Merchandise trade (% of GDP) — all countries

Merchandise trade (% of GDP) — Guinea-Bissau

Merchandise trade (% of GDP) in Guinea-Bissau in 2025 — 31.73%. Ranked 162 in the world out of 189. Since 1970, the indicator has risen by 16.58 pp.

2025 31.73% −0.81 pp vs 2024
World rank 162of 189
Period maximum 69.65%2009
Period minimum 14.36%1991

Trend over time

1970–2025 · % of GDP

Merchandise trade (% of GDP) — Guinea-Bissau, 1970–202502040608019701976198219881994200020062012201820241970: 15.15%1971: 16.16%1972: 15.35%1973: 20.66%1974: 18.3%1975: 15.88%1976: 14.72%1977: 16.73%1978: 19.13%1979: 24.01%1980: 22.94%1981: 15.91%1982: 14.41%1983: 15.05%1984: 18.06%1985: 19.25%1986: 20.68%1987: 19.25%1988: 19.18%1989: 14.98%1990: 16.56%1991: 14.36%1992: 17.34%1993: 14.45%1994: 32.16%1995: 23.78%1996: 16.36%1997: 19.62%1998: 15.23%1999: 17.61%2000: 30.92%2001: 30.29%2002: 24.21%2003: 23.48%2004: 27.31%2005: 50.33%2006: 56.08%2007: 68.25%2008: 67.6%2009: 69.65%2010: 62.55%2011: 45.03%2012: 32.59%2013: 33.07%2014: 37.52%2015: 43.65%2016: 44.66%2017: 47.08%2018: 44.01%2019: 39.72%2020: 33.72%2021: 37.32%2022: 38.46%2023: 34.38%2024: 32.53%2025: 31.73%
Change over the period: +16.58 pp Annual average: 0.3 pp

Comparison, 2025

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

Guinea-Bissau 31.73%
World 43.89%
Western Africa computed 43.23%
Low-income countries computed 39.9%
Merchandise trade (% of GDP) — Guinea-Bissau, by year Guinea-Bissau All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2025 31.73 −0.81 pp
2024 32.53 −1.85 pp
2023 34.38 −4.08 pp
2022 38.46 +1.14 pp
2021 37.32 +3.6 pp
2020 33.72 −6 pp
2019 39.72 −4.29 pp
2018 44.01 −3.06 pp
2017 47.08 +2.42 pp
2016 44.66 +1.01 pp
2015 43.65 +6.12 pp
2014 37.52 +4.45 pp
2013 33.07 +0.48 pp
2012 32.59 −12.44 pp
2011 45.03 −17.52 pp
2010 62.55 −7.1 pp
2009 69.65 +2.05 pp
2008 67.6 −0.65 pp
2007 68.25 +12.16 pp
2006 56.08 +5.75 pp
2005 50.33 +23.02 pp
2004 27.31 +3.83 pp
2003 23.48 −0.73 pp
2002 24.21 −6.09 pp
2001 30.29 −0.62 pp
2000 30.92 +13.31 pp
1999 17.61 +2.38 pp
1998 15.23 −4.4 pp
1997 19.62 +3.27 pp
1996 16.36 −7.42 pp
1995 23.78 −8.38 pp
1994 32.16 +17.71 pp
1993 14.45 −2.88 pp
1992 17.34 +2.98 pp
1991 14.36 −2.2 pp
1990 16.56 +1.58 pp
1989 14.98 −4.2 pp
1988 19.18 −0.07 pp
1987 19.25 −1.43 pp
1986 20.68 +1.42 pp
1985 19.25 +1.2 pp
1984 18.06 +3.01 pp
1983 15.05 +0.64 pp
1982 14.41 −1.5 pp
1981 15.91 −7.03 pp
1980 22.94 −1.07 pp
1979 24.01 +4.89 pp
1978 19.13 +2.4 pp
1977 16.73 +2.01 pp
1976 14.72 −1.17 pp
1975 15.88 −2.42 pp
1974 18.3 −2.36 pp
1973 20.66 +5.31 pp
1972 15.35 −0.81 pp
1971 16.16 +1.02 pp
1970 15.15

About the indicator

The sum of exports and imports of goods as a percent of GDP. It differs from trade openness in that services are not counted here, and the difference between the two indicators is exactly what shows the weight of services in a country's foreign trade. The highest values come not from large exporters but from transshipment economies — Singapore, Hong Kong, Luxembourg — where goods are brought in to be sent out again, and both flows are counted in full.

Important: Goods only. The value can exceed 100% of GDP: exports and imports are counted at the full value of the goods while GDP is counted as value added, so in transshipment economies the values run to several hundred percent.

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