External debt stocks, total (DOD, current US$), per square kilometre in Guinea
Guinea: External debt stocks, total (DOD, current US$), per square kilometre was 21,013 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
External debt stocks, total (DOD, current US$), per square kilometre in Guinea, 1970–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in DOD, current US$ per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2023, external debt stocks, total (dod, current us$), per square kilometre in Guinea stood at 21,013 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre. That is the highest value across all 54 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 5.3% on the previous year and up 207.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, external debt stocks, total (dod, current us$), per square kilometre in Guinea peaked at 21,013 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre in 2023 and was at its lowest, 1,370 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre, in 1970.
Guinea ranks 98th of 120 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 54 years of available data.
External debt stocks, total (DOD, current US$), per square kilometre in Guinea, year by year
| Year | DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 1,370 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | — |
| 1971 | 1,835 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | +34.0% |
| 1972 | 2,137 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | +16.4% |
| 1973 | 2,579 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | +20.7% |
| 1974 | 3,077 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | +19.3% |
| 1975 | 3,200 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | +4.0% |
| 1976 | 3,404 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | +6.4% |
| 1977 | 3,786 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | +11.2% |
| 1978 | 4,287 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | +13.2% |
| 1979 | 4,767 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | +11.2% |
| 1980 | 4,634 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | -2.8% |
| 1981 | 5,597 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | +20.8% |
| 1982 | 5,574 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 1983 | 5,477 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | -1.7% |
| 1984 | 5,113 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | -6.6% |
| 1985 | 5,957 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | +16.5% |
| 1986 | 7,175 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | +20.4% |
| 1987 | 8,420 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | +17.3% |
| 1988 | 9,204 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | +9.3% |
| 1989 | 8,816 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | -4.2% |
| 1990 | 9,890 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | +12.2% |
| 1991 | 10,417 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | +5.3% |
| 1992 | 10,560 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 1993 | 11,270 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | +6.7% |
| 1994 | 12,379 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | +9.8% |
| 1995 | 13,012 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | +5.1% |
| 1996 | 13,056 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 1997 | 14,184 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | +8.6% |
| 1998 | 14,410 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 1999 | 13,042 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | -9.5% |
| 2000 | 12,526 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | -4.0% |
| 2001 | 11,842 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | -5.5% |
| 2002 | 12,870 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | +8.7% |
| 2003 | 12,912 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 2004 | 13,079 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 2005 | 12,535 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | -4.2% |
| 2006 | 12,846 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 2007 | 13,443 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | +4.6% |
| 2008 | 13,008 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | -3.2% |
| 2009 | 13,128 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 2010 | 13,182 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 2011 | 13,043 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | -1.1% |
| 2012 | 5,447 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | -58.2% |
| 2013 | 6,831 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | +25.4% |
| 2014 | 7,493 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | +9.7% |
| 2015 | 8,296 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | +10.7% |
| 2016 | 9,023 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | +8.8% |
| 2017 | 9,726 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | +7.8% |
| 2018 | 10,543 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | +8.4% |
| 2019 | 14,406 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | +36.6% |
| 2020 | 16,755 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | +16.3% |
| 2021 | 18,891 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | +12.7% |
| 2022 | 19,956 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | +5.6% |
| 2023 | 21,013 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | +5.3% |
Guinea compared with similar countries
- Guinea's 21,013 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 78,234 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre, 27% of the median. (43 countries reporting)
- Guinea's 21,013 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 39,079 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre, 54% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where External debt stocks, total (DOD, current US$), per square kilometre in Guinea changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | -58.2% | 13,043 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | 5,447 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 3,044 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | 1,370 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | 4,767 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 6,597 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | 4,634 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | 9,204 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 12,222 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | 9,890 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | 14,410 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 12,819 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | 11,842 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | 13,443 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 9,799 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | 5,447 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | 14,406 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 19,154 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | 16,755 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | 21,013 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Guinea
- 95 Russia 22,966 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre compare
- 96 Mongolia 22,483 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre compare
- 97 Liberia 21,861 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre compare
- 99 East Timor 20,561 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre compare
- 100 Congo 20,118 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre compare
- 101 Solomon Islands 18,857 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre compare
More economy & growth data for Guinea
- 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)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0091 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is external debt stocks, total (dod, current us$), per square kilometre in Guinea?
- External debt stocks, total (dod, current us$), per square kilometre in Guinea was 21,013 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest external debt stocks, total (dod, current us$), per square kilometre recorded in Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 21,013 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre in 2023.
- What is the lowest external debt stocks, total (dod, current us$), per square kilometre recorded in Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,370 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre in 1970.
- How does Guinea rank for external debt stocks, total (dod, current us$), per square kilometre?
- Guinea ranks 98th out of 120 countries with data for 2023.
- Is external debt stocks, total (dod, current us$), per square kilometre rising or falling in Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 207.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Guinea data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of External debt stocks, total (DOD, current US$), per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
External debt stocks, total (DOD, current US$) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
External debt stocks, total (DOD, current US$) ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- External debt stocks, total International Debt Statistics, World Bank (WB)
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
External debt stocks, total (DOD, current US$) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.