Income share held by the richest 10% in Guinea

The richest 10% of people in Guinea received 23.1% of total income or consumption in 2018. The value for 2018 is the lowest in the series, which starts in 1991.

Measure: Income share held by the richest 10% Unit: % of total income or consumption Data: 1991 to 2018 Source: World Bank
The latest value for Guinea is for 2018. Most countries have figures for 2021.
Guinea, 2018 23.1% % of total income or consumption
Change from 2012 −3.3percentage points 2012: 26.4%

Income share held by the richest 10% in Guinea over time

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% of total income or consumption. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.

Income share held by the richest 10% (% of total income or consumption), 2002 to 2018
Period Guinea
2018 23.1%
2012 26.4%
2007 30.1%
2002 34.0%

A dash means no value was published for that period.

In short

  • The previous available figure was 26.4% in 2012, a change of −3.3 percentage points.
  • Since 1991, when it was 31.4%, the figure has changed by −8.3 percentage points.

Source and dates

Original producer
World Bank, Poverty and Inequality Platform
Distributed by
World Bank, World Development Indicators
Dataset or series code
SI.DST.10TH.10 · dataset details · view at source
Observation period
1991 to 2018 for Guinea
Provider update
8 October 2026
Retrieved
9 November 2026
Published here
9 November 2026
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (per series metadata)
Attribution
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators, original data: World Bank, Poverty and Inequality Platform