Guinea-Bissau: Broad money (current LCU)

Key figures

What the numbers say

In 2025, Guinea-Bissau's broad money (current LCU) rose 4.3% on 2024 (from 524.89 billion to 547.26 billion).

Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1995 to 2024), the average change was +18.8% and a typical year strayed about 30.2% from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.5 standard deviations below that average, so it was an ordinary year: it sits within the range of normal year-to-year movement.

On record, the biggest yearly rise was 574.6% in 1990 and the biggest yearly fall was 67.3% in 1991. The numbers show how large and when, not why; for the cause, look at what happened in that country in those years.

From 2016 to 2025 the straight-line trend is upward, about 26.1 billion a year. A straight line explains 94% of the movement over 10 observed years.

Worked out from the yearly values above. How the checks work: standard deviation, z-scores and straight-line trends.

How it compares

In 2025, Guinea-Bissau had the 53rd highest value of the 85 economies reporting that year. Higher is not always better: for some indicators the lowest value is the one to aim for. See the full ranking.

Closest to Guinea-Bissau in the 2025 ranking

• Honduras — 50th of 85: 762.36 billion
• Qatar — 51st of 85: 743.4 billion
• Guatemala — 52nd of 85: 572.02 billion
• New Zealand — 54th of 85: 447.88 billion
• Ghana — 55th of 85: 414.51 billion
• Comoros — 56th of 85: 285.91 billion

What this measures

Broad money is the sum of all liquid financial instruments held by money-holding sectors that are widely accepted in an economy as a medium of exchange, plus those that can be converted into a medium of exchange at short notice at, or close to, their full nominal value. 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.

All 40 values

Broad money (current LCU) in nearby economies

• Angola — 17.82 trillion (2025)
• Benin — 4.23 trillion (2025)
• Botswana — 115.36 billion (2024)
• Burkina Faso — 6.96 trillion (2025)
• Burundi — 8.01 trillion (2025)
• Cabo Verde — 281.73 billion (2025)
• Cameroon — 4.75 trillion (2018)
• Central African Republic — 488.93 billion (2022)
• Chad — 1.5 trillion (2021)
• Comoros — 285.91 billion (2025)
• Congo, Dem. Rep. — 42.99 trillion (2025)

More financial sector data for Guinea-Bissau

• DEC alternative conversion factor (LCU per US$) — US$581.93 (2025)
• Official exchange rate (LCU per US$, period average) — US$581.93 (2025)
• GDP deflator (base year varies by country) — 135.92 (2025)
• Inflation, GDP deflator (annual % growth) — 4.32% (2025)
• Net domestic credit (current LCU) — 326.78 billion (2025)
• Net foreign assets (current LCU) — 307.13 billion (2025)
• Monetary sector credit to private sector (% of GDP) — 9.99% (2025)
• Broad money (% of GDP) — 37.2% (2025)
• Claims on central government, etc. (% of GDP) — 10.44% (2025)

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Questions people ask

What is Guinea-Bissau's broad money (current LCU)?

547.26 billion in 2025, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).

How has it changed since 1986?

It is up 406,437% from 134.62 million in 1986 (23.75% a year on average, compounded). The highest value was 547.26 billion in 2025 and the lowest 134.62 million in 1986.

How does Guinea-Bissau rank?

53rd highest of 85 economies with data for 2025.

Is the latest change in broad money (current LCU) unusual for Guinea-Bissau?

In 2025, Guinea-Bissau's broad money (current LCU) rose 4.3% on 2024 (from 524.89 billion to 547.26 billion). Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1995 to 2024), the average change was +18.8% and a typical year strayed about 30.2% from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.5 standard deviations below that average, so it was an ordinary year: it sits within the range of normal year-to-year movement.

Source

World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator FM.LBL.BMNY.CN, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF) Figures are fetched from the World Bank API and refreshed monthly; see the series on data.worldbank.org. The full definition and method are in the World Bank's metadata glossary. Comparisons use the same World Bank release.

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