Gross capital formation in Guinea
Guinea: Gross capital formation was 37.0% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Gross capital formation in Guinea, 1986–2025
Source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks. Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
In 2025, gross capital formation in Guinea stood at 37.0%.
That represents a change of up 15.3% on the previous year and up 53.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross capital formation in Guinea peaked at 52.7% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 10.0%, in 2002.
Guinea ranks 10th of 187 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 40 years of available data.
Gross capital formation in Guinea, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1986 | 10.2% | — |
| 1987 | 11.2% | +8.9% |
| 1988 | 11.7% | +5.1% |
| 1989 | 11.8% | +0.6% |
| 1990 | 13.8% | +17.0% |
| 1991 | 12.5% | -9.5% |
| 1992 | 12.0% | -3.6% |
| 1993 | 12.2% | +1.2% |
| 1994 | 12.8% | +5.0% |
| 1995 | 14.9% | +16.8% |
| 1996 | 14.3% | -4.6% |
| 1997 | 14.4% | +1.1% |
| 1998 | 13.2% | -8.6% |
| 1999 | 13.6% | +3.3% |
| 2000 | 14.0% | +3.2% |
| 2001 | 11.3% | -19.5% |
| 2002 | 10.0% | -11.8% |
| 2003 | 14.8% | +48.7% |
| 2004 | 14.2% | -4.1% |
| 2005 | 13.4% | -5.8% |
| 2006 | 24.6% | +83.3% |
| 2007 | 23.4% | -4.7% |
| 2008 | 26.2% | +11.9% |
| 2009 | 21.3% | -18.7% |
| 2010 | 20.3% | -4.6% |
| 2011 | 24.1% | +18.3% |
| 2012 | 26.0% | +8.2% |
| 2013 | 23.5% | -9.7% |
| 2014 | 22.8% | -2.9% |
| 2015 | 24.2% | +5.9% |
| 2016 | 52.7% | +118.0% |
| 2017 | 22.3% | -57.7% |
| 2018 | 19.5% | -12.2% |
| 2019 | 19.7% | +0.9% |
| 2020 | 31.5% | +59.7% |
| 2021 | 16.1% | -49.0% |
| 2022 | 14.0% | -12.8% |
| 2023 | 23.4% | +67.2% |
| 2024 | 32.1% | +37.0% |
| 2025 | 37.0% | +15.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 11.2% | 10.2% | 11.8% | 4 |
| 1990s | 13.4% | 12.0% | 14.9% | 10 |
| 2000s | 17.3% | 10.0% | 26.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 25.5% | 19.5% | 52.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 25.7% | 14.0% | 37.0% | 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)
- Imports of goods and services (constant 2015 US$), annual growth rate 20 % change on previous year (2025)
- Imports of goods and services (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP 0.5487 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Imports of goods and services (constant 2015 US$), per capita 1,030 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- External balance on goods and services (current US$), annual growth -57.67 % change on previous year (2025)
- External balance on goods and services (current LCU), annual growth -58.72 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current LCU), annual 15.32 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current LCU), per 2,703 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current LCU), per 5.07 million current LCU per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross capital formation in Guinea?
- Gross capital formation in Guinea was 37.0% in 2025, according to Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks.
- What is the highest gross capital formation recorded in Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 52.7% in 2016.
- What is the lowest gross capital formation recorded in Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.0% in 2002.
- How does Guinea rank for gross capital formation?
- Guinea ranks 10th out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is gross capital formation rising or falling in Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 53.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 Gross capital formation (% of GDP). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Gross capital formation includes acquisitions less disposals of produced assets for purposes of fixed capital formation, inventories or valuables. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) which is the total income earned through the production of goods and services in an economic territory during an accounting period.