Travel services in Guinea-Bissau
Guinea-Bissau: Travel services was 46.5% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Travel services in Guinea-Bissau, 1982–2024
Source: Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of commercial service exports.
Analysis
The most recent figure for travel services in Guinea-Bissau is 46.5%, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 9.9% on the previous year and up 1.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, travel services in Guinea-Bissau peaked at 87.3% in 2008 and was at its lowest, 14.0%, in 1996.
That places Guinea-Bissau 81st out of 198 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 30 years of available data.
Travel services in Guinea-Bissau, year by year
| Year | % of commercial service exports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1982 | 41.2% | — |
| 1983 | 22.2% | -46.0% |
| 1984 | 21.4% | -3.6% |
| 1985 | 29.1% | +35.8% |
| 1996 | 14.0% | -51.9% |
| 1997 | 53.1% | +279.3% |
| 2001 | 76.6% | +44.4% |
| 2002 | 35.8% | -53.3% |
| 2003 | 37.0% | +3.3% |
| 2004 | 16.6% | -55.2% |
| 2005 | 34.9% | +110.2% |
| 2006 | 81.7% | +134.4% |
| 2007 | 85.0% | +4.0% |
| 2008 | 87.3% | +2.6% |
| 2009 | 37.6% | -56.9% |
| 2010 | 31.2% | -16.9% |
| 2011 | 32.3% | +3.5% |
| 2012 | 31.1% | -3.9% |
| 2013 | 45.9% | +47.7% |
| 2014 | 46.1% | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 50.4% | +9.3% |
| 2016 | 56.6% | +12.3% |
| 2017 | 50.9% | -10.0% |
| 2018 | 52.7% | +3.5% |
| 2019 | 46.2% | -12.2% |
| 2020 | 16.3% | -64.7% |
| 2021 | 46.6% | +185.6% |
| 2022 | 53.1% | +14.0% |
| 2023 | 51.7% | -2.7% |
| 2024 | 46.5% | -9.9% |
Guinea-Bissau compared with similar countries
- Guinea-Bissau's 46.5% is above the median for low income countries, which is 46.5%, 1.0× the median. (23 countries reporting)
- Guinea-Bissau's 46.5% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 46.4%, 1.0× the median. (46 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Travel services in Guinea-Bissau 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 | +279.3% | 14.0% | 53.1% |
| 2021 | +185.6% | 16.3% | 46.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 28.5% | 21.4% | 41.2% | 4 |
| 1990s | 33.5% | 14.0% | 53.1% | 2 |
| 2000s | 54.7% | 16.6% | 87.3% | 9 |
| 2010s | 44.3% | 31.1% | 56.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 42.8% | 16.3% | 53.1% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Guinea-Bissau
More private sector data for Guinea-Bissau
- Merchandise trade 31.7% (2025)
- Food imports 41.7% (2018)
- Manufactures imports 38.6% (2018)
- Merchandise imports 489.00 million current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 68.5% (2018)
- Manufactures exports 0.0% (2015)
- Merchandise exports 313.00 million current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 139.14 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.1238 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 36.68 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is travel services in Guinea-Bissau?
- Travel services in Guinea-Bissau was 46.5% in 2024, according to Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest travel services recorded in Guinea-Bissau?
- The highest recorded value was 87.3% in 2008.
- What is the lowest travel services recorded in Guinea-Bissau?
- The lowest recorded value was 14.0% in 1996.
- How does Guinea-Bissau rank for travel services?
- Guinea-Bissau ranks 81st out of 198 countries with data for 2024.
- Is travel services rising or falling in Guinea-Bissau?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Guinea-Bissau data come from?
- The figures come from Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as part of Travel services (% of commercial service exports). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Travel services cover goods and services for own use or to give away acquired from an economy by nonresidents during visits to that economy, or acquired from other economies by residents during visits to these other economies. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of service exports which are commercial services provided by residents to non-residents.