. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) which is the total income earned through the production of goods and services in an economic territory during an accounting period.