Poverty: Share of population living on less than $8.30 a day in Guinea
Guinea: Poverty: Share of population living on less than $8.30 a day was 76.6% in 2018. ▼ Falling
Poverty: Share of population living on less than $8.30 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: share of population living on less than $8.30 a day in Guinea stood at 76.6%. That is the lowest value across all 6 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 13.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, poverty: share of population living on less than $8.30 a day in Guinea peaked at 100.0% in 1991 and was at its lowest, 76.6%, in 2018.
That places Guinea 25th out of 120 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the top quarter.
Poverty: Share of population living on less than $8.30 a day in Guinea, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 100.0% | — |
| 1994 | 82.7% | -17.3% |
| 2002 | 90.9% | +9.9% |
| 2007 | 88.8% | -2.3% |
| 2012 | 83.8% | -5.6% |
| 2018 | 76.6% | -8.6% |
Guinea compared with similar countries
- Guinea's 76.6% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 71.2%, 1.1× the median. (29 countries reporting)
- Guinea's 76.6% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 89.9%, 85% of the median. (26 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 91.3% | 82.7% | 100.0% | 2 |
| 2000s | 89.9% | 88.8% | 90.9% | 2 |
| 2010s | 80.2% | 76.6% | 83.8% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Guinea
More poverty & inequality data for Guinea
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via the World Bank 1 surveys (2025)
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via 0 surveys per person (2025)
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via 0 surveys per US$ 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: share of population living on less than $8.30 a day in Guinea?
- Poverty: share of population living on less than $8.30 a day in Guinea was 76.6% 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 $8.30 a day recorded in Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 100.0% in 1991.
- What is the lowest poverty: share of population living on less than $8.30 a day recorded in Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 76.6% in 2018.
- How does Guinea rank for poverty: share of population living on less than $8.30 a day?
- Guinea ranks 25th out of 120 countries with data for 2018.
- Is poverty: share of population living on less than $8.30 a day rising or falling in Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 13.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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 $8.30 a day. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage of population living in households with an income or consumption below $8.30 per day.