Trade balance — all countries

Trade balance — Guinea-Bissau

Trade balance in Guinea-Bissau in 2025 — -332,339,341 US$. Ranked 67 in the world out of 138. Since 1970, the indicator has fallen by 520%.

2025 -332M US$ −0.98% vs 2024
World rank 67of 138
Period maximum -49.29M US$2015
Period minimum -417M US$1997

Trend over time

1970–2025 · US$

Trade balance — Guinea-Bissau, 1970–2025-500M-400M-300M-200M-100M019701976198219881994200020062012201820241970: -53,600,630 US$1971: -61,564,279 US$1972: -71,301,752 US$1973: -80,541,464 US$1974: -87,892,434 US$1975: -58,820,689 US$1976: -66,209,781 US$1977: -69,630,666 US$1978: -90,300,810 US$1979: -105,552,110 US$1980: -83,861,938 US$1981: -98,648,733 US$1982: -143,908,315 US$1983: -111,598,540 US$1984: -136,361,352 US$1985: -179,319,177 US$1986: -90,047,060 US$1987: -124,673,532 US$1988: -165,564,747 US$1989: -206,662,305 US$1990: -171,855,389 US$1991: -185,892,633 US$1992: -265,971,067 US$1993: -146,847,577 US$1994: -109,362,024 US$1995: -154,988,091 US$1996: -149,811,457 US$1997: -416,660,916 US$1998: -208,571,470 US$1999: -187,955,429 US$2000: -103,909,211 US$2001: -113,157,865 US$2002: -78,254,288 US$2003: -78,447,014 US$2004: -100,864,664 US$2005: -119,373,418 US$2006: -177,773,070 US$2007: -180,788,672 US$2008: -205,830,851 US$2009: -189,954,083 US$2010: -171,436,631 US$2011: -115,953,525 US$2012: -166,798,938 US$2013: -150,124,766 US$2014: -153,047,877 US$2015: -49,286,914 US$2016: -84,057,590 US$2017: -56,520,483 US$2018: -63,188,809 US$2019: -213,602,850 US$2020: -203,745,564 US$2021: -185,716,474 US$2022: -306,102,417 US$2023: -310,526,509 US$2024: -329,124,543 US$2025: -332,339,341 US$
Change over the period: −279M (−520.03%)

Comparison, 2025

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

Guinea-Bissau -332M US$
Sub-Saharan Africa computed -29.17B US$
Western Africa computed -8.28B US$
Low-income countries computed -37.41B US$
Trade balance — Guinea-Bissau, by year Guinea-Bissau All countries CSV XLSX
Year US$ Change Change, %
2025 -332M −3.21M −0.98%
2024 -329M −18.6M −5.99%
2023 -311M −4.42M −1.45%
2022 -306M −120M −64.82%
2021 -186M +18.03M +8.85%
2020 -204M +9.86M +4.61%
2019 -214M −150M −238.04%
2018 -63.19M −6.67M −11.8%
2017 -56.52M +27.54M +32.76%
2016 -84.06M −34.77M −70.55%
2015 -49.29M +104M +67.8%
2014 -153M −2.92M −1.95%
2013 -150M +16.67M +10%
2012 -167M −50.85M −43.85%
2011 -116M +55.48M +32.36%
2010 -171M +18.52M +9.75%
2009 -190M +15.88M +7.71%
2008 -206M −25.04M −13.85%
2007 -181M −3.02M −1.7%
2006 -178M −58.4M −48.92%
2005 -119M −18.51M −18.35%
2004 -101M −22.42M −28.58%
2003 -78.45M −192,726 −0.25%
2002 -78.25M +34.9M +30.85%
2001 -113M −9.25M −8.9%
2000 -104M +84.05M +44.72%
1999 -188M +20.62M +9.88%
1998 -209M +208M +49.94%
1997 -417M −267M −178.12%
1996 -150M +5.18M +3.34%
1995 -155M −45.63M −41.72%
1994 -109M +37.49M +25.53%
1993 -147M +119M +44.79%
1992 -266M −80.08M −43.08%
1991 -186M −14.04M −8.17%
1990 -172M +34.81M +16.84%
1989 -207M −41.1M −24.82%
1988 -166M −40.89M −32.8%
1987 -125M −34.63M −38.45%
1986 -90.05M +89.27M +49.78%
1985 -179M −42.96M −31.5%
1984 -136M −24.76M −22.19%
1983 -112M +32.31M +22.45%
1982 -144M −45.26M −45.88%
1981 -98.65M −14.79M −17.63%
1980 -83.86M +21.69M +20.55%
1979 -106M −15.25M −16.89%
1978 -90.3M −20.67M −29.69%
1977 -69.63M −3.42M −5.17%
1976 -66.21M −7.39M −12.56%
1975 -58.82M +29.07M +33.08%
1974 -87.89M −7.35M −9.13%
1973 -80.54M −9.24M −12.96%
1972 -71.3M −9.74M −15.82%
1971 -61.56M −7.96M −14.86%
1970 -53.6M

About the indicator

The balance of foreign trade in goods and services: exports minus imports. This is the largest part of the current account but not the whole of it — investment income and remittances do not enter the trade balance, and for countries with large transfers the two indicators move in opposite directions. A surplus is not in itself a sign of a healthy economy: a country importing equipment for construction will run a deficit precisely because it is investing in growth.

Important: Goods and services together. For countries with large service exports — tourism, transport, software — the merchandise balance can be negative while the overall balance is positive.

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