Net lending (+) / net borrowing (-) in Guinea-Bissau
Guinea-Bissau: Net lending (+) / net borrowing (-) was -8.0% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Net lending (+) / net borrowing (-) in Guinea-Bissau, 2017–2024
Source: Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
The most recent figure for net lending (+) / net borrowing (-) in Guinea-Bissau is -8.0%, measured in 2024.
The figure is up 8.4% on the previous year and down 439.0% over ten years.
That places Guinea-Bissau 142nd out of 156 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Net lending (+) / net borrowing (-) in Guinea-Bissau, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | -1.5% | — |
| 2018 | -4.8% | +221.5% |
| 2019 | 0.6% | -113.1% |
| 2020 | -8.6% | -1490.4% |
| 2021 | -6.9% | -20.7% |
| 2022 | -6.3% | -8.4% |
| 2023 | -8.7% | +38.7% |
| 2024 | -8.0% | -8.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | -1.9% | -4.8% | 0.6% | 3 |
| 2020s | -7.7% | -8.7% | -6.3% | 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 lending (+) / net borrowing (-) in Guinea-Bissau?
- Net lending (+) / net borrowing (-) in Guinea-Bissau was -8.0% in 2024, according to Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest net lending (+) / net borrowing (-) recorded in Guinea-Bissau?
- The highest recorded value was 0.6% in 2019.
- What is the lowest net lending (+) / net borrowing (-) recorded in Guinea-Bissau?
- The lowest recorded value was -8.7% in 2023.
- How does Guinea-Bissau rank for net lending (+) / net borrowing (-)?
- Guinea-Bissau ranks 142nd out of 156 countries with data for 2024.
- Is net lending (+) / net borrowing (-) rising or falling in Guinea-Bissau?
- Over the last ten years it is down 439.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- 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 lending (+) / net borrowing (-) (% of GDP). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Net lending (+) / net borrowing (–) equals government revenue minus expense, minus net investment in nonfinancial assets. It is also equal to the net result of transactions in financial assets and liabilities. Net lending/net borrowing is a summary measure indicating the extent to which government is either putting financial resources at the disposal of other sectors in the economy or abroad, or utilizing the financial resources generated by other sectors in the economy or from abroad. 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.