Merchandise imports from high-income economies in Guinea
Guinea: Merchandise imports from high-income economies was 57.0% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Merchandise imports from high-income economies in Guinea, 1960–2023
Source: Staff estimates, World Bank (WB). Measured in % of total merchandise imports.
Analysis
Guinea recorded 57.0% for merchandise imports from high-income economies in 2023.
The figure is down 3.4% on the previous year and down 8.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, merchandise imports from high-income economies in Guinea peaked at 100.0% in 1960 and was at its lowest, 46.4%, in 2005.
That places Guinea 109th out of 206 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 45 years of available data.
Merchandise imports from high-income economies in Guinea, year by year
| Year | % of total merchandise imports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 100.0% | — |
| 1970 | 97.3% | -2.7% |
| 1981 | 85.5% | -12.1% |
| 1982 | 83.3% | -2.6% |
| 1983 | 87.4% | +4.9% |
| 1984 | 82.1% | -6.1% |
| 1985 | 82.0% | -0.0% |
| 1986 | 89.6% | +9.3% |
| 1987 | 92.6% | +3.3% |
| 1988 | 91.9% | -0.7% |
| 1989 | 83.0% | -9.7% |
| 1990 | 79.4% | -4.4% |
| 1991 | 77.5% | -2.3% |
| 1992 | 73.3% | -5.5% |
| 1993 | 75.3% | +2.8% |
| 1994 | 77.0% | +2.2% |
| 1995 | 64.3% | -16.5% |
| 1996 | 58.7% | -8.7% |
| 1997 | 72.7% | +23.9% |
| 1998 | 73.4% | +0.9% |
| 1999 | 72.6% | -1.0% |
| 2000 | 61.8% | -15.0% |
| 2001 | 62.8% | +1.8% |
| 2002 | 62.7% | -0.3% |
| 2003 | 61.1% | -2.5% |
| 2004 | 46.8% | -23.4% |
| 2005 | 46.4% | -0.9% |
| 2006 | 47.0% | +1.3% |
| 2007 | 70.4% | +49.9% |
| 2008 | 65.7% | -6.7% |
| 2009 | 64.7% | -1.5% |
| 2010 | 63.1% | -2.6% |
| 2011 | 64.2% | +1.8% |
| 2012 | 62.3% | -3.0% |
| 2013 | 62.0% | -0.5% |
| 2014 | 57.0% | -8.0% |
| 2015 | 55.0% | -3.6% |
| 2016 | 64.3% | +16.9% |
| 2017 | 68.2% | +6.1% |
| 2018 | 65.8% | -3.5% |
| 2019 | 60.9% | -7.5% |
| 2020 | 57.4% | -5.8% |
| 2021 | 52.6% | -8.2% |
| 2022 | 59.0% | +12.1% |
| 2023 | 57.0% | -3.4% |
Guinea compared with similar countries
- Guinea's 57.0% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 43.4%, 1.3× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Guinea's 57.0% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 42.2%, 1.4× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Merchandise imports from 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | +49.9% | 47.0% | 70.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 1 |
| 1970s | 97.3% | 97.3% | 97.3% | 1 |
| 1980s | 86.4% | 82.0% | 92.6% | 9 |
| 1990s | 72.4% | 58.7% | 79.4% | 10 |
| 2000s | 58.9% | 46.4% | 70.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 62.3% | 55.0% | 68.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 56.5% | 52.6% | 59.0% | 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 imports from high-income economies in Guinea?
- Merchandise imports from high-income economies in Guinea was 57.0% in 2023, according to Staff estimates, World Bank (WB).
- What is the highest merchandise imports from high-income economies recorded in Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 100.0% in 1960.
- What is the lowest merchandise imports from high-income economies recorded in Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 46.4% in 2005.
- How does Guinea rank for merchandise imports from high-income economies?
- Guinea ranks 109th out of 206 countries with data for 2023.
- Is merchandise imports from high-income economies rising or falling in Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.0%. 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 imports from high-income economies (% of total merchandise imports). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Merchandise imports from high-income economies are the sum of merchandise imports by the reporting economy from high-income economies according to the World Bank classification of economies. Data are expressed as a percentage of total merchandise imports by the economy. Data are computed only if at least half of the economies in the partner country group had non-missing data.