Guinea vs Zambia
Guinea vs Zambia: Government debt
Government debt in 2025: 36.3% of GDP in Guinea and 100.6% of GDP in Zambia, by IMF estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in Zambia, by 64.3 percentage points, or 2.77 times that in Guinea.
% of GDP · IMF
What the numbers say
- Zambia has been higher since 2012, when it overtook Guinea.
- In 2025, Guinea ranked 112 and Zambia ranked 13 of 149 countries, counting from the highest.
- The IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026) puts Guinea at 20.1% of GDP and Zambia at 56.7% of GDP in 2031.
Every year
% of GDP · IMF
| Year | Guinea | Zambia |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 36.3 | 100.6 |
| 2024 | 32 | 125.5 |
| 2023 | 25.9 | 136.8 |
| 2022 | 25.7 | 99.5 |
| 2021 | 27.9 | 111 |
| 2020 | 29 | 140 |
| 2019 | 25.4 | 103.3 |
| 2018 | 26 | 81.2 |
| 2017 | 24.7 | 66.6 |
| 2016 | 25.9 | 61.2 |
| 2015 | 27.3 | 61.9 |
| 2014 | 20.1 | 33.9 |
| 2013 | 19.6 | 25.9 |
| 2012 | 16.7 | 24.9 |
| 2011 | 36.1 | 20.8 |
| 2010 | 51.9 | 18.9 |
| 2009 | 40.2 | 20.5 |
| 2008 | 42.7 | 19.2 |
| 2007 | 45.8 | 21.9 |
| 2006 | 75.2 | 25 |
| 2005 | 76.1 | 75.8 |
| 2004 | 66.6 | 129.9 |
| 2003 | 66.6 | 159.5 |
| 2002 | 68.9 | 180.2 |
| 2001 | 74.2 | 210.2 |
| 2000 | 75.7 | 261 |
| 1999 | 78.6 | – |
| 1998 | 65.9 | – |
| 1997 | 58.9 | – |
| 1996 | 59.5 | – |
| 1995 | 59.4 | – |
| 1994 | 63.7 | – |
| 1993 | 61.6 | – |
| 1992 | 55.4 | – |
| 1991 | 63.3 | – |
| 1990 | 64 | – |
IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026) · 2026–2031
| Year | Guinea | Zambia |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 34.8 | 82.1 |
| 2027 | 31.9 | 77 |
| 2028 | 28 | 72.3 |
| 2029 | 24.4 | 67.2 |
| 2030 | 22.2 | 61.9 |
| 2031 | 20.1 | 56.7 |
Each country on its own
Good to know
- What the government owes, as a share of the economy’s yearly output.
- 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 149 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 Zambia
Health
- Life expectancyGuinea: 60.7 years in 2023Zambia: 66.4 years in 2023
- Child mortalityGuinea: 9.2 per 100 live births in 2024Zambia: 4.8 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityGuinea: 65.4 per 1,000 live births in 2023Zambia: 38.2 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- DepressionGuinea: 3.56% in 2017Zambia: 3.64% in 2017
- Suicide rateGuinea: 11.1 per 100,000 people in 2017Zambia: 13.1 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationGuinea: 14.4 million people in 2023Zambia: 20.7 million people in 2023
- Population growthGuinea: 2.45% a year in 2023Zambia: 2.83% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateGuinea: 4.22 births per woman in 2023Zambia: 4.1 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationGuinea: 38.5% in 2025Zambia: 45.9% in 2025
- Median ageGuinea: 18 years in 2023Zambia: 17.5 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overGuinea: 3.4% in 2023Zambia: 1.9% in 2023
- Net migration rateGuinea: -0.3 per 1,000 people in 2023Zambia: 0.5 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingGuinea: 2.03% of GDP in 2025Zambia: 1.26% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending in US dollarsGuinea: $586M in 2025Zambia: $343M in 2025
- Military spending per personGuinea: $40 in 2025Zambia: $19 in 2025
- Military share of state spendingGuinea: 10.6% of government spending in 2025Zambia: 4.5% of government spending in 2025
- Armed forces personnelGuinea: 13,000 people in 2020Zambia: 16,000 people in 2020
- National powerGuinea: 0.07% of world capability in 2022Zambia: 0.1% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersGuinea: 0.32% of the labour force in 2020Zambia: 0.24% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsGuinea: 6 million TIV in 2025Zambia: 1 million TIV in 2024