Starting a business - Score in Guinea-Bissau
Guinea-Bissau: Starting a business - Score was 75.5 in 2019. ◆ Volatile
Starting a business - Score in Guinea-Bissau, 2005–2019
Source: World Bank.
Analysis
In 2019, starting a business - score in Guinea-Bissau stood at 75.5. That is the highest value across all 15 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.4% on the previous year and up 1,673.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, starting a business - score in Guinea-Bissau peaked at 75.5 in 2019 and was at its lowest, 2.21, in 2005.
That places Guinea-Bissau 162nd out of 191 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Starting a business - Score in Guinea-Bissau, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 2.21 | — |
| 2006 | 2.21 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 2.21 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 2.21 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 4.26 | +93.0% |
| 2010 | 4.29 | +0.8% |
| 2011 | 49.29 | +1048.5% |
| 2012 | 55.03 | +11.6% |
| 2013 | 52.57 | -4.5% |
| 2014 | 49.13 | -6.5% |
| 2015 | 50.58 | +2.9% |
| 2016 | 73.3 | +44.9% |
| 2017 | 74.04 | +1.0% |
| 2018 | 75.22 | +1.6% |
| 2019 | 75.5 | +0.4% |
Guinea-Bissau compared with similar countries
- Guinea-Bissau's 75.5 is below the median for low income countries, which is 79.03, 96% of the median. (24 countries reporting)
- Guinea-Bissau's 75.5 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 83.5, 90% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Starting a business - Score 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | +1048.5% | 4.29 | 49.29 |
| 2009 | +93.0% | 2.21 | 4.26 |
| 2016 | +44.9% | 50.58 | 73.3 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.62 | 2.21 | 4.26 | 5 |
| 2010s | 55.89 | 4.29 | 75.5 | 10 |
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)
- 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 starting a business - score in Guinea-Bissau?
- Starting a business - score in Guinea-Bissau was 75.5 in 2019, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest starting a business - score recorded in Guinea-Bissau?
- The highest recorded value was 75.5 in 2019.
- What is the lowest starting a business - score recorded in Guinea-Bissau?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.21 in 2005.
- How does Guinea-Bissau rank for starting a business - score?
- Guinea-Bissau ranks 162nd out of 191 countries with data for 2019.
- Is starting a business - score rising or falling in Guinea-Bissau?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1,673.4%. 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 Starting a business - Score. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The score for starting a business is the simple average of the scores for each of the component indicators: the procedures, time and cost for an entrepreneur to start and formally operate a business, as well as the paid-in minimum capital requirement.