GuineaSub-Saharan Africa
Guinea: 115th largest economy, 102nd in military spending
Population15.1M#74 of 194 in the world · 2025
GDP$28.3B#115 of 193 in the world · 2025
GDP per person$1.9k#158 of 193 in the world · 2025
Fossil fuel output0.0 TWh#142 of 186 in the world · 2016
Military spending$562M#102 of 167 in the world · 2024
Bars show the share of states this actor is ahead of. Rank is among states, each at its latest year.
15.1M people, 39% in cities
- Population15.1M2025
- Population growth2.3%2025
- Urban population38.5%2025
- Land area246k km²2023
A $28.3B economy, $1.9k per person
- GDP$28.3B2025
- GDP (purchasing power)$74.5B2025
- GDP per person$1.9k2025
- GDP per person (purchasing power)$4.9k2025
- GDP growth7.4%2025
Fuels are 0% of goods exports
- Exports, share of GDP41.4%2025
- Imports, share of GDP62.3%2025
- Fuels, share of goods exports0.5%2016
- Exports of goods and services$11.7B2025
- Imports of goods and services$17.6B2025
Fossil fuel output of 0.0 TWh
Oilmade 0.0 TWhno figureused
Gasmade 0.0 TWhno figureused
Coalmade 0.0 TWhno figureused
- Fossil fuel production (oil + gas + coal)0.0 TWh2016
- Primary energy consumption22 TWh2023
- Energy use per person1.5 MWh2023
- Electricity generation4.0 TWh2024
- Electricity from fossil fuels24.8%2024
Spends $562M on its military, 2.1% of GDP
- Military spending$562M2024
- Military spending, share of GDP2.1%2024
- Armed forces personnel13k2020
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend-indicator value, 1990 US$)$6M2024
What Guinea's leaders said lately
2 statements on record, newest first
- Delegate of Guinea, Delegate to the First Committee · 15 Octpolicy announcement
Emphasized the need to maintain effective human control over decisions on the use of force and to ensure development and use of AI military technologies remain in accordance with applicable rules of international law, calling for inclusive dialogue to prevent risks and promote responsible use. source ↗ - Delegate of Guinea, Delegate to the First Committee · 15 Octcommitment
We further reaffirm our commitment to the Treaty of Pelindaba, which enshrines Africa as a nuclear-weapon-free zone, and we also support initiatives aimed at establishing a nuclear-weapon-free zone in the Middle East,
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Where these numbers come from
- World Bank World Development Indicators (military figures: SIPRI) ↗ · CC BY 4.0 · 2016-2025
- Our World in Data energy dataset (Energy Institute, Ember, EIA) ↗ · CC BY 4.0 · 2016-2024
- IMF World Economic Outlook (DataMapper) ↗ · IMF open data, attribution · 2026
- Wikidata (heads of state and government) ↗ · CC0
Leaders as of 2026-10-05. Figures fetched 2026-10-05; each shows its own year.
