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Guinea

Sub-Saharan Africa · Lower middle income · IMF WEO April 2026 · World Bank WDI

GDP▲ 12.3%
Current prices2025
27USD bn
GDP per capita▲ 9.6%
Current prices2025
1,722USD
Real GDP growth▲ 0.6 pp
Annual change2025
6.7%
Inflation▼ 1.3 pp
Average consumer prices2025
3.1%
Government debt▼ 0.2 pp
General government, gross2025
48.1% of GDP
Current account▼ 7.6 pp
Balance2025
-22.3% of GDP
Population▲ 2.5%
Total2025
15.80million

Real GDP growth, %

Since 1995 · lighter bars = IMF projection
-1.50.010.81995: 4.7%1996: 4.5%1997: 5.2%1998: 3.6%1999: 3.8%2000: 2.5%2001: 3.7%2002: 5.2%2003: 1.2%2004: 2.3%2005: 3.0%2006: 2.5%2007: 6.5%2008: 4.1%2009: -1.5%2010: 4.2%2011: 5.6%2012: 5.9%2013: 3.9%2014: 3.7%2015: 3.8%2016: 10.8%2017: 10.3%2018: 6.4%2019: 5.6%2020: 4.7%2021: 5.6%2022: 4.0%2023: 6.2%2024: 6.1%2025: 6.7%2026: 8.7% (IMF projection)2027: 9.3% (IMF projection)2028: 9.8% (IMF projection)2029: 10.2% (IMF projection)2030: 8.5% (IMF projection)2031: 7.2% (IMF projection)IMF projection19952000200520102015202020252030

Inflation, %

Average consumer prices · lighter bars = IMF projection
0.034.71995: 5.6%1996: 3.0%1997: 1.9%1998: 5.1%1999: 4.6%2000: 6.8%2001: 5.4%2002: 3.0%2003: 11.0%2004: 17.5%2005: 31.4%2006: 34.7%2007: 22.9%2008: 18.4%2009: 4.7%2010: 15.5%2011: 21.4%2012: 15.2%2013: 11.9%2014: 9.7%2015: 8.2%2016: 8.2%2017: 8.9%2018: 9.8%2019: 9.5%2020: 10.6%2021: 12.6%2022: 10.5%2023: 5.4%2024: 4.5%2025: 3.1%2026: 4.1% (IMF projection)2027: 5.6% (IMF projection)2028: 4.6% (IMF projection)2029: 4.0% (IMF projection)2030: 4.0% (IMF projection)2031: 4.0% (IMF projection)IMF projection19952000200520102015202020252030

IMF outlook

IMF World Economic Outlook April 2026 · italics = IMF projection
Indicator2021202220232024202520262027202820292030
Real GDP growth %5.64.06.26.16.78.79.39.810.28.5
Inflation, average consumer prices %12.610.55.44.53.14.15.64.64.04.0
GDP, current prices USD bn16202224273033364044
GDP per capita, current prices USD1,1401,3351,4691,5721,7221,8481,9812,1302,2992,454
GDP per capita, PPP Int. USD3,5813,8904,1814,4354,7475,1775,6436,1476,7277,253
General government gross debt % of GDP40.637.239.848.348.144.741.437.933.031.4
General government net lending/borrowing % of GDP-1.7-1.9-3.9-5.0-7.0-5.0-4.2-3.5-3.0-2.7
Current account balance % of GDP4.1-5.7-9.7-14.7-22.3-3.60.10.2-0.9-2.2
Population million14.3214.6715.0415.4215.8016.2016.6017.0217.4417.88

Government debt, % of GDP

General government gross debt
0.097.92000: 91%2001: 90%2002: 83%2003: 82%2004: 87%2005: 98%2006: 95%2007: 61%2008: 58%2009: 61%2010: 71%2011: 54%2012: 27%2013: 31%2014: 32%2015: 42%2016: 41%2017: 40%2018: 37%2019: 37%2020: 45%2021: 41%2022: 37%2023: 40%2024: 48%2025: 48%2026: 45% (IMF projection)2027: 41% (IMF projection)2028: 38% (IMF projection)2029: 33% (IMF projection)2030: 31% (IMF projection)2031: 29% (IMF projection)IMF projection2000200520102015202020252030

Current account, % of GDP

Balance of payments
-30.70.04.12000: -3.0%2001: 0.3%2002: -0.0%2003: -0.0%2004: -1.8%2005: -0.8%2006: -3.1%2007: -7.3%2008: -6.6%2009: -5.6%2010: -6.4%2011: -16.3%2012: -19.7%2013: -12.5%2014: -14.4%2015: -12.5%2016: -30.7%2017: -6.7%2018: -18.5%2019: -15.5%2020: -16.1%2021: 4.1%2022: -5.7%2023: -9.7%2024: -14.7%2025: -22.3%2026: -3.6% (IMF projection)2027: 0.1% (IMF projection)2028: 0.2% (IMF projection)2029: -0.9% (IMF projection)2030: -2.2% (IMF projection)2031: -1.4% (IMF projection)IMF projection2000200520102015202020252030

Economic structure

Value added by sector, % of GDP · World Bank
AgricultureManufacturingOther industryServices
YearStructureAgricultureIndustryManufacturingServices
199512.719.32.634.0
200515.322.04.226.0
201518.526.312.145.5
202531.325.4–35.7

Income, trade and society

World Bank WDI · change over 10 years
IndicatorLatestUnitYear10Y change
GNI per capita, Atlas method1,730USD2025+133.8%
GNI, Atlas method26USD bn2025+200.7%
Exports of goods and services41.4% of GDP2025+19.9 pp
Imports of goods and services62.3% of GDP2025+11.3 pp
Life expectancy at birth60.9years2024+5.8%
Urban population38.5% of total2025+3.5 pp

Sources: IMF World Economic Outlook (April 2026; 2026 onwards are IMF projections) · World Bank World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0)