Guinea-Bissau vs Senegal
Guinea-Bissau vs Senegal: GDP growth
GDP growth: 5.2% a year in Guinea-Bissau in 2023 and 6.7% a year in Senegal in 2025, by IMF estimates. In 2023 the value was higher in Guinea-Bissau, by 0.9 percentage points, or 1.22 times that in Senegal.
% a year · IMF
What the numbers say
- Guinea-Bissau has been higher since 2022, when it overtook Senegal.
- The IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026) puts Guinea-Bissau at 4.2% a year in 2031.
Every year
% a year · IMF
| Year | Guinea-Bissau | Senegal |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 5.8 | 6.7 |
| 2024 | 4.8 | 6.5 |
| 2023 | 5.2 | 4.3 |
| 2022 | 4.6 | 3.9 |
| 2021 | 6.2 | 6.5 |
| 2020 | 1.5 | 1.3 |
| 2019 | 4.5 | 4.6 |
| 2018 | 3.8 | 6.2 |
| 2017 | 4.8 | 7.4 |
| 2016 | 5.3 | 6.4 |
| 2015 | 6.1 | 6.4 |
| 2014 | 1 | 6.2 |
| 2013 | 3.3 | 2.4 |
| 2012 | -1.7 | 4 |
| 2011 | 8.1 | 1.3 |
| 2010 | 5.6 | 3.4 |
| 2009 | 2.4 | 2.8 |
| 2008 | 4.5 | 3.7 |
| 2007 | 2.6 | 2.8 |
| 2006 | 2.7 | 2.3 |
| 2005 | 6.6 | 4.3 |
| 2004 | 1.2 | 4.6 |
| 2003 | -0.3 | 5.6 |
| 2002 | 3.7 | 0.1 |
| 2001 | 4.8 | 4.3 |
| 2000 | 1.1 | 3.9 |
| 1999 | 16.8 | 6 |
| 1998 | -22.5 | 6 |
| 1997 | 6 | 2.7 |
| 1996 | 3.7 | 1.9 |
| 1995 | 4 | 6.1 |
| 1994 | 3 | -0.2 |
| 1993 | 2.3 | 1.3 |
| 1992 | 3.1 | 1.2 |
| 1991 | 7.3 | 2.6 |
| 1990 | 4.6 | -0.7 |
| 1989 | 2.9 | 4 |
| 1988 | 2 | -0.6 |
| 1987 | 5.6 | 6.1 |
| 1986 | -1 | 3.1 |
| 1985 | 4.3 | 3.3 |
| 1984 | 5.5 | 3.7 |
| 1983 | -3.4 | -5.3 |
| 1982 | 4.2 | 7.8 |
| 1981 | -0.5 | 5.1 |
| 1980 | – | -0.8 |
- 12.3Projected
IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026) · 2026–2031
| Year | Guinea-Bissau | Senegal |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 4.7 | – |
| 2027 | 4.9 | – |
| 2028 | 4.5 | – |
| 2029 | 4.5 | – |
| 2030 | 4.2 | – |
| 2031 | 4.2 | – |
Each country on its own
Good to know
- How much the economy grew or shrank in a year, after inflation.
- Source: IMF, World Economic Outlook, October 2026.
- The dashed line is the IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026), a scenario rather than a forecast.
- Ranks count the 143 countries with a value in 2025, highest first.
How the layers work, where their data comes from and what they can’t tell you: Countries through time
Guinea-Bissau vs Senegal
Health
- Life expectancyGuinea-Bissau: 64.1 years in 2023Senegal: 68.7 years in 2023
- Child mortalityGuinea-Bissau: 6.7 per 100 live births in 2024Senegal: 3.7 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityGuinea-Bissau: 48.9 per 1,000 live births in 2023Senegal: 24.1 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- Safe drinking waterGuinea-Bissau: 23.9% in 2022Senegal: 26.7% in 2022
- DepressionGuinea-Bissau: 3.67% in 2017Senegal: 3.37% in 2017
- Suicide rateGuinea-Bissau: 13.6 per 100,000 people in 2017Senegal: 12.9 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationGuinea-Bissau: 2.15 million people in 2023Senegal: 18.1 million people in 2023
- Population growthGuinea-Bissau: 2.23% a year in 2023Senegal: 2.33% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateGuinea-Bissau: 3.84 births per woman in 2023Senegal: 3.82 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationGuinea-Bissau: 46.7% in 2025Senegal: 55.8% in 2025
- Median ageGuinea-Bissau: 18.9 years in 2023Senegal: 19.1 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overGuinea-Bissau: 3.1% in 2023Senegal: 3.6% in 2023
- Net migration rateGuinea-Bissau: -0.7 per 1,000 people in 2023Senegal: -0.6 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingGuinea-Bissau: 0.89% of GDP in 2025Senegal: 1.56% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending in US dollarsGuinea-Bissau: $21M in 2025Senegal: $533M in 2025
- Military spending per personGuinea-Bissau: $10 in 2025Senegal: $30 in 2025
- Military share of state spendingGuinea-Bissau: 4.7% of government spending in 2025Senegal: 5.2% of government spending in 2025
- Armed forces personnelGuinea-Bissau: 4,000 people in 2020Senegal: 19,000 people in 2020
- National powerGuinea-Bissau: 0.01% of world capability in 2022Senegal: 0.1% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersGuinea-Bissau: 0.53% of the labour force in 2020Senegal: 0.37% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsGuinea-Bissau: 5 million TIV in 1993Senegal: 79 million TIV in 2024