Guinea-Bissau: Net foreign assets (current LCU)

Key figures

What the numbers say

In 2025, Guinea-Bissau's net foreign assets (current LCU) rose 31.41 billion on 2024 (from 275.72 billion to 307.13 billion).

Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1995 to 2024), the average change was +9.38 billion and a typical year strayed about 26.32 billion from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.8 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 58.38 billion in 2014 and the biggest yearly fall was 63.36 billion in 2022. 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 9.59 billion a year. A straight line explains 52% 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 54th highest value of the 106 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

• Iceland — 51st of 106: 397.7 billion
• Romania — 52nd of 106: 381.24 billion
• Guyana — 53rd of 106: 347.31 billion
• Armenia — 55th of 106: 305.82 billion
• Malaysia — 56th of 106: 289.8 billion
• Djibouti — 57th of 106: 281.4 billion

What this measures

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

Net foreign assets (current LCU) in nearby economies

• Angola — 12.83 trillion (2025)
• Benin — 2.24 trillion (2025)
• Botswana — 60.03 billion (2025)
• Burkina Faso — 3.31 trillion (2025)
• Burundi — -2.26 trillion (2025)
• Cabo Verde — 118.67 billion (2025)
• Cameroon — 2.35 trillion (2019)
• Central African Republic — 15.18 billion (2022)
• Chad — -347.79 billion (2021)
• Comoros — 126.48 billion (2024)
• Congo, Dem. Rep.

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)
• Monetary sector credit to private sector (% of GDP) — 9.99% (2025)
• Broad money (current LCU) — 547.26 billion (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 net foreign assets (current LCU)?

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

How has it changed since 1986?

It is up 101,665% from -302.4 million in 1986. The highest value was 337.79 billion in 2021 and the lowest -5.64 billion in 1994.

How does Guinea-Bissau rank?

54th highest of 106 economies with data for 2025.

Is the latest change in net foreign assets (current LCU) unusual for Guinea-Bissau?

In 2025, Guinea-Bissau's net foreign assets (current LCU) rose 31.41 billion on 2024 (from 275.72 billion to 307.13 billion). Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1995 to 2024), the average change was +9.38 billion and a typical year strayed about 26.32 billion from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.8 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 FM.AST.NFRG.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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