Sub-Saharan Africa · Lower-middle income
Guinea: key statistics
Guinea has 15.1m people (2025) and a GDP per person of $1,877. Below: 77 indicators with the latest year, world rank and change over ten years.
- Capital
- Conakry
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
- Income group
- Lower-middle income
- Currency
- Guinean franc GNF
- Languages
- French, languages of Guinea
- ISO codes
- GNGIN
- Land neighbours
- Côte d'Ivoire, Guinea-Bissau, Liberia, Mali, Senegal, Sierra Leone
Population15.1m2025 · rank 74 of 217GDP$28.3bn2025 · rank 118 of 211GDP per capita$1,8772025 · rank 179 of 211Life expectancy60.9 yrs2024 · rank 210 of 217Internet users33.3%2024 · rank 165 of 188Fertility4.132024 · rank 20 of 217CO₂ per person0.35 t2024 · rank 170 of 203Inflation3.6%2025 · rank 74 of 180
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Guinea, topic by topic
Each profile brings together the indicators of one topic with world and regional rank, values since 2000, group averages and a comparison with neighbours.
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PopulationFull population profile
| Indicator | Value | Year | World rank | In region | 10-year change | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Population | 15.1m | 2025 | 74/217 | 24/48 | +28% | 8.2bn | |
| Population growth | 2.31% | 2025 | 34/217 | 23/48 | −0.2 pp | 0.91% | |
| Urban share | 38.5% | 2025 | 177/217 | 30/48 | +3.5 pp | 57.8% | |
| Fertility | 4.13 | 2024 | 20/217 | 18/48 | −19% | 2.19 | |
| Aged 65+ | 3.5% | 2025 | 179/217 | 19/48 | ±0.0 pp | 10.4% | |
| Aged 0–14 | 40.5% | 2025 | 19/217 | 17/48 | −2.8 pp | 24.4% | |
| Density | 60.0 | 2024 | 145/216 | 27/48 | +29% | 62.1 | |
| Birth rate | 33.3 | 2024 | 16/217 | 14/48 | −12% | 16.3 | |
| Area | 245,857 km² | 2024 | 78/216 | 27/48 | ±0.0% | 140,539,257 km² |
EconomyFull economy profile
| Indicator | Value | Year | World rank | In region | 10-year change | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GDP | $28.3bn | 2025 | 118/211 | 17/46 | +222% | $118tn | |
| GDP per capita | $1,877 | 2025 | 179/211 | 21/46 | +151% | $14,406 | |
| GDP per capita, PPP | $4,935 | 2025 | 166/199 | 21/46 | +156% | $25,704 | |
| GNI per capita | $1,730 | 2025 | 170/201 | 21/46 | +134% | $14,244 | |
| GDP growth | 7.4% | 2025 | 17/210 | 5/46 | +3.6 pp | 2.9% | |
| GDP per capita growth | 5.0% | 2025 | 31/210 | 6/46 | +3.8 pp | 2.0% | |
| Agriculture share | 31.3% | 2025 | 11/198 | 9/45 | +12.8 pp | 4.0% | |
| Industry share | 25.4% | 2025 | 79/201 | 20/45 | −0.9 pp | 25.0% | |
| Services share | 35.7% | 2025 | 195/201 | 42/45 | −9.8 pp | 63.3% | |
| Investment | 37.0% | 2025 | 8/175 | 4/43 | +12.8 pp | 26.3% | |
| Savings | 9.6% | 2024 | 145/163 | 33/39 | +12.4 pp | 26.0% |
Prices & public financeFull prices & public finance profile
| Indicator | Value | Year | World rank | In region | 10-year change | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Inflation | 3.6% | 2025 | 74/180 | 22/44 | −8.2 pp | 3.0% | |
| Real interest rate | 10.9% | 2001 | — | — | — | — | |
| Lending rate | 12.9% | 2001 | — | — | — | — | |
| Exchange rate | 9,565.08 | 2020 | 7/210 | 1/47 | +67% | — | |
| External debt | 23.2% | 2024 | 101/119 | 39/43 | +1.7 pp | — | |
| Military spending | 2.03% | 2025 | 61/156 | 11/45 | −0.5 pp | 2.48% |
Trade & investmentFull trade & investment profile
| Indicator | Value | Year | World rank | In region | 10-year change | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Exports | 41.4% | 2025 | 76/184 | 11/43 | +19.9 pp | 29.5% | |
| Imports | 62.3% | 2025 | 52/184 | 6/43 | +11.3 pp | 28.5% | |
| Trade openness | 103.7% | 2025 | 58/184 | 7/43 | +31.2 pp | 68.5% | |
| Current account | -1.6% | 2024 | 95/185 | 14/42 | +9.6 pp | — | |
| FDI inflows | 27.4% | 2025 | 6/197 | 1/46 | +26.8 pp | 1.4% | |
| Remittances | 2.5% | 2024 | 87/178 | 23/41 | +1.1 pp | 0.8% | |
| Tourist arrivals | 99,000 | 2017 | 165/196 | 33/42 | +230% | 2.4bn |
LabourFull labour profile
| Indicator | Value | Year | World rank | In region | 10-year change | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unemployment | 5.2% | 2025 | 94/187 | 25/47 | ±0.0 pp | 4.8% | |
| Youth unemployment | 7.0% | 2025 | 144/187 | 27/47 | +0.8 pp | 13.4% | |
| Participation rate | 52.6% | 2025 | 147/187 | 39/47 | −3.1 pp | 61.0% | |
| Women's participation | 42.6% | 2025 | 142/187 | 41/47 | −4.5 pp | 48.9% |
Aid, poverty & equalityFull aid, poverty & equality profile
| Indicator | Value | Year | World rank | In region | 10-year change | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net ODA received | $532m | 2023 | 64/145 | 30/48 | +14% | $259bn | |
| ODA, % of GNI | 2.6% | 2023 | 69/139 | 33/47 | −3.3 pp | 0.2% | |
| ODA per person | $36.9 | 2023 | 100/145 | 41/48 | −12% | $32.2 | |
| Extreme poverty | 11.7% | 2018 | 43/151 | 38/44 | −32.3 pp | 10.1% | |
| Poverty, $4.20/day | 29.2% | 2018 | 42/151 | 38/44 | −33.8 pp | 18.2% | |
| National poverty rate | 43.7% | 2018 | 28/145 | 23/45 | — | — | |
| Gini index | 29.6 | 2018 | 125/151 | 44/44 | −25% | — | |
| Undernourishment | 8.7% | 2024 | 60/167 | 38/44 | −1.9 pp | 8.1% | |
| Women in parliament | 29.6% | 2025 | 79/190 | 18/46 | +7.7 pp | 27.2% |
EducationFull education profile
| Indicator | Value | Year | World rank | In region | 10-year change | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adult literacy | 39.6% | 2018 | 137/141 | 38/41 | +9.9 pp | 87.7% | |
| Female literacy | 27.7% | 2018 | 143/147 | 38/41 | +9.5 pp | 84.6% | |
| Primary enrolment | 100.5% | 2020 | 94/191 | 20/41 | +14.9 pp | 102.2% | |
| Secondary enrolment | 38.6% | 2014 | — | — | +13.9 pp | 77.3% | |
| Tertiary enrolment | 10.9% | 2014 | — | — | +8.6 pp | 43.6% | |
| Primary completion | 59.9% | 2020 | 159/168 | 28/36 | +3.7 pp | 88.0% | |
| Pupils per teacher | 47.1 | 2016 | 9/173 | 8/40 | +6.0% | 23.4 | |
| Education spending | 1.7% | 2023 | 175/184 | 40/43 | −0.9 pp | 3.6% |
HealthFull health profile
| Indicator | Value | Year | World rank | In region | 10-year change | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Life expectancy | 60.9 yrs | 2024 | 210/217 | 41/48 | +5.8% | 73.5 yrs | |
| Infant mortality | 59.8 | 2024 | 7/196 | 7/48 | −17% | 27.7 | |
| Under-5 mortality | 92.1 | 2024 | 6/196 | 6/48 | −20% | 37.4 | |
| Maternal mortality | 494 | 2023 | 10/194 | 9/48 | −28% | 197 | |
| Health spending | 3.7% | 2023 | 162/193 | 33/48 | +0.2 pp | 10.1% | |
| Health spending per person | $59.3 | 2023 | 166/193 | 29/48 | +129% | $1,317 | |
| Physicians | 0.21 | 2022 | 151/180 | 20/46 | +106% | 1.86 | |
| Measles vaccination | 60% | 2024 | 180/193 | 39/48 | +9.0 pp | 84% | |
| HIV prevalence | 1.3% | 2024 | 29/153 | 25/44 | −0.4 pp | 0.7% | |
| Child stunting | 26.1% | 2022 | 39/154 | 25/46 | −5.0 pp | — | |
| Basic water | 74.2% | 2024 | 178/206 | 21/46 | +12.2 pp | 91.5% | |
| Basic sanitation | 32.6% | 2024 | 185/203 | 30/46 | +10.7 pp | 82.2% |
Digital & energy accessFull digital & energy access profile
| Indicator | Value | Year | World rank | In region | 10-year change | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Internet users | 33.3% | 2024 | 165/188 | 26/46 | +26.9 pp | 73.6% | |
| Mobile subscriptions | 97.9 | 2023 | 143/210 | 22/48 | +47% | 111.5 | |
| Fixed broadband | 0.0 | 2022 | 204/208 | 45/48 | −2.1% | 20.1 | |
| Electricity access | 53.8% | 2024 | 196/215 | 30/48 | +20.3 pp | 91.9% | |
| Clean cooking | 2.0% | 2024 | 182/192 | 38/48 | +1.0 pp | 75.4% |
EnvironmentFull environment profile
| Indicator | Value | Year | World rank | In region | 10-year change | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CO₂ per person | 0.35 t | 2024 | 170/203 | 26/47 | +71% | 4.69 t | |
| Renewable energy | 66.6% | 2022 | 31/212 | 27/48 | −9.8 pp | 19.7% | |
| Renewable power | 88.1% | 2021 | 18/206 | 9/48 | +12.2 pp | 27.8% | |
| Forest cover | 20.0% | 2024 | 131/214 | 27/48 | −2.7 pp | 31.1% | |
| Arable land | 24.7% | 2024 | 40/206 | 12/48 | +6.7 pp | 10.7% | |
| Water withdrawals | 0.4% | 2022 | 166/177 | 40/47 | +0.1 pp | 9.0% |
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0)
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