Guinea vs Sudan
Guinea vs Sudan: Inflation
Inflation in 2025: 3.1% a year in Guinea and 99.9% a year in Sudan, by IMF estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in Sudan, by 96.7 percentage points, or 32 times that in Guinea.
% a year · IMF
What the numbers say
- Sudan has been higher since 2012, when it overtook Guinea.
- In 2025, Guinea ranked 82 and Sudan ranked 2 of 179 countries, counting from the highest.
- The IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026) puts Guinea at 4% a year and Sudan at 12% a year in 2031.
Every year
% a year · IMF
| Year | Guinea | Sudan |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 3.1 | 99.9 |
| 2024 | 4.5 | 176.9 |
| 2023 | 5.4 | 66.6 |
| 2022 | 10.5 | 138.8 |
| 2021 | 12.6 | 359.1 |
| 2020 | 10.6 | 163.3 |
| 2019 | 9.5 | 51 |
| 2018 | 9.8 | 63.3 |
| 2017 | 8.9 | 32.4 |
| 2016 | 8.2 | 17.8 |
| 2015 | 8.2 | 16.9 |
| 2014 | 9.7 | 36.9 |
| 2013 | 11.9 | 36.5 |
| 2012 | 15.2 | 35.6 |
| 2011 | 21.4 | 18.1 |
| 2010 | 15.5 | 13 |
| 2009 | 4.7 | 11.3 |
| 2008 | 18.4 | 14.3 |
| 2007 | 22.9 | 14.8 |
| 2006 | 34.7 | 7.2 |
| 2005 | 31.4 | 8.5 |
| 2004 | 17.5 | 9.7 |
| 2003 | 11 | 6.5 |
| 2002 | 3 | 22.2 |
| 2001 | 5.4 | 1.9 |
| 2000 | 6.8 | 7.1 |
| 1999 | 4.6 | 17.2 |
| 1998 | 5.1 | 24.6 |
| 1997 | 1.9 | 47.2 |
| 1996 | 3 | 86.8 |
| 1995 | 5.6 | 68.4 |
| 1994 | 4.2 | 115.5 |
| 1993 | 7.1 | 101.3 |
| 1992 | 16.6 | 117.6 |
| 1991 | 19.7 | 123.6 |
| 1990 | 25.7 | -0.9 |
| 1989 | 28.3 | 65.3 |
| 1988 | 27.3 | 62.9 |
| 1987 | 36.9 | 26.5 |
| 1986 | 64.7 | 60 |
| 1985 | 19 | 45.6 |
| 1984 | 26 | 33.7 |
| 1983 | 30.3 | 30.6 |
| 1982 | 29.9 | 26.6 |
| 1981 | 35 | 24 |
| 1980 | 40 | 26.5 |
IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026) · 2026–2031
| Year | Guinea | Sudan |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 6.3 | 41.3 |
| 2027 | 5.8 | 50.9 |
| 2028 | 4.9 | 23.7 |
| 2029 | 4 | 12.3 |
| 2030 | 4 | 12 |
| 2031 | 4 | 12 |
Each country on its own
Good to know
- How much consumer prices rose in a year, on average.
- Source: IMF, World Economic Outlook, October 2026.
- The dashed line is the IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026), a scenario rather than a forecast.
- Ranks count the 179 countries with a value in 2025, highest first.
How the layers work, where their data comes from and what they can’t tell you: Countries through time
Guinea vs Sudan
Health
- Life expectancyGuinea: 60.7 years in 2023Sudan: 66.3 years in 2023
- Child mortalityGuinea: 9.2 per 100 live births in 2024Sudan: 6.2 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityGuinea: 65.4 per 1,000 live births in 2023Sudan: 36.2 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- DepressionGuinea: 3.56% in 2017Sudan: 3.78% in 2017
- Suicide rateGuinea: 11.1 per 100,000 people in 2017Sudan: 5 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationGuinea: 14.4 million people in 2023Sudan: 50 million people in 2023
- Population growthGuinea: 2.45% a year in 2023Sudan: 0.02% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateGuinea: 4.22 births per woman in 2023Sudan: 4.32 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationGuinea: 38.5% in 2025Sudan: 34.9% in 2025
- Median ageGuinea: 18 years in 2023Sudan: 18.3 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overGuinea: 3.4% in 2023Sudan: 3.2% in 2023
- Net migration rateGuinea: -0.3 per 1,000 people in 2023Sudan: -27 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingGuinea: 2.03% of GDP in 2025Sudan: 0.93% of GDP in 2021
- Military spending in US dollarsGuinea: $586M in 2025Sudan: $2.77B in 2021
- Military spending per personGuinea: $40 in 2025Sudan: $8 in 2021
- Military share of state spendingGuinea: 10.6% of government spending in 2025Sudan: 9.5% of government spending in 2021
- Armed forces personnelGuinea: 13,000 people in 2020Sudan: 144,000 people in 2020
- National powerGuinea: 0.07% of world capability in 2022Sudan: 0.37% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersGuinea: 0.32% of the labour force in 2020Sudan: 1.34% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsGuinea: 6 million TIV in 2025Sudan: 57 million TIV in 2025