Guinea–Guinea-Bissau relations
Guinea–Guinea-Bissau relations are the bilateral diplomatic relations between Guinea and Guinea-Bissau. The two countries share a 421-kilometer border.
History
Guinea and Guinea-Bissau are members of the ECOWAS. In 1990, both countries became participants in a program to establish joint armed forces among ECOWAS member states, known as the ECOMOG. In 1999, Senegal and Guinea deployed troops to Guinea-Bissau in order to overthrow the chairman of the Military Junta Supreme Council of Guinea-Bissau, Ansumane Mané.
Trade
In 2016, Guinea exported goods worth US$267,000 to Guinea-Bissau. Guinea's exports to Guinea-Bissau consisted primarily of plastic products and household plastic items. Over the previous 21 years, Guinea's exports to Guinea-Bissau increased at an average annual rate of 10.5%, rising from US$32,500 in 1995 to US$267,000 in 2016.
In 2016, Guinea-Bissau exported goods worth US$2,960 to Guinea. Guinea-Bissau's exports to Guinea included automobiles and cabbage. Over the same 21-year period, Guinea-Bissau's exports to Guinea declined at an average annual rate of 14.7%, decreasing from US$84,000 in 1995 to US$2,960 in 2016.
See also
- Foreign relations of Guinea
- Foreign relations of Guinea-Bissau
- Guinea–Guinea-Bissau border
References
Guinea-Bissau Category:Bilateral relations of Guinea-Bissau