Human capital per capita in Guinea

Guinea: Human capital per capita was 3,616 current US$ in 2020. ▲ Rising

Latest (2020)
3,616 current US$
Change on year
up 6.8%
World rank
137th
of 150 countries
All-time high
3,616 current US$
in 2020
All-time low
954.6 current US$
in 2002
Years of data
26
1995–2020

Human capital per capita in Guinea, 1995–2020

1.0k2.0k3.0k4.0k1995200720201995: 1.6k current US$1996: 1.6k current US$1997: 1.4k current US$1998: 1.4k current US$1999: 1.3k current US$2000: 1.0k current US$2001: 968.8 current US$2002: 954.6 current US$2003: 1.2k current US$2004: 1.2k current US$2005: 982.3 current US$2006: 1.1k current US$2007: 1.6k current US$2008: 1.8k current US$2009: 1.8k current US$2010: 1.9k current US$2011: 1.8k current US$2012: 1.9k current US$2013: 2.2k current US$2014: 2.2k current US$2015: 2.2k current US$2016: 1.8k current US$2017: 2.5k current US$2018: 3.1k current US$2019: 3.4k current US$2020: 3.6k current US$

Source: World Bank. Measured in current US$.

Analysis

Guinea recorded 3,616 current US$ for human capital per capita in 2020. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 6.8% on the previous year and up 92.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, human capital per capita in Guinea peaked at 3,616 current US$ in 2020 and was at its lowest, 954.6 current US$, in 2002.

Guinea ranks 137th of 150 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 1,459 current US$ 1,252 current US$ 1,645 current US$ 5
2000s 1,272 current US$ 954.6 current US$ 1,838 current US$ 10
2010s 2,289 current US$ 1,766 current US$ 3,388 current US$ 10
2020s 3,616 current US$ 3,616 current US$ 3,616 current US$ 1

Countries ranked near Guinea

  1. 134 Nepal 4,689 current US$ compare
  2. 135 Malawi 4,310 current US$ compare
  3. 136 Sierra Leone 3,793 current US$ compare
  4. 138 Kyrgyzstan 3,603 current US$ compare
  5. 139 Democratic Republic of Congo 3,404 current US$ compare
  6. 140 Tajikistan 3,269 current US$ compare

See the full ranking of 151 places →

More reference data data for Guinea

All data for Guinea →

Frequently asked questions

What is human capital per capita in Guinea?
Human capital per capita in Guinea was 3,616 current US$ in 2020, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest human capital per capita recorded in Guinea?
The highest recorded value was 3,616 current US$ in 2020.
What is the lowest human capital per capita recorded in Guinea?
The lowest recorded value was 954.6 current US$ in 2002.
How does Guinea rank for human capital per capita?
Guinea ranks 137th out of 150 countries with data for 2020.
Is human capital per capita rising or falling in Guinea?
Over the last ten years it is up 92.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Guinea data come from?
The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Human capital per capita (current US$). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Download this data

CSV · JSON — 26 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data).

About this data

Indicator
Human capital per capita (current US$)
Unit
current US$
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
151 places, 3,885 data points, 1995–2020
Last refreshed