Food exports in Guinea-Bissau
Guinea-Bissau: Food exports was 68.5% in 2018. ▬ Flat
Food exports in Guinea-Bissau, 1970–2018
Source: Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division. Measured in % of merchandise exports.
Analysis
Guinea-Bissau recorded 68.5% for food exports in 2018. That is the lowest value across all 13 years on record.
That represents a change of down 31.5% on the previous year and down 30.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, food exports in Guinea-Bissau peaked at 100.0% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 68.5%, in 2018.
Guinea-Bissau ranks 24th of 196 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
Food exports in Guinea-Bissau, year by year
| Year | % of merchandise exports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 93.6% | — |
| 1971 | 90.7% | -3.1% |
| 1972 | 90.2% | -0.6% |
| 1975 | 90.7% | +0.5% |
| 1976 | 86.1% | -5.0% |
| 2003 | 95.4% | +10.8% |
| 2004 | 98.8% | +3.5% |
| 2005 | 98.7% | -0.1% |
| 2014 | 100.0% | +1.4% |
| 2015 | 87.8% | -12.2% |
| 2016 | 100.0% | +13.8% |
| 2017 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 68.5% | -31.5% |
Guinea-Bissau compared with similar countries
- Guinea-Bissau's 68.5% is above the median for low income countries, which is 34.9%, 2.0× the median. (22 countries reporting)
- Guinea-Bissau's 68.5% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 27.6%, 2.5× the median. (46 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Food exports in Guinea-Bissau changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | -31.5% | 100.0% | 68.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 90.3% | 86.1% | 93.6% | 5 |
| 2000s | 97.6% | 95.4% | 98.8% | 3 |
| 2010s | 91.3% | 68.5% | 100.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Guinea-Bissau
More private sector data for Guinea-Bissau
- Merchandise trade 31.7% (2025)
- Food imports 41.7% (2018)
- Manufactures imports 38.6% (2018)
- Merchandise imports 489.00 million current US$ (2025)
- Manufactures exports 0.0% (2015)
- Merchandise exports 313.00 million current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 139.14 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.1238 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 36.68 % change on previous year (2025)
- Merchandise imports (current US$), per capita 217.38 current US$ per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is food exports in Guinea-Bissau?
- Food exports in Guinea-Bissau was 68.5% in 2018, according to Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division.
- What is the highest food exports recorded in Guinea-Bissau?
- The highest recorded value was 100.0% in 2017.
- What is the lowest food exports recorded in Guinea-Bissau?
- The lowest recorded value was 68.5% in 2018.
- How does Guinea-Bissau rank for food exports?
- Guinea-Bissau ranks 24th out of 196 countries with data for 2018.
- Is food exports rising or falling in Guinea-Bissau?
- Over the last ten years it is down 30.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Guinea-Bissau data come from?
- The figures come from Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division, published as part of Food exports (% of merchandise exports). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Food comprises the commodities in SITC (Rev. 3) sections 0 (food and live animals), 1 (beverages and tobacco), and 4 (animal and vegetable oils and fats) and division 22 (oil seeds, oil nuts, and oil kernels). This indicator is expressed as a percentage of merchandise exports which is comprised of goods whose economic ownership is changed between a resident and a non-resident and that are not included in the following specific categories: goods under merchanting, non-monetary gold, and parts of travel, construction, and government goods and services n.i.e.