Guinea-Bissau’s GDP per capita rose to $1,124 in 2025.

Higher is better. A higher figure means more output for each resident, which gives households and the state more to spend, save and tax. The latest figure is $1,124 for 2025, up from $998 a year earlier, a rise of 12.6%. That is the highest level since 2016, when the figure was $680, its lowest in the window. Output per person is therefore well above where it stood at the start of the period.

Why it matters. At $1,124 a head, average income in Guinea-Bissau remains small in absolute terms, so a bad cashew season or a price fall can quickly cut into household budgets. The $125 gain over the past year gives families and the government a little more room, but the average hides large gaps between Bissau and rural areas. For the state, a larger economy per head widens the tax base only if more of that activity is formal and can be taxed.