External debt, end year in Guinea

Guinea: External debt, end year was 2.53 billion current US$ in 2008. ▼ Falling

Latest (2008)
2.53 billion current US$
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
19th
of 42 countries
All-time high
3.14 billion current US$
in 1997
All-time low
2.53 billion current US$
in 2007
Years of data
18
1991–2008

External debt, end year in Guinea, 1991–2008

01.0B2.0B3.0B1991199920081991: 2.6B current US$1992: 2.6B current US$1993: 2.8B current US$1994: 3.0B current US$1995: 3.0B current US$1996: 3.1B current US$1997: 3.1B current US$1998: 3.0B current US$1999: 3.0B current US$2000: 2.9B current US$2001: 2.8B current US$2002: 2.8B current US$2003: 2.8B current US$2004: 2.7B current US$2005: 2.7B current US$2006: 2.6B current US$2007: 2.5B current US$2008: 2.5B current US$

Source: World Bank country economists. Measured in current US$.

Analysis

Guinea recorded 2.53 billion current US$ for external debt, end year in 2008. That is the lowest value across all 18 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 16.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, external debt, end year in Guinea peaked at 3.14 billion current US$ in 1997 and was at its lowest, 2.53 billion current US$, in 2007.

That places Guinea 19th out of 42 countries with data for 2008, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 18 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 2.91 billion current US$ 2.57 billion current US$ 3.14 billion current US$ 9
2000s 2.70 billion current US$ 2.53 billion current US$ 2.86 billion current US$ 9

Countries ranked near Guinea

  1. 16 Malawi 2.90 billion current US$ compare
  2. 17 Uganda 2.86 billion current US$ compare
  3. 18 Botswana 2.65 billion current US$ compare
  4. 20 Burkina Faso 2.41 billion current US$ compare
  5. 21 Gabon 2.09 billion current US$ compare
  6. 22 Burundi 2.00 billion current US$ compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is external debt, end year in Guinea?
External debt, end year in Guinea was 2.53 billion current US$ in 2008, according to World Bank country economists.
What is the highest external debt, end year recorded in Guinea?
The highest recorded value was 3.14 billion current US$ in 1997.
What is the lowest external debt, end year recorded in Guinea?
The lowest recorded value was 2.53 billion current US$ in 2007.
How does Guinea rank for external debt, end year?
Guinea ranks 19th out of 42 countries with data for 2008.
Is external debt, end year rising or falling in Guinea?
Over the last ten years it is down 16.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Guinea data come from?
The figures come from World Bank country economists, published as part of External debt, end year (current US$). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
External debt, end year (current US$)
Unit
current US$
Source
World Bank country economists
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
48 places, 1,232 data points, 1965–2011
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Foreign debt consists of the outstanding stock or recognized, direct liabilities of the government to the rest of the world, generated in the past and scheduled to be extinguished by government operations in the future or to continue as perpetual debt. Data are in current U.S. dollars.