Sustainable fisheries as a proportion of gross domestic product in Guinea-Bissau
Guinea-Bissau: Sustainable fisheries as a proportion of gross domestic product was 2.0% in 2019. ▲ Rising
Sustainable fisheries as a proportion of gross domestic product in Guinea-Bissau, 2011–2019
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2019, sustainable fisheries as a proportion of gross domestic product in Guinea-Bissau stood at 2.0%. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.
The figure is up 4.8% on the previous year and up 14.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sustainable fisheries as a proportion of gross domestic product in Guinea-Bissau peaked at 2.0% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 1.7%, in 2011.
That places Guinea-Bissau 14th out of 124 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the top quarter.
Sustainable fisheries as a proportion of gross domestic product in Guinea-Bissau, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 1.7% | — |
| 2013 | 1.9% | +12.9% |
| 2015 | 1.7% | -10.4% |
| 2017 | 1.9% | +8.1% |
| 2019 | 2.0% | +4.8% |
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More agriculture & rural data for Guinea-Bissau
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 13.52 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.4063 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 456.57 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 1.17 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0.0005 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.5335 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 40.6% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 40.6% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 31.5% (2018)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.2% (2018)
Frequently asked questions
- What is sustainable fisheries as a proportion of gross domestic product in Guinea-Bissau?
- Sustainable fisheries as a proportion of gross domestic product in Guinea-Bissau was 2.0% in 2019, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest sustainable fisheries as a proportion of gross domestic product recorded in Guinea-Bissau?
- The highest recorded value was 2.0% in 2019.
- What is the lowest sustainable fisheries as a proportion of gross domestic product recorded in Guinea-Bissau?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.7% in 2011.
- How does Guinea-Bissau rank for sustainable fisheries as a proportion of gross domestic product?
- Guinea-Bissau ranks 14th out of 124 countries with data for 2019.
- Is sustainable fisheries as a proportion of gross domestic product rising or falling in Guinea-Bissau?
- Over the last ten years it is up 14.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Guinea-Bissau data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Sustainable fisheries as a proportion of gross domestic product. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Sustainable fisheries as a proportion of GDP.