International tourism, expenditures (% of total imports) in Guinea
Guinea: International tourism, expenditures (% of total imports) was 17.0% 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 % of total imports.
Analysis
The most recent figure for international tourism, expenditures in Guinea is 17.0%, measured in 2020. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 75.4% on the previous year and up 1,816.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, international tourism, expenditures in Guinea peaked at 17.0% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.3%, in 2016.
That places Guinea 5th out of 186 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
International tourism, expenditures (% of total imports) in Guinea, year by year
| Year | % of total imports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 2.9% | — |
| 1996 | 3.9% | +36.1% |
| 1997 | 4.7% | +19.7% |
| 1998 | 3.6% | -23.8% |
| 1999 | 3.1% | -13.9% |
| 2000 | 1.5% | -51.4% |
| 2001 | 3.0% | +103.6% |
| 2002 | 3.9% | +28.4% |
| 2003 | 3.9% | -0.1% |
| 2004 | 3.0% | -22.7% |
| 2005 | 3.7% | +22.9% |
| 2006 | 3.3% | -11.7% |
| 2007 | 6.3% | +94.4% |
| 2008 | 1.7% | -73.9% |
| 2009 | 2.0% | +21.5% |
| 2010 | 0.9% | -55.9% |
| 2011 | 1.8% | +107.1% |
| 2012 | 1.3% | -27.7% |
| 2013 | 2.1% | +58.9% |
| 2014 | 1.0% | -53.3% |
| 2015 | 1.4% | +42.8% |
| 2016 | 0.3% | -77.5% |
| 2017 | 2.4% | +661.3% |
| 2018 | 9.8% | +307.5% |
| 2019 | 9.7% | -1.3% |
| 2020 | 17.0% | +75.4% |
Guinea compared with similar countries
- Guinea's 17.0% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 3.9%, 4.3× the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Guinea's 17.0% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 3.6%, 4.7× the median. (43 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where International tourism, expenditures (% of total imports) 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 | +661.3% | 0.3% | 2.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3.6% | 2.9% | 4.7% | 5 |
| 2000s | 3.2% | 1.5% | 6.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.1% | 0.3% | 9.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 17.0% | 17.0% | 17.0% | 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)
- Commercial service imports 3.15 billion current US$ (2024)
- Food exports 4.3% (2016)
- Manufactures exports 3.7% (2016)
- Merchandise exports 15.10 billion current US$ (2025)
- Commercial service exports 54.12 million current US$ (2024)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 1,000 current US$ per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is international tourism, expenditures in Guinea?
- International tourism, expenditures in Guinea was 17.0% 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 17.0% in 2020.
- What is the lowest international tourism, expenditures recorded in Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3% in 2016.
- How does Guinea rank for international tourism, expenditures?
- Guinea ranks 5th out of 186 countries with data for 2020.
- Is international tourism, expenditures rising or falling in Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1,816.2%. 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 (% 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.