Poverty gap index at $3 a day in Guinea
Guinea: Poverty gap index at $3 a day was 2.5% in 2018. ◆ Volatile
Poverty gap index at $3 a day in Guinea, 1991–2018
Source: World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2018, poverty gap index at $3 a day in Guinea stood at 2.5%. That is the lowest value across all 6 years on record.
The figure is down 83.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, poverty gap index at $3 a day in Guinea peaked at 54.3% in 1991 and was at its lowest, 2.5%, in 2018.
Guinea ranks 32nd of 120 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Poverty gap index at $3 a day in Guinea, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 54.3% | — |
| 1994 | 13.1% | -75.8% |
| 2002 | 18.8% | +42.9% |
| 2007 | 14.7% | -21.7% |
| 2012 | 5.6% | -62.1% |
| 2018 | 2.5% | -55.8% |
Guinea compared with similar countries
- Guinea's 2.5% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 2.5%, 1.0× the median. (29 countries reporting)
- Guinea's 2.5% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 11.1%, 22% of the median. (26 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 33.7% | 13.1% | 54.3% | 2 |
| 2000s | 16.7% | 14.7% | 18.8% | 2 |
| 2010s | 4.0% | 2.5% | 5.6% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Guinea
- 29 Guatemala 3.4% compare
- 30 Colombia 3.3% compare
- 31 Mauritania 2.5% compare
- 33 Philippines 2.3% compare
- 34 Nicaragua 1.8% compare
- 35 El Salvador 1.7% compare
More poverty & inequality data for Guinea
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via the World Bank 1 surveys (2025)
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via 0 surveys per person (2025)
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via 0 surveys per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Fertility rate vs. share living in extreme poverty 4.22 live births per woman (2023)
- Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty 1,351 kg per hectare (2024)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, annual growth rate -1.35 % change on previous year (2024)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled 11.88 (2023)
- Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality 11.9% (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is poverty gap index at $3 a day in Guinea?
- Poverty gap index at $3 a day in Guinea was 2.5% in 2018, according to World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest poverty gap index at $3 a day recorded in Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 54.3% in 1991.
- What is the lowest poverty gap index at $3 a day recorded in Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.5% in 2018.
- How does Guinea rank for poverty gap index at $3 a day?
- Guinea ranks 32nd out of 120 countries with data for 2018.
- Is poverty gap index at $3 a day rising or falling in Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 83.3%. 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 gap index at $3 a day. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The poverty gap index is a poverty measure that reflects both the prevalence and the depth of poverty. It is calculated as the share of population in poverty multiplied by the average shortfall from the poverty line (expressed as a % of the poverty line).