International tourism, expenditures in Guinea-Bissau
Guinea-Bissau: International tourism, expenditures was 17.7% in 2019. ▲ Rising
International tourism, expenditures in Guinea-Bissau, 1995–2019
Source: Yearbook of Tourism Statistics, Compendium of Tourism Statistics and data files, UN Tourism. Measured in % of total imports.
Analysis
The most recent figure for international tourism, expenditures in Guinea-Bissau is 17.7%, measured in 2019.
The figure is up 8.9% on the previous year and up 96.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, international tourism, expenditures in Guinea-Bissau peaked at 21.0% in 2003 and was at its lowest, 3.9%, in 1997.
That places Guinea-Bissau 4th out of 186 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 17 years of available data.
International tourism, expenditures in Guinea-Bissau, year by year
| Year | % of total imports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 6.5% | — |
| 1996 | 5.5% | -16.0% |
| 1997 | 3.9% | -27.7% |
| 2001 | 6.0% | +51.4% |
| 2002 | 11.9% | +98.4% |
| 2003 | 21.0% | +76.9% |
| 2004 | 17.5% | -16.4% |
| 2005 | 12.8% | -27.0% |
| 2006 | 10.7% | -16.5% |
| 2007 | 17.2% | +61.3% |
| 2008 | 16.2% | -5.8% |
| 2009 | 9.0% | -44.6% |
| 2010 | 9.9% | +9.7% |
| 2011 | 11.4% | +15.1% |
| 2012 | 9.6% | -15.1% |
| 2018 | 16.2% | +68.6% |
| 2019 | 17.7% | +8.9% |
Guinea-Bissau compared with similar countries
- Guinea-Bissau's 17.7% is above the median for low income countries, which is 3.3%, 5.4× the median. (20 countries reporting)
- Guinea-Bissau's 17.7% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 3.6%, 4.9× the median. (43 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 5.3% | 3.9% | 6.5% | 3 |
| 2000s | 13.6% | 6.0% | 21.0% | 9 |
| 2010s | 13.0% | 9.6% | 17.7% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Guinea-Bissau
More private sector data for Guinea-Bissau
- Merchandise trade 31.7% (2025)
- Food imports 41.7% (2018)
- Manufactures imports 38.6% (2018)
- Merchandise imports 489.00 million current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 68.5% (2018)
- Manufactures exports 0.0% (2015)
- Merchandise exports 313.00 million current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 139.14 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.1238 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 36.68 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is international tourism, expenditures in Guinea-Bissau?
- International tourism, expenditures in Guinea-Bissau was 17.7% in 2019, 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-Bissau?
- The highest recorded value was 21.0% in 2003.
- What is the lowest international tourism, expenditures recorded in Guinea-Bissau?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.9% in 1997.
- How does Guinea-Bissau rank for international tourism, expenditures?
- Guinea-Bissau ranks 4th out of 186 countries with data for 2019.
- Is international tourism, expenditures rising or falling in Guinea-Bissau?
- Over the last ten years it is up 96.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Guinea-Bissau 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 (% of total imports). 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. Their share in imports is calculated as a ratio to imports of goods and services, which comprise all transactions between residents of a country and the rest of the world involving a change of ownership from nonresidents to residents of general merchandise, goods sent for processing and repairs, nonmonetary gold, and services.