Natural resource rents in Guinea

Guinea: Natural resource rents was 4.52 in 2021. ▼ Falling

Latest (2021)
4.52
Change on year
down 6.4%
World rank
79th
of 211 countries
All-time high
25.4
in 1986
All-time low
4.52
in 2021
Years of data
36
1986–2021

Natural resource rents in Guinea, 1986–2021

5101520251986200320211986: 25.41987: 221988: 20.61989: 241990: 22.11991: 21.51992: 16.91993: 13.61994: 131995: 15.21996: 15.31997: 11.71998: 11.71999: 10.82000: 12.42001: 12.12002: 12.12003: 14.92004: 14.22005: 21.12006: 17.82007: 16.32008: 15.22009: 15.62010: 15.32011: 18.22012: 16.62013: 14.32014: 14.92015: 14.12016: 18.12017: 192018: 13.72019: 4.72020: 4.82021: 4.5

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

In 2021, natural resource rents in Guinea stood at 4.52. That is the lowest value across all 36 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 6.4% on the previous year and down 75.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, natural resource rents in Guinea peaked at 25.4 in 1986 and was at its lowest, 4.52, in 2021.

Guinea ranks 79th of 211 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 36 years of available data.

Natural resource rents in Guinea, year by year

Annual values for Natural resource rents in Guinea, 1986 to 2021.
Year Value Change
1986 25.4 —
1987 22.02 -13.3%
1988 20.56 -6.6%
1989 23.97 +16.6%
1990 22.11 -7.7%
1991 21.5 -2.8%
1992 16.89 -21.4%
1993 13.55 -19.8%
1994 13 -4.1%
1995 15.16 +16.6%
1996 15.28 +0.8%
1997 11.73 -23.2%
1998 11.68 -0.4%
1999 10.77 -7.9%
2000 12.38 +15.0%
2001 12.08 -2.4%
2002 12.11 +0.2%
2003 14.9 +23.0%
2004 14.16 -4.9%
2005 21.09 +48.9%
2006 17.79 -15.7%
2007 16.29 -8.4%
2008 15.22 -6.6%
2009 15.59 +2.4%
2010 15.29 -1.9%
2011 18.2 +19.0%
2012 16.63 -8.6%
2013 14.25 -14.3%
2014 14.93 +4.8%
2015 14.11 -5.5%
2016 18.11 +28.3%
2017 18.95 +4.7%
2018 13.7 -27.7%
2019 4.66 -66.0%
2020 4.83 +3.6%
2021 4.52 -6.4%

Guinea compared with similar countries

  • Guinea's 4.52 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 4.4, 1.0× the median. (47 countries reporting)
  • Guinea's 4.52 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 7.67, 59% of the median. (48 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 22.99 20.56 25.4 4
1990s 15.17 10.77 22.11 10
2000s 15.16 12.08 21.09 10
2010s 14.88 4.66 18.95 10
2020s 4.67 4.52 4.83 2

Countries ranked near Guinea

  1. 76 Canada 4.95 compare
  2. 77 Yemen 4.88 compare
  3. 78 Cote d'Ivoire 4.74 compare
  4. 80 Senegal 4.4 compare
  5. 81 Lesotho 4.32 compare
  6. 82 Malawi 4.22 compare

See the full ranking of 211 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is natural resource rents in Guinea?
Natural resource rents in Guinea was 4.52 in 2021, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest natural resource rents recorded in Guinea?
The highest recorded value was 25.4 in 1986.
What is the lowest natural resource rents recorded in Guinea?
The lowest recorded value was 4.52 in 2021.
How does Guinea rank for natural resource rents?
Guinea ranks 79th out of 211 countries with data for 2021.
Is natural resource rents rising or falling in Guinea?
Over the last ten years it is down 75.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Guinea data come from?
The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Natural resource rents. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Natural resource rents
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
211 places, 9,209 data points, 1970–2021
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