Guinea
GDP growth in Guinea
GDP growth in Guinea: 2.6% a year in 1980 and 6.5% a year in 2024, by IMF estimates.
- Latest, 2024
- 6.5% a year
- Since 1980
- +3.9 percentage points
- Projected, 2031
- 8.9% a year
- IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026)
% a year · IMF
What the numbers say
- The IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026) puts it at 8.9% a year in 2031.
- The highest was 12.2% a year in 2017, the lowest 0.6% a year in 1981.
Every year
% a year · IMF
| Year | Guinea |
|---|---|
| 2024 | 6.5 |
| 2023 | 6.6 |
| 2022 | 4.5 |
| 2021 | 6.9 |
| 2020 | 6.2 |
| 2019 | 7.3 |
| 2018 | 7.6 |
| 2017 | 12.2 |
| 2016 | 9.5 |
| 2015 | 1.1 |
| 2014 | 6.9 |
| 2013 | 3.2 |
| 2012 | 7.8 |
| 2011 | 4.2 |
| 2010 | 3.6 |
| 2009 | 4.8 |
| 2008 | 5.6 |
| 2007 | 7.5 |
| 2006 | 2.6 |
| 2005 | 3.1 |
| 2004 | 2.4 |
| 2003 | 1.3 |
| 2002 | 5.4 |
| 2001 | 3.8 |
| 2000 | 2.6 |
| 1999 | 4 |
| 1998 | 3.8 |
| 1997 | 5.5 |
| 1996 | 4.7 |
| 1995 | 4.7 |
| 1994 | 4 |
| 1993 | 5 |
| 1992 | 3.3 |
| 1991 | 2.5 |
| 1990 | 4.3 |
| 1989 | 4 |
| 1988 | 6.3 |
| 1987 | 3.3 |
| 1986 | 3.1 |
| 1985 | 5 |
| 1984 | 1.4 |
| 1983 | 1.3 |
| 1982 | 1.8 |
| 1981 | 0.6 |
| 1980 | 2.6 |
IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026) · 2025–2031
| Year | Guinea |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 6.9 |
| 2026 | 7.2 |
| 2027 | 7.8 |
| 2028 | 10.1 |
| 2029 | 10.2 |
| 2030 | 9.8 |
| 2031 | 8.9 |
Good to know
- How much the economy grew or shrank in a year, after inflation.
- 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.
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Guinea in numbers
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Military
- Military spending2.03% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending in US dollars$586M in 2025
- Military spending per person$40 in 2025
- Military share of state spending10.6% of government spending in 2025
- Armed forces personnel13,000 people in 2020
- National power0.07% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workers0.32% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms imports6 million TIV in 2025