<hdr>The World Factbook 1994: Guinea-Bissau<nl>Economy</hdr><body>
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<item><hi format=bold>Overview:</hi> Guinea-Bissau ranks among the poorest countries in the world, with a per capita GDP of roughly $800. Agriculture and fishing are the main economic activities. Cashew nuts, peanuts, and palm kernels are the primary exports. Exploitation of known mineral deposits is unlikely at present because of a weak infrastructure and the high cost of development.
<item><hi format=bold>National product:</hi> GDP—purchasing power equivalent—$860 million (1993 est.)
<item><hi format=bold>National product real growth rate:</hi> NA
<item><hi format=bold>National product per capita:</hi> $800 (1993 est.)
<item><hi format=bold>Agriculture:</hi> accounts for over 45% of GDP, nearly 100% of exports, and 90% of employment; rice is the staple food; other crops include corn, beans, cassava, cashew nuts, peanuts, palm kernels, and cotton; not self-sufficient in food; fishing and forestry potential not fully exploited
<item><hi format=bold>Economic aid:</hi>
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<item>• <hi format=ital>recipient:</hi> US commitments, including Ex-Im (FY70-89), $49 million; Western (non-US) countries, ODA and OOF bilateral commitments (1970-89), $615 million; OPEC bilateral aid (1979-89), $41 million; Communist countries (1970-89), $68 million