Guinea's external balance on goods and services (current LCU) was -51.06 trillion in 2025, the latest year in the World Bank's World Development Indicators. That is down 163.4% from -19.39 trillion in 2015.
Key figures
| Value | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Latest | -51.06 trillion | 2025 |
| Five years earlier | -29.41 trillion | 2020 |
| Ten years earlier | -19.39 trillion | 2015 |
| Highest | 52.77 billion | 2003 |
| Lowest | -51.06 trillion | 2025 |
| Average since 2016 | -20.87 trillion | 2016–2025 |
| First recorded | 20.09 billion |
What the numbers say
In 2025, Guinea's external balance on goods and services (current LCU) fell 18.89 trillion on 2024 (from -32.17 trillion to -51.06 trillion).
Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1995 to 2024), the average change was −1.07 trillion and a typical year strayed about 9.85 trillion from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 1.8 standard deviations below that average, so it was larger than a typical year, though not out of the range seen before.
On record, the biggest yearly rise was 29.74 trillion in 2017 and the biggest yearly fall was 21.54 trillion in 2016. The numbers show how large and when, not why; for the cause, look at what happened in that country in those years.
From 2016 to 2025 there is no clear straight-line trend: a straight line explains 6% of the movement over 10 observed years, so the value is moving around more than it is heading anywhere.
Worked out from the yearly values above. How the checks work: standard deviation, z-scores and straight-line trends.
How it compares
In 2025, Guinea had the 133rd highest value of the 137 economies reporting that year. Higher is not always better: for some indicators the lowest value is the one to aim for. See the full ranking.
Closest to Guinea in the 2025 ranking
- Pakistan — 130th of 137: -8.22 trillion
- Madagascar — 131st of 137: -10.29 trillion
- Uganda — 132nd of 137: -16.68 trillion
- Colombia — 134th of 137: -100.13 trillion
- Uzbekistan — 135th of 137: -246.53 trillion
- Somalia, Fed. Rep. — 136th of 137: -272.14 trillion
What this measures
The balance of international trade in goods and services is the difference between the exports and imports of goods and services. This indicator is expressed in current prices, meaning no adjustment has been made to account for price changes over time. This series is expressed in local currency units.
All 40 values
| Year | External balance on goods and services (current LCU) |
|---|---|
| 2025 | -51,061,984,512,030 |
| 2024 | -32,172,002,842,700 |
| 2023 | -14,427,504,235,600 |
| 2022 | -5,667,998,903,200 |
| 2021 | -4,394,927,934,600 |
| 2020 | -29,412,103,709,900 |
| 2019 | -10,285,515,147,300 |
| 2018 | -9,156,556,522,500 |
| 2017 | -11,195,355,281,900 |
| 2016 | -40,930,932,069,200 |
External balance on goods and services (current LCU) in nearby economies
- Angola — 14.62 trillion (2025)
- Benin — -430.6 billion (2025)
- Botswana — -14.74 billion (2025)
- Burkina Faso — 800.13 billion (2025)
- Cabo Verde — -34.03 billion (2025)
- Cameroon — -2.47 trillion (2025)
- Central African Republic — -253.67 billion (2025)
- Chad — 1.59 trillion (2025)
- Comoros — -176.53 billion (2025)
More economic policy & debt data for Guinea
- Grants, excluding technical cooperation (BoP, current US$) — US$393.69 million (2023)
- Technical cooperation grants (BoP, current US$) — US$42.92 million (2023)
- Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors, Total (current US$) — US$278.62 million (2023)
- Net official development assistance and official aid received (current US$) — US$531.75 million (2023)
- Net official development assistance and official aid received (constant 2023 US$) — US$531.75 million (2023)
- Net official development assistance received (current US$) — US$531.75 million (2023)
- Net official development assistance received (constant 2023 US$) — US$531.75 million (2023)
- Net ODA received per capita (current US$)
Reading data like this
Questions people ask
- What is Guinea's external balance on goods and services (current LCU)?
- -51.06 trillion in 2025, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).
- How has it changed since 1986?
- It is down 254,284% from 20.09 billion in 1986. The highest value was 52.77 billion in 2003 and the lowest -51.06 trillion in 2025.
- How does Guinea rank?
- 133rd highest of 137 economies with data for 2025.
- Is the latest change in external balance on goods and services (current LCU) unusual for Guinea?
- In 2025, Guinea's external balance on goods and services (current LCU) fell 18.89 trillion on 2024 (from -32.17 trillion to -51.06 trillion). Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1995 to 2024), the average change was −1.07 trillion and a typical year strayed about 9.85 trillion from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 1.8 standard deviations below that average, so it was larger than a typical year, though not out of the range seen before.
Source
World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator NE.RSB.GNFS.CN, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks; National Accounts data files, Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD); Staff estimates, World Bank (WB) Figures are fetched from the World Bank API and refreshed monthly; see the series on data.worldbank.org. The full definition and method are in the World Bank's metadata glossary. Comparisons use the same World Bank release.
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