Net foreign assets, flow in Guinea-Bissau

Guinea-Bissau: Net foreign assets, flow was 39.47 billion current LCU in 2011. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2011)
39.47 billion current LCU
Change on year
up 266.2%
World rank
18th
of 52 countries
All-time high
39.47 billion current LCU
in 2011
All-time low
-42.27 billion current LCU
in 2003
Years of data
25
1987–2011

Net foreign assets, flow in Guinea-Bissau, 1987–2011

-40.0B-20.0B020.0B40.0B1987199920111987: -881.6M current LCU1988: -475.6M current LCU1989: 820.5M current LCU1990: 214.3M current LCU1991: -1.4B current LCU1992: -2.0B current LCU1993: -1.1B current LCU1994: -580.4M current LCU1995: 1.4B current LCU1996: 1.5B current LCU1997: 18.0B current LCU1998: -1.6B current LCU1999: -389.8M current LCU2000: 14.3B current LCU2001: 7.1B current LCU2002: 19.0B current LCU2003: -42.3B current LCU2004: 20.1B current LCU2005: 4.0B current LCU2006: 7.7B current LCU2007: 8.6B current LCU2008: 14.5B current LCU2009: 15.9B current LCU2010: 10.8B current LCU2011: 39.5B current LCU

Source: International Monetary Fund, International Financial Statistics and data files. Measured in current LCU.

Analysis

The most recent figure for net foreign assets, flow in Guinea-Bissau is 39.47 billion current LCU, measured in 2011. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.

The figure is up 266.2% on the previous year and up 453.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, net foreign assets, flow in Guinea-Bissau peaked at 39.47 billion current LCU in 2011 and was at its lowest, -42.27 billion current LCU, in 2003.

Guinea-Bissau ranks 18th of 52 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

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s -178.91 million current LCU -881.63 million current LCU 820.48 million current LCU 3
1990s 1.41 billion current LCU -1.96 billion current LCU 18.03 billion current LCU 10
2000s 6.90 billion current LCU -42.27 billion current LCU 20.10 billion current LCU 10
2010s 25.13 billion current LCU 10.78 billion current LCU 39.47 billion current LCU 2

Countries ranked near Guinea-Bissau

  1. 15 Gabon 150.11 billion current LCU compare
  2. 16 Mauritania 52.03 billion current LCU compare
  3. 17 Rwanda 50.83 billion current LCU compare
  4. 19 Togo 25.01 billion current LCU compare
  5. 20 Kenya 24.88 billion current LCU compare
  6. 21 Burkina Faso 24.21 billion current LCU compare

See the full ranking of 52 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is net foreign assets, flow in Guinea-Bissau?
Net foreign assets, flow in Guinea-Bissau was 39.47 billion current LCU in 2011, according to International Monetary Fund, International Financial Statistics and data files.
What is the highest net foreign assets, flow recorded in Guinea-Bissau?
The highest recorded value was 39.47 billion current LCU in 2011.
What is the lowest net foreign assets, flow recorded in Guinea-Bissau?
The lowest recorded value was -42.27 billion current LCU in 2003.
How does Guinea-Bissau rank for net foreign assets, flow?
Guinea-Bissau ranks 18th out of 52 countries with data for 2011.
Is net foreign assets, flow rising or falling in Guinea-Bissau?
Over the last ten years it is up 453.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Guinea-Bissau data come from?
The figures come from International Monetary Fund, International Financial Statistics and data files, published as part of Net foreign assets, flow (current LCU). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Net foreign assets, flow (current LCU)
Unit
current LCU
Source
International Monetary Fund, International Financial Statistics and data files
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
52 places, 2,130 data points, 1961–2011
Last refreshed

Net foreign assets are the sum of foreign assets held by monetary authorities and deposit money banks, less their foreign liabilities. Data are in current local currency.