Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in Europe & in Guinea
Guinea: Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in Europe & was 0.7% in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in Europe & in Guinea, 1987–2023
Source: Staff estimates, World Bank (WB). Measured in % of total merchandise exports.
Analysis
In 2023, merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in europe & in Guinea stood at 0.7%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 31.0% on the previous year and down 75.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in europe & in Guinea peaked at 11.2% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 1996.
That places Guinea 111th out of 204 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in Europe & in Guinea, year by year
| Year | % of total merchandise exports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1987 | 0.0% | — |
| 1989 | 0.0% | -87.6% |
| 1994 | 4.4% | +98727.1% |
| 1995 | 0.0% | -99.6% |
| 1996 | 0.0% | -77.6% |
| 2000 | 11.2% | +265076.1% |
| 2001 | 0.3% | -97.4% |
| 2002 | 2.5% | +751.8% |
| 2003 | 1.6% | -35.5% |
| 2004 | 5.7% | +258.6% |
| 2005 | 1.3% | -76.3% |
| 2006 | 8.2% | +510.9% |
| 2007 | 1.5% | -81.3% |
| 2008 | 4.2% | +172.0% |
| 2009 | 3.8% | -8.7% |
| 2010 | 2.3% | -40.1% |
| 2011 | 2.1% | -10.4% |
| 2012 | 2.7% | +30.8% |
| 2013 | 3.0% | +10.5% |
| 2014 | 2.1% | -28.6% |
| 2015 | 3.3% | +53.6% |
| 2016 | 2.2% | -31.8% |
| 2017 | 1.8% | -18.2% |
| 2018 | 3.2% | +78.6% |
| 2019 | 1.7% | -46.3% |
| 2020 | 4.1% | +137.0% |
| 2021 | 1.2% | -71.3% |
| 2022 | 0.6% | -52.1% |
| 2023 | 0.7% | +31.0% |
Guinea compared with similar countries
- Guinea's 0.7% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.6%, 1.3× the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Guinea's 0.7% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.4%, 2.0× the median. (47 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in Europe & 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | +265076.1% | 0.0% | 11.2% |
| 1994 | +98727.1% | 0.0% | 4.4% |
| 2002 | +751.8% | 0.3% | 2.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 2 |
| 1990s | 1.5% | 0.0% | 4.4% | 3 |
| 2000s | 4.0% | 0.3% | 11.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.4% | 1.7% | 3.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.7% | 0.6% | 4.1% | 4 |
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 merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in europe & in Guinea?
- Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in europe & in Guinea was 0.7% in 2023, according to Staff estimates, World Bank (WB).
- What is the highest merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in europe & recorded in Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 11.2% in 2000.
- What is the lowest merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in europe & recorded in Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 1996.
- How does Guinea rank for merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in europe &?
- Guinea ranks 111th out of 204 countries with data for 2023.
- Is merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in europe & rising or falling in Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 75.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Guinea data come from?
- The figures come from Staff estimates, World Bank (WB), published as part of Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in Europe & Central Asia (% of total merchandise exports). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in Europe and Central Asia are the sum of merchandise exports from the reporting economy to low- and middle-income economies in the Europe and Central Asia region according to World Bank classification of economies. Data are 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.