Guinea-Bissau vs Senegal
Guinea-Bissau vs Senegal: Government debt
Government debt: 82.4% of GDP in Guinea-Bissau in 2024 and 127.7% of GDP in Senegal in 2025, by IMF estimates. In 2024 the value was higher in Senegal, by 53.7 percentage points, or 1.65 times that in Guinea-Bissau.
% of GDP · IMF
What the numbers say
- Senegal has been higher since 2017, when it overtook Guinea-Bissau.
- The IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026) puts Guinea-Bissau at 65.6% of GDP in 2031.
Every year
% of GDP · IMF
| Year | Guinea-Bissau | Senegal |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 75.1 | 127.7 |
| 2024 | 82.4 | 136.1 |
| 2023 | 79.4 | 120.6 |
| 2022 | 80.7 | 106.9 |
| 2021 | 78.8 | 98.9 |
| 2020 | 77.6 | 90.5 |
| 2019 | 65.1 | 79.6 |
| 2018 | 59.1 | 61.5 |
| 2017 | 51.8 | 61.1 |
| 2016 | 59.1 | 47.5 |
| 2015 | 56.4 | 44.5 |
| 2014 | 60.1 | 42.4 |
| 2013 | 49.7 | 36.9 |
| 2012 | 47.4 | 34.5 |
| 2011 | 45.6 | 32.9 |
| 2010 | 61.7 | 34.6 |
| 2009 | 148.3 | 29.9 |
| 2008 | 148.8 | 19.1 |
| 2007 | 164 | 19 |
| 2006 | 190.4 | 17.5 |
| 2005 | 203.7 | 36.1 |
| 2004 | 202 | 38 |
| 2003 | 183.4 | 42.9 |
| 2002 | 197.5 | 52 |
| 2001 | 204.4 | 53.2 |
| 2000 | 217.1 | 57.5 |
| 1999 | 109.9 | 15 |
| 1998 | 109.1 | 18.8 |
| 1997 | 94.3 | 67.8 |
| 1996 | – | 0.1 |
- 12.3Projected
IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026) · 2026–2031
| Year | Guinea-Bissau | Senegal |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 73.9 | – |
| 2027 | 72 | – |
| 2028 | 70.1 | – |
| 2029 | 68.2 | – |
| 2030 | 66.6 | – |
| 2031 | 65.6 | – |
Each country on its own
Good to know
- What the government owes, as a share of the economy’s yearly output.
- 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 149 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