Net foreign assets (current LCU), per capita in Guinea-Bissau
Guinea-Bissau: Net foreign assets (current LCU), per capita was 136,531 current LCU per person in 2025. β Volatile
Net foreign assets (current LCU), per capita in Guinea-Bissau, 1986β2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in current LCU per person.
Analysis
In 2025, net foreign assets (current lcu), per capita in Guinea-Bissau stood at 136,531 current LCU per person.
The figure is up 9.0% on the previous year and up 44.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, net foreign assets (current lcu), per capita in Guinea-Bissau peaked at 164,068 current LCU per person in 2021 and was at its lowest, -5,169 current LCU per person, in 1994.
Guinea-Bissau ranks 56th of 186 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | -1,062 current LCU per person | -1,762 current LCU per person | -331.53 current LCU per person | 4 |
| 1990s | 1,302 current LCU per person | -5,169 current LCU per person | 13,160 current LCU per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 29,925 current LCU per person | 8,729 current LCU per person | 51,010 current LCU per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 88,087 current LCU per person | 42,674 current LCU per person | 126,962 current LCU per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 136,387 current LCU per person | 122,793 current LCU per person | 164,068 current LCU per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Guinea-Bissau
- 53 Togo 146,365 current LCU per person compare
- 54 Bhutan 146,211 current LCU per person compare
- 55 Comoros, Union of the 145,942 current LCU per person compare
- 57 Thailand 132,781 current LCU per person compare
- 58 Burkina Faso 128,854 current LCU per person compare
- 59 Suriname 107,434 current LCU per person compare
More financial sector data for Guinea-Bissau
- Domestic credit to private sector by banks 9.6% (2025)
- Net domestic credit 326.78 billion current LCU (2025)
- Net foreign assets 307.13 billion current LCU (2025)
- Monetary Sector credit to private sector 10.0% (2025)
- Broad money 37.2% (2025)
- Claims on central government, etc. 10.4% (2025)
- Domestic credit to private sector 10.0% (2025)
- Official exchange rate 581.93 LCU per US$, period average (2025)
- Net migration -1,373 (2025)
- Net migration, annual growth rate 19.8 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is net foreign assets (current lcu), per capita in Guinea-Bissau?
- Net foreign assets (current lcu), per capita in Guinea-Bissau was 136,531 current LCU per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest net foreign assets (current lcu), per capita recorded in Guinea-Bissau?
- The highest recorded value was 164,068 current LCU per person in 2021.
- What is the lowest net foreign assets (current lcu), per capita recorded in Guinea-Bissau?
- The lowest recorded value was -5,169 current LCU per person in 1994.
- How does Guinea-Bissau rank for net foreign assets (current lcu), per capita?
- Guinea-Bissau ranks 56th out of 186 countries with data for 2025.
- Is net foreign assets (current lcu), per capita rising or falling in Guinea-Bissau?
- Over the last ten years it is up 44.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Guinea-Bissau data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Net foreign assets (current LCU), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Net foreign assets (current LCU) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Net foreign assets (current LCU) Γ· Population, total
Computed from
- Net foreign assets International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF)
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Net foreign assets (current LCU) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.