Macro Index Overview / Sub-Saharan Africa / GNB

Guinea-Bissau · Year 2023 All longitudinal metrics, 4-pillar scores, and peer matrices reflect this country & year

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Sovereign Economic Dossier ISO: GNB GW

Guinea-Bissau

Guinea-Bissau sovereign panel observation with harmonized output, inflation, and external resilience records from 1960 through 2025.

Sub-Saharan Africa Low income Blocs: Other Bissau

Global Rank (2023)

#180 / 205

Top 88% of global economies

Composite Score (2023)

38.7 / 100

Living Standard (2023)

$770

Subscore: 21.07 / 100

CPI Inflation (2023)

7.10%

Stability Score: 79.49 / 100

4-Pillar Structural Health Diagnostic (2023)

Harmonized subscores evaluating Output, Productivity, Inflation Stability, and External Buffer

Benchmark Weights: 35 / 25 / 25 / 15

Living Standards (35%) 21.07

Raw: $770 (2015 USD)

Price Stability (25%) 79.49

Raw: 7.10% (Anchor: 3.0%)

External Solvency (25%) 24.29

Raw: -7.71% of GDP

Economic Scale (15%) 35.78

Raw: $2.1B Current USD

Optimal Component Weights & Peak Rank Frontier (2023)

Monetary Discipline & Price Anchor Focused

What we are doing here: We simulate an automated mathematical simplex across all 286 valid permutations of weights for the 4 pillars (summing to 100%) against every competing sovereign country in 2023. This discovers which weighting system maximizes Guinea-Bissau's global competitive ranking by accentuating its comparative strengths.

Peak Rank #109 / 205

Default Rank #180

+71 Ranks

Living Standards 0%

Baseline: 35%

Price Stability 100%

Baseline: 25%

External Solvency 0%

Baseline: 25%

Economic Scale 0%

Baseline: 15%

Policy Insight & Strategic Advantage: Guinea-Bissau benefits most from its anchored inflation regime near the 3.0% target band while competitors face price volatility.

Under this bespoke weighting, Guinea-Bissau's composite score climbs to 79.5 (compared to 38.7 under standard multilateral weighting).

Longitudinal Trajectory & Peer Comparison Sandbox (1960–2025)

Tracking Guinea-Bissau's multi-decade trajectory overlaid with peer benchmark economies in Year 2023

Active Comparisons:

Guinea-Bissau (GNB)

India (IND)

China (CHN)

United States (USA)

Germany (DEU)

Observation Year 2023 • Global Rank: #180 / 205 • Composite Score: 38.7 / 100 • Living Standard: $770 • Inflation: 7.10%

Year 2023

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Primary: Guinea-Bissau Peers (Dashed)

Cross-Sectional Benchmark Standing in Year 2023

5 economies compared · Ordered by Global Rank

Country	Rank (2023)	Composite Score	GDP per Capita	CPI Inflation	Current Account (% GDP)	Nominal GDP ($)
Germany (DEU)	#16	81.1	$44,369	5.95%	5.50%	$4562.2B
United States (USA)	#17	80.0	$65,667	4.12%	-3.34%	$27811.5B
China (CHN)	#37	72.3	$12,484	0.23%	1.41%	$18270.4B
India (IND)	#93	59.5	$2,230	5.65%	-0.91%	$3500.9B
Guinea-Bissau (GNB) Active	#180	38.7	$770	7.10%	-7.71%	$2.1B

Decade-by-Decade Historical Milestones (1970–2023)

Visualizing seminal macroeconomic shifts, shocks, and structural transitions for Guinea-Bissau

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Selected Era: 2023 · Click any node to select