Source: world bank Nominal/PPP
Summary:
Guinea-Bissau GDP expanded from 1970 to 2024, increasing from $0.20 billion to $2.22 billion.The compound annual growth rate (CAGR) averaged 4.56% over the period. The economy recorded its peak level in 2024 and its lowest level in 1970. Growth volatility remained high. The maximum drawdown reached 44.29%, indicating the largest cyclical decline from peak levels. The country experienced 12 recession episode(s) during the observed period.
Guinea-Bissau Economic Phases (1970–2024)
Between 1970 to 2024, Guinea-Bissau experienced the following economic phases:
- High Growth (1974–1975) indicating robust economic expansion
- Expansion (1976–1977) indicating steady moderate growth
- Contraction (1979–1980) indicating temporary slowdown
- High Growth (1981–1982) indicating robust economic expansion
- High Growth (1989–1991) indicating robust economic expansion
- High Growth (1995–1996) indicating robust economic expansion
- High Growth (2001–2005) indicating robust economic expansion
- High Growth (2007–2008) indicating robust economic expansion
- High Growth (2010–2011) indicating robust economic expansion
- Expansion (2014–2015) indicating steady moderate growth
- High Growth (2016–2018) indicating robust economic expansion
- High Growth (2020–2021) indicating robust economic expansion
- Expansion (2024–2024) indicating steady moderate growth
The most remarkable growth occurred in 1981 with an increase of 39.834%, while the largest decline was in 2000 at -32.453%.