Guinea Data in Focus B

Table B1–Total spending levels in million 2005 CFA francs at various agencies, 2008

In 2008, the Guinean Agricultural Research Institute (IRAG) accounted for the largest share of expenditures of any single agency, at 2.6 billion CFA francs, and the Institut Pasteur de Guinée (IPG) ranked second, reporting expenditures of 0.5 billion CFA francs (in 2005 prices).

Source: Calculated by authors from IFPRI–IRAG 2009.
Notes: Figures in parentheses indicate the number of agencies in each category. Expenditures for the eight higher education agencies were estimated. For more information on coverage and estimation procedures, see the Guinea's country page on ASTI's website at asti.cgiar.org/guinea/datacoverage. For full agency names see asti.cgiar.org/guinea/agencies.

 

Figure B1–IRAG's spending by cost category, adjusted for inflation, 1991–2008

IRAG's salaries failed to keep pace with the high inflation rates in 2008. As a result, real spending on salaries at IRAG declined during 1991–2008. In addition, operating costs and capital expenditures fluctuated significantly in response to the completion of the National Agricultural Services Project (NASP) in 2000, financed through a World Bank loan. In 2008, IRAG spent 0.3 billion CFA francs or 0.3 million PPP dollars on salaries, 0.7 billion CFA francs or 0.6 million PPP dollars on operating costs, and 0.3 billion CFA francs or 0.3 million PPP dollars on capital investments (in 2005 prices).

Sources: Calculated by authors from IFPRI–IRAG 2009 and Stads and Béavogui 2003.
Notes: Salaries exclude those of expatriate staff that were active at IRAG during the entire period. For more information on coverage and estimation procedures, see asti.cgiar.org/guinea/datacoverage htt://asti.cgiar.org/niger/datacoverage].

Figure B2–Distribution of spending at IRAG and other government agencies by cost category, 2001–08

This figure presents data on average spending by cost category for IRAG and three other government agencies. Salaries accounted for about half or more of IRAG's expenditures until 2005, when operating costs began to account for between 50 and 65 percent of IRAG's expenditures from 2005 onwards.

Sources: Calculated by authors from IFPRI–IRAG 2009 and Stads and Béavogui 2003.
Notes: LNPVDS, PERTEGUIE, and CREGED were the only other government agencies for which data were available during this period. For more information on coverage and estimation procedures, see asti.cgiar.org/guinea/datacoverage.

Figure B3–IRAG's funding sources adjusted for inflation, 2000–08

IRAG receives funding from a few sources only. During 2000–08, government funding remained relatively stable but was only sufficient to cover researcher salaries and a portion of the operating costs. Consequently, IRAG remained highly dependent on supplementary funding from donors. Following the completion of NASP in 2000, funding from the World Bank ceased; however, IRAG continued to receive considerable funding from the French government. In 2008, IRAG received 0.6 billion CFA francs or 0.5 million PPP dollars from the national government, and 2.0 billion CFA francs or 1.7 million PPP dollars from the French government.

Sources: Calculated by authors from IFPRI–IRAG 2009 and Stads and Béavogui 2003.
Notes: Data include donor funding from the World Bank and France. The exact amounts received from other donors were unknown and hence had to be excluded. Donor funding from France includes the salaries of expatriate CIRAD staff employed at IRAG.