Data protection law in Guinea-Bissau: registration and research permits
What a survey team needs to know about personal data and survey authorization in Guinea-Bissau.
Summary for planning; confirm requirements with the regulator before fieldwork.
no law identified
Data protection law
none identified
Survey permits
INE authorization required under the statistics framework law (Lei 9/2012, confirmed via AFRISTAT mirror)
National statistics office
Instituto Nacional de Estatistica (INE)
Note
Guinea-Bissau has no data protection legislation and no data protection authority (confirmed by multiple legal sources). The statistics framework law (Lei 9/2012, Base do SEN) imposes statistical confidentiality duties.
Guinea-Bissau research rules: common questions
Is there a data protection law in Guinea-Bissau?
none identified.
Do I need a permit to run a survey in Guinea-Bissau?
INE authorization required under the statistics framework law (Lei 9/2012, confirmed via AFRISTAT mirror).
Sources: the regulator and statistics office pages linked above, retrieved 10 Oct 2026. See our methods.