International tourism, receipts for travel items (current US$) in Guinea
Guinea: International tourism, receipts for travel items (current US$) was 1.20 million current US$ in 2020. ◆ Volatile
International tourism, receipts for travel items in Guinea, 1995–2020
Source: Yearbook of Tourism Statistics, Compendium of Tourism Statistics and data files, UN Tourism. Measured in current US$.
Analysis
Guinea recorded 1.20 million current US$ for international tourism, receipts for travel items in 2020.
The figure is down 87.2% on the previous year and down 40.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, international tourism, receipts for travel items in Guinea peaked at 23.00 million current US$ in 2015 and was at its lowest, 100,000 current US$, in 1997.
Guinea ranks 189th of 191 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
International tourism, receipts for travel items (current US$) in Guinea, year by year
| Year | current US$ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 900,000 current US$ | — |
| 1996 | 6.40 million current US$ | +611.1% |
| 1997 | 100,000 current US$ | -98.4% |
| 1998 | 900,000 current US$ | +800.0% |
| 1999 | 1.70 million current US$ | +88.9% |
| 2000 | 2.00 million current US$ | +17.6% |
| 2001 | 100,000 current US$ | -95.0% |
| 2007 | 200,000 current US$ | +100.0% |
| 2008 | 1.50 million current US$ | +650.0% |
| 2009 | 2.80 million current US$ | +86.7% |
| 2010 | 2.00 million current US$ | -28.6% |
| 2011 | 2.10 million current US$ | +5.0% |
| 2012 | 1.41 million current US$ | -32.9% |
| 2014 | 16.70 million current US$ | +1084.4% |
| 2015 | 23.00 million current US$ | +37.7% |
| 2016 | 15.20 million current US$ | -33.9% |
| 2017 | 16.40 million current US$ | +7.9% |
| 2018 | 3.40 million current US$ | -79.3% |
| 2019 | 9.40 million current US$ | +176.5% |
| 2020 | 1.20 million current US$ | -87.2% |
Guinea compared with similar countries
- Guinea's 1.20 million current US$ is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 191.00 million current US$, 1% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Guinea's 1.20 million current US$ is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 116.00 million current US$, 1% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where International tourism, receipts for travel items (current US$) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | +1084.4% | 1.41 million current US$ | 16.70 million current US$ |
| 1998 | +800.0% | 100,000 current US$ | 900,000 current US$ |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2.00 million current US$ | 100,000 current US$ | 6.40 million current US$ | 5 |
| 2000s | 1.32 million current US$ | 100,000 current US$ | 2.80 million current US$ | 5 |
| 2010s | 9.96 million current US$ | 1.41 million current US$ | 23.00 million current US$ | 9 |
| 2020s | 1.20 million current US$ | 1.20 million current US$ | 1.20 million current US$ | 1 |
Countries ranked near Guinea
- 186 Papua New Guinea 3.46 million current US$ compare
- 187 Liberia 1.90 million current US$ compare
- 188 Nauru 1.60 million current US$ compare
- 190 South Sudan 1.00 million current US$ compare
- 191 Kiribati 30,000 current US$ compare
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, receipts for travel items in Guinea?
- International tourism, receipts for travel items in Guinea was 1.20 million 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, receipts for travel items recorded in Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 23.00 million current US$ in 2015.
- What is the lowest international tourism, receipts for travel items recorded in Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 100,000 current US$ in 1997.
- How does Guinea rank for international tourism, receipts for travel items?
- Guinea ranks 189th out of 191 countries with data for 2020.
- Is international tourism, receipts for travel items rising or falling in Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 40.0%. 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, receipts for travel items (current US$). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
International tourism receipts for travel items are expenditures by international inbound visitors in the reporting economy. The goods and services are purchased by, or on behalf of, the traveler or provided, without a quid pro quo, for the traveler to use or give away. These receipts should include any other prepayment made for goods or services received in the destination country. They also may include receipts from same-day visitors, except in cases where these are so important as to justify a separate classification. Excluded is the international carriage of travelers, which is covered in passenger travel items. Data are in current U.S. dollars.