Net foreign assets (current LCU), per capita in Guinea
Guinea: Net foreign assets (current LCU), per capita was 2.30 million current LCU per person in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Net foreign assets (current LCU), per capita in Guinea, 1991–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in current LCU per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for net foreign assets (current lcu), per capita in Guinea is 2.30 million current LCU per person, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.
That represents a change of up 240.4% on the previous year and up 1,688.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, net foreign assets (current lcu), per capita in Guinea peaked at 2.30 million current LCU per person in 2025 and was at its lowest, -19,310 current LCU per person, in 2010.
Guinea ranks 12th of 186 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Net foreign assets (current LCU), per capita in Guinea, year by year
| Year | current LCU per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 8,370 current LCU per person | — |
| 1992 | 11,901 current LCU per person | +42.2% |
| 1993 | 19,005 current LCU per person | +59.7% |
| 1994 | 11,818 current LCU per person | -37.8% |
| 1995 | 9,400 current LCU per person | -20.5% |
| 1996 | 6,963 current LCU per person | -25.9% |
| 1997 | 15,619 current LCU per person | +124.3% |
| 1998 | 17,768 current LCU per person | +13.8% |
| 2000 | 12,734 current LCU per person | -28.3% |
| 2001 | 18,317 current LCU per person | +43.8% |
| 2002 | 7,510 current LCU per person | -59.0% |
| 2003 | -1,307 current LCU per person | -117.4% |
| 2004 | 6,191 current LCU per person | -573.5% |
| 2005 | 18,267 current LCU per person | +195.1% |
| 2006 | 44,872 current LCU per person | +145.6% |
| 2007 | 26,289 current LCU per person | -41.4% |
| 2008 | 69,328 current LCU per person | +163.7% |
| 2009 | 115,336 current LCU per person | +66.4% |
| 2010 | -19,310 current LCU per person | -116.7% |
| 2011 | 457,150 current LCU per person | -2467.5% |
| 2012 | 426,353 current LCU per person | -6.7% |
| 2013 | 424,594 current LCU per person | -0.4% |
| 2014 | 301,768 current LCU per person | -28.9% |
| 2015 | 128,456 current LCU per person | -57.4% |
| 2016 | 233,239 current LCU per person | +81.6% |
| 2017 | 377,908 current LCU per person | +62.0% |
| 2018 | 515,877 current LCU per person | +36.5% |
| 2019 | 746,675 current LCU per person | +44.7% |
| 2020 | 907,899 current LCU per person | +21.6% |
| 2021 | 996,098 current LCU per person | +9.7% |
| 2022 | 1.28 million current LCU per person | +28.5% |
| 2023 | 883,857 current LCU per person | -30.9% |
| 2024 | 674,883 current LCU per person | -23.6% |
| 2025 | 2.30 million current LCU per person | +240.4% |
Guinea compared with similar countries
- Guinea's 2.30 million current LCU per person is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 23,725 current LCU per person, 96.8× the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Guinea's 2.30 million current LCU per person is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 25,204 current LCU per person, 91.1× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Net foreign assets (current LCU), per capita in Guinea changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | +2467.5% | -19,310 current LCU per person | 457,150 current LCU per person |
| 2004 | +573.5% | -1,307 current LCU per person | 6,191 current LCU per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 12,606 current LCU per person | 6,963 current LCU per person | 19,005 current LCU per person | 8 |
| 2000s | 31,754 current LCU per person | -1,307 current LCU per person | 115,336 current LCU per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 359,271 current LCU per person | -19,310 current LCU per person | 746,675 current LCU per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.17 million current LCU per person | 674,883 current LCU per person | 2.30 million current LCU per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Guinea
- 9 Colombia 4.52 million current LCU per person compare
- 10 Iraq 3.64 million current LCU per person compare
- 11 Mongolia 2.44 million current LCU per person compare
- 13 Somalia 1.79 million current LCU per person compare
- 14 Hungary 1.73 million current LCU per person compare
- 15 Costa Rica 1.64 million current LCU per person compare
More financial sector data for Guinea
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, annual growth rate 5.01 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0013 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, per capita 2.44 units per person (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, per unit of GDP 0.0009 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, per capita 1.78 units per person (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, annual growth rate 5.01 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0013 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, per capita 2.44 units per person (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, SDR, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is net foreign assets (current lcu), per capita in Guinea?
- Net foreign assets (current lcu), per capita in Guinea was 2.30 million current LCU per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest net foreign assets (current lcu), per capita recorded in Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 2.30 million current LCU per person in 2025.
- What is the lowest net foreign assets (current lcu), per capita recorded in Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was -19,310 current LCU per person in 2010.
- How does Guinea rank for net foreign assets (current lcu), per capita?
- Guinea ranks 12th out of 186 countries with data for 2025.
- Is net foreign assets (current lcu), per capita rising or falling in Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1,688.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Guinea data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Net foreign assets (current LCU), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Net foreign assets (current LCU) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Net foreign assets (current LCU) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Net foreign assets International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF)
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Net foreign assets (current LCU) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.