International tourism, expenditures (current US$) in Guinea
Guinea: International tourism, expenditures was 1.08 billion current US$ in 2020. ◆ Volatile
International tourism, expenditures in Guinea, 1995–2020
Source: Yearbook of Tourism Statistics, Compendium of Tourism Statistics and data files, UN Tourism. Measured in current US$.
Analysis
The most recent figure for international tourism, expenditures in Guinea is 1.08 billion current US$, measured in 2020. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
The figure is up 156.3% on the previous year and up 6,619.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, international tourism, expenditures in Guinea peaked at 1.08 billion current US$ in 2020 and was at its lowest, 13.00 million current US$, in 2000.
That places Guinea 63rd out of 192 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
International tourism, expenditures in Guinea, year by year
| Year | current US$ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 29.00 million current US$ | — |
| 1996 | 37.00 million current US$ | +27.6% |
| 1997 | 39.00 million current US$ | +5.4% |
| 1998 | 34.00 million current US$ | -12.8% |
| 1999 | 29.00 million current US$ | -14.7% |
| 2000 | 13.00 million current US$ | -55.2% |
| 2001 | 26.00 million current US$ | +100.0% |
| 2002 | 38.00 million current US$ | +46.2% |
| 2003 | 36.00 million current US$ | -5.3% |
| 2004 | 29.00 million current US$ | -19.4% |
| 2005 | 38.00 million current US$ | +31.0% |
| 2006 | 41.00 million current US$ | +7.9% |
| 2007 | 96.00 million current US$ | +134.1% |
| 2008 | 30.00 million current US$ | -68.8% |
| 2009 | 28.00 million current US$ | -6.7% |
| 2010 | 16.00 million current US$ | -42.9% |
| 2011 | 49.20 million current US$ | +207.5% |
| 2012 | 41.70 million current US$ | -15.2% |
| 2013 | 60.50 million current US$ | +45.1% |
| 2014 | 28.80 million current US$ | -52.4% |
| 2015 | 38.00 million current US$ | +31.9% |
| 2016 | 16.30 million current US$ | -57.1% |
| 2017 | 102.40 million current US$ | +528.2% |
| 2018 | 411.70 million current US$ | +302.1% |
| 2019 | 419.50 million current US$ | +1.9% |
| 2020 | 1.08 billion current US$ | +156.3% |
Guinea compared with similar countries
- Guinea's 1.08 billion current US$ is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 272.00 million current US$, 4.0× the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Guinea's 1.08 billion current US$ is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 128.50 million current US$, 8.4× the median. (46 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where International tourism, expenditures in Guinea changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | +528.2% | 16.30 million current US$ | 102.40 million current US$ |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 33.60 million current US$ | 29.00 million current US$ | 39.00 million current US$ | 5 |
| 2000s | 37.50 million current US$ | 13.00 million current US$ | 96.00 million current US$ | 10 |
| 2010s | 118.41 million current US$ | 16.00 million current US$ | 419.50 million current US$ | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.08 billion current US$ | 1.08 billion current US$ | 1.08 billion current US$ | 1 |
Countries ranked near Guinea
More private sector data for Guinea
- Merchandise trade 82.7% (2025)
- Food imports 26.6% (2016)
- 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$), annual growth rate 53.34 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is international tourism, expenditures in Guinea?
- International tourism, expenditures in Guinea was 1.08 billion current US$ in 2020, according to Yearbook of Tourism Statistics, Compendium of Tourism Statistics and data files, UN Tourism.
- What is the highest international tourism, expenditures recorded in Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 1.08 billion current US$ in 2020.
- What is the lowest international tourism, expenditures recorded in Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 13.00 million current US$ in 2000.
- How does Guinea rank for international tourism, expenditures?
- Guinea ranks 63rd out of 192 countries with data for 2020.
- Is international tourism, expenditures rising or falling in Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6,619.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Guinea data come from?
- The figures come from Yearbook of Tourism Statistics, Compendium of Tourism Statistics and data files, UN Tourism, published as part of International tourism, expenditures (current US$). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
International tourism expenditures are expenditures of international outbound visitors in other countries, including payments to foreign carriers for international transport. These expenditures may include those by residents traveling abroad as same-day visitors, except in cases where these are important enough to justify separate classification. For some countries they do not include expenditures for passenger transport items. Data are in current U.S. dollars.