ECONDEX

Economic and development data for every country, explained with the numbers checked.

Guinea

Sub-Saharan Africa. Lower middle income. Capital: Conakry. Population 15,099,727 (2025).

Key trends

GDP per person (PPP) (constant international $)
2,213 3,195 4,176 1995 2025 4,217
GDP growth (%)
−0.9 4.8 10.6 1995 2025 7.4
Inflation, consumer prices (% annual)
4.2 19.1 34.1 2005 2025 3.6
Life expectancy at birth (years)
50.1 55.4 60.7 1995 2024 60.9

Indicators

Each country reports for different years, so check the year beside every figure. Rank 1 is the highest value among countries with recent data.

Economy

IndicatorLatestYear 5-yr change10-yr change RankTrend
GDP per person (PPP)constant international $ 4,217 2025 +586 +1,347 167 of 199
GDP growth% 7.4% 2025 +2.7 pp +3.6 pp 17 of 209
GDP per person growth% 5.0% 2025 +2.9 pp +3.8 pp 30 of 209
GNI per person (Atlas method)current US$ 1,730 2025 +700 +990 170 of 201
Trade% of GDP 103.7% 2025 −12.1 pp +31.2 pp 57 of 183
Foreign direct investment, net inflows% of GDP 27.4% 2025 +26.1 pp +26.8 pp 6 of 195

Prices and jobs

IndicatorLatestYear 5-yr change10-yr change RankTrend
Inflation, consumer prices% annual 3.6% 2025 −7.0 pp −8.2 pp 74 of 180
Unemployment (modelled ILO estimate)% of labour force 5.2% 2025 −0.8 pp 0.0 pp 93 of 186

People and health

IndicatorLatestYear 5-yr change10-yr change RankTrend
Populationpeople 15,099,727 2025 +1,728,544 +3,332,657 74 of 217
Population growth% annual 2.3% 2025 −0.2 pp −0.2 pp 34 of 217
Urban population% of total 38.5% 2025 +2.0 pp +3.5 pp 177 of 217
Life expectancy at birthyears 60.9 2024 +1.5 +3.3 210 of 217
Infant mortalityper 1,000 live births 59.8 2024 −7.2 −12.2 7 of 196
Health spending% of GDP 3.7% 2023 0.0 pp +0.2 pp 162 of 193

Education

IndicatorLatestYear 5-yr change10-yr change RankTrend
Adult literacy rate% of people aged 15+ 39.6% 2018 * +7.6 pp +14.3 pp –
Government spending on education% of GDP 1.7% 2023 −0.7 pp −0.9 pp 162 of 171

Access and infrastructure

IndicatorLatestYear 5-yr change10-yr change RankTrend
Internet users% of population 33.3% 2024 +9.4 pp +26.9 pp 163 of 185
Access to electricity% of population 53.8% 2024 +11.6 pp +20.3 pp 196 of 215

Inequality and poverty

IndicatorLatestYear 5-yr change10-yr change RankTrend
Gini index (inequality)index, 0 to 100 29.6 2018 * −4.1 −9.8 –
Poverty headcount ratio% of population, at the World Bank international poverty line 11.7% 2018 * −9.6 pp −32.3 pp –

Environment and energy

IndicatorLatestYear 5-yr change10-yr change RankTrend
Renewable energy% of final energy consumption 66.6% 2022 −5.4 pp −9.8 pp 31 of 212

* Latest figure is too old to be included in rankings or peer medians.

Advanced metrics

Indicator Own history Versus peers (latest) Growth and catch-up
10-yr meanZ-score Income group medianRegion medianVolatility (σ) 10-yr CAGR% of high-income median10 yrs earlier
GDP per person (PPP) 3,540 +1.9 6,095 3,781 360 +3.9% 9% 6%
GDP growth 6.2% +0.5 4.3% 4.6% 2.4 – – –
GDP per person growth 3.6% +0.6 2.7% 2.5% 2.3 – – –
GNI per person (Atlas method) 1,034 +2.8 2,750 1,355 253 +8.9% 5% 3%
Trade 97.2% +0.4 69.0% 59.9% 14.7 – – –
Foreign direct investment, net inflows 4.6% +4.2 1.9% 2.0% 5.5 – – –
Inflation, consumer prices 9.8% −3.9 3.6% 3.5% 1.6 – – –
Unemployment (modelled ILO estimate) 5.2% −0.1 5.1% 5.4% 0.4 – – –
Population 13,226,196 +1.9 12,348,573 14,957,094 1,007,970 +2.5% 515% 448%
Population growth 2.5% −3.7 1.7% 2.3% 0.1 – – –
Urban population 36.4% +2.1 50.9% 44.9% 1.0 – – –
Life expectancy at birth 59.1 +1.8 67.9 64.3 1.0 – – –
Infant mortality 67.2 −2.1 28.7 37.2 3.5 – – –
Health spending 4.3% −0.7 4.5% 4.4% 0.8 – – –
Government spending on education 2.3% −2.3 4.0% 3.3% 0.3 – – –
Internet users 21.2% +1.3 57.9% 36.8% 9.1 – – –
Access to electricity 41.5% +1.9 88.7% 57.8% 6.6 – – –
Renewable energy 73.1% −1.4 42.5% 70.6% 4.7 – – –

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