Economic complexity rankings in Guinea
Guinea: Economic complexity rankings was 106 in 2015. ▲ Rising
Latest (2015)
106
Change on year
down 0.9%
World rank
7th
of 121 countries
All-time high
119
in 2010
All-time low
72
in 1964
Years of data
51
1964–2015
Economic complexity rankings in Guinea, 1964–2015
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Guinea recorded 106 for economic complexity rankings in 2015.
The figure is down 0.9% on the previous year and down 4.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, economic complexity rankings in Guinea peaked at 119 in 2010 and was at its lowest, 72, in 1964.
Guinea ranks 7th of 121 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 51 years of available data.
Economic complexity rankings in Guinea, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1964 | 72 | — |
| 1965 | 85 | +18.1% |
| 1966 | 89 | +4.7% |
| 1967 | 87 | -2.2% |
| 1968 | 86 | -1.1% |
| 1969 | 88 | +2.3% |
| 1970 | 85 | -3.4% |
| 1971 | 74 | -12.9% |
| 1972 | 84 | +13.5% |
| 1973 | 77 | -8.3% |
| 1974 | 91 | +18.2% |
| 1975 | 93 | +2.2% |
| 1976 | 96 | +3.2% |
| 1977 | 97 | +1.0% |
| 1978 | 96 | -1.0% |
| 1979 | 97 | +1.0% |
| 1980 | 97 | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 96 | -1.0% |
| 1982 | 96 | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 99 | +3.1% |
| 1984 | 99 | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 97 | -2.0% |
| 1986 | 96 | -1.0% |
| 1987 | 100 | +4.2% |
| 1988 | 99 | -1.0% |
| 1989 | 100 | +1.0% |
| 1990 | 97 | -3.0% |
| 1991 | 95 | -2.1% |
| 1992 | 105 | +10.5% |
| 1993 | 109 | +3.8% |
| 1994 | 109 | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 109 | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 114 | +4.6% |
| 1997 | 115 | +0.9% |
| 1998 | 116 | +0.9% |
| 1999 | 116 | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 118 | +1.7% |
| 2001 | 118 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 118 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 117 | -0.8% |
| 2004 | 112 | -4.3% |
| 2005 | 111 | -0.9% |
| 2006 | 109 | -1.8% |
| 2007 | 115 | +5.5% |
| 2008 | 115 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 116 | +0.9% |
| 2010 | 119 | +2.6% |
| 2011 | 118 | -0.8% |
| 2012 | 117 | -0.8% |
| 2014 | 107 | -8.5% |
| 2015 | 106 | -0.9% |
Guinea compared with similar countries
- Guinea's 106 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 78, 1.4× the median. (30 countries reporting)
- Guinea's 106 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 83, 1.3× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 84.5 | 72 | 89 | 6 |
| 1970s | 89 | 74 | 97 | 10 |
| 1980s | 97.9 | 96 | 100 | 10 |
| 1990s | 108.5 | 95 | 116 | 10 |
| 2000s | 114.9 | 109 | 118 | 10 |
| 2010s | 113.4 | 106 | 119 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Guinea
- 4 Democratic Republic of Congo 110 compare
- 5 Sudan 108 compare
- 6 Nigeria 107 compare
- 8 Azerbaijan 104 compare
- 8 Turkmenistan 104 compare
- 10 Yemen 101 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 economic complexity rankings in Guinea?
- Economic complexity rankings in Guinea was 106 in 2015, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest economic complexity rankings recorded in Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 119 in 2010.
- What is the lowest economic complexity rankings recorded in Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 72 in 1964.
- How does Guinea rank for economic complexity rankings?
- Guinea ranks 7th out of 121 countries with data for 2015.
- Is economic complexity rankings rising or falling in Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Guinea data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Economic complexity rankings. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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