Growth rate of real gdp per employed person in Guinea
Guinea: Growth rate of real gdp per employed person was 4.53 in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Growth rate of real gdp per employed person in Guinea, 2000–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Guinea recorded 4.53 for growth rate of real gdp per employed person in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 51.5% on the previous year and up 108.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, growth rate of real gdp per employed person in Guinea peaked at 8.76 in 2016 and was at its lowest, -2.67, in 2009.
That places Guinea 18th out of 187 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Growth rate of real gdp per employed person in Guinea, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.86 | — |
| 2001 | 2.83 | +229.1% |
| 2002 | 3.8 | +34.3% |
| 2003 | -0.08 | -102.1% |
| 2004 | 1.17 | -1562.5% |
| 2005 | 2.11 | +80.3% |
| 2006 | 0.11 | -94.8% |
| 2007 | 5.12 | +4554.5% |
| 2008 | 2.41 | -52.9% |
| 2009 | -2.67 | -210.8% |
| 2010 | 3.17 | -218.7% |
| 2011 | 3.81 | +20.2% |
| 2012 | 3.94 | +3.4% |
| 2013 | 2.31 | -41.4% |
| 2014 | 2.09 | -9.5% |
| 2015 | 2.17 | +3.8% |
| 2016 | 8.76 | +303.7% |
| 2017 | 8.34 | -4.8% |
| 2018 | 4.62 | -44.6% |
| 2019 | 4.08 | -11.7% |
| 2020 | 3.66 | -10.3% |
| 2021 | 1.79 | -51.1% |
| 2022 | -0.15 | -108.4% |
| 2023 | 3.06 | -2140.0% |
| 2024 | 2.99 | -2.3% |
| 2025 | 4.53 | +51.5% |
Guinea compared with similar countries
- Guinea's 4.53 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 1.77, 2.6× the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Guinea's 4.53 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 1.19, 3.8× the median. (47 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Growth rate of real gdp per employed person in Guinea changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | +4554.5% | 0.11 | 5.12 |
| 2023 | +2140.0% | -0.15 | 3.06 |
| 2004 | +1562.5% | -0.08 | 1.17 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.57 | -2.67 | 5.12 | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.33 | 2.09 | 8.76 | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.65 | -0.15 | 4.53 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Guinea
- 15 Montenegro 4.75 compare
- 16 Poland 4.69 compare
- 17 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 4.66 compare
- 19 Mongolia 4.45 compare
- 20 Djibouti 4.2 compare
- 21 North Macedonia 4.08 compare
More work & labour data for Guinea
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes, annual 0.0779 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male, annual growth 0.0475 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female, annual growth 0.1075 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, annual growth rate 0.4809 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, annual growth rate 3.08 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population 14,400 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population 12,452 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female 16,208 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male 15,799 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes 32,007 1000 No (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is growth rate of real gdp per employed person in Guinea?
- Growth rate of real gdp per employed person in Guinea was 4.53 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest growth rate of real gdp per employed person recorded in Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 8.76 in 2016.
- What is the lowest growth rate of real gdp per employed person recorded in Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was -2.67 in 2009.
- How does Guinea rank for growth rate of real gdp per employed person?
- Guinea ranks 18th out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is growth rate of real gdp per employed person rising or falling in Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 108.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Guinea data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Growth rate of real gdp per employed person. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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