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Services share of GDP — Guinea-Bissau

Services share of GDP in Guinea-Bissau in 2025 — 39.1%. Ranked 147 in the world out of 158. Since 1970, the indicator has risen by 7.8 pp.

2025 39.1% +0.5 pp vs 2024
World rank 147of 158
Period maximum 47.5%2019
Period minimum 19.3%1990

Trend over time

1970–2025 · % of GDP

Services share of GDP — Guinea-Bissau, 1970–2025102030405019701976198219881994200020062012201820241970: 31.3%1971: 33.1%1972: 31.8%1973: 32.7%1974: 33.1%1975: 26.9%1976: 36.4%1977: 31.2%1978: 28.4%1979: 28.5%1980: 39.1%1981: 34.8%1982: 38.8%1983: 46.1%1984: 44.3%1985: 37.9%1986: 34.9%1987: 27.1%1988: 25.4%1989: 32%1990: 19.3%1991: 34.2%1992: 38.7%1993: 33.2%1994: 30.9%1995: 30.8%1996: 29%1997: 41%1998: 42.6%1999: 44.5%2000: 43.1%2001: 44.4%2002: 41.8%2003: 39.4%2004: 43%2005: 39%2006: 39.5%2007: 40.3%2008: 41.5%2009: 40.1%2010: 40.8%2011: 42.3%2012: 41.8%2013: 41.9%2014: 43.8%2015: 45.1%2016: 45.4%2017: 45.1%2018: 44.9%2019: 47.5%2020: 47.2%2021: 43%2022: 43.6%2023: 43.6%2024: 38.6%2025: 39.1%
Change over the period: +7.8 pp Annual average: 0.14 pp

Comparison, 2025

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Guinea-Bissau

Guinea-Bissau 39.1%
World computed 59.9%
Sub-Saharan Africa 50.2%
Western Africa computed 50.1%
Low-income countries computed 42%
Services share of GDP — Guinea-Bissau, by year Guinea-Bissau All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2025 39.1 +0.5 pp
2024 38.6 −5 pp
2023 43.6 +0 pp
2022 43.6 +0.5 pp
2021 43 −4.1 pp
2020 47.2 −0.4 pp
2019 47.5 +2.6 pp
2018 44.9 −0.1 pp
2017 45.1 −0.3 pp
2016 45.4 +0.3 pp
2015 45.1 +1.3 pp
2014 43.8 +1.8 pp
2013 41.9 +0.1 pp
2012 41.8 −0.5 pp
2011 42.3 +1.5 pp
2010 40.8 +0.7 pp
2009 40.1 −1.5 pp
2008 41.5 +1.2 pp
2007 40.3 +0.9 pp
2006 39.5 +0.4 pp
2005 39 −4 pp
2004 43 +3.6 pp
2003 39.4 −2.4 pp
2002 41.8 −2.6 pp
2001 44.4 +1.3 pp
2000 43.1 −1.3 pp
1999 44.5 +1.8 pp
1998 42.6 +1.7 pp
1997 41 +11.9 pp
1996 29 −1.8 pp
1995 30.8 −0.1 pp
1994 30.9 −2.3 pp
1993 33.2 −5.5 pp
1992 38.7 +4.4 pp
1991 34.2 +14.9 pp
1990 19.3 −12.7 pp
1989 32 +6.6 pp
1988 25.4 −1.7 pp
1987 27.1 −7.8 pp
1986 34.9 −2.9 pp
1985 37.9 −6.4 pp
1984 44.3 −1.8 pp
1983 46.1 +7.3 pp
1982 38.8 +4 pp
1981 34.8 −4.3 pp
1980 39.1 +10.5 pp
1979 28.5 +0.1 pp
1978 28.4 −2.8 pp
1977 31.2 −5.2 pp
1976 36.4 +9.5 pp
1975 26.9 −6.3 pp
1974 33.1 +0.4 pp
1973 32.7 +1 pp
1972 31.8 −1.3 pp
1971 33.1 +1.8 pp
1970 31.3 —

Western Africa, 2025

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

CV Cabo Verde 67.9 TG Togo 61.7 NG Nigeria 58.2 GM Gambia 53.1 CI Côte d'Ivoire 51.2 BJ Benin 50.1 SN Senegal 46.3 GH Ghana 42.9 MR Mauritania 42.4 SL Sierra Leone 41.6 BF Burkina Faso 41.5 LR Liberia 40 GW Guinea-Bissau 39.1 ML Mali 36.6 GN Guinea 35.7 NE Niger 31.1
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About the indicator

The share of value added by the service sector in GDP: wholesale and retail trade, transport, communications, finance, real estate, business and government services, education and health care. In most high-income countries it exceeds 70%; in small island states and tourism economies it reaches 80–90%.

Source: World Development Indicators (World Bank), license CC BY 4.0.

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