Share living on less than $8.30 a day vs. mean income or consumption in Guinea-Bissau
Guinea-Bissau: Share living on less than $8.30 a day vs. mean income or consumption was 91.4% in 2021. ▬ Flat
Share living on less than $8.30 a day vs. mean income or consumption in Guinea-Bissau, 1991–2021
Source: World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Guinea-Bissau recorded 91.4% for share living on less than $8.30 a day vs. mean income or consumption in 2021.
That represents a change of up 2.2% on the previous year and down 3.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share living on less than $8.30 a day vs. mean income or consumption in Guinea-Bissau peaked at 97.6% in 2002 and was at its lowest, 85.8%, in 1991.
That places Guinea-Bissau 11th out of 120 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the top 10%.
Share living on less than $8.30 a day vs. mean income or consumption in Guinea-Bissau, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 85.8% | — |
| 1993 | 92.1% | +7.4% |
| 2002 | 97.6% | +5.9% |
| 2010 | 94.9% | -2.8% |
| 2018 | 89.5% | -5.7% |
| 2021 | 91.4% | +2.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 89.0% | 85.8% | 92.1% | 2 |
| 2000s | 97.6% | 97.6% | 97.6% | 1 |
| 2010s | 92.2% | 89.5% | 94.9% | 2 |
| 2020s | 91.4% | 91.4% | 91.4% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Guinea-Bissau
More poverty & inequality data for Guinea-Bissau
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via the World Bank 2 surveys (2025)
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via 0 surveys per person (2025)
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via 0 surveys per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Fertility rate vs. share living in extreme poverty 3.84 live births per woman (2023)
- Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty 1,333 kg per hectare (2024)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, annual growth rate -5.22 % change on previous year (2024)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled 9.17 (2023)
- Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality 9.2% (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share living on less than $8.30 a day vs. mean income or consumption in Guinea-Bissau?
- Share living on less than $8.30 a day vs. mean income or consumption in Guinea-Bissau was 91.4% in 2021, according to World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share living on less than $8.30 a day vs. mean income or consumption recorded in Guinea-Bissau?
- The highest recorded value was 97.6% in 2002.
- What is the lowest share living on less than $8.30 a day vs. mean income or consumption recorded in Guinea-Bissau?
- The lowest recorded value was 85.8% in 1991.
- How does Guinea-Bissau rank for share living on less than $8.30 a day vs. mean income or consumption?
- Guinea-Bissau ranks 11th out of 120 countries with data for 2021.
- Is share living on less than $8.30 a day vs. mean income or consumption rising or falling in Guinea-Bissau?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Guinea-Bissau data come from?
- The figures come from World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share living on less than $8.30 a day vs. mean income or consumption. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage of population living in households with an income or consumption below $8.30 per day.