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+ Added Communications.Broadband - fixed subscriptions.subscriptions per 100 inhabitants.text β€” (2022 est.) less than 1
+ Added Communications.Broadband - fixed subscriptions.total.text β€” 1,000 (2022 est.)
+ Added Communications.Broadcast media.text β€” government maintains control over broadcast media; single state-run TV station; state-run radio also operates several stations in rural areas; a dozen private TV stations; many privately owned radio stations, nearly all…
+ Added Communications.Internet country code.text β€” .gn
+ Added Communications.Internet users.percent of population.text β€” 27% (2023 est.)
+ Added Communications.Telephones - fixed lines.subscriptions per 100 inhabitants.text β€” (2022 est.) less than 1
+ Added Communications.Telephones - fixed lines.total subscriptions.text β€” 0 (2022 est.)
+ Added Communications.Telephones - mobile cellular.subscriptions per 100 inhabitants.text β€” 109 (2022 est.)
+ Added Communications.Telephones - mobile cellular.total subscriptions.text β€” 15.3 million (2022 est.)
+ Added Economy.Agricultural products.note β€” note: top ten agricultural products based on tonnage
+ Added Economy.Agricultural products.text β€” rice, cassava, maize, groundnuts, oil palm fruit, plantains, potatoes, fonio, yams, sweet potatoes (2023)
+ Added Economy.Budget.expenditures.text β€” $2.014 billion (2019 est.)
+ Added Economy.Budget.revenues.text β€” $1.949 billion (2019 est.)
+ Added Economy.Current account balance.Current account balance 2021.text β€” $4.639 billion (2021 est.)
+ Added Economy.Current account balance.Current account balance 2022.text β€” $3.35 billion (2022 est.)
+ Added Economy.Current account balance.Current account balance 2023.text β€” $2.288 billion (2023 est.)
+ Added Economy.Current account balance.note β€” note: balance of payments - net trade and primary/secondary income in current dollars
+ Added Economy.Debt - external.Debt - external 2023.text β€” $3.764 billion (2023 est.)
+ Added Economy.Debt - external.note β€” note: present value of external debt in current US dollars
+ Added Economy.Economic overview.text β€” growing but primarily agrarian West African economy; major mining sector; improving fiscal and debt balances prior to COVID-19; economy increasingly vulnerable to climate change; slow infrastructure improvements; gender…
+ Added Economy.Exchange rates.Currency.text β€” Guinean francs (GNF) per US dollar -
+ Added Economy.Exchange rates.Exchange rates 2016.text β€” 8,967.927 (2016 est.)
+ Added Economy.Exchange rates.Exchange rates 2017.text β€” 9,088.319 (2017 est.)
+ Added Economy.Exchange rates.Exchange rates 2018.text β€” 9,011.134 (2018 est.)
+ Added Economy.Exchange rates.Exchange rates 2019.text β€” 9,183.876 (2019 est.)
+ Added Economy.Exchange rates.Exchange rates 2020.text β€” 9,565.082 (2020 est.)
+ Added Economy.Exports - commodities.note β€” note: top five export commodities based on value in dollars
+ Added Economy.Exports - commodities.text β€” gold, aluminum ore, cocoa beans, crude petroleum, coconuts/brazil nuts/cashews (2023)
+ Added Economy.Exports - partners.note β€” note: top five export partners based on percentage share of exports
+ Added Economy.Exports - partners.text β€” UAE 50%, China 36%, India 8%, Switzerland 1%, Spain 1% (2023)
+ Added Economy.Exports.Exports 2021.text β€” $10.266 billion (2021 est.)
+ Added Economy.Exports.Exports 2022.text β€” $8.898 billion (2022 est.)
+ Added Economy.Exports.Exports 2023.text β€” $12.008 billion (2023 est.)
+ Added Economy.Exports.note β€” note: balance of payments - exports of goods and services in current dollars
+ Added Economy.GDP (official exchange rate).note β€” note: data in current dollars at official exchange rate
+ Added Economy.GDP (official exchange rate).text β€” $25.334 billion (2024 est.)
+ Added Economy.GDP - composition, by end use.exports of goods and services.text β€” 44% (2024 est.)
+ Added Economy.GDP - composition, by end use.government consumption.text β€” 13.4% (2024 est.)
+ Added Economy.GDP - composition, by end use.household consumption.text β€” 67.4% (2024 est.)
+ Added Economy.GDP - composition, by end use.imports of goods and services.text β€” -56.1% (2024 est.)
+ Added Economy.GDP - composition, by end use.investment in fixed capital.text β€” 32.1% (2024 est.)
+ Added Economy.GDP - composition, by end use.investment in inventories.text β€” -0.9% (2024 est.)
+ Added Economy.GDP - composition, by end use.note β€” note: figures may not total 100% due to rounding or gaps in data collection
+ Added Economy.GDP - composition, by sector of origin.agriculture.text β€” 29.6% (2024 est.)
+ Added Economy.GDP - composition, by sector of origin.industry.text β€” 25.3% (2024 est.)
+ Added Economy.GDP - composition, by sector of origin.note β€” note: figures may not total 100% due to non-allocated consumption not captured in sector-reported data
+ Added Economy.GDP - composition, by sector of origin.services.text β€” 37.5% (2024 est.)
+ Added Economy.Gini Index coefficient - distribution of family income.Gini Index coefficient - distribution of family income 2018.text β€” 29.6 (2018 est.)
+ Added Economy.Gini Index coefficient - distribution of family income.note β€” note: index (0-100) of income distribution; higher values represent greater inequality
+ Added Economy.Household income or consumption by percentage share.highest 10%.text β€” 23.1% (2018 est.)
+ Added Economy.Household income or consumption by percentage share.lowest 10%.text β€” 3.5% (2018 est.)
+ Added Economy.Household income or consumption by percentage share.note β€” note: % share of income accruing to lowest and highest 10% of population
+ Added Economy.Imports - commodities.note β€” note: top five import commodities based on value in dollars
+ Added Economy.Imports - commodities.text β€” refined petroleum, rice, garments, construction vehicles, cars (2023)
+ Added Economy.Imports - partners.note β€” note: top five import partners based on percentage share of imports
+ Added Economy.Imports - partners.text β€” China 39%, India 9%, Netherlands 7%, Belgium 6%, UAE 4% (2023)
+ Added Economy.Imports.Imports 2021.text β€” $5.353 billion (2021 est.)
+ Added Economy.Imports.Imports 2022.text β€” $5.749 billion (2022 est.)
+ Added Economy.Imports.Imports 2023.text β€” $8.365 billion (2023 est.)
+ Added Economy.Imports.note β€” note: balance of payments - imports of goods and services in current dollars
+ Added Economy.Industrial production growth rate.note β€” note: annual % change in industrial value added based on constant local currency
+ Added Economy.Industrial production growth rate.text β€” 7.1% (2024 est.)
+ Added Economy.Industries.text β€” bauxite, gold, diamonds, iron ore; light manufacturing, agricultural processing
+ Added Economy.Inflation rate (consumer prices).Inflation rate (consumer prices) 2022.text β€” 10.5% (2022 est.)
+ Added Economy.Inflation rate (consumer prices).Inflation rate (consumer prices) 2023.text β€” 7.8% (2023 est.)
+ Added Economy.Inflation rate (consumer prices).Inflation rate (consumer prices) 2024.text β€” 8.1% (2024 est.)
+ Added Economy.Inflation rate (consumer prices).note β€” note: annual % change based on consumer prices
+ Added Economy.Labor force.note β€” note: number of people ages 15 or older who are employed or seeking work
+ Added Economy.Labor force.text β€” 4.534 million (2024 est.)
+ Added Economy.Population below poverty line.note β€” note: % of population with income below national poverty line
+ Added Economy.Population below poverty line.text β€” 43.7% (2018 est.)
+ Added Economy.Public debt.Public debt 2016.text β€” 41.8% of GDP (2016 est.)
+ Added Economy.Real GDP (purchasing power parity).Real GDP (purchasing power parity) 2022.text β€” $53.297 billion (2022 est.)
+ Added Economy.Real GDP (purchasing power parity).Real GDP (purchasing power parity) 2023.text β€” $56.251 billion (2023 est.)
+ Added Economy.Real GDP (purchasing power parity).Real GDP (purchasing power parity) 2024.text β€” $59.439 billion (2024 est.)
+ Added Economy.Real GDP (purchasing power parity).note β€” note: data in 2021 dollars
+ Added Economy.Real GDP growth rate.Real GDP growth rate 2022.text β€” 4% (2022 est.)
+ Added Economy.Real GDP growth rate.Real GDP growth rate 2023.text β€” 5.5% (2023 est.)
+ Added Economy.Real GDP growth rate.Real GDP growth rate 2024.text β€” 5.7% (2024 est.)
+ Added Economy.Real GDP growth rate.note β€” note: annual GDP % growth based on constant local currency
+ Added Economy.Real GDP per capita.Real GDP per capita 2022.text β€” $3,800 (2022 est.)
+ Added Economy.Real GDP per capita.Real GDP per capita 2023.text β€” $3,900 (2023 est.)
+ Added Economy.Real GDP per capita.Real GDP per capita 2024.text β€” $4,000 (2024 est.)
+ Added Economy.Real GDP per capita.note β€” note: data in 2021 dollars
+ Added Economy.Remittances.Remittances 2021.text β€” 2% of GDP (2021 est.)
+ Added Economy.Remittances.Remittances 2022.text β€” 2.6% of GDP (2022 est.)
+ Added Economy.Remittances.Remittances 2023.text β€” 2.2% of GDP (2023 est.)
+ Added Economy.Remittances.note β€” note: personal transfers and compensation between resident and non-resident individuals/households/entities
+ Added Economy.Reserves of foreign exchange and gold.Reserves of foreign exchange and gold 2021.text β€” $2.183 billion (2021 est.)
+ Added Economy.Reserves of foreign exchange and gold.Reserves of foreign exchange and gold 2022.text β€” $2.11 billion (2022 est.)
+ Added Economy.Reserves of foreign exchange and gold.Reserves of foreign exchange and gold 2023.text β€” $1.887 billion (2023 est.)
+ Added Economy.Reserves of foreign exchange and gold.note β€” note: holdings of gold (year-end prices)/foreign exchange/special drawing rights in current dollars
+ Added Economy.Unemployment rate.Unemployment rate 2022.text β€” 5.3% (2022 est.)
+ Added Economy.Unemployment rate.Unemployment rate 2023.text β€” 5.3% (2023 est.)
+ Added Economy.Unemployment rate.Unemployment rate 2024.text β€” 5.3% (2024 est.)
+ Added Economy.Unemployment rate.note β€” note: % of labor force seeking employment
+ Added Economy.Youth unemployment rate (ages 15-24).female.text β€” 8% (2024 est.)
+ Added Economy.Youth unemployment rate (ages 15-24).male.text β€” 6.2% (2024 est.)
+ Added Economy.Youth unemployment rate (ages 15-24).note β€” note: % of labor force ages 15-24 seeking employment
+ Added Economy.Youth unemployment rate (ages 15-24).total.text β€” 7.1% (2024 est.)
+ Added Energy.Coal.imports.text β€” 400 metric tons (2023 est.)
+ Added Energy.Electricity access.electrification - rural areas.text β€” 21.3%
+ Added Energy.Electricity access.electrification - total population.text β€” 47.7% (2022 est.)
+ Added Energy.Electricity access.electrification - urban areas.text β€” 91%
+ Added Energy.Electricity generation sources.fossil fuels.text β€” 25.3% of total installed capacity (2023 est.)
+ Added Energy.Electricity generation sources.hydroelectricity.text β€” 74.1% of total installed capacity (2023 est.)
+ Added Energy.Electricity generation sources.solar.text β€” 0.6% of total installed capacity (2023 est.)
+ Added Energy.Electricity.consumption.text β€” 3.624 billion kWh (2023 est.)
+ Added Energy.Electricity.installed generating capacity.text β€” 1.06 million kW (2023 est.)
+ Added Energy.Electricity.transmission/distribution losses.text β€” 424.356 million kWh (2023 est.)
+ Added Energy.Energy consumption per capita.Total energy consumption per capita 2023.text β€” 5.235 million Btu/person (2023 est.)
+ Added Energy.Petroleum.refined petroleum consumption.text β€” 32,000 bbl/day (2023 est.)
+ Added Environment.Carbon dioxide emissions.from coal and metallurgical coke.text β€” 1,000 metric tonnes of CO2 (2023 est.)
+ Added Environment.Carbon dioxide emissions.from petroleum and other liquids.text β€” 4.504 million metric tonnes of CO2 (2023 est.)
+ Added Environment.Carbon dioxide emissions.total emissions.text β€” 4.505 million metric tonnes of CO2 (2023 est.)
+ Added Environment.Climate.text β€” generally hot and humid; monsoonal-type rainy season (June to November) with southwesterly winds; dry season (December to May) with northeasterly harmattan winds
+ Added Environment.Environmental issues.text β€” deforestation; inadequate potable water; desertification; soil contamination and erosion; overfishing, overpopulation in forest region; poor mining practices; water pollution; improper waste disposal
+ Added Environment.International environmental agreements.party to.text β€” Biodiversity, Climate Change, Climate Change-Kyoto Protocol, Climate Change-Paris Agreement, Comprehensive Nuclear Test Ban, Desertification, Endangered Species, Hazardous Wastes, Law of the Sea, Ozone Layer Protection,…
+ Added Environment.International environmental agreements.signed, but not ratified.text β€” none of the selected agreements
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