Economy - overview:
Guinea-Bissau is highly dependent on subsistence agriculture, cashew nut exports, and foreign assistance. Two out of three Bissau-Guineans remain below the absolute poverty line. The legal economy is based on farming and fishing, but illegal logging and trafficking in narcotics are also important economic activities. The combination of limited economic prospects, weak institutions, and favorable geography have made this West African country a way station for drugs bound for Europe while trade in illegal logging, food, and fishing is also significant.Guinea-Bissau has substantial potential for development of mineral resources including phosphates, bauxite, and mineral sands. The country’s climate and soil make it feasible to grow a wide range of cash crops, fruit, vegetables, and tubers; however, cashews generate more than 80% export receipts and are the main source of income for many rural communities.With renewed donor support following elections in April-May 2014 and a successful regional bond issuance, the new government of Guinea-Bissau has made progress paying salaries, settling domestic arrears, and gaining more control over revenues and expenditures. The IMF noted that the new government has taken the positive step of developing a long-term economic plan and approved a three year Extended Credit Facility arrangement for Guinea-Bissau in 2015.

GDP (purchasing power parity):
$2.677 billion (2015 est.) $2.557 billion (2014 est.) $2.493 billion (2013 est.)
note: data are in 2015 US dollars
country comparison to the world: 189
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GDP (official exchange rate):
$1.035 billion (2015 est.)
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GDP - real growth rate:
4.7% (2015 est.) 2.5% (2014 est.) 0.8% (2013 est.)
country comparison to the world: 47
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GDP - per capita (PPP):
$1,500 (2015 est.) $1,500 (2014 est.) $1,400 (2013 est.)
note: data are in 2015 US dollars
country comparison to the world: 216
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Gross national saving:
8.8% of GDP (2015 est.) 9.6% of GDP (2014 est.) 2.6% of GDP (2013 est.)
country comparison to the world: 156
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GDP - composition, by end use:
household consumption: 93.2%
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government consumption: 12.5%
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investment in fixed capital: 5.5%
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investment in inventories: 0.1%
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exports of goods and services: 18.3%
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imports of goods and services: -29.6% (2015 est.)
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GDP - composition, by sector of origin:
agriculture: 44.7%
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industry: 13.4%
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services: 41.9% (2015 est.)
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Agriculture - products:
rice, corn, beans, cassava (manioc, tapioca), cashew nuts, peanuts, palm kernels, cotton; timber; fish

Industries:
agricultural products processing, beer, soft drinks

Industrial production growth rate:
2.3% (2015 est.)
country comparison to the world: 105
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Labor force:
632,700 (2007 est.)
country comparison to the world: 154
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Labor force - by occupation:
agriculture: 82%
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industry and services: 18% (2000 est.)

Unemployment rate:
NA%
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Population below poverty line:
NA%
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Household income or consumption by percentage share:
lowest 10%: 2.9%
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highest 10%: 28% (2002)
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Budget:
revenues: $155.3 million
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expenditures: $185.2 million (2015 est.)
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Taxes and other revenues:
15% of GDP (2015 est.)
country comparison to the world: 193
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Budget surplus (+) or deficit (-):
-2.9% of GDP (2015 est.)
country comparison to the world: 107
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Fiscal year:
calendar year

Inflation rate (consumer prices):
1.8% (2015 est.) -1.5% (2014 est.)
country comparison to the world: 102
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Central bank discount rate:
4.25% (31 December 2009) 4.75% (31 December 2008)
country comparison to the world: 95
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Commercial bank prime lending rate:
15% (31 December 2015 est.) 15% (31 December 2014 est.)
country comparison to the world: 42
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Stock of narrow money:
$433.1 million (31 December 2015 est.) $392.5 million (31 December 2014 est.)
country comparison to the world: 169
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Stock of broad money:
$489.4 million (31 December 2015 est.) $452.1 million (31 December 2014 est.)
country comparison to the world: 183
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Stock of domestic credit:
$163.5 million (31 December 2015 est.) $160.1 million (31 December 2014 est.)
country comparison to the world: 181
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Market value of publicly traded shares:
$NA
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Current account balance:
-$36 million (2015 est.) -$13 million (2014 est.)
country comparison to the world: 58
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Exports:
$198.2 million (2015 est.) $171.9 million (2014 est.)
country comparison to the world: 186
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Exports - commodities:
fish, shrimp; cashews, peanuts, palm kernels, raw and sawn lumber

Exports - partners:
India 52.3%, Nigeria 20.7%, China 16.3%, Togo 5.5% (2014)

Imports:
$218.2 million (2015 est.) $227.5 million (2014 est.)
country comparison to the world: 204
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Imports - commodities:
foodstuffs, machinery and transport equipment, petroleum products

Imports - partners:
Portugal 20.6%, Senegal 17.5%, UK 16.1%, Spain 4.2%, India 4.2%, China 4.1% (2014)

Debt - external:
$1.095 billion (31 December 2010 est.) $941.5 million (31 December 2000 est.)
country comparison to the world: 162
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Exchange rates:
Communaute Financiere Africaine francs (XOF) per US dollar - 580.5 (2015 est.) 494.42 (2014 est.) 494.42 (2013 est.) 510.53 (2012 est.) 471.87 (2011 est.)