Guinea-Bissau's external debt stocks, private nonguaranteed (PNG) (DOD, current US$) was US$0 in 2024, the latest year in the World Bank's World Development Indicators. That is down 100% from US$16,000 in 2014.
Key figures
| Value | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Latest | US$0 | 2024 |
| Five years earlier | US$23.57 million | 2019 |
| Ten years earlier | US$16,000 | 2014 |
| Highest | US$24.02 million | 2018 |
| Lowest | US$0 | 2020 |
| Average since 2015 | US$6.77 million | 2015–2024 |
| First recorded | US$2.77 million |
What the numbers say
In 2024, Guinea-Bissau's external debt stocks, private nonguaranteed (PNG) (DOD, current US$) did not change US$0 on 2023 (from US$0 to US$0).
Across the 18 yearly changes before that (2006 to 2023), the average change was −US$153,778 and a typical year strayed about US$7.62 million from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.0 standard deviations above 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 US$20.13 million in 2017 and the biggest yearly fall was US$23.57 million in 2020. The numbers show how large and when, not why; for the cause, look at what happened in that country in those years.
From 2015 to 2024 there is no clear straight-line trend: a straight line explains 11% of the movement over 10 observed years, so the value is moving around more than it is heading anywhere.
Worked out from the yearly values above. How the checks work: standard deviation, z-scores and straight-line trends.
How it compares
In 2024, Guinea-Bissau had the 86th highest value of the 86 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.
| Value | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Guinea-Bissau | US$0 | 2024 |
| Low income | US$72.37 billion | 2024 |
Closest to Guinea-Bissau in the 2024 ranking
- Samoa — 83rd of 86: US$12.23 million
- Turkmenistan — 84th of 86: US$7.92 million
- Haiti — 85th of 86: US$5.7 million
What this measures
Private nonguaranteed external debt comprises long-term external obligations of private debtors that are not guaranteed for repayment by a public entity. Data are in current U.S. dollars.
Regional and income-group figures are computed by the World Bank as a sum.
All 20 values
| Year | External debt stocks, private nonguaranteed (PNG) (DOD, current US$) |
|---|---|
| 2024 | 0 |
| 2023 | 0 |
| 2022 | 0 |
| 2021 | 0 |
| 2020 | 0 |
| 2019 | 23,570,000 |
| 2018 | 24,021,000 |
| 2017 | 20,138,000 |
| 2016 | 9,000 |
| 2015 | 1,000 |
| 2014 |
External debt stocks, private nonguaranteed (PNG) (DOD, current US$) in nearby economies
- Angola — US$1.75 billion (2024)
- Benin — US$2.79 billion (2024)
- Botswana — US$0 (2023)
- Burkina Faso — US$5.07 billion (2024)
- Cameroon — US$271.23 million (2024)
- Côte d'Ivoire — US$239.97 million (2024)
- Eswatini — US$102.34 million (2024)
- Ghana — US$4.55 billion (2024)
- Kenya
More economic policy & debt data for Guinea-Bissau
- Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors, Total (current US$) — US$61.31 million (2023)
- Net official development assistance and official aid received (current US$) — US$188.91 million (2023)
- Net official development assistance and official aid received (constant 2023 US$) — US$188.91 million (2023)
- Net official development assistance received (current US$) — US$188.91 million (2023)
- Net official development assistance received (constant 2023 US$) — US$188.91 million (2023)
- Net ODA received per capita (current US$) — US$87.73 (2023)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current US$) — US$391.44 million (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current LCU)
Reading data like this
Questions people ask
- What is Guinea-Bissau's external debt stocks, private nonguaranteed (PNG) (DOD, current US$)?
- US$0 in 2024, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).
- How has it changed since 2005?
- It is down 100% from US$2.77 million in 2005. The highest value was US$24.02 million in 2018 and the lowest US$0 in 2020.
- How does Guinea-Bissau rank?
- 86th highest of 86 economies with data for 2024.
- Is the latest change in external debt stocks, private nonguaranteed (PNG) (DOD, current US$) unusual for Guinea-Bissau?
- In 2024, Guinea-Bissau's external debt stocks, private nonguaranteed (PNG) (DOD, current US$) did not change US$0 on 2023 (from US$0 to US$0). Across the 18 yearly changes before that (2006 to 2023), the average change was −US$153,778 and a typical year strayed about US$7.62 million from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.0 standard deviations above 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 DT.DOD.DPNG.CD, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: International Debt Statistics, World Bank (WB) 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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