Annual growth rate of real GDP per employed person (%) in Guinea
Guinea: Annual growth rate of real GDP per employed person (%) was 4.5% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Annual growth rate of real GDP per employed person in Guinea, 2000–2025
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in %.
Analysis
Guinea recorded 4.5% for annual growth rate of real gdp per employed person in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 51.5% on the previous year and up 108.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, annual growth rate of real gdp per employed person in Guinea peaked at 8.8% in 2016 and was at its lowest, -2.7%, in 2009.
Guinea ranks 19th of 201 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 employed person (%) in Guinea, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.9% | — |
| 2001 | 2.8% | +229.1% |
| 2002 | 3.8% | +34.3% |
| 2003 | -0.1% | -102.1% |
| 2004 | 1.2% | -1562.5% |
| 2005 | 2.1% | +80.3% |
| 2006 | 0.1% | -94.8% |
| 2007 | 5.1% | +4554.5% |
| 2008 | 2.4% | -52.9% |
| 2009 | -2.7% | -210.8% |
| 2010 | 3.2% | -218.7% |
| 2011 | 3.8% | +20.2% |
| 2012 | 3.9% | +3.4% |
| 2013 | 2.3% | -41.4% |
| 2014 | 2.1% | -9.5% |
| 2015 | 2.2% | +3.8% |
| 2016 | 8.8% | +303.7% |
| 2017 | 8.3% | -4.8% |
| 2018 | 4.6% | -44.6% |
| 2019 | 4.1% | -11.7% |
| 2020 | 3.7% | -10.3% |
| 2021 | 1.8% | -51.1% |
| 2022 | -0.1% | -108.4% |
| 2023 | 3.1% | -2140.0% |
| 2024 | 3.0% | -2.3% |
| 2025 | 4.5% | +51.5% |
Guinea compared with similar countries
- Guinea's 4.5% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 1.9%, 2.3× the median. (42 countries reporting)
- Guinea's 4.5% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 1.1%, 4.1× the median. (44 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Annual growth rate of real GDP per employed person (%) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | +4554.5% | 0.1% | 5.1% |
| 2023 | +2140.0% | -0.1% | 3.1% |
| 2004 | +1562.5% | -0.1% | 1.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.6% | -2.7% | 5.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.3% | 2.1% | 8.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.6% | -0.1% | 4.5% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Guinea
- 16 Montenegro 4.8% compare
- 17 Poland 4.7% compare
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- 20 Mongolia 4.5% compare
- 21 Djibouti 4.2% compare
- 22 North Macedonia 4.1% 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 employed person in Guinea?
- Annual growth rate of real gdp per employed person in Guinea was 4.5% in 2025, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest annual growth rate of real gdp per employed person recorded in Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 8.8% in 2016.
- What is the lowest annual growth rate of real gdp per employed person recorded in Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was -2.7% in 2009.
- How does Guinea rank for annual growth rate of real gdp per employed person?
- Guinea ranks 19th out of 201 countries with data for 2025.
- Is annual growth rate of real gdp per employed person rising or falling in Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 108.8%. 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 employed person (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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