GDP (current LCU), per capita (Country official) in Guinea
Guinea: GDP (current LCU), per capita (Country official) was 16.22 million current LCU per person in 2025. ◆ Volatile
GDP (current LCU), per capita in Guinea, 1970–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in current LCU per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for gdp (current lcu), per capita in Guinea is 16.22 million current LCU per person, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 56 years on record.
The figure is up 11.5% on the previous year and up 189.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gdp (current lcu), per capita in Guinea peaked at 16.22 million current LCU per person in 2025 and was at its lowest, 18,583 current LCU per person, in 1970.
Guinea ranks 14th of 212 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
GDP (current LCU), per capita (Country official) in Guinea, year by year
| Year | current LCU per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 18,583 current LCU per person | — |
| 1971 | 20,313 current LCU per person | +9.3% |
| 1972 | 21,565 current LCU per person | +6.2% |
| 1973 | 23,685 current LCU per person | +9.8% |
| 1974 | 25,542 current LCU per person | +7.8% |
| 1975 | 27,109 current LCU per person | +6.1% |
| 1976 | 30,590 current LCU per person | +12.8% |
| 1977 | 30,451 current LCU per person | -0.5% |
| 1978 | 32,701 current LCU per person | +7.4% |
| 1979 | 34,202 current LCU per person | +4.6% |
| 1980 | 36,629 current LCU per person | +7.1% |
| 1981 | 39,289 current LCU per person | +7.3% |
| 1982 | 50,830 current LCU per person | +29.4% |
| 1983 | 65,194 current LCU per person | +28.3% |
| 1984 | 80,979 current LCU per person | +24.2% |
| 1985 | 98,834 current LCU per person | +22.0% |
| 1986 | 168,686 current LCU per person | +70.7% |
| 1987 | 216,133 current LCU per person | +28.1% |
| 1988 | 272,304 current LCU per person | +26.0% |
| 1989 | 337,530 current LCU per person | +24.0% |
| 1990 | 398,942 current LCU per person | +18.2% |
| 1991 | 494,849 current LCU per person | +24.0% |
| 1992 | 624,768 current LCU per person | +26.3% |
| 1993 | 640,887 current LCU per person | +2.6% |
| 1994 | 655,885 current LCU per person | +2.3% |
| 1995 | 706,908 current LCU per person | +7.8% |
| 1996 | 728,941 current LCU per person | +3.1% |
| 1997 | 761,889 current LCU per person | +4.5% |
| 1998 | 800,700 current LCU per person | +5.1% |
| 1999 | 847,169 current LCU per person | +5.8% |
| 2000 | 905,153 current LCU per person | +6.8% |
| 2001 | 942,285 current LCU per person | +4.1% |
| 2002 | 979,853 current LCU per person | +4.0% |
| 2003 | 1.12 million current LCU per person | +14.8% |
| 2004 | 1.31 million current LCU per person | +16.7% |
| 2005 | 1.69 million current LCU per person | +28.6% |
| 2006 | 2.30 million current LCU per person | +36.3% |
| 2007 | 2.73 million current LCU per person | +18.6% |
| 2008 | 3.24 million current LCU per person | +18.6% |
| 2009 | 3.18 million current LCU per person | -1.8% |
| 2010 | 3.77 million current LCU per person | +18.7% |
| 2011 | 4.24 million current LCU per person | +12.3% |
| 2012 | 4.89 million current LCU per person | +15.2% |
| 2013 | 5.17 million current LCU per person | +5.8% |
| 2014 | 5.37 million current LCU per person | +3.8% |
| 2015 | 5.59 million current LCU per person | +4.2% |
| 2016 | 6.39 million current LCU per person | +14.1% |
| 2017 | 7.58 million current LCU per person | +18.7% |
| 2018 | 8.41 million current LCU per person | +11.0% |
| 2019 | 9.47 million current LCU per person | +12.6% |
| 2020 | 10.08 million current LCU per person | +6.4% |
| 2021 | 11.62 million current LCU per person | +15.3% |
| 2022 | 12.12 million current LCU per person | +4.3% |
| 2023 | 13.24 million current LCU per person | +9.2% |
| 2024 | 14.54 million current LCU per person | +9.9% |
| 2025 | 16.22 million current LCU per person | +11.5% |
Guinea compared with similar countries
- Guinea's 16.22 million current LCU per person is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 305,525 current LCU per person, 53.1× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Guinea's 16.22 million current LCU per person is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 625,754 current LCU per person, 25.9× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where GDP (current LCU), per capita (Country official) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1986 | +70.7% | 98,834 current LCU per person | 168,686 current LCU per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 26,474 current LCU per person | 18,583 current LCU per person | 34,202 current LCU per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 136,641 current LCU per person | 36,629 current LCU per person | 337,530 current LCU per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 666,094 current LCU per person | 398,942 current LCU per person | 847,169 current LCU per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.84 million current LCU per person | 905,153 current LCU per person | 3.24 million current LCU per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.09 million current LCU per person | 3.77 million current LCU per person | 9.47 million current LCU per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 12.97 million current LCU per person | 10.08 million current LCU per person | 16.22 million current LCU per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Guinea
- 11 Somalia 19.90 million current LCU per person compare
- 12 Argentina 18.49 million current LCU per person compare
- 13 Chile 17.12 million current LCU per person compare
- 15 Iceland 12.63 million current LCU per person compare
- 16 Cambodia 11.53 million current LCU per person compare
- 17 Costa Rica 10.05 million current LCU per person 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 gdp (current lcu), per capita in Guinea?
- Gdp (current lcu), per capita in Guinea was 16.22 million current LCU per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest gdp (current lcu), per capita recorded in Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 16.22 million current LCU per person in 2025.
- What is the lowest gdp (current lcu), per capita recorded in Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 18,583 current LCU per person in 1970.
- How does Guinea rank for gdp (current lcu), per capita?
- Guinea ranks 14th out of 212 countries with data for 2025.
- Is gdp (current lcu), per capita rising or falling in Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 189.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Guinea data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of GDP (current LCU), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
GDP (current LCU) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
GDP (current LCU) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- GDP Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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
GDP (current LCU) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.