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Policy rate not yet covered
Headline inflation 6.50% Aug 2026
FX premium not yet covered
Latest T-bill 5.12% 91-day · 5 Aug 2026

Tier 1 · Markets

The Market Now

Series Per US$1 As of Source
Official not yet covered
Marketparallel 77.40 27 Sep 2026, 00:35 UTC Binance P2P
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Official rate, 10-year annual average (World Bank)

41567120142017202020232025

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Tier 2 · Policy & Prices

Policy & Prices

Policy rate

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Inflation

Series YoY Period Source
Headline 6.50% Aug 2026 Source

As of 22 Sep 2026, 06:00 UTC

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Yield curve

yield CBG

91-day 5.12% 5 Aug 2026
182-day 6.48% 5 Aug 2026
364-day 11.65% 5 Aug 2026

Steep — 364-day above 91-day.

as of 5 Aug 2026

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Tier 3 · Structure

Structure & trajectory

Annual indicators, latest available year on each card · Sources: World Bank / UN / IMF WEO Oct 2025 / V-Dem / EIA

22 of 28 indicators improving improving

Rule: for each metric with at least two observations, direction is the sign of (latest − earliest). Child mortality, $3/day poverty, national poverty, debt service, debt-to-GDP, and the Gini index are inverted (a decline is improvement). Overall: improving if ≥60% of those metrics improved, mixed if 40–60%, worsening if <40%.

Population

2.8M · 2025

2.2M2.5M2.8M201520172019202120232025

↑ 657,565 since 2014

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GDP per capita (PPP)

$3,706 · 2025

$1,900$2,800$3,700201520172019202120232025

↑ $1,772 since 2014

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GDP per capita growth

3.6% · 2025

-2%0%5%201520172019202120232025

↑ 7.7 pts since 2014

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Life expectancy

66.1 years · 2024

626466201420162018202020222024

↑ 3.5 years since 2014

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Child mortality

42.4 per 1,000 · 2024

4251.561201420162018202020222024

↓ 19 since 2014

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Internet users

49.5% · 2024

15%32%49%201420162018202020222024

↑ 33.9 pts since 2014

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Manufacturing share of GDP

1.5% · 2024

1.4%4%6.5%201420162018202020222024

↓ 5.1 pts since 2014

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Electricity access

69% · 2024

53%61%69%201420162018202020222024

↑ 16 pts since 2014

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Poverty ($3/day)

22% · 2020

17%19.5%22%201520162017201820192020

↑ 4.9 pts since 2015

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National poverty line

53.4% · 2020

48%50.5%53%201520162017201820192020

↑ 4.8 pts since 2015

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Adult literacy

51.6% · 2021

50%51.5%53%2015201720192021

↑ 0.9 pts since 2015

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Debt service / exports

8.1% · 2024

7.4%18.2%29%201420162018202020222024

↓ 9.8 pts since 2014

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Exports of goods and services

$847.9M · 2024

$140M$495M$850M201420162018202020222024

↑ $579M since 2014

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GDP growth

5.9% · 2025

0.6%3.9%7.2%201520172019202120232025

↑ 7.3 pts since 2014

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GDP

$2.6B · 2025

$1.3B$1.9B$2.6B201520172019202120232025

↑ $1.4B since 2014

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Unemployment

6.5% · 2025

4%5.6%7.2%201520172019202120232025

↓ 1.7 pts since 2014

ILO modeled estimate — national definitions differ

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FDI inflows

$232.4M · 2024

$23M$136.5M$250M201420162018202020222024

↑ $209.3M since 2014

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Remittances

$529.1M · 2024

$130M$340M$550M201420162018202020222024

↑ $391.3M since 2014

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External debt

$1.6B · 2024

$550M$1.1B$1.6B201420162018202020222024

↑ $1.1B since 2014

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Agriculture share of GDP

23.8% · 2025

19%21.5%24%201520172019202120232025

↑ 1.4 pts since 2014

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Services share of GDP

53.1% · 2025

48%52.5%57%201520172019202120232025

↓ 3.4 pts since 2014

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Investment rate

40.4% · 2025

20%30%40%201520172019202120232025

↑ 23.7 pts since 2014

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Terms of trade

95.30 · 2024

95.0097.50100.00201420162018202020222024

↓ 8.30 since 2014

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FX reserves

$628.8M · 2024

$87M$368.5M$650M201420162018202020222024

↑ $469.5M since 2014

includes gold

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Lending rate

22% · 2025

19%24%29%20172019202120232025

↓ 6.5 pts since 2014

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Deposit rate

6.5% · 2025

4.8%10.4%16%20172019202120232025

↓ 10 pts since 2014

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Gini index

38.80 · 2020

35.0037.0039.00201520162017201820192020

↑ 2.90 since 2015

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Health expenditure

2.9% · 2023

2.8%3.4%4%2014201820202023

↓ 0.2 pts since 2014

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Physicians

0.1 per 1,000 · 2023

0.0770.09850.1220152017201920212023

↓ 0 since 2015

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Tourist arrivals

246,000 · 2020

150,000385,000620,0002014201620182020

↑ 90,000 since 2014

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Account ownership

38.2% · 2024

28%33%38%201720212024

↑ 9.6 pts since 2017

Findex · every 3–4 years

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Exports per capita derived

$307.19 · 2024

$55$182.5$310201420162018202020222024

↑ $182.98 since 2014

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Median age

18.2 years · 2023

1617182014201820202023

↑ 1.4 years since 2014

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Government revenue / GDP

24.5% · 2026

13%18.5%24%201620182020202220242026

↑ 9.4 pts since 2014

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Debt to GDP

68.3% · 2026

68%77.5%87%20142017202020232026

↓ 2.8 pts since 2014

Source: IMF WEO · latest 1–2 years are IMF estimates

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Gross debt (national currency)

GMD 140.3B · 2026

GMD 36BGMD 88BGMD 140B20142017202020232026

↑ GMD 103.8B since 2014

Source: IMF WEO · latest 1–2 years are IMF estimates

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Current account / GDP

-5.1% · 2026

-9.9%-7%-4.2%20142017202020232026

↑ 2.3 pts since 2014

Source: IMF WEO · latest 1–2 years are IMF estimates

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Budget balance / GDP

-1% · 2026

-6.3%-3.6%-1%20142017202020232026

↑ 2.9 pts since 2014

Source: IMF WEO · latest 1–2 years are IMF estimates

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Electoral democracy

0.64 · 2025

0.240.440.64201520172019202120232025

↑ 0.40 since 2014

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Trade profile

Exports

$847.9M · 2024

$140M$495M$850M201420162018202020222024

↑ $579M since 2014

Imports

$1.5B · 2024

$370M$935M$1.5B201420162018202020222024

↑ $1.1B since 2014

Balance derived

−$701.4M · 2024

$-710M$-445M$-180M201420162018202020222024

↓ $522.5M since 2014

Top exports · 2024

Products

  1. Oil seeds and oleaginous fruits $17M · 34.3%
  2. Mineral fuels $13.7M · 27.5%
  3. Sugars and confectionery $7.9M · 15.9%
  4. Edible fruit and nuts $2M · 4.0%
  5. Machinery and mechanical appliances $1.4M · 2.9%
  6. Fish and crustaceans $1.2M · 2.4%
  7. Vehicles other than railway $1.1M · 2.2%
  8. Salt, earths, stone, cement $1M · 2.1%
  9. Food industry residues and fodder $661,706 · 1.3%
  10. Essential oils and cosmetics $604,019 · 1.2%

Partners

  1. China $18M · 36.3%
  2. Mali $12.5M · 25.2%
  3. Guinea-Bissau $7.4M · 14.8%
  4. Senegal $5.8M · 11.7%
  5. India $1.7M · 3.5%
  6. United Kingdom $721,848 · 1.5%
  7. Netherlands $664,706 · 1.3%
  8. Guinea $453,538 · 0.9%
  9. Türkiye $429,481 · 0.9%
  10. Portugal $285,272 · 0.6%

Top imports · 2024

Products

  1. Mineral fuels $316.5M · 32.0%
  2. Vehicles other than railway $106M · 10.7%
  3. Cereals $99.9M · 10.1%
  4. Salt, earths, stone, cement $56.7M · 5.7%
  5. Machinery and mechanical appliances $40.2M · 4.1%
  6. Electrical machinery and equipment $29.5M · 3.0%
  7. Fertilisers $29M · 2.9%
  8. Animal or vegetable fats and oils $23.6M · 2.4%
  9. Iron and steel $21.6M · 2.2%
  10. Sugars and confectionery $20.8M · 2.1%

Partners

  1. Senegal $209.5M · 21.2%
  2. China $86M · 8.7%
  3. Russia $50.9M · 5.2%
  4. India $49.8M · 5.0%
  5. Liberia $40.5M · 4.1%
  6. Belgium $39.7M · 4.0%
  7. Brazil $39.2M · 4.0%
  8. Egypt $39M · 3.9%
  9. Nigeria $38M · 3.8%
  10. Spain $35M · 3.5%

2025 filings are still arriving — this page updates as each country reports

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