Poverty: Share of population living on less than $1 a day in Guinea

Guinea: Poverty: Share of population living on less than $1 a day was 0.2% in 2018. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2018)
0.2%
World rank
56th
of 120 countries
All-time high
45.2%
in 1991
All-time low
0.2%
in 2018
Years of data
6
1991–2018

Poverty: Share of population living on less than $1 a day in Guinea, 1991–2018

010203040501991200420181991: 45.2 %1994: 2.8 %2002: 4.4 %2007: 3.5 %2012: 0.529 %2018: 0.173 %

Source: World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.

Analysis

Guinea recorded 0.2% for poverty: share of population living on less than $1 a day in 2018. That is the lowest value across all 6 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 95.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, poverty: share of population living on less than $1 a day in Guinea peaked at 45.2% in 1991 and was at its lowest, 0.2%, in 2018.

Guinea ranks 56th of 120 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 24.0% 2.8% 45.2% 2
2000s 3.9% 3.5% 4.4% 2
2010s 0.4% 0.2% 0.5% 2

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Frequently asked questions

What is poverty: share of population living on less than $1 a day in Guinea?
Poverty: share of population living on less than $1 a day in Guinea was 0.2% in 2018, according to World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
What is the highest poverty: share of population living on less than $1 a day recorded in Guinea?
The highest recorded value was 45.2% in 1991.
What is the lowest poverty: share of population living on less than $1 a day recorded in Guinea?
The lowest recorded value was 0.2% in 2018.
How does Guinea rank for poverty: share of population living on less than $1 a day?
Guinea ranks 56th out of 120 countries with data for 2018.
Is poverty: share of population living on less than $1 a day rising or falling in Guinea?
Over the last ten years it is down 95.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Guinea data come from?
The figures come from World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Poverty: Share of population living on less than $1 a day. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Poverty: Share of population living on less than $1 a day
Unit
%
Source
World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
120 places, 2,148 data points, 1963–2025
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Percentage of population living in households with an income or consumption below $1 per day.