Annual growth rate of real GDP per capita (%) in Guinea
Guinea: Annual growth rate of real GDP per capita (%) was 6.7% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Annual growth rate of real GDP per capita in Guinea, 2000–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for annual growth rate of real gdp per capita in Guinea is 6.7%, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 24.1% on the previous year and up 3.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, annual growth rate of real gdp per capita in Guinea peaked at 17.6% in 2021 and was at its lowest, -3.5%, in 2009.
Guinea ranks 10th of 228 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Annual growth rate of real GDP per capita (%) in Guinea, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.9% | — |
| 2001 | 2.4% | +166.7% |
| 2002 | 3.6% | +50.0% |
| 2003 | -1.0% | -127.8% |
| 2004 | 0.1% | -110.0% |
| 2005 | 1.0% | +900.0% |
| 2006 | -2.4% | -340.0% |
| 2007 | 4.4% | -283.3% |
| 2008 | 1.6% | -63.6% |
| 2009 | -3.5% | -318.7% |
| 2010 | 2.3% | -165.7% |
| 2011 | 8.5% | +269.6% |
| 2012 | 8.8% | +3.5% |
| 2013 | 6.8% | -22.7% |
| 2014 | 6.5% | -4.4% |
| 2015 | 6.6% | +1.5% |
| 2016 | 13.7% | +107.6% |
| 2017 | 13.2% | -3.6% |
| 2018 | 9.2% | -30.3% |
| 2019 | 4.6% | -50.0% |
| 2020 | 12.5% | +171.7% |
| 2021 | 17.6% | +40.8% |
| 2022 | 6.7% | -61.9% |
| 2023 | 5.4% | -19.4% |
| 2024 | 6.7% | +24.1% |
Guinea compared with similar countries
- Guinea's 6.7% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 2.7%, 2.5× the median. (43 countries reporting)
- Guinea's 6.7% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 1.7%, 3.9× the median. (45 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Annual growth rate of real GDP per capita (%) in Guinea changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | +900.0% | 0.1% | 1.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.7% | -3.5% | 4.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 8.0% | 2.3% | 13.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 9.8% | 5.4% | 17.6% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Guinea
- 7 Kyrgyzstan 7.3% compare
- 8 Bhutan 6.8% compare
- 8 Cabo Verde 6.8% compare
- 10 Aruba 6.7% compare
- 12 Marshall Islands 6.5% compare
- 13 Viet Nam 6.4% compare
- 13 Vietnam 6.4% compare
More economy & growth data for Guinea
- Real gdp growth, annual growth rate -2.71 % change on previous year (2024)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 3.36 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 5.64 Percent per annum (2029)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, annual growth rate 470.07 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0005 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per capita 0.9019 units per person (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, annual growth rate 442.86 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per unit of GDP 0.0004 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per capita 0.6586 units per person (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, annual growth rate 5.01 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is annual growth rate of real gdp per capita in Guinea?
- Annual growth rate of real gdp per capita in Guinea was 6.7% in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest annual growth rate of real gdp per capita recorded in Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 17.6% in 2021.
- What is the lowest annual growth rate of real gdp per capita recorded in Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was -3.5% in 2009.
- How does Guinea rank for annual growth rate of real gdp per capita?
- Guinea ranks 10th out of 228 countries with data for 2024.
- Is annual growth rate of real gdp per capita rising or falling in Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Guinea data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Annual growth rate of real GDP per capita (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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