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Guinea · data for latest available · data as of 26 October 2026 · printed 27 Oct 2026
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Guinea

Sub-Saharan Africa Capital Conakry Lower middle income Nation age 68 years (since 1958) i GIN · GN
NationsTree Index 2025 i26.7171st of 196 Tree height 2025 i4.5 msee ranking Military strength i33percentile
Population i15.1 m74th of 217 Area i245,857 km²78th of 216 GDP i$28.35 bn117th of 210 GDP (PPP) i$74.51 bn intl.114th of 199 GDP per person (PPP) i$4,935 intl.166th of 199 Life expectancy i60.9 years210th of 217
Index pillars
Foundations · roots i12
Strength · trunk i44
Quality of life · crown i8
Problems (higher = fewer) · dry branches i33
Direction (5-year change) · new shoots i64
CSV

In short

Guinea is 171st of 196 countries in the NationsTree Index, with a score of 26.7 out of 100; its tree is 4.5 m tall.

It has 15.1 million people and an economy of $74.51 bn at purchasing power parity, 114th of 199 in the world.

Its strongest positions: GDP growth (17th of 210), Renewable energy (31st of 212) and CO₂ emissions per person (34th of 203).

Its weakest positions: Fixed broadband (204th of 208), Under-5 mortality (191st of 196) and Life expectancy (210th of 217).

Over five years it fell from 164th to 171st in the index.

All data

Data as of 26 October 2026

Latest available value for each indicator, with its year. World rank is among countries with recent data (last 5 years of the series).

Land & people

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Surface area ikm² 245,857 78th/216
Land area ikm² 245,720 78th/216
Population ipeople 15.1 m 74th/217
Population growth i% 2.31% 34th/217
Population density ipeople/km² 60.0 145th/216
Urban population i% 38.5% 177th/217
Population aged 0–14 i% 40.5% 19th/217
Population aged 65+ i% 3.5% 179th/217

Economy

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GDP iUSD $28.35 bn 117th/210
GDP (PPP) iintl. USD $74.51 bn 114th/199
Real GDP (PPP, constant 2021 prices) iintl. USD 2021 $63.67 bn 114th/199
GDP per person iUSD $1,877 178th/210
GDP per person (PPP) iintl. USD $4,935 166th/199
GNI per person (Atlas) iUSD $1,730 170th/201
GDP growth i% 7.4% 17th/210
Inflation i% 3.6% 107th/180
Unemployment i% 5.2% 94th/187
General government gross debt i% of GDP 36.3% 53rd/189
Government budget balance i% of GDP -6.4% 167th/192

Main industries

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Agriculture, forestry, fishing i% of GDP 31.3% 11th/197
Industry incl. construction i% of GDP 25.4% 79th/200
Manufacturing i% of GDP 12.7% 67th/192
Services i% of GDP 35.7% 194th/200

Trade

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Exports of goods & services iUSD $11.74 bn 107th/182
Imports of goods & services iUSD $17.65 bn 98th/182
Exports i% of GDP 41.4% 75th/183
Imports i% of GDP 62.3% 52nd/183
Trade openness i% of GDP 103.7% 57th/183
Fuel exports i% of merchandise exports 0.5%2016
Manufactures exports i% of merchandise exports 3.7%2016
Food exports i% of merchandise exports 4.3%2016
Ores & metals exports i% of merchandise exports 25.8%2016
High-tech exports i% of manufactured exports 0.9%2016
Current account balance i% of GDP -14.7% 177th/191
Foreign direct investment, inflows i% of GDP 27.4% 6th/196

Natural resources

66
Natural resource rents i% of GDP 4.5% 76th/209
Oil rents i% of GDP 0.00% 120th/197
Natural gas rents i% of GDP 0.00% 100th/197
Coal rents i% of GDP 0.00% 68th/195
Mineral rents i% of GDP 0.00% 91st/209
Forest rents i% of GDP 4.52% 17th/209
Arable land i% of land area 24.7% 40th/206
Renewable freshwater per person im³ 16,080 38th/183

Tourism

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International tourist arrivals iarrivals 99,000 163rd/194
Tourism receipts iUSD $1.3 m 175th/175
Tourism receipts i% of exports 0.0% 168th/168

Society & health

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Life expectancy iyears 60.9 210th/217
Under-5 mortality iper 1,000 births 92.1 191st/196
Physicians iper 1,000 people 0.21 145th/174
Hospital beds iper 1,000 people 0.32011
DPT immunization i% of children 12–23 months 63% 180th/193
Completed lower secondary, 25+ i% of adults 12.6%2018
Secondary enrolment i% gross 38.6%2014
Social protection coverage (incl. pensions) i% of population 10.5%2018
Old-age dependency ratio i% of working-age population 6.2% 175th/217
Health spending i% of GDP 3.7% 162nd/193
Adult literacy i% 39.6%2018
Tertiary enrolment i% gross 10.9%2014
Human Development Index iindex 0–1 0.500 179th/193
Income inequality (Gini) iindex 29.62018
Extreme poverty i% of population 11.7%2018

Infrastructure & digital

19
Access to electricity i% of population 53.8% 196th/215
Internet users i% of population 33.3% 164th/186
Mobile subscriptions iper 100 people 98 143rd/210
Fixed broadband iper 100 people 0.0 204th/208
Trade & transport infrastructure quality (LPI) iscore 1–5 2.40 96th/164
Air passengers carried ipassengers 58,5001999

Environment & energy

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CO₂ emissions per person it CO₂e 0.35 34th/203
Renewable energy i% of final energy use 66.6% 31st/212
Air pollution (PM2.5) iµg/m³ 27.3 145th/200
Forest area i% of land area 20.0% 131st/214

Institutions & safety

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Government effectiveness iscore 0–100 33.9 177th/205
Control of corruption iscore 0–100 26.6 172nd/207
Rule of law iscore 0–100 38.7 179th/207
Political stability iscore 0–100 52.8 169th/207
Regulatory quality iscore 0–100 39.1 177th/205
Voice & accountability iscore 0–100 36.1 162nd/205

Military

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Military expenditure iUSD $600.5 m 99th/156
Military expenditure i% of GDP 2.0% 61st/156
Military expenditure i% of government spending 10.6% 28th/154
Armed forces personnel ipeople 13,000 121st/170
Armed forces personnel i% of labour force 0.32% 144th/168
Arms imports (SIPRI TIV) iTIV 6.0 m 125th/163

Science & innovation

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Scientific articles iarticles 55 151st/197

Compare Guinea with

BeninBurkina FasoMadagascarMali

Sources

Figures on this page come from: World Bank — World Development Indicators, International Monetary Fund — World Economic Outlook (DataMapper), Global Change Data Lab (Our World in Data) — Our World in Data, World Bank — Worldwide Governance Indicators . Nation age: Wikidata P571 (inception) (source). Every value is stored with its year and source series; see Sources & licences and Methodology.

Cite as: NationsTree (2026). Guinea — country profile. https://nationstree.org/countries/guinea. Data as of 26 October 2026.

All figures come from official statistics published by public institutions (World Bank WDI and WGI, compiling UN agencies, IMF, WHO and national statistical offices). Each value carries its year; ranks are positions among countries with data.
Cite as: NationsTree (2026). Guinea — country profile. https://nationstree.org/countries/guinea. Data as of 26 October 2026.
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