GDP per capita growth (annual %) (Country official) in Guinea
Guinea: GDP per capita growth (annual %) (Country official) was 5.0% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
GDP per capita growth in Guinea, 1971–2025
Source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks. Measured in annual %.
Analysis
Guinea recorded 5.0% for gdp per capita growth in 2025.
The figure is up 74.8% on the previous year and up 305.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gdp per capita growth in Guinea peaked at 8.0% in 2016 and was at its lowest, -4.8%, in 1977.
Guinea ranks 32nd of 215 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
GDP per capita growth (annual %) (Country official) in Guinea, year by year
| Year | annual % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 3.5% | — |
| 1972 | 0.6% | -84.0% |
| 1973 | -0.1% | -122.2% |
| 1974 | 3.5% | -2962.9% |
| 1975 | 1.3% | -64.6% |
| 1976 | 6.3% | +398.2% |
| 1977 | -4.8% | -177.5% |
| 1978 | 5.1% | -205.6% |
| 1979 | -2.8% | -155.3% |
| 1980 | 0.8% | -128.6% |
| 1981 | -1.3% | -256.3% |
| 1982 | -0.2% | -82.2% |
| 1983 | -0.8% | +264.3% |
| 1984 | -0.8% | +0.8% |
| 1985 | 2.6% | -410.3% |
| 1986 | 0.6% | -76.6% |
| 1987 | 0.7% | +14.0% |
| 1988 | 3.6% | +422.5% |
| 1989 | 1.3% | -62.4% |
| 1990 | 0.8% | -41.7% |
| 1991 | -1.4% | -281.1% |
| 1992 | 0.0% | -101.9% |
| 1993 | 1.9% | +6935.3% |
| 1994 | 0.9% | -52.5% |
| 1995 | 1.7% | +91.8% |
| 1996 | 1.5% | -10.3% |
| 1997 | 3.0% | +96.6% |
| 1998 | 1.7% | -43.7% |
| 1999 | 1.5% | -11.7% |
| 2000 | 0.5% | -66.1% |
| 2001 | 2.3% | +350.9% |
| 2002 | 3.5% | +53.2% |
| 2003 | -1.0% | -128.2% |
| 2004 | 0.2% | -117.3% |
| 2005 | 1.0% | +454.7% |
| 2006 | -0.9% | -194.4% |
| 2007 | 4.4% | -583.8% |
| 2008 | 1.6% | -62.4% |
| 2009 | -3.5% | -313.3% |
| 2010 | 2.3% | -164.6% |
| 2011 | 3.0% | +33.6% |
| 2012 | 3.3% | +10.5% |
| 2013 | 1.4% | -57.1% |
| 2014 | 1.2% | -19.4% |
| 2015 | 1.2% | +6.4% |
| 2016 | 8.0% | +551.1% |
| 2017 | 7.5% | -6.2% |
| 2018 | 3.7% | -50.9% |
| 2019 | 2.9% | -20.1% |
| 2020 | 2.1% | -29.8% |
| 2021 | 3.0% | +43.7% |
| 2022 | 1.4% | -52.1% |
| 2023 | 3.0% | +109.1% |
| 2024 | 2.9% | -4.0% |
| 2025 | 5.0% | +74.8% |
Guinea compared with similar countries
- Guinea's 5.0% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 2.7%, 1.8× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Guinea's 5.0% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 2.5%, 2.0× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where GDP per capita growth (annual %) (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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1993 | +6935.3% | 0.0% | 1.9% |
| 1974 | +2962.9% | -0.1% | 3.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1.4% | -4.8% | 6.3% | 9 |
| 1980s | 0.6% | -1.3% | 3.6% | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.2% | -1.4% | 3.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.8% | -3.5% | 4.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.5% | 1.2% | 8.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.9% | 1.4% | 5.0% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Guinea
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 per capita growth in Guinea?
- Gdp per capita growth in Guinea was 5.0% in 2025, according to Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks.
- What is the highest gdp per capita growth recorded in Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 8.0% in 2016.
- What is the lowest gdp per capita growth recorded in Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was -4.8% in 1977.
- How does Guinea rank for gdp per capita growth?
- Guinea ranks 32nd out of 215 countries with data for 2025.
- Is gdp per capita growth rising or falling in Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 305.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Guinea data come from?
- The figures come from Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks, published as part of GDP per capita growth (annual %). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Gross domestic product is the total income earned through the production of goods and services in an economic territory during an accounting period. It can be measured in three different ways: using either the expenditure approach, the income approach, or the production approach. The core indicator has been divided by the general population to achieve a per capita estimate.This indicator denotes the percentage change over each previous year of the constant price (base year 2015) series in United States dollars.