IMF Staff Country Reports

Guinea-Bissau: Selected Issues and Statistical Appendix

August 21, 2006

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Summary

A major element of the persistent fiscal imbalances in Guinea-Bissau is the relatively low level of revenue compared with other sub-Saharan African (SSA) countries. Fiscal revenues, including grants, trended downward significantly in Guinea-Bissau from 1991 through 2005, especially during the last five years. Nontax revenues are stagnant as a proportion of GDP as a result of weak fisheries administration and control. Tax revenues as a proportion of GDP are relatively low in Guinea-Bissau even compared with other low-income countries.

Subject: Agricultural commodities, Civil service, Commodities, Income, Labor, National accounts, Revenue administration, Wage structure, Wages

Keywords: Africa, Agricultural commodities, Asia and Pacific, Cashew production crisis, Civil service, CR, Guinea-Bissau, IMF staff estimate, Income, ISCR, Military personnel Compression, Nontax revenue, Publication policy, Salary harmonization, Scale worker, Sub-Saharan Africa, U.S. dollar, Wage, Wage bill, Wage structure, Wages, West Africa

Publication Details

  • Pages:

    66

  • Volume:

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  • DOI:

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  • Issue:

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  • Series:

    Country Report No. 2006/313

  • Stock No:

    1GNBEA2006002

  • ISBN:

    9781451815818

  • ISSN:

    1934-7685