Merchandise exports to high-income economies in Guinea
Guinea: Merchandise exports to high-income economies was 18.9% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Merchandise exports to high-income economies in Guinea, 1960–2023
Source: Staff estimates, World Bank (WB). Measured in % of total merchandise exports.
Analysis
The most recent figure for merchandise exports to high-income economies in Guinea is 18.9%, measured in 2023.
The figure is down 7.3% on the previous year and down 78.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, merchandise exports to high-income economies in Guinea peaked at 100.0% in 1960 and was at its lowest, 17.1%, in 2021.
Guinea ranks 190th of 206 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 45 years of available data.
Merchandise exports to high-income economies in Guinea, year by year
| Year | % of total merchandise exports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 100.0% | — |
| 1970 | 99.2% | -0.8% |
| 1981 | 91.4% | -7.8% |
| 1982 | 95.3% | +4.2% |
| 1983 | 90.9% | -4.6% |
| 1984 | 92.4% | +1.7% |
| 1985 | 90.8% | -1.8% |
| 1986 | 92.6% | +2.0% |
| 1987 | 94.4% | +2.0% |
| 1988 | 94.0% | -0.5% |
| 1989 | 91.2% | -3.0% |
| 1990 | 86.4% | -5.3% |
| 1991 | 87.3% | +1.1% |
| 1992 | 84.9% | -2.8% |
| 1993 | 82.1% | -3.3% |
| 1994 | 78.0% | -5.0% |
| 1995 | 85.2% | +9.2% |
| 1996 | 94.3% | +10.7% |
| 1997 | 93.8% | -0.5% |
| 1998 | 94.0% | +0.2% |
| 1999 | 93.9% | -0.2% |
| 2000 | 81.6% | -13.1% |
| 2001 | 84.9% | +4.1% |
| 2002 | 92.8% | +9.3% |
| 2003 | 85.4% | -8.0% |
| 2004 | 88.9% | +4.1% |
| 2005 | 89.3% | +0.4% |
| 2006 | 83.5% | -6.4% |
| 2007 | 94.5% | +13.1% |
| 2008 | 89.8% | -4.9% |
| 2009 | 89.3% | -0.6% |
| 2010 | 88.0% | -1.4% |
| 2011 | 90.1% | +2.4% |
| 2012 | 90.6% | +0.6% |
| 2013 | 86.0% | -5.1% |
| 2014 | 58.1% | -32.5% |
| 2015 | 50.2% | -13.6% |
| 2016 | 63.0% | +25.5% |
| 2017 | 34.2% | -45.8% |
| 2018 | 29.4% | -13.8% |
| 2019 | 35.7% | +21.1% |
| 2020 | 38.5% | +8.0% |
| 2021 | 17.1% | -55.5% |
| 2022 | 20.4% | +19.0% |
| 2023 | 18.9% | -7.3% |
Guinea compared with similar countries
- Guinea's 18.9% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 51.0%, 37% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Guinea's 18.9% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 49.5%, 38% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Merchandise exports to high-income economies 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | -55.5% | 38.5% | 17.1% |
| 2017 | -45.8% | 63.0% | 34.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 1 |
| 1970s | 99.2% | 99.2% | 99.2% | 1 |
| 1980s | 92.5% | 90.8% | 95.3% | 9 |
| 1990s | 88.0% | 78.0% | 94.3% | 10 |
| 2000s | 88.0% | 81.6% | 94.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 62.5% | 29.4% | 90.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 23.7% | 17.1% | 38.5% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Guinea
- 187 Togo 20.7% compare
- 188 Democratic Republic of Congo 19.8% compare
- 189 Iran 19.1% compare
- 191 Nauru 16.7% compare
- 192 Micronesia (country) 15.1% compare
- 193 Sierra Leone 13.7% 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)
- 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 merchandise exports to high-income economies in Guinea?
- Merchandise exports to high-income economies in Guinea was 18.9% in 2023, according to Staff estimates, World Bank (WB).
- What is the highest merchandise exports to high-income economies recorded in Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 100.0% in 1960.
- What is the lowest merchandise exports to high-income economies recorded in Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 17.1% in 2021.
- How does Guinea rank for merchandise exports to high-income economies?
- Guinea ranks 190th out of 206 countries with data for 2023.
- Is merchandise exports to high-income economies rising or falling in Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 78.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Guinea data come from?
- The figures come from Staff estimates, World Bank (WB), published as part of Merchandise exports to high-income economies (% of total merchandise exports). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Merchandise exports to high-income economies are the sum of merchandise exports from the reporting economy to high-income economies according to the World Bank classification of economies. Data are expressed as a percentage of total merchandise exports by the economy. Data are computed only if at least half of the economies in the partner country group had non-missing data.