Getting credit: Credit registry coverage in Guinea-Bissau
Guinea-Bissau: Getting credit: Credit registry coverage was 0.0% in 2019. ◆ Volatile
Getting credit: Credit registry coverage in Guinea-Bissau, 2005–2019
Source: World Bank. Measured in % of adults.
Analysis
In 2019, getting credit: credit registry coverage in Guinea-Bissau stood at 0.0%. That is the lowest value across all 15 years on record.
That represents a change of down 100.0% on the previous year and down 100.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, getting credit: credit registry coverage in Guinea-Bissau peaked at 1.1% in 2009 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 2019.
Guinea-Bissau ranks 94th of 191 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Getting credit: Credit registry coverage in Guinea-Bissau, year by year
| Year | % of adults | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 1.0% | — |
| 2006 | 1.0% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.9% | -10.0% |
| 2008 | 1.0% | +11.1% |
| 2009 | 1.1% | +10.0% |
| 2010 | 1.0% | -9.1% |
| 2011 | 1.0% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 1.1% | +10.0% |
| 2013 | 1.1% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 1.0% | -9.1% |
| 2015 | 0.1% | -90.0% |
| 2016 | 0.1% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.1% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.2% | +100.0% |
| 2019 | 0.0% | -100.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.0% | 0.9% | 1.1% | 5 |
| 2010s | 0.6% | 0.0% | 1.1% | 10 |
Countries ranked near Guinea-Bissau
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- 94 United States of America 0.0%
- 94 Mexico 0.0%
- 94 Russian Federation 0.0%
- 94 Japan 0.0%
- 94 Antigua and Barbuda 0.0%
- 94 Armenia 0.0% compare
- 94 Australia 0.0%
- 94 Azerbaijan 0.0% compare
- 94 Bahamas 0.0%
- 94 Bahrain 0.0%
- 94 Barbados 0.0%
- 94 Belize 0.0%
- 94 Benin 0.0% compare
- 94 Bhutan 0.0% compare
- 94 Botswana 0.0%
- 94 Burkina Faso 0.0% compare
- 94 Cambodia 0.0%
- 94 Canada 0.0%
- 94 Colombia 0.0%
- 94 Côte d'Ivoire 0.0% compare
- 94 Croatia 0.0%
- 94 Cyprus 0.0%
- 94 Denmark 0.0%
- 94 Dominica 0.0%
- 94 Ecuador 0.0% compare
- 94 Eritrea 0.0%
- 94 Estonia 0.0%
- 94 Eswatini 0.0%
- 94 Fiji 0.0%
- 94 Finland 0.0%
- 94 Gambia 0.0%
- 94 Georgia 0.0%
- 94 Ghana 0.0%
- 94 Greece 0.0%
- 94 Grenada 0.0%
- 94 Guyana 0.0%
- 94 Hong Kong, China 0.0%
- 94 Hungary 0.0%
- 94 Iceland 0.0%
- 94 Israel 0.0%
- 94 Jamaica 0.0%
- 94 Kazakhstan 0.0%
- 94 Kenya 0.0%
- 94 Kiribati 0.0%
- 94 Kyrgyzstan 0.0%
- 94 Lesotho 0.0%
- 94 Luxembourg 0.0%
- 94 Malawi 0.0%
- 94 Mali 0.0% compare
- 94 Marshall Islands 0.0%
- 94 Micronesia, Federated States of 0.0%
- 94 Republic of Moldova 0.0%
- 94 Morocco 0.0% compare
- 94 Myanmar 0.0%
- 94 Namibia 0.0%
- 94 Nepal 0.0%
- 94 Netherlands 0.0%
- 94 New Zealand 0.0%
- 94 Niger 0.0% compare
- 94 Norway 0.0%
- 94 Palau 0.0%
- 94 Panama 0.0%
- 94 Papua New Guinea 0.0%
- 94 Philippines 0.0%
- 94 Poland 0.0%
- 94 Puerto Rico 0.0%
- 94 Samoa 0.0%
- 94 Saudi Arabia 0.0% compare
- 94 Senegal 0.0% compare
- 94 Serbia 0.0% compare
- 94 Singapore 0.0%
- 94 Solomon Islands 0.0%
- 94 Somalia 0.0%
- 94 South Africa 0.0%
- 94 South Sudan 0.0%
- 94 Sri Lanka 0.0%
- 94 Saint Kitts and Nevis 0.0%
- 94 Saint Lucia 0.0%
- 94 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 0.0%
- 94 Sudan 0.0%
- 94 Suriname 0.0%
- 94 Sweden 0.0%
- 94 Switzerland 0.0%
- 94 Taiwan 0.0%
- 94 Tajikistan 0.0%
- 94 Tanzania, United Republic of 0.0%
- 94 Thailand 0.0%
- 94 Togo 0.0% compare
- 94 Tonga 0.0%
- 94 Trinidad and Tobago 0.0%
- 94 Uganda 0.0%
- 94 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 0.0%
- 94 Uzbekistan 0.0% compare
- 94 Vanuatu 0.0%
- 94 Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of 0.0% compare
- 94 Zambia 0.0%
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)
- Food exports 68.5% (2018)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is getting credit: credit registry coverage in Guinea-Bissau?
- Getting credit: credit registry coverage in Guinea-Bissau was 0.0% in 2019, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest getting credit: credit registry coverage recorded in Guinea-Bissau?
- The highest recorded value was 1.1% in 2009.
- What is the lowest getting credit: credit registry coverage recorded in Guinea-Bissau?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 2019.
- How does Guinea-Bissau rank for getting credit: credit registry coverage?
- Guinea-Bissau ranks 94th out of 191 countries with data for 2019.
- Is getting credit: credit registry coverage rising or falling in Guinea-Bissau?
- Over the last ten years it is down 100.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Guinea-Bissau data come from?
- The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Getting credit: Credit registry coverage (% of adults). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The credit registry coverage reports the number of individuals and firms listed in a credit registry’s database as of January 1 with information on their borrowing history from the past five years, and the number of individuals and firms that have had no borrowing history in the past five years but for which a lender requested a credit report from the registry in the previous calendar year. The number is expressed as a percentage of the adult population.