Current Account Balance: Guinea-Bissau
Guinea-Bissau's current account balance is currently -5.3 % of GDP as of 2026. # Guinea-Bissau Current Account Balance Guinea-Bissau's current account balance stands at -5.
Current (2026)
-5.3 % of GDP
+11.7% y/y
Peak (2000)
2.7 % of GDP
Low (1980)
-21.1 % of GDP
Source
IMF World Economic Outlook
1980–2026 · 51 pts
Current Account Balance — Guinea-Bissau
1980 — 2026
Current Account Balance — Guinea-Bissau
Analysis# Guinea-Bissau Current Account Balance
Guinea-Bissau's current account balance stands at -5.3% of GDP in 2026, reflecting persistent external imbalances. The country has improved significantly from its all-time low of -21.1% in 1980, though it remains far from the 2.7% surplus achieved in 2000. Over the 50-year period since 1980, the metric has improved by 74.9 percentage points, demonstrating long-term progress in external accounts.
Recent years reveal substantial volatility. After a near-equilibrium position in 2021 (-0.8%), the current account deteriorated sharply to -8.6% in 2022-2023 before showing recovery beginning in 2024. The 2026 projection of -5.3% suggests continued stabilization, with the deficit gradually narrowing toward more sustainable levels over the forecast period.
Historical Data
51 Rows| Year | Value | Change % |
|---|---|---|
| 2030 | -4 % of GDP | +6.98% |
| 2029 | -4.3 % of GDP | +2.27% |
| 2028 | -4.4 % of GDP | +8.33% |
| 2027 | -4.8 % of GDP | +9.43% |
| 2026 | -5.3 % of GDP | +11.67% |
| 2025 | -6 % of GDP | +26.83% |
| 2024 | -8.2 % of GDP | +4.65% |
| 2023 | -8.6 % of GDP | +0.00% |
| 2022 | -8.6 % of GDP | -975.00% |
| 2021 | -0.8 % of GDP | +69.23% |
| 2020 | -2.6 % of GDP | +69.41% |
| 2019 | -8.5 % of GDP | -142.86% |
| 2018 | -3.5 % of GDP | -1266.67% |
| 2017 | 0.3 % of GDP | -78.57% |
| 2016 | 1.4 % of GDP | -22.22% |
| 2015 | 1.8 % of GDP | +260.00% |
| 2014 | 0.5 % of GDP | +111.63% |
| 2013 | -4.3 % of GDP | +45.57% |
| 2012 | -7.9 % of GDP | -558.33% |
| 2011 | -1.2 % of GDP | +84.00% |
Show all 51 rows
| Year | Value | Change % |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | -7.5 % of GDP | -38.89% |
| 2009 | -5.4 % of GDP | -80.00% |
| 2008 | -3 % of GDP | +26.83% |
| 2007 | -4.1 % of GDP | +33.87% |
| 2006 | -6.2 % of GDP | -287.50% |
| 2005 | -1.6 % of GDP | +0.00% |
| 2004 | -1.6 % of GDP | +36.00% |
| 2003 | -2.5 % of GDP | +24.24% |
| 2002 | -3.3 % of GDP | +15.38% |
| 2001 | -3.9 % of GDP | -244.44% |
| 2000 | 2.7 % of GDP | +222.73% |
| 1999 | -2.2 % of GDP | +38.89% |
| 1998 | -3.6 % of GDP | +23.40% |
| 1997 | -4.7 % of GDP | +21.67% |
| 1996 | -6 % of GDP | -33.33% |
| 1995 | -4.5 % of GDP | +64.57% |
| 1994 | -12.7 % of GDP | -33.68% |
| 1993 | -9.5 % of GDP | +17.39% |
| 1992 | -11.5 % of GDP | -17.35% |
| 1991 | -9.8 % of GDP | -18.07% |
| 1990 | -8.3 % of GDP | +53.37% |
| 1989 | -17.8 % of GDP | -19.46% |
| 1988 | -14.9 % of GDP | -33.04% |
| 1987 | -11.2 % of GDP | -6.67% |
| 1986 | -10.5 % of GDP | +32.69% |
| 1985 | -15.6 % of GDP | +21.21% |
| 1984 | -19.8 % of GDP | -30.26% |
| 1983 | -15.2 % of GDP | +19.58% |
| 1982 | -18.9 % of GDP | -81.73% |
| 1981 | -10.4 % of GDP | +50.71% |
| 1980 | -21.1 % of GDP | — |
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