Guinea-Bissau Imports 2023
Complete list of Guinea-Bissau's 69 import sources and 100+ product categories. Sourced from CEPII BACI.
$568.12M
Total imports (2023)
#192
Global import rank
69
Source countries
100+
Product categories tracked
Guinea-Bissau imported $568.12 million of merchandise goods in 2023, making it the world's #192 largest importer. Goods came from 69 source countries, with the top ten sources providing 88.2% of total import value. The leading import was preparations n.e.c. containing by weight 70% or more of petroleum oils or oils from bituminous minerals, valued at $139.10 million — 24.5% of total imports.
The two tables below list every source country and the most-traded product categories at the HS6 (Harmonized System 6-digit) level. All values come from the CEPII BACI database, which reconciles UN Comtrade declarations to produce cleaner bilateral flows.
All import sources
69 countries and territories. Click for the full bilateral page.
| # | Source | 2023 import value | % of total |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Senegal | $157.36M | 27.70% |
| 2 | Portugal | $137.74M | 24.25% |
| 3 | China | $62.64M | 11.03% |
| 4 | Gambia | $59.27M | 10.43% |
| 5 | Pakistan | $21.08M | 3.71% |
| 6 | Netherlands | $18.44M | 3.25% |
| 7 | Saudi Arabia | $12.92M | 2.27% |
| 8 | Spain | $12.59M | 2.22% |
| 9 | India | $9.38M | 1.65% |
| 10 | Türkiye | $9.38M | 1.65% |
| 11 | Brazil | $6.46M | 1.14% |
| 12 | Belgium | $6.30M | 1.11% |
| 13 | United Arab Emirates | $4.94M | 0.87% |
| 14 | Tunisia | $4.93M | 0.87% |
| 15 | France | $4.76M | 0.84% |
| 16 | Italy | $4.45M | 0.78% |
| 17 | USA | $3.42M | 0.60% |
| 18 | Germany | $3.27M | 0.57% |
| 19 | Morocco | $3.14M | 0.55% |
| 20 | Côte d'Ivoire | $2.46M | 0.43% |
| 21 | Malaysia | $2.22M | 0.39% |
| 22 | Indonesia | $2.12M | 0.37% |
| 23 | Japan | $1.69M | 0.30% |
| 24 | Denmark | $1.53M | 0.27% |
| 25 | Egypt | $1.46M | 0.26% |
| 26 | Paraguay | $1.33M | 0.23% |
| 27 | Sri Lanka | $1.24M | 0.22% |
| 28 | Switzerland | $1.21M | 0.21% |
| 29 | Thailand | $1.18M | 0.21% |
| 30 | South Africa | $1.15M | 0.20% |
| 31 | Poland | $1.07M | 0.19% |
| 32 | United Kingdom | $921,892 | 0.16% |
| 33 | Mauritania | $836,370 | 0.15% |
| 34 | China, Hong Kong SAR | $639,801 | 0.11% |
| 35 | Slovenia | $541,567 | 0.10% |
| 36 | Greece | $517,741 | 0.09% |
| 37 | Togo | $445,802 | 0.08% |
| 38 | Malta | $345,190 | 0.06% |
| 39 | Austria | $315,552 | 0.06% |
| 40 | Ukraine | $291,225 | 0.05% |
| 41 | Lebanon | $210,975 | 0.04% |
| 42 | Sweden | $201,877 | 0.04% |
| 43 | Ghana | $162,948 | 0.03% |
| 44 | Kenya | $153,707 | 0.03% |
| 45 | Ireland | $139,963 | 0.02% |
| 46 | Jordan | $135,107 | 0.02% |
| 47 | Singapore | $112,971 | 0.02% |
| 48 | Canada | $111,677 | 0.02% |
| 49 | Croatia | $108,695 | 0.02% |
| 50 | Argentina | $108,253 | 0.02% |
| 51 | Colombia | $107,878 | 0.02% |
| 52 | Bosnia Herzegovina | $87,855 | 0.02% |
| 53 | Czechia | $79,310 | 0.01% |
| 54 | Angola | $70,067 | 0.01% |
| 55 | Latvia | $69,742 | 0.01% |
| 56 | Namibia | $56,421 | 0.01% |
| 57 | Uruguay | $48,312 | 0.01% |
| 58 | Bulgaria | $37,833 | 0.01% |
| 59 | Slovakia | $26,172 | 0.00% |
| 60 | Romania | $23,666 | 0.00% |
| 61 | Liberia | $22,950 | 0.00% |
| 62 | Luxembourg | $22,471 | 0.00% |
| 63 | Cabo Verde | $20,175 | 0.00% |
| 64 | Finland | $11,153 | 0.00% |
| 65 | Zimbabwe | $6,287 | 0.00% |
| 66 | Norway | $5,264 | 0.00% |
| 67 | Ethiopia | $2,212 | 0.00% |
| 68 | Other Asia, nes | $1,667 | 0.00% |
| 69 | Malawi | $110 | 0.00% |
Top import products (HS6)
100 product categories ranked by 2023 import value.
| # | HS6 | Product | Value | % of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 271000 | Petroleum oils and oils from bituminous minerals, not crude: preparations n.e.c. containing by weight 70% or more of petroleum oils or oils from bituminous minerals: these being the basic constituents of the preparations: waste oils | $139.10M | 24.48% |
| 2 | 721420 | Iron or non-alloy steel: bars and rods, hot-rolled, hot-drawn or hot-extruded, containing indentations, ribs, grooves or other deformations produced during the rolling process or twisted after rolling | $81.64M | 14.37% |
| 3 | 100640 | Cereals: rice, broken | $25.20M | 4.44% |
| 4 | 100630 | Cereals: rice, semi-milled or wholly milled, whether or not polished or glazed | $20.21M | 3.56% |
| 5 | 220300 | Beer: made from malt | $10.81M | 1.90% |
| 6 | 210410 | Soups and broths and preparations therefor | $9.83M | 1.73% |
| 7 | 220421 | Wine: still, in containers holding 2 litres or less | $9.00M | 1.58% |
| 8 | 110100 | Wheat or meslin flour | $8.93M | 1.57% |
| 9 | 220299 | Non-alcoholic beverages: other than non-alcoholic beer, n.e.c. in item no. 2202.10, not including fruit or vegetable juices of heading no. 2009 | $8.19M | 1.44% |
| 10 | 722860 | Steel, alloy: bars and rods n.e.c. in heading no. 7228 | $6.65M | 1.17% |
| 11 | 190190 | Food preparations: of flour, meal, starch, malt extract or milk products, for uses n.e.c. in heading no. 1901 | $6.41M | 1.13% |
| 12 | 390210 | Propylene, other olefin polymers: polypropylene in primary forms | $5.37M | 0.94% |
| 13 | 170199 | Sugars: sucrose, chemically pure, in solid form, not containing added flavouring or colouring matter | $5.28M | 0.93% |
| 14 | 020714 | Meat and edible offal: of fowls of the species Gallus domesticus, cuts and offal, frozen | $4.01M | 0.71% |
| 15 | 390110 | Ethylene polymers: in primary forms, polyethylene having a specific gravity of less than 0.94 | $3.89M | 0.68% |
| 16 | 390120 | Ethylene polymers: in primary forms, polyethylene having a specific gravity of 0.94 or more | $3.66M | 0.64% |
| 17 | 300220 | Vaccines: for human medicine | $3.41M | 0.60% |
| 18 | 220210 | Waters: including mineral and aerated, containing added sugar or other sweetening matter or flavoured | $3.31M | 0.58% |
| 19 | 961900 | Sanitary towels (pads) and tampons, napkins and napkin liners for babies and similar articles, of any material | $3.27M | 0.58% |
| 20 | 190531 | Food preparations: sweet biscuits, whether or not containing cocoa | $3.16M | 0.56% |
| 21 | 730820 | Iron or steel: structures and parts thereof, towers and lattice masts | $3.08M | 0.54% |
| 22 | 730890 | Iron or steel: structures and parts thereof, n.e.c. in heading 7308 | $2.82M | 0.50% |
| 23 | 210390 | Sauces and preparations therefor: mixed condiments and mixed seasonings | $2.77M | 0.49% |
| 24 | 392490 | Plastics: household articles and hygienic or toilet articles | $2.76M | 0.49% |
| 25 | 940370 | Furniture: plastic | $2.73M | 0.48% |
| 26 | 070310 | Vegetables, alliaceous: onions and shallots, fresh or chilled | $2.70M | 0.47% |
| 27 | 300490 | Medicaments: consisting of mixed or unmixed products n.e.c. in heading no. 3004, for therapeutic or prophylactic uses, packaged for retail sale | $2.59M | 0.46% |
| 28 | 630900 | Clothing: worn, and other worn articles | $2.53M | 0.44% |
| 29 | 870421 | Vehicles: compression-ignition internal combustion piston engine (diesel or semi-diesel), for transport of goods, (of a gvw not exceeding 5 tonnes), n.e.c. in item no 8704.1 | $2.47M | 0.43% |
| 30 | 252329 | Cement: portland, other than white, whether or not artificially coloured | $2.45M | 0.43% |
| 31 | 240220 | Cigarettes: containing tobacco | $2.33M | 0.41% |
| 32 | 150790 | Vegetable oils: soya-bean oil and its fractions, other than crude, whether or not refined, but not chemically modified | $2.22M | 0.39% |
| 33 | 930621 | Ammunition: shotgun cartridges | $2.03M | 0.36% |
| 34 | 870323 | Vehicles: with only spark-ignition internal combustion reciprocating piston engine, cylinder capacity over 1500 but not over 3000cc | $2.03M | 0.36% |
| 35 | 870332 | Vehicles: with only compression-ignition internal combustion piston engine (diesel or semi-diesel), cylinder capacity over 1500 but not over 2500cc | $1.87M | 0.33% |
| 36 | 890120 | Tankers | $1.80M | 0.32% |
| 37 | 640220 | Footwear: with outer soles and uppers of rubber or plastics, upper straps or thongs assembled to the sole by plugs | $1.79M | 0.32% |
| 38 | 190219 | Food preparations: pasta, uncooked (excluding that containing eggs), not stuffed or otherwise prepared | $1.74M | 0.31% |
| 39 | 330499 | Cosmetic and toilet preparations: n.e.c. in heading no. 3304, for the care of the skin (excluding medicaments, including sunscreen or sun tan preparations) | $1.72M | 0.30% |
| 40 | 690510 | Ceramic roofing tiles | $1.69M | 0.30% |
| 41 | 690721 | Ceramic tiles: flags and paving, hearth or wall tiles other than those of subheadings 6907.30 and 6907.40, of a water absorption coefficient by weight not over 0.5% | $1.69M | 0.30% |
| 42 | 190110 | Food preparations: of flour, meal, starch, malt extract or milk products, suitable for infants or young children, put up for retail sale | $1.63M | 0.29% |
| 43 | 721061 | Iron or non-alloy steel: flat-rolled, width 600mm or more, plated or coated with aluminium zinc-alloys | $1.62M | 0.28% |
| 44 | 854449 | Insulated electric conductors: for a voltage not exceeding 1000 volts, not fitted with connectors | $1.55M | 0.27% |
| 45 | 851761 | Base stations | $1.51M | 0.27% |
| 46 | 640299 | Footwear: n.e.c. in heading no. 6402, (other than just covering the ankle), with outer soles and uppers of rubber or plastics | $1.50M | 0.26% |
| 47 | 151190 | Vegetable oils: palm oil and its fractions, other than crude, whether or not refined, but not chemically modified | $1.38M | 0.24% |
| 48 | 847150 | Units of automatic data processing machines: processing units other than those of item no. 8471.41 or 8471.49, whether or not containing in the same housing one or two of the following types of unit: storage units, input units or output units | $1.37M | 0.24% |
| 49 | 151710 | Margarine: excluding liquid margarine | $1.36M | 0.24% |
| 50 | 170490 | Sugar confectionery: (excluding chewing gum, including white chocolate), not containing cocoa | $1.32M | 0.23% |
| 51 | 151519 | Vegetable oils: linseed oil and its fractions, other than crude, whether or not refined, but not chemically modified | $1.30M | 0.23% |
| 52 | 340120 | Soap: in forms n.e.c. in item no. 3401.11 | $1.27M | 0.22% |
| 53 | 842121 | Machinery: for filtering or purifying water | $1.26M | 0.22% |
| 54 | 382200 | Reagents: diagnostic or laboratory reagents on a backing and prepared diagnostic or laboratory reagents whether or not on a backing, other than those of heading no. 3002 or 3006: certified reference material | $1.26M | 0.22% |
| 55 | 020712 | Meat and edible offal: of fowls of the species Gallus domesticus, not cut in pieces, frozen | $1.25M | 0.22% |
| 56 | 731700 | Iron or steel: nails, tacks, drawing pins, corrugated nails, staples (not those of heading no. 8305) and the like, with heads of other material or not, but excluding articles with heads of copper | $1.21M | 0.21% |
| 57 | 670419 | False beards, eyebrows and eyelashes, switches and the like: of synthetic textile materials | $1.21M | 0.21% |
| 58 | 340220 | Washing and cleaning preparations: surface-active, whether or not containing soap (excluding those of heading no. 3401), put up for retail sale | $1.19M | 0.21% |
| 59 | 630510 | Sacks and bags: of a kind used for the packing of goods, of jute or of other textile bast fibres of heading no. 5303 | $1.19M | 0.21% |
| 60 | 870899 | Vehicle parts and accessories: n.e.c. in heading no. 8708 | $1.16M | 0.20% |
| 61 | 730661 | Iron or steel (excluding cast iron): tubes, pipes and hollow profiles (not seamless), welded, of square or rectangular cross-section, n.e.c. in chapter 73 | $1.16M | 0.20% |
| 62 | 842199 | Machinery: parts for filtering or purifying liquids or gases | $1.16M | 0.20% |
| 63 | 121190 | Plants and parts (including seeds and fruits) n.e.c. in heading no. 1211, of a kind used primarily in perfumery, in pharmacy or for insecticidal, fungicidal or similar purposes, fresh, chilled, frozen or dried, whether or not cut, crushed or powdered | $1.16M | 0.20% |
| 64 | 550810 | Sewing thread: of synthetic staple fibres, whether or not put up for retail sale | $1.14M | 0.20% |
| 65 | 220110 | Waters: mineral and aerated, including natural or artificial, (not containing added sugar or other sweetening matter nor flavoured) | $1.09M | 0.19% |
| 66 | 852352 | Semiconductor media: smart cards, whether or not recorded, excluding products of Chapter 37 | $1.05M | 0.19% |
| 67 | 843860 | Machinery: industrial, for the preparation of fruits, nuts or vegetables | $1.03M | 0.18% |
| 68 | 870333 | Vehicles: with only compression-ignition internal combustion piston engine (diesel or semi-diesel), cylinder capacity over 2500cc | $1.01M | 0.18% |
| 69 | 252310 | Cement clinkers (whether or not coloured) | $997,500 | 0.18% |
| 70 | 200990 | Juices: mixtures of fruits or vegetables, unfermented, not containing added spirit, whether or not containing added sugar or other sweetening matter | $978,731 | 0.17% |
| 71 | 690490 | Ceramic flooring blocks, supports or filler tiles and the like (excluding building bricks) | $972,770 | 0.17% |
| 72 | 481820 | Paper articles: handkerchiefs, cleansing or facial tissues and towels | $950,962 | 0.17% |
| 73 | 040729 | Birds' eggs, in shell: fresh, not for incubation, other than fowls of the species Gallus domesticus (domestic hens) | $920,393 | 0.16% |
| 74 | 040221 | Dairy produce: milk and cream, concentrated, not containing added sugar or other sweetening matter, in powder, granules or other solid forms, of a fat content exceeding 1.5% (by weight) | $919,783 | 0.16% |
| 75 | 690722 | Ceramic tiles: flags and paving, hearth or wall tiles other than those of subheadings 6907.30 and 6907.40, of a water absorption coefficient by weight over 0.5% but not over 10% | $916,408 | 0.16% |
| 76 | 160413 | Fish preparations: sardines, sardinella and brisling or sprats, prepared or preserved, whole or in pieces (but not minced) | $892,157 | 0.16% |
| 77 | 040120 | Dairy produce: milk and cream, not concentrated, not containing added sugar or other sweetening matter, of a fat content, by weight, exceeding 1% but not exceeding 6% | $887,496 | 0.16% |
| 78 | 940690 | Buildings: prefabricated, not of wood | $868,664 | 0.15% |
| 79 | 310210 | Fertilizers, mineral or chemical: nitrogenous, urea, whether or not in aqueous solution | $851,166 | 0.15% |
| 80 | 871120 | Motorcycles (including mopeds) and cycles: fitted with an auxiliary motor, reciprocating internal combustion piston engine, of cylinder capacity exceeding 50cc but not exceeding 250cc, with or without side-cars: side-cars | $839,968 | 0.15% |
| 81 | 210690 | Food preparations: n.e.c. in item no. 2106.10 | $834,013 | 0.15% |
| 82 | 851762 | Communication apparatus (excluding telephone sets or base stations): machines for the reception, conversion and transmission or regeneration of voice, images or other data, including switching and routing apparatus | $832,613 | 0.15% |
| 83 | 392330 | Plastics: carboys, bottles, flasks and similar articles, for the conveyance or packing of goods | $802,741 | 0.14% |
| 84 | 851712 | Telephones for cellular networks or for other wireless networks | $801,289 | 0.14% |
| 85 | 842952 | Mechanical shovels, excavators and shovel loaders: with a 360 degree revolving super structure | $776,747 | 0.14% |
| 86 | 847130 | Automatic data processing machines: portable, weighing not more than 10kg, consisting of at least a central processing unit, a keyboard and a display | $763,551 | 0.13% |
| 87 | 040390 | Dairy produce: buttermilk, curdled milk or cream, kephir, fermented or acidified milk or cream, whether or not concentrated or containing added sweetening, flavouring, fruit or cocoa (excluding yoghurt) | $763,120 | 0.13% |
| 88 | 030355 | Fish: frozen, jack and horse mackerel (Trachurus spp.), excluding fillets, fish meat of 0304, and edible fish offal of subheadings 0303.91 to 0303.99 | $762,494 | 0.13% |
| 89 | 850440 | Electrical static converters | $755,921 | 0.13% |
| 90 | 340290 | Washing and cleaning preparations: surface-active, whether or not containing soap (excluding those of heading no. 3401), including auxiliary washing preparations, not for retail sale | $747,348 | 0.13% |
| 91 | 040721 | Birds' eggs, in shell: fresh, not for incubation, of fowls of the species Gallus domesticus (domestic hens) | $746,326 | 0.13% |
| 92 | 210111 | Extracts, essences and concentrates: of coffee, and preparations with a basis of these extracts, essences or concentrates or with a basis of coffee | $740,137 | 0.13% |
| 93 | 732690 | Iron or steel: articles n.e.c. in heading 7326 | $726,720 | 0.13% |
| 94 | 850213 | Electric generating sets: with compression-ignition internal combustion piston engines (diesel or semi-diesel engines), of an output exceeding 375kVA | $719,209 | 0.13% |
| 95 | 841510 | Air conditioning machines: comprising a motor-driven fan and elements for changing the temperature and humidity, of a kind designed to be fixed to a window, wall, ceiling or floor, self-contained or "split-system" | $718,691 | 0.13% |
| 96 | 854190 | Electrical apparatus: parts for diodes, transistors and similar semiconductor devices and photosensitive semiconductor devices | $716,297 | 0.13% |
| 97 | 854140 | Electrical apparatus: photosensitive, including photovoltaic cells, whether or not assembled in modules or made up into panels, light-emitting diodes (LED) | $716,103 | 0.13% |
| 98 | 841830 | Freezers: of the chest type, not exceeding 800l capacity | $686,656 | 0.12% |
| 99 | 871410 | Motorcycles (including mopeds): parts and accessories | $679,786 | 0.12% |
| 100 | 320890 | Paints and varnishes: based on polymers n.e.c. in heading no. 3208, dispersed or dissolved in a non-aqueous medium | $666,490 | 0.12% |