Poverty rate at the national poverty line in Guinea-Bissau

Poverty rate at the national poverty line in Guinea-Bissau was 50.5% in 2021, according to the World Bank. That is the 4th highest of 72 countries in 2021.

202150.5%
Rank4th of 72Countries ranked
Series high64.72002
Series low47.72018

Poverty rate at the national poverty line in Guinea-Bissau, 1991 to 2021

45505560651991199320022010201820211991: 49 %1993: 58.5 %2002: 64.7 %2010: 48.7 %2018: 47.7 %2021: 50.5 %
%. Source: World Bank, Poverty headcount ratio at national poverty lines, % of population (SI.POV.NAHC). Retrieved 2026-10-12, published 2026-10-08.
All 6 values
Period%
202150.5
201847.7
201048.7
200264.7
199358.5
199149

Rankings

Definition

Share of the population living below the national poverty line that each country sets. World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform, compiled from official government sources or computed by World Bank staff with the national line.

Each country sets its own line, so rates cannot be compared between countries; compare years within one country, and check for method changes, which can move the rate by many points. There is no World value. For the United States see poverty_rate, and for the EU at_risk_of_poverty_rate.

How to cite

World Bank, World Development Indicators. Poverty headcount ratio at national poverty lines, % of population (SI.POV.NAHC). https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/SI.POV.NAHC. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Use this data in your AI agent

Invokely serves this figure to AI assistants through MCP and to code through a REST API, with the source and citation attached. Ask your assistant:

What is the latest poverty rate at the national poverty line in Guinea-Bissau? Cite the source.
get_value {"indicator":"poverty_rate_national_line","place":"gw"}
GET https://invokely.ai/api/v1/value?indicator=poverty_rate_national_line&place=gw

Connect Claude, ChatGPT or Cursor in one step. The trial answers 25 calls a day without an account.

Questions

What is the poverty rate at the national poverty line in Guinea-Bissau?

Poverty rate at the national poverty line in Guinea-Bissau was 50.5% in 2021, according to the World Bank. That is the 4th highest of 72 countries in 2021.

Where does this figure come from?

World Bank. Poverty headcount ratio at national poverty lines, % of population (SI.POV.NAHC). Retrieved by Invokely on 2026-10-12.

What was the highest poverty rate at the national poverty line in Guinea-Bissau?

64.7% in 2002, the highest value since 1991 in this series.

Poverty rate at the national poverty line in other countries

Related statistics for Guinea-Bissau

All statistics for Guinea-Bissau