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Guinea-Bissau

EU Compliance · Geopolitical Risk · Sourcing Attractiveness

EU Compliance

lower score = lower risk

6.1

Geopolitical Risk

lower score = lower risk

3.6

Sourcing Attractiveness

higher score = more attractive

2.6

Why these scores

EU Compliance, by dimension

Forced & child labour6
Worker rights & FOA6
OHS & audit transparency7
Food & product safety6
Environmental & regulatory5
Governance & anti-corruption9
Tariff & preferential access2
Non-tariff barriers6
Supply chain traceability8

1 = lowest risk · methodology & sources

Geopolitical Risk, by dimension

Geopolitical conflict4
Supplier concentration2
Climate & physical risk4
Sanctions exposure1
Policy continuity & property rights7

1 = lowest risk · methodology & sources

Attractiveness, by dimension

Labour cost competitiveness8
Supply base depth1
Logistics & infrastructure2
Workforce skills2
Scalability4
Ease of doing business2
Trade access & tariffs2
Sustainability baseline2
Innovation & IP1
Quality standards2

9 = most attractive · methodology & sources

Analyst scores, last reviewed June 2026; each dimension's sources and cadence are on its methodology page.

Data layers

Guinea-Bissau and the EU

EU imports from

€2m

0.0% of extra-EU

EU exports to

€154m

0.0% of extra-EU

EU supplier rank

EU's #172 supplier

EU trade balance

balanced or surplus

coverage 87.39

2025 annual totals, Eurostat COMEXT. EU trade board →

Electricity & grid

National sources · carbon from Ember · estimated

Electricity costs →

Industrial

EUR/MWh

Consumer

EUR/MWh, all-in

Grid carbon

625

gCO₂e/kWh

Renewables

of generation

regulated market

Power market

Conflict / governance collapse

Market model

State monopoly (EAGB)

Direct PPA

None

grid access: closed

Reserve margin

Regulator

Not independent

Ministry of Energy and Industry

One of the lowest electrification rates globally (~15%). EAGB (state) operates an ageing diesel fleet in Bissau. Most of the country has no grid access. Political instability disrupts any investment.

Power markets: full layer →

Demographics

UN World Population Prospects 2024 · medium variant

ASEAN demographics →

Median age

19.2

→ 25.7 by 2050

Fertility

3.76

above replacement

Working-age

58%

aged 15–64

Old-age dep.

5.5

→ 8.7 by 2050

Median age 1990–2050

Population 2.2M · still growing past 2100

By 2050: +56% (3.44M)