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Government debt — Guinea-Bissau

Government debt in Guinea-Bissau in 2031 — 65.2%. Ranked 127 in the world out of 184. Since 1997, the indicator has fallen by 29.1 pp.

2031 65.2% −1.2 pp vs 2030
World rank 127of 184
Period maximum 217.1%2000
Period minimum 45.6%2011

Trend over time

1997–2031 · % of GDP

Government debt — Guinea-Bissau, 1997–2031010020030019972001200520092013201720212025202920311997: 94.3%1998: 109.1%1999: 109.9%2000: 217.1%2001: 204.4%2002: 197.5%2003: 183.4%2004: 202%2005: 203.7%2006: 190.4%2007: 164%2008: 148.8%2009: 148.3%2010: 61.7%2011: 45.6%2012: 47.4%2013: 49.6%2014: 60.1%2015: 56.3%2016: 59.1%2017: 51.8%2018: 59.1%2019: 65.1%2020: 77.6%2021: 78.8%2022: 80.7%2023: 79.4%2024: 82.4%2025: 75.3%2026: 73.6%2027: 71.8%2028: 69.9%2029: 68%2030: 66.4%2031: 65.2%
Change over the period: −29.1 pp Annual average: -0.86 pp

Comparison, 2031

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

Guinea-Bissau 65.2%
World computed 102.5%
Sub-Saharan Africa computed 54.1%
Western Africa computed 41.7%
Low-income countries computed 45.5%
Government debt — Guinea-Bissau, by year Guinea-Bissau All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2031 65.2 −1.2 pp
2030 66.4 −1.6 pp
2029 68 −1.9 pp
2028 69.9 −1.9 pp
2027 71.8 −1.8 pp
2026 73.6 −1.7 pp
2025 75.3 −7.1 pp
2024 82.4 +3 pp
2023 79.4 −1.3 pp
2022 80.7 +1.9 pp
2021 78.8 +1.2 pp
2020 77.6 +12.5 pp
2019 65.1 +6 pp
2018 59.1 +7.3 pp
2017 51.8 −7.3 pp
2016 59.1 +2.8 pp
2015 56.3 −3.8 pp
2014 60.1 +10.5 pp
2013 49.6 +2.2 pp
2012 47.4 +1.8 pp
2011 45.6 −16.1 pp
2010 61.7 −86.6 pp
2009 148.3 −0.5 pp
2008 148.8 −15.2 pp
2007 164 −26.4 pp
2006 190.4 −13.3 pp
2005 203.7 +1.7 pp
2004 202 +18.6 pp
2003 183.4 −14.1 pp
2002 197.5 −6.9 pp
2001 204.4 −12.7 pp
2000 217.1 +107.2 pp
1999 109.9 +0.8 pp
1998 109.1 +14.8 pp
1997 94.3 —

Western Africa, 2031

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

GN Guinea 28.9 NG Nigeria 30.1 SL Sierra Leone 31.8 ML Mali 37.9 MR Mauritania 40.8 GH Ghana 42.3 LR Liberia 43.1 GM Gambia 44.3 NE Niger 44.3 BF Burkina Faso 46.4 CI Côte d'Ivoire 48.6 BJ Benin 50.3 TG Togo 56.7 GW Guinea-Bissau 65.2 CV Cabo Verde 71.4 SN Senegal 121.4
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About the indicator

Gross general government debt as a percent of GDP from the IMF World Economic Outlook database: all liabilities that require future payments of interest and/or principal. It covers the central government, regional and local budgets and extrabudgetary funds where the data allow. The threshold of 60% of GDP is used in the EU Maastricht criteria as a benchmark of sustainability.

Important: The coverage of the government sector differs between countries; when levels are compared, it matters whether regional budgets are included.

Source: World Economic Outlook (IMF), license IMF open data.

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