Guinea-Bissau
Africa
Trade in Guinea-Bissau
| Guinea-Bissau was the world’s 176th-largest exporter of goods and 194th-largest exporter of commercial services in 2021. Export values were $215 and $20 million USD respectively. The main export destination markets for goods and services trade were to the India, Singapore, the European Union, with trade representing 43.64 per cent of GDP. In terms of imports, Guinea-Bissau is the world’s 194th importer of goods and 184th largest importer of commercial services. Import values were $355 and $147 million USD respectively in 2021. Guinea-Bissau’s leading import partners were the European Union, Senegal, Thailand. Guinea-Bissau is part of 1 Regional Trade Agreements, Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS). |
General InformationThis section includes general information on the economy, legal system, official languages and links to additional demographic information. |
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Official Name |
Republic of Guinea-Bissau |
Abbreviation |
GW |
Capital |
Bissau |
WTO Membership Date |
31 May 1995 |
Legal System |
mixed legal system of civil law, which incorporated Portuguese law at independence and influenced by Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), West African Economic and Monetary Union (UEMOA), African Francophone Public Law, and customary law |
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Portuguese |
Number of Time Zone(s) |
1 |
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Financial InformationThis section includes financial information such as the currency, exchange rate lookup and local banks issuing trade finance. |
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Currency |
West African CFA franc |
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TBT Enquiry Points Technical Barriers to Trade (TBT) enquiry points are government agencies designated to answer questions about trade requirements. |
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Additional Information |
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Last Reviewed: June, 2023
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