Services, value added in Guinea-Bissau

Guinea-Bissau: Services, value added was 5.4% in 2025. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2025)
5.4%
Change on year
up 11.4%
World rank
46th
of 197 countries
All-time high
19.9%
in 1999
All-time low
-18.5%
in 1998
Years of data
28
1998–2025

Services, value added in Guinea-Bissau, 1998–2025

-20-10010201998201120251998: -18.5 annual % growth1999: 19.9 annual % growth2000: 4.4 annual % growth2001: 5.1 annual % growth2002: -2.1 annual % growth2003: -5.7 annual % growth2004: 9 annual % growth2005: -0.697 annual % growth2006: 4.8 annual % growth2007: 3.6 annual % growth2008: 6.3 annual % growth2009: -0.846 annual % growth2010: 7.3 annual % growth2011: 11.5 annual % growth2012: -2.8 annual % growth2013: 3.5 annual % growth2014: 5.6 annual % growth2015: 9 annual % growth2016: 7 annual % growth2017: 5.4 annual % growth2018: 1.8 annual % growth2019: 6.6 annual % growth2020: 3 annual % growth2021: 2.3 annual % growth2022: 9.5 annual % growth2023: 2.4 annual % growth2024: 4.8 annual % growth2025: 5.4 annual % growth

Source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs). Measured in annual % growth.

Analysis

In 2025, services, value added in Guinea-Bissau stood at 5.4%.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 11.4% on the previous year and down 40.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, services, value added in Guinea-Bissau peaked at 19.9% in 1999 and was at its lowest, -18.5%, in 1998.

That places Guinea-Bissau 46th out of 197 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.7% -18.5% 19.9% 2
2000s 2.4% -5.7% 9.0% 10
2010s 5.5% -2.8% 11.5% 10
2020s 4.6% 2.3% 9.5% 6

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Frequently asked questions

What is services, value added in Guinea-Bissau?
Services, value added in Guinea-Bissau was 5.4% in 2025, according to Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs).
What is the highest services, value added recorded in Guinea-Bissau?
The highest recorded value was 19.9% in 1999.
What is the lowest services, value added recorded in Guinea-Bissau?
The lowest recorded value was -18.5% in 1998.
How does Guinea-Bissau rank for services, value added?
Guinea-Bissau ranks 46th out of 197 countries with data for 2025.
Is services, value added rising or falling in Guinea-Bissau?
Over the last ten years it is down 40.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Guinea-Bissau data come from?
The figures come from Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs), published as part of Services, value added (annual % growth). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Services, value added (annual % growth)
Unit
annual % growth
Source
Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
240 places, 9,625 data points, 1961–2025
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Services industries correspond to ISIC (Rev. 4) divisions 45-99 and includes wholesale and retail trade, repair of motor vehicles, hotels and restaurants, transport, storage and communication, financial intermediation, real estate, renting and business activities, public administration and defence, compulsory social security, education, health and social work, other community, social and personal service activities, private households with employed persons, and extra-territorial organizations and bodies. Value added is the contribution to the economy by a producer or an industry or an institutional sector, which is estimated by the total value of output produced and deducting the total value of intermediate consumption of goods and services used to produce that output. This indicator denotes the percentage change over each previous year of the constant price (base year 2015) series in United States dollars.