National Savings: Guinea

Analysis# Guinea National Savings Guinea's national savings reached 12.789% of GDP in 2026, representing a modest recovery from recent lows. The country achieved its peak savings rate of 21.973% in 2021, while the deepest contraction occurred in 2014 at -8.007% of GDP. Over the full 2004-2026 period, national savings declined 3.2 percentage points, reflecting structural challenges in the economy's ability to accumulate capital. The 2021 spike to nearly 22% stands as a dramatic outlier in Guinea's savings pattern, followed by a sharp pullback to 11.681% in 2022. Since then, savings have remained volatile, fluctuating between 1.133% and 12.789%, with no sustained recovery visible. The 2026 uptick suggests potential stabilization, though the erratic pattern from 2022 onward indicates Guinea's savings rate remains sensitive to external shocks and policy shifts.