GDP per person employed in Guinea-Bissau
Guinea-Bissau: GDP per person employed was 7,233 constant 2021 PPP $ in 2025. ▲ Rising
GDP per person employed in Guinea-Bissau, 1991–2025
Source: Staff estimates, World Bank (WB), note: Estimates are based on employment, population, GDP, and PPP data obtained from International Labour Organization, United Nations Population Division, Eurostat, . Measured in constant 2021 PPP $.
Analysis
Guinea-Bissau recorded 7,233 constant 2021 PPP $ for gdp per person employed in 2025. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.7% on the previous year and up 14.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gdp per person employed in Guinea-Bissau peaked at 7,233 constant 2021 PPP $ in 2025 and was at its lowest, 5,115 constant 2021 PPP $, in 1998.
Guinea-Bissau ranks 165th of 177 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 5,940 constant 2021 PPP $ | 5,115 constant 2021 PPP $ | 6,705 constant 2021 PPP $ | 9 |
| 2000s | 5,920 constant 2021 PPP $ | 5,741 constant 2021 PPP $ | 6,060 constant 2021 PPP $ | 10 |
| 2010s | 6,412 constant 2021 PPP $ | 6,131 constant 2021 PPP $ | 6,815 constant 2021 PPP $ | 10 |
| 2020s | 6,945 constant 2021 PPP $ | 6,805 constant 2021 PPP $ | 7,233 constant 2021 PPP $ | 6 |
Countries ranked near Guinea-Bissau
More work & labour data for Guinea-Bissau
- Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) 86.6% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15-6 65.8% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15-64) 70.2% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages 15 61.6% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%) 45.0% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, male (%) 48.5% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, female (%) 41.4% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15+) 69.6% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) 64.8% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages 15 60.3% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gdp per person employed in Guinea-Bissau?
- Gdp per person employed in Guinea-Bissau was 7,233 constant 2021 PPP $ in 2025, according to Staff estimates, World Bank (WB), note: Estimates are based on employment, population, GDP, and PPP data obtained from International Labour Organization, United Nations Population Division, Eurostat, .
- What is the highest gdp per person employed recorded in Guinea-Bissau?
- The highest recorded value was 7,233 constant 2021 PPP $ in 2025.
- What is the lowest gdp per person employed recorded in Guinea-Bissau?
- The lowest recorded value was 5,115 constant 2021 PPP $ in 1998.
- How does Guinea-Bissau rank for gdp per person employed?
- Guinea-Bissau ranks 165th out of 177 countries with data for 2025.
- Is gdp per person employed rising or falling in Guinea-Bissau?
- Over the last ten years it is up 14.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Guinea-Bissau data come from?
- The figures come from Staff estimates, World Bank (WB), note: Estimates are based on employment, population, GDP, and PPP data obtained from International Labour Organization, United Nations Population Division, Eurostat, , published as part of GDP per person employed (constant 2021 PPP $). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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GDP per person employed is gross domestic product (GDP) divided by total employment in the economy. Purchasing power parity (PPP) GDP is GDP converted to 2021 constant international dollars using PPP rates. An international dollar has the same purchasing power over GDP that a U.S. dollar has in the United States.