Prices & public finance · Sub-Saharan Africa · Lower-middle income
Guinea: prices, money and public finance
Inflation is 3.6% (2025), 74th of 180 in the world and 22nd of 44 in Sub-Saharan Africa. GDP deflator is 6.2% (2025), 46th of 209 in the world and 16th of 46 in Sub-Saharan Africa. Exchange rate is 9,565.08 (2020), 7th of 210 in the world and 1st of 47 in Sub-Saharan Africa.
Inflation
GuineaSub-Saharan AfricaLower-middle incomeWorld
GDP deflator
GuineaSub-Saharan AfricaLower-middle incomeWorld
8 indicators
Prices & public finance: Guinea in detail
Latest reported value, world rank and rank within Sub-Saharan Africa; values around 2000, 2010, 2020; group and world columns are World Bank aggregates.
| Indicator | Latest | World rank | In region | ~2000 | ~2010 | ~2020 | 10-year change | Region | Income group | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| InflationInflation, consumer prices, annual % | 3.6%2025 | 74/180 | 22/44 | · | 15.1% | 10.6% | −8.2 ppsince 2015 | 3.4% | 3.6% | 3.0% | |
| GDP deflatorInflation, GDP deflator, annual % | 6.2%2025 | 46/209 | 16/46 | 6.3% | 16.1% | 4.2% | +3.2 ppsince 2015 | 4.1% | 5.0% | 3.3% | |
| Exchange rateOfficial exchange rate, local currency per US$ | 9,565.082020 | 7/210 | 1/47 | 1,746.87 | 5,726.07 | 9,565.08 | +67%since 2010 | — | — | — | |
| External debtExternal debt stocks, % of GNI | 23.2%2024 | 101/119 | 39/43 | 71.7% | 47.8% | 29.5% | +1.7 ppsince 2014 | — | 30.1% | — | |
| Private creditDomestic credit to private sector, % of GDP | 10.6%2025 | 152/169 | 28/42 | 2.7% | 3.9% | 10.0% | −1.2 ppsince 2015 | 31.7% | 38.7% | 140.3% | |
| Broad moneyBroad money, % of GDP | 30.1%2024 | 121/146 | 22/42 | 8.0% | 26.4% | 26.7% | +6.7 ppsince 2014 | 42.6% | 67.4% | 135.7% | |
| Reserves, months of importsTotal reserves in months of imports | 1.32024 | 148/165 | 29/32 | 2.1 | 1.9 | 2.8 | −66%since 2014 | 6.1 | 7.7 | 8.6 | |
| Military spendingMilitary expenditure, % of GDP | 2.03%2025 | 61/156 | 11/45 | 1.53% | 2.25%2012 | 1.47% | −0.5 ppsince 2015 | 1.13% | 1.92% | 2.48% |
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0)“·” — no value reported within two years of that date. World rank counts countries with a recent value.
Better than ten years ago
- Inflation−8.2 pp3.6% in 2025
Worse than ten years ago
- External debt+1.7 pp23.2% in 2024
- Reserves, months of imports−66%1.3 in 2024
Only indicators where higher or lower is clearly better are rated (for example, unemployment down is better, life expectancy up is better).
neighbours
Guinea and its neighbours
Countries sharing a land border with Guinea. Latest values since 2005; the highest in each row is marked.
| Indicator | Guinea | Côte d'Ivoire | Mali | Senegal | Sierra Leone | Liberia |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Inflation | 3.6%2025 | 0.1%2025 | 3.3%2025 | 1.5%2025 | 7.5%2025 | 8.3%2025 |
| GDP deflator | 6.2%2025 | 3.2%2025 | 2.1%2025 | 3.5%2025 | 2.7%2025 | 4.5%2025 |
| Exchange rate | 9,565.082020 | 581.932025 | 581.932025 | 581.932025 | 21.302023 | 191.312024 |
| External debt | 23.2%2024 | 48.8%2024 | 24.9%2024 | 150.7%2024 | 31.1%2024 | 50.5%2024 |
| Private credit | 10.6%2025 | 22.7%2025 | 20.4%2025 | 30.9%2025 | 5.5%2025 | 17.2%2024 |
| Broad money | 30.1%2024 | 42.2%2025 | 30.8%2025 | 53.7%2025 | 22.6%2025 | 27.0%2024 |
| Reserves, months of imports | 1.32024 | — | — | — | 1.82024 | 2.02024 |
| Military spending | 2.03%2025 | 0.77%2025 | 3.87%2025 | 1.56%2025 | 0.37%2025 | 0.85%2025 |