Guinea is the 121st largest export economy in the world and the 122nd most complex economy according to the Economic Complexity Index (ECI). In 2017, Guinea exported $2.9B and imported $3.64B, resulting in a negative trade balance of $739M. In 2017 the GDP of Guinea was $10.5B and its GDP per capita was $2.24k.

The top exports of Guinea are Aluminium Ore ($1.74B), Gold ($553M), Petroleum Gas ($266M), Non-fillet Frozen Fish ($40.1M) and Rubber ($34M), using the 1992 revision of the HS (Harmonized System) classification. Its top imports are Refined Petroleum ($417M), Rice ($226M), Packaged Medicaments ($123M), Delivery Trucks ($91.5M) and Motorcycles ($88.3M).

The top export destinations of Guinea are China ($1.29B), India ($498M), Jordan ($200M), Ireland ($130M) and Spain ($111M). The top import origins are China ($1.23B), the Netherlands ($469M), India ($362M), Belgium-Luxembourg ($276M) and France ($186M).

Guinea borders Cote d'Ivoire, Guinea-Bissau, Liberia, Mali, Senegal and Sierra Leone.