GUINEA

search faster through OUR member states

or if you prefer, jump BACK TO THE MAP

INTRODUCING

GUINEA

Official title:
Republic of Guinea

General information:
Capital: Conakry
Population: ~14,500,000 (2025 est.)
Total area: 245,857 km²
Currency: Guinean franc (GNF)
National holiday: Independence Day, 2nd October (1958)
Official language: French
Vernacular languages: Fula, Maninka, Susu

Type of government:
Presidential republic

Diplomatic and consular representative: H.E. Mr Mohammed Cherif Diallo (Italy – Rome)

 

Economy:

  • GDP (nominal): ~$15.8 billion (2024 est.)
  • GDP (nominal) per capita: ~$1,090 (2024 est.)
  • GDP (PPP): ~$37.2 billion (2024 est.)
  • GDP (PPP) per capita: ~$2,560 (2024 est.)
  • GDP (real growth rate): ~5.2% (2024 est.)

 

GDP per sector:

  • Agriculture ~51%
  • Industry ~28%
  • Services ~21% (latest estimates)

 

Agriculture products: rice, coffee, pineapples, palm kernels, cassava, bananas, sweet potatoes, cattle, sheep, goats, timber

Main industries: bauxite mining and alumina refining, gold, diamonds, iron ore, light manufacturing, agricultural processing

 

Trade – Export
Exported commodities: bauxite, alumina, gold, diamonds, coffee, fish and seafood, agricultural products

Main export partners:

  • European Union (total) ~45.8%,
  • Switzerland ~18.7%,
  • United Arab Emirates ~12.4%,
  • Turkey ~6.3%,
  • United States ~5.9% (2023–2024 est.)

 

Trade – Import
Imported commodities: petroleum products, metals and metal products, machinery and transport equipment, textiles, grain and other foodstuffs

Main import partners:

  • European Union (total) ~50.9%,
  • China ~9.5%,
  • United States ~5.1%,
  • Brazil ~3.2%,
  • South Korea ~2.8% (2023–2024 est.)

Sources:

  • International Monetary Fund – World Economic Outlook Database
  • World Bank – World Development Indicators
  • Latest trade partner and economic indicator estimates (2023–2024)
  • National data (mining focus) and trade portals