
Guinea: Fiscal balance, percent of GDP
* indicates monthly or quarterly data series
| Guinea |
Fiscal balance, percent of GDP |
|---|---|
| Latest value | -4.99 |
| Year | 2024 |
| Measure | percent |
| Data availability | 1990 - 2024 |
| Average | -1.65 |
| Min - Max | -9.66 - 23.72 |
| Source | The World Bank |
| Available for | Data download |
The latest value from 2024 is -4.99 percent, a decline from -3.86 percent in 2023. In comparison, the world average is -2.69 percent, based on data from 185 countries. Historically, the average for Guinea from 1990 to 2024 is -1.65 percent. The minimum value, -9.66 percent, was reached in 2010 while the maximum of 23.72 percent was recorded in 2012.
See the global rankings for that indicator or
use the country comparator to compare trends over time.
Select indicator
* indicates monthly or quarterly data series
| Recent values | Guinea: Fiscal balance, percent of GDP |
|---|---|
| 2024 | -4.99 |
| 2023 | -3.86 |
| 2022 | -1.88 |
| 2021 | -1.71 |
| 2020 | -3.08 |
| 2019 | -0.17 |
| 2018 | -0.97 |
| 2017 | -1.99 |
Definition: The fiscal (budget) balance is the difference between government revenue and government expenditure. The value is expressed as percent of GDP to relate it to the size of the economy. The source for these data is: Kose, M. Ayhan, Sergio Kurlat, Franziska Ohnsorge, and Naotaka Sugawara. 2022. "A Cross-Country Database of Fiscal Space." Journal of International Money and Finance 128 (November): 102682.
Other resources:
Download data from our database
All indicators for Guinea
All indicators on the website
Article: Are trade deficits bad for the economy?
Article: Sources of economic growth
Article: Currency values and investment returns
All articles
| Related indicators | Latest | Reference | Measure |
|---|---|---|---|
| Government spending, percent of GDP | 16.72 | 2025 | percent |
| Government spending, in dollars | 4.74 | 2025 | billion U.S. dollars |
| Fiscal balance, percent of GDP | -4.99 | 2024 | percent |
| Primary budget balance | -3.83 | 2024 | percent |
| Tax revenue | 7.44 | 1992 | percent |
| Taxes on goods and services | 20.48 | 1992 | percent |
| Taxes on international trade | 35.79 | 1992 | percent |
| Income and profits taxes | 10.99 | 1992 | percent |
| Foreign aid | 531.75 | 2023 | million U.S. dollars |
| Government debt | 48.83 | 2024 | percent |