Human development index vs gdp per capita in Guinea
Guinea: Human development index vs gdp per capita was 0.5 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
0.5
Change on year
up 0.4%
World rank
179th
of 192 countries
All-time high
0.5
in 2023
All-time low
0.282
in 1990
Years of data
34
1990–2023
Human development index vs gdp per capita in Guinea, 1990–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Guinea recorded 0.5 for human development index vs gdp per capita in 2023. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.
The figure is up 0.4% on the previous year and up 12.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, human development index vs gdp per capita in Guinea peaked at 0.5 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.282, in 1990.
That places Guinea 179th out of 192 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Human development index vs gdp per capita in Guinea, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.282 | — |
| 1991 | 0.287 | +1.8% |
| 1992 | 0.293 | +2.1% |
| 1993 | 0.3 | +2.4% |
| 1994 | 0.307 | +2.3% |
| 1995 | 0.314 | +2.3% |
| 1996 | 0.323 | +2.9% |
| 1997 | 0.332 | +2.8% |
| 1998 | 0.342 | +3.0% |
| 1999 | 0.351 | +2.6% |
| 2000 | 0.359 | +2.3% |
| 2001 | 0.366 | +1.9% |
| 2002 | 0.377 | +3.0% |
| 2003 | 0.384 | +1.9% |
| 2004 | 0.391 | +1.8% |
| 2005 | 0.401 | +2.6% |
| 2006 | 0.409 | +2.0% |
| 2007 | 0.416 | +1.7% |
| 2008 | 0.422 | +1.4% |
| 2009 | 0.424 | +0.5% |
| 2010 | 0.43 | +1.4% |
| 2011 | 0.436 | +1.4% |
| 2012 | 0.44 | +0.9% |
| 2013 | 0.445 | +1.1% |
| 2014 | 0.451 | +1.3% |
| 2015 | 0.465 | +3.1% |
| 2016 | 0.482 | +3.7% |
| 2017 | 0.482 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.479 | -0.6% |
| 2019 | 0.486 | +1.5% |
| 2020 | 0.488 | +0.4% |
| 2021 | 0.49 | +0.4% |
| 2022 | 0.498 | +1.6% |
| 2023 | 0.5 | +0.4% |
Guinea compared with similar countries
- Guinea's 0.5 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.622, 80% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Guinea's 0.5 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.56, 89% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.3131 | 0.282 | 0.351 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.3949 | 0.359 | 0.424 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.4596 | 0.43 | 0.486 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.494 | 0.488 | 0.5 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Guinea
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 human development index vs gdp per capita in Guinea?
- Human development index vs gdp per capita in Guinea was 0.5 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest human development index vs gdp per capita recorded in Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 0.5 in 2023.
- What is the lowest human development index vs gdp per capita recorded in Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.282 in 1990.
- How does Guinea rank for human development index vs gdp per capita?
- Guinea ranks 179th out of 192 countries with data for 2023.
- Is human development index vs gdp per capita rising or falling in Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.4%. 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 Human development index vs gdp per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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