Guinea-Bissau vs Guyana: Net foreign assets

Guinea-Bissau
307.13 billion current LCU
in 2025
Guyana
347.31 billion current LCU
in 2025
Guinea-Bissau rank
87th
Guyana rank
85th

Net foreign assets over time

  • Guinea-Bissau
  • Guyana
-100.0B0100.0B200.0B300.0B196019922025

How they compare

Guyana currently reports 347.31 billion current LCU against 307.13 billion current LCU in Guinea-Bissau, a difference of 40.18 billion current LCU.

That makes Guyana's figure about 1.1 times Guinea-Bissau's.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 40 shared years of data; in 1986 it was Guinea-Bissau ahead.

Guinea-Bissau ranks 87th and Guyana ranks 85th of 186 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Guinea-Bissau averaged higher in 4 and Guyana in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Guinea-Bissau Guyana Difference Ahead
1980s -996.29 million current LCU -8.79 billion current LCU 7.79 billion current LCU Guinea-Bissau
1990s 1.81 billion current LCU -56.01 billion current LCU 57.82 billion current LCU Guinea-Bissau
2000s 41.74 billion current LCU 48.21 billion current LCU 6.47 billion current LCU Guyana
2010s 158.84 billion current LCU 154.71 billion current LCU 4.14 billion current LCU Guinea-Bissau
2020s 290.00 billion current LCU 229.63 billion current LCU 60.37 billion current LCU Guinea-Bissau

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher net foreign assets, Guinea-Bissau or Guyana?
Guyana, at 347.31 billion current LCU against 307.13 billion current LCU in Guinea-Bissau as of 2025.
What is the difference in net foreign assets between Guinea-Bissau and Guyana?
40.18 billion current LCU, with Guyana ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Guinea-Bissau and Guyana?
40 years are reported by both, from 1986 to 2025.
How do Guinea-Bissau and Guyana rank globally for net foreign assets?
Guinea-Bissau ranks 87th and Guyana ranks 85th of 186 countries.
Where does this data come from?
International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as Net foreign assets (current LCU). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Net foreign assets (current LCU)
Unit
current LCU
Source
International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
186 places, 9,009 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

Net foreign assets are the sum of foreign assets held by monetary authorities and deposit money banks, less their foreign liabilities. This indicator is expressed in current prices, meaning no adjustment has been made to account for price changes over time. This series is expressed in local currency units.