Foreign debt rose 5.17% to USD 1,128 bil in Guinea Bissau in 2023, according to the National Statistical Office.
Historically, foreign debt in Guinea Bissau reached an all time high of USD 1,133 bil in 2009 and an all time low of USD 7.90 bil in 1975. When compared to Guinea Bissau's main peers, foreign debt in Gambia amounted to USD 1,325 bil, USD 5,164 bil in Guinea, USD 6,457 bil in Mali and USD 39,950 bil in Senegal in 2023.
Guinea Bissau has been ranked 105th within the group of 110 countries we follow in terms of foreign debt, 7 places above the position seen 10 years ago.
| Foreign Debt (USD) | Unit | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 |
| Algeria | USD bil | 5,707 | 5,710 | 5,492 | 5,178 | 7,379 | ||||||||||||||||
| Burkina Faso | USD bil | 12,771 | 10,624 | 9,159 | 9,761 | 10,296 | ||||||||||||||||
| Gambia | USD bil | 755 | 778 | 852 | 964 | 1,113 | ||||||||||||||||
| Guinea | USD bil | 2,390 | 2,591 | 3,540 | 4,117 | 4,642 | ||||||||||||||||
| Guinea Bissau | USD bil | 473 | 557 | 657 | 870 | 1,066 | ||||||||||||||||
| Liberia | USD bil | 1,118 | 1,158 | 1,267 | 1,462 | 1,849 | ||||||||||||||||
| Mali | USD bil | 4,320 | 4,595 | 4,994 | 5,809 | 6,375 | ||||||||||||||||
| Mauritania | USD bil | 5,241 | 5,224 | 5,381 | 5,716 | 4,814 | ||||||||||||||||
| Niger | USD bil | 3,035 | 3,176 | 3,584 | 4,549 | 4,967 | ||||||||||||||||
| Senegal | USD bil | 14,246 | 18,982 | 19,249 | 23,933 | 28,997 | ||||||||||||||||
| Sierra Leone | USD bil | 1,795 | 1,834 | 1,930 | 2,195 | 2,532 |
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