Income share of the richest 1% vs. Gini coefficient (before tax) in Guinea
Guinea: Income share of the richest 1% vs. Gini coefficient (before tax) was 8.7% in 2018. ▼ Falling
Income share of the richest 1% vs. Gini coefficient (before tax) in Guinea, 1991–2018
Source: World Inequality Database (WID.world) (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2018, income share of the richest 1% vs. gini coefficient (before tax) in Guinea stood at 8.7%. That is the lowest value across all 6 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 33.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, income share of the richest 1% vs. gini coefficient (before tax) in Guinea peaked at 18.7% in 1994 and was at its lowest, 8.7%, in 2018.
That places Guinea 105th out of 113 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Income share of the richest 1% vs. Gini coefficient (before tax) in Guinea, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 9.7% | — |
| 1994 | 18.7% | +92.6% |
| 2002 | 18.6% | -0.9% |
| 2007 | 13.2% | -29.1% |
| 2012 | 12.5% | -4.8% |
| 2018 | 8.7% | -30.5% |
Guinea compared with similar countries
- Guinea's 8.7% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 16.2%, 54% of the median. (24 countries reporting)
- Guinea's 8.7% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 14.5%, 60% of the median. (29 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 14.2% | 9.7% | 18.7% | 2 |
| 2000s | 15.9% | 13.2% | 18.6% | 2 |
| 2010s | 10.6% | 8.7% | 12.5% | 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 income share of the richest 1% vs. gini coefficient (before tax) in Guinea?
- Income share of the richest 1% vs. gini coefficient (before tax) in Guinea was 8.7% in 2018, according to World Inequality Database (WID.world) (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest income share of the richest 1% vs. gini coefficient (before tax) recorded in Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 18.7% in 1994.
- What is the lowest income share of the richest 1% vs. gini coefficient (before tax) recorded in Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.7% in 2018.
- How does Guinea rank for income share of the richest 1% vs. gini coefficient (before tax)?
- Guinea ranks 105th out of 113 countries with data for 2018.
- Is income share of the richest 1% vs. gini coefficient (before tax) rising or falling in Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 33.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Guinea data come from?
- The figures come from World Inequality Database (WID.world) (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Income share of the richest 1% vs. Gini coefficient (before tax). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Share of income received by the richest 1% of the population. Income here is measured before taxes and benefits.