Poverty & Inequality in Guinea-Bissau 94 indicators covering poverty & inequality for Guinea-Bissau. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via the World Bank 2 surveys 2025 up 100.0% 76th Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via 0 surveys per person 2025 up 58.8% 43rd Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via 0 surveys per US$ of GDP 2025 down 8.8% 6th Fertility rate vs. share living in extreme poverty 3.84 live births per woman 2023 down 22.2% 33rd Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty 1,333 kg per hectare 2024 down 4.4% 150th Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP 2024 down 50.6% 16th Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, annual growth rate -5.22 % change on previous year 2024 down 2,417.9% 142nd Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled 9.17 2023 up 42.0% 163rd Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality 9.2% 2023 up 42.0% 163rd Tax revenues vs income inequality, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP 2023 down 24.1% 30th Tax revenues vs income inequality, annual growth rate -2.61 % change on previous year 2023 up 76.4% 140th Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via 0 % change on previous year 2025 — 1st Gender Inequality Index 0.632 2023 up 1.4% 6th Share of government consumption in GDP vs. share of population living in extreme poverty 19.4% 2023 up 15.6% 95th Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in women 0.184 2023 down 19.8% 21st Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient by sex 0.184 2023 down 19.8% 21st Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in men 0.2097 2023 down 17.4% 19th Poverty headcount ratio at $3.00 a day (2021 PPP) 39.9% 2021 down 47.3% 12th Poverty gap at $3.00 a day (2021 PPP) 11.5% 2021 down 70.3% 13th Poverty headcount ratio at $4.20 a day (2021 PPP) 62.1% 2021 down 27.2% 14th Poverty headcount ratio at $8.30 a day (2021 PPP) 91.4% 2021 down 3.7% 11th Prosperity gap 9.1 average shortfall from a prosperity standard of $28/day 2021 down 56.5% 13th Income inequality: Atkinson index 0.3531 2023 down 35.1% 56th Poverty gap at $4.20 a day (2021 PPP) 23.1% 2021 down 54.6% 13th Poverty headcount ratio at societal poverty line 40.4% 2021 down 46.6% 13th Poverty gap at $8.30 a day (2021 PPP) 51.7% 2021 down 27.1% 13th Population living in slums 59.0% 2022 down 21.6% 19th Inequality-adjusted Human Development Index 0.331 2023 up 25.9% 148th Inequality-adjusted Human Development Index vs. Human Development Index 0.331 2023 up 25.9% 148th Inequality-adjusted Human Development Index vs. GDP per capita 0.331 2023 up 25.9% 148th Proportion of population below international poverty line 39.9% 2021 down 47.3% 13th Three metrics of inequality 53.66 2021 down 21.7% 66th Gini coefficient (before tax) 0.5366 2021 down 21.7% 66th Out-of-pocket expenditure (OOP) per capita in US$ 50.56 2023 up 70.6% 124th Income share held by second 20% 11.9% 2021 up 43.4% 66th Income share held by third 20% 16.2% 2021 up 32.8% 64th Income share held by fourth 20% 22.4% 2021 up 22.4% 47th Income share held by highest 20% 41.6% 2021 down 26.6% 63rd Income share held by highest 10% 26.1% 2021 down 37.9% 68th Income share held by lowest 10% 3.4% 2021 up 100.0% 29th Income share held by lowest 20% 7.9% 2021 up 75.6% 36th Gini index 33.4 2021 down 34.0% 73rd Proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income 9.1% 2021 down 46.5% 90th Total shortfall from extreme poverty 263.41 million international-$ in 2021 prices 2021 down 60.4% 45th Poverty gap index at $3 a day 11.5% 2021 down 70.4% 13th Official development assistance grants for poverty reduction, by 1.36 2024 down 31.3% 23rd Gini coefficient: World Inequality Database vs. World Bank 0.5238 2021 down 22.6% 52nd Income inequality: Gini coefficient before and after tax 0.5238 2021 down 22.6% 52nd Share of gross national income from poverty reduction grants 1.4% 2024 down 31.3% 21st Use of interpolation and extrapolation on original Gini coefficient data 1,483 2017 up 20.9% 151st Income share of the richest 10% vs. Gini coefficient (before tax) 42.1% 2021 down 30.0% 66th Income share of the richest 1% vs. Gini coefficient (before tax) 11.0% 2021 down 35.5% 85th Share of population living in extreme poverty vs. GDP per capita 39.9% 2021 down 47.3% 12th Income inequality vs. GDP per capita 0.3344 2021 down 33.9% 71st Total population living in extreme poverty by world region 834,635 people 2021 down 29.6% 43rd Share of population living with less than $3 and $4.20 per day 39.9% 2021 down 47.3% 12th How does extreme monetary poverty compare to multidimensional poverty? 39.9% 2021 down 47.3% 12th Share in extreme poverty vs. poverty gap index 39.9% 2021 down 47.3% 12th Distribution of population between different poverty lines 97,697 people 2021 up 59.8% 120th Share of population living in extreme poverty vs. mean income or consumption per day 39.9% 2021 down 47.3% 12th Page 1 of 2 Next →