Food imports in Guinea
Guinea: Food imports was 26.6% in 2016. ▼ Falling
Food imports in Guinea, 1995–2016
Source: Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division. Measured in % of merchandise imports.
Analysis
Guinea recorded 26.6% for food imports in 2016.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 13.3% on the previous year and up 3.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, food imports in Guinea peaked at 31.0% in 1995 and was at its lowest, 13.2%, in 2008.
Guinea ranks 24th of 196 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 17 years of available data.
Food imports in Guinea, year by year
| Year | % of merchandise imports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 31.0% | — |
| 1996 | 22.4% | -27.7% |
| 1997 | 23.7% | +5.6% |
| 1998 | 25.4% | +7.4% |
| 1999 | 30.6% | +20.2% |
| 2000 | 24.2% | -20.9% |
| 2001 | 23.5% | -2.8% |
| 2002 | 23.1% | -1.7% |
| 2004 | 19.3% | -16.2% |
| 2005 | 15.8% | -18.1% |
| 2006 | 25.6% | +61.7% |
| 2007 | 16.9% | -34.0% |
| 2008 | 13.2% | -21.7% |
| 2013 | 21.7% | +63.6% |
| 2014 | 25.4% | +17.1% |
| 2015 | 23.4% | -7.5% |
| 2016 | 26.6% | +13.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 26.6% | 22.4% | 31.0% | 5 |
| 2000s | 20.2% | 13.2% | 25.6% | 8 |
| 2010s | 24.3% | 21.7% | 26.6% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Guinea
- 21 Saint Lucia 27.6% compare
- 22 Tonga 27.5% compare
- 23 Afghanistan 26.9% compare
- 25 Tajikistan 26.5% compare
- 26 Seychelles 26.1% compare
- 27 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 26.0% compare
More private sector data for Guinea
- Merchandise trade 82.7% (2025)
- Manufactures imports 58.5% (2016)
- Merchandise imports 8.34 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 4.3% (2016)
- Manufactures exports 3.7% (2016)
- Merchandise exports 15.10 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 1,000 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.5328 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 53.34 % change on previous year (2025)
- Merchandise imports (current US$), per capita 552.59 current US$ per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is food imports in Guinea?
- Food imports in Guinea was 26.6% in 2016, according to Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division.
- What is the highest food imports recorded in Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 31.0% in 1995.
- What is the lowest food imports recorded in Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 13.2% in 2008.
- How does Guinea rank for food imports?
- Guinea ranks 24th out of 196 countries with data for 2016.
- Is food imports rising or falling in Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Guinea data come from?
- The figures come from Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division, published as part of Food imports (% of merchandise imports). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Food comprises the commodities in SITC (Rev. 3) sections 0 (food and live animals), 1 (beverages and tobacco), and 4 (animal and vegetable oils and fats) and division 22 (oil seeds, oil nuts, and oil kernels). This indicator is expressed as a percentage of merchandise imports which is comprised of goods whose economic ownership is changed between a non-resident and a resident and that are not included in the following specific categories: goods under merchanting, non-monetary gold, and parts of travel, construction, and government goods and services n.i.e.