Guinea — GDP growth
GDP Growth (Annual %) for Guinea, 1971–2025.
GDP growth for Guinea was 7.45% in 2025, according to the latest World Bank data. The series covers 55 years, from 1971 to 2025. The highest recorded value was 10.82% in 2016. The lowest was -3.35% in 1977 (about -2.2× the low point). Across that span the compound annual growth rate works out to 0.61% per year.
Guinea ranks 18 of 212 economies on this measure (1 = highest), putting it in the top 8%. The median for Sub-Saharan Africa is 4.61%, so Guinea sits above it. It peaked in 2016 and has fallen 31% since. Over the last decade (2015–2025) the figure moved up 95%. Within Sub-Saharan Africa it ranks 6 of 47 economies; Niger (7.01%) is just below it. Its sharpest one-year move was up 529% in 2010. That is 18% above this series' own ten-year average.
Data highlights
From its 1971 level: doubled by 2016. Doubling roughly every 114 years at that pace.
World ranking. Climbed: 57th of 142 in 1971 → 77th of 152 in 1980 → 63rd of 176 in 1990 → 149th of 199 in 2000 → 91st of 209 in 2010 → 6th of 209 in 2020 → 15th of 186 in 2025.
Key figures
Full history — 1971 to 2025
| Year | annual % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 7.45% | +2.1 pp |
| 2024 | 5.35% | -0.2 pp |
| 2023 | 5.54% | +1.6 pp |
| 2022 | 3.97% | -1.6 pp |
| 2021 | 5.58% | +0.9 pp |
| 2020 | 4.7% | -0.9 pp |
| 2019 | 5.62% | -0.7 pp |
| 2018 | 6.36% | -3.9 pp |
| 2017 | 10.3% | -0.5 pp |
| 2016 | 10.82% | +7.0 pp |
| 2015 | 3.83% | +0.1 pp |
| 2014 | 3.7% | -0.2 pp |
| 2013 | 3.95% | -2.0 pp |
| 2012 | 5.92% | +0.3 pp |
| 2011 | 5.61% | +0.8 pp |
| 2010 | 4.81% | +5.9 pp |
| 2009 | -1.12% | -5.3 pp |
| 2008 | 4.13% | -2.7 pp |
| 2007 | 6.82% | +5.6 pp |
| 2006 | 1.19% | -1.8 pp |
| 2005 | 3% | +0.7 pp |
| 2004 | 2.34% | +1.1 pp |
| 2003 | 1.25% | -3.9 pp |
| 2002 | 5.16% | +1.5 pp |
| 2001 | 3.66% | +1.2 pp |
| 2000 | 2.5% | -1.3 pp |
| 1999 | 3.81% | +0.2 pp |
| 1998 | 3.64% | -1.5 pp |
| 1997 | 5.18% | +0.7 pp |
| 1996 | 4.46% | -0.1 pp |
| 1995 | 4.61% | +0.6 pp |
| 1994 | 3.97% | -1.1 pp |
| 1993 | 5.04% | +1.8 pp |
| 1992 | 3.27% | +0.7 pp |
| 1991 | 2.61% | -1.7 pp |
| 1990 | 4.32% | +0.3 pp |
| 1989 | 4% | -2.3 pp |
| 1988 | 6.31% | +3.0 pp |
| 1987 | 3.3% | +0.2 pp |
| 1986 | 3.11% | -1.9 pp |
| 1985 | 5% | +3.6 pp |
| 1984 | 1.4% | +0.1 pp |
| 1983 | 1.3% | -0.5 pp |
| 1982 | 1.8% | +1.2 pp |
| 1981 | 0.61% | -2.0 pp |
| 1980 | 2.6% | +3.8 pp |
| 1979 | -1.21% | -8.0 pp |
| 1978 | 6.8% | +10.1 pp |
| 1977 | -3.35% | -11.3 pp |
| 1976 | 7.92% | +5.0 pp |
| 1975 | 2.88% | -2.4 pp |
| 1974 | 5.25% | +3.7 pp |
| 1973 | 1.57% | -0.7 pp |
| 1972 | 2.32% | -3.1 pp |
| 1971 | 5.37% | — |
Frequently asked questions
What was Guinea’s GDP growth in 1972?
2.32% (1972). The full year-by-year table above lists every published year, most recent first.
Are changes in this series measured in percentage points?
Yes. The series is a share expressed in annual %, so year-over-year movements in the Change column are percentage points (pp), not percent.
Is Guinea’s GDP growth growing or shrinking?
Between 1971 and 2025 the series was growing overall: +38.8% in total — about 0.6% a year compounded.
Where does this data come from?
World Bank Open Data (CC BY-4.0), indicator NY.GDP.MKTP.KD.ZG. Values are reproduced as published; this page only computes summary statistics such as change, CAGR and extremes.
What are the most recent published figures?
The last five published years: 2025: 7.45%; 2024: 5.35%; 2023: 5.54%; 2022: 3.97%; 2021: 5.58%. Earlier years are in the full-history table below.
Related data
NY.GDP.MKTP.KD.ZG — GDP Growth (Annual %). Data licensed under CC BY 4.0. Values are reproduced as published; this page computes the summary statistics (change, CAGR, extremes) from the underlying annual series. View the original dataset on data.worldbank.org.