| People | Guinea |
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Economy - overview:
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Guinea possesses major mineral, hydropower, and agricultural resources, yet remains an underdeveloped nation. The country has almost half of the world's bauxite reserves and is the second-largest bauxite producer. The mining sector accounts for over 70% of exports. Long-run improvements in government fiscal arrangements, literacy, and the legal framework are needed if the country is to move out of poverty. Investor confidence has been sapped by rampant corruption, a lack of electricity and other infrastructure, a lack of skilled workers, and the political uncertainty due to the failing health of President Lansana CONTE. Guinea is trying to reengage with the IMF and World Bank, which cut off most assistance in 2003, and is working closely with technical advisors from the U.S. Treasury Department, the World Bank and IMF, seeking to return to a fully funded program. Growth rose slightly in 2006-07, primarily due to increases in global demand and commodity prices on world markets, but the standard of living fell. The Guinea franc depreciated sharply as the prices for basic necessities like food and fuel rose beyond the reach of most Guineans. Dissatisfaction with economic conditions prompted nationwide strikes in February and June 2006. |
GDP (purchasing power parity):
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$9.741 billion (2007 est.) |
GDP (official exchange rate):
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$4.568 billion (2007 est.) |
GDP - real growth rate:
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1.5% (2007 est.) |
GDP - per capita (PPP):
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$1,000 (2007 est.) |
GDP - composition by sector:
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agriculture: 22%
industry: 40.5%
services: 37.6% (2007 est.) |
Investment (gross fixed):
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11.3% of GDP (2007 est.) |
Population below poverty line:
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47% (2006 est.) |
Household income or consumption by percentage share:
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lowest 10%: 1.9%
highest 10%: 41% (2006) |
Distribution of family income - Gini index:
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38.1 (2006) |
Inflation rate (consumer prices):
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20% (2007 est.) |
Labor force:
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3.7 million (2006 est.) |
Labor force participation rate:
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36.23 % of population |
Labor force - by occupation:
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agriculture: 76%
industry and services: 24% (2006 est.) |
Unemployment rate:
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NA% |
Budget:
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revenues: $382 million
expenditures: $817.4 million (2007 est.) |
Budget revenues per capita:
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38 USD per capita |
Public debt:
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void |
Industries:
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bauxite, gold, diamonds, iron; alumina refining; light manufacturing, and agricultural processing |
Industrial production growth rate:
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7.6% (2007 est.) |
Electricity - production:
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840 million kWh
note: excludes electricity generated at interior mining sites (2006) |
Electricity - production per capita:
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83 kWh per capita |
Electricity - consumption:
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832.9 million kWh (2006) |
Electricity - consumption - per capita:
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82 kWh per capita |
Electricity - exports:
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0 kWh (2006) |
Electricity - imports:
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0 kWh (2006) |
Oil - production:
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0 bbl/day (2006 est.) |
Oil - production per capita:
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void |
Oil - consumption:
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9,650 bbl/day (2006 est.) |
Oil - consumption - per capita:
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0.34 bbl/year per capita |
Oil - exports:
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0 bbl/day (2004) |
Oil - imports:
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8,481 bbl/day (2004) |
Oil - proved reserves:
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0 bbl (1 January 2006 est.) |
Natural gas - production:
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0 cu m (2005 est.) |
Natural gas - production per capita:
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void |
Natural gas - consumption:
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0 cu m (2005 est.) |
Natural gas - consumption - per capita:
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void |
Natural gas - exports:
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0 cu m (2005 est.) |
Natural gas - imports:
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0 cu m (2005) |
Natural gas - proved reserves:
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0 cu m (1 January 2006 est.) |
Agriculture - products:
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rice, coffee, pineapples, palm kernels, cassava (tapioca), bananas, sweet potatoes; cattle, sheep, goats; timber |
Current account balance:
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-$175 million (2007 est.) |
Current account balance - per capita:
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-17 USD per capita |
Exports:
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$998 million f.o.b. (2007 est.) |
Exports per capita:
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98 USD per capita |
Exports - commodities:
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bauxite, alumina, gold, diamonds, coffee, fish, agricultural products |
Exports - partners:
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Russia 11.6%, Ukraine 9.6%, Spain 9%, South Korea 8.8%, France 7.7%, US 7.7%, Germany 5.4%, Ireland 5.1% (2006) |
Imports:
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$838 million f.o.b. (2007 est.) |
Imports per capita:
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83 USD per capita |
Imports - commodities:
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petroleum products, metals, machinery, transport equipment, textiles, grain and other foodstuffs |
Imports - partners:
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China 8.6%, France 8%, Netherlands 4.8%, Belgium 4.4% (2006) |
Reserves of foreign exchange and gold:
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$119 million (31 December 2007 est.) |
Reserves of foreign exchange and gold - per capita:
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12 USD per capita |
Debt - external:
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$3.298 billion (31 December 2007 est.) |
Debt - external - per capita:
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323 USD per capita |
Stock of direct foreign investment - at home:
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void |
Stock of direct foreign investment - abroad:
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void |
Market value of publicly traded shares:
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$NA |
Economic aid - donor:
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void |
Economic aid - recipient:
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$182.1 million (2005) |
Economic aid - recipient per capita:
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18 USD per capita |
Currency (code):
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Guinean franc (GNF) |
Exchange rates:
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Guinean francs per US dollar - 4,122.8 (2007), 5,350 (2006), 3,644.3 (2005), 2,225 (2004), 1,984.9 (2003) |
Fiscal year:
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calendar year |
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