Share in poverty relative to different poverty lines in Guinea
Guinea: Share in poverty relative to different poverty lines was 11.7% in 2018. ◆ Volatile
Share in poverty relative to different poverty lines in Guinea, 1991–2018
Source: World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Guinea recorded 11.7% for share in poverty relative to different poverty lines in 2018. That is the lowest value across all 6 years on record.
That represents a change of down 73.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share in poverty relative to different poverty lines in Guinea peaked at 86.4% in 1991 and was at its lowest, 11.7%, in 2018.
Guinea ranks 28th of 120 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
Share in poverty relative to different poverty lines in Guinea, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 86.4% | — |
| 1994 | 37.5% | -56.6% |
| 2002 | 50.3% | +34.2% |
| 2007 | 44.0% | -12.4% |
| 2012 | 21.3% | -51.7% |
| 2018 | 11.7% | -45.2% |
Guinea compared with similar countries
- Guinea's 11.7% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 9.7%, 1.2× the median. (29 countries reporting)
- Guinea's 11.7% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 38.8%, 30% of the median. (26 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 61.9% | 37.5% | 86.4% | 2 |
| 2000s | 47.2% | 44.0% | 50.3% | 2 |
| 2010s | 16.5% | 11.7% | 21.3% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Guinea
- 25 Senegal 17.9% compare
- 26 South Africa 17.4% compare
- 27 Honduras 15.7% compare
- 29 Philippines 11.5% compare
- 30 Mauritania 10.2% compare
- 31 Venezuela 9.7% 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 share in poverty relative to different poverty lines in Guinea?
- Share in poverty relative to different poverty lines in Guinea was 11.7% in 2018, according to World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share in poverty relative to different poverty lines recorded in Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 86.4% in 1991.
- What is the lowest share in poverty relative to different poverty lines recorded in Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.7% in 2018.
- How does Guinea rank for share in poverty relative to different poverty lines?
- Guinea ranks 28th out of 120 countries with data for 2018.
- Is share in poverty relative to different poverty lines rising or falling in Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 73.5%. 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 Share in poverty relative to different poverty lines. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage of population living in households with an income or consumption below $3 per day.