Domestic credit to private sector in Guinea-Bissau
Guinea-Bissau: Domestic credit to private sector was 10.0% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Domestic credit to private sector in Guinea-Bissau, 1986–2025
Source: International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
In 2025, domestic credit to private sector in Guinea-Bissau stood at 10.0%.
That represents a change of down 6.9% on the previous year and up 28.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, domestic credit to private sector in Guinea-Bissau peaked at 14.6% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.4%, in 2001.
Guinea-Bissau ranks 169th of 187 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Domestic credit to private sector in Guinea-Bissau, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1986 | 7.5% | — |
| 1987 | 6.4% | -14.0% |
| 1988 | 6.5% | +1.1% |
| 1989 | 6.8% | +4.3% |
| 1990 | 8.5% | +24.8% |
| 1991 | 5.1% | -39.4% |
| 1992 | 3.9% | -23.8% |
| 1993 | 4.6% | +17.0% |
| 1994 | 5.5% | +20.2% |
| 1995 | 3.3% | -39.2% |
| 1996 | 2.6% | -22.9% |
| 1997 | 2.7% | +5.8% |
| 1998 | 3.6% | +32.2% |
| 1999 | 2.8% | -23.3% |
| 2000 | 4.4% | +57.8% |
| 2001 | 0.4% | -91.2% |
| 2002 | 1.3% | +239.5% |
| 2003 | 0.6% | -51.0% |
| 2004 | 1.1% | +79.1% |
| 2005 | 1.5% | +28.4% |
| 2006 | 2.2% | +48.8% |
| 2007 | 3.2% | +47.5% |
| 2008 | 5.1% | +59.3% |
| 2009 | 4.4% | -13.5% |
| 2010 | 6.4% | +43.5% |
| 2011 | 8.7% | +36.6% |
| 2012 | 12.2% | +40.7% |
| 2013 | 12.0% | -1.9% |
| 2014 | 13.4% | +12.1% |
| 2015 | 7.8% | -42.1% |
| 2016 | 7.0% | -9.9% |
| 2017 | 11.7% | +67.1% |
| 2018 | 13.9% | +18.3% |
| 2019 | 13.3% | -3.7% |
| 2020 | 13.6% | +2.0% |
| 2021 | 13.3% | -2.3% |
| 2022 | 14.6% | +9.7% |
| 2023 | 12.6% | -13.7% |
| 2024 | 10.7% | -14.8% |
| 2025 | 10.0% | -6.9% |
Guinea-Bissau compared with similar countries
- Guinea-Bissau's 10.0% is below the median for low income countries, which is 12.2%, 82% of the median. (24 countries reporting)
- Guinea-Bissau's 10.0% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 15.9%, 63% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Domestic credit to private sector in Guinea-Bissau changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | +239.5% | 0.4% | 1.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 6.8% | 6.4% | 7.5% | 4 |
| 1990s | 4.3% | 2.6% | 8.5% | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.4% | 0.4% | 5.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 10.6% | 6.4% | 13.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 12.5% | 10.0% | 14.6% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Guinea-Bissau
More financial sector data for Guinea-Bissau
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, annual growth rate 5.82 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0023 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, per capita 2.56 units per person (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, annual growth rate 0.767 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, per unit of GDP 0.0017 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, per capita 1.87 units per person (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, annual growth rate 5.82 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0023 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, per capita 2.56 units per person (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, SDR, annual growth rate 0.767 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is domestic credit to private sector in Guinea-Bissau?
- Domestic credit to private sector in Guinea-Bissau was 10.0% in 2025, according to International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest domestic credit to private sector recorded in Guinea-Bissau?
- The highest recorded value was 14.6% in 2022.
- What is the lowest domestic credit to private sector recorded in Guinea-Bissau?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4% in 2001.
- How does Guinea-Bissau rank for domestic credit to private sector?
- Guinea-Bissau ranks 169th out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is domestic credit to private sector rising or falling in Guinea-Bissau?
- Over the last ten years it is up 28.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Guinea-Bissau data come from?
- The figures come from International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as part of Domestic credit to private sector (% of GDP). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Domestic credit to private sector refers to financial resources provided to the private sector by financial corporations, such as through loans, purchases of nonequity securities, and trade credits and other accounts receivable, that establish a claim for repayment. For some countries these claims include credit to public enterprises. The financial corporations include monetary authorities and deposit money banks, as well as other financial corporations where data are available (including corporations that do not accept transferable deposits but do incur such liabilities as time and savings deposits). Examples of other financial corporations are finance and leasing companies, money lenders, insurance corporations, pension funds, and foreign exchange companies. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) which is the total income earned through the production of goods and services in an economic territory during an accounting period.