Travel services (% of commercial service exports) in Guinea
Guinea: Travel services (% of commercial service exports) was 9.2% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Travel services in Guinea, 1986–2024
Source: Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of commercial service exports.
Analysis
In 2024, travel services in Guinea stood at 9.2%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 225.1% on the previous year and down 65.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, travel services in Guinea peaked at 55.4% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.1%, in 1997.
That places Guinea 179th out of 198 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Travel services (% of commercial service exports) in Guinea, year by year
| Year | % of commercial service exports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1986 | 1.9% | — |
| 1987 | 4.6% | +140.9% |
| 1989 | 37.2% | +707.6% |
| 1990 | 32.6% | -12.4% |
| 1991 | 14.7% | -54.8% |
| 1992 | 13.2% | -10.6% |
| 1993 | 13.0% | -1.2% |
| 1994 | 3.9% | -70.3% |
| 1995 | 5.1% | +31.4% |
| 1996 | 10.2% | +100.0% |
| 1997 | 0.1% | -98.6% |
| 1998 | 1.4% | +898.2% |
| 1999 | 4.7% | +240.6% |
| 2000 | 7.8% | +66.5% |
| 2001 | 0.2% | -97.6% |
| 2007 | 0.4% | +130.9% |
| 2008 | 1.6% | +269.7% |
| 2009 | 4.2% | +161.9% |
| 2010 | 3.4% | -19.6% |
| 2011 | 3.0% | -11.4% |
| 2012 | 0.9% | -69.6% |
| 2014 | 26.3% | +2803.2% |
| 2015 | 29.3% | +11.5% |
| 2016 | 28.8% | -1.8% |
| 2017 | 31.3% | +8.7% |
| 2018 | 3.4% | -89.1% |
| 2019 | 9.9% | +189.7% |
| 2020 | 1.8% | -81.7% |
| 2021 | 55.4% | +2967.5% |
| 2022 | 7.6% | -86.2% |
| 2023 | 2.8% | -63.1% |
| 2024 | 9.2% | +225.1% |
Guinea compared with similar countries
- Guinea's 9.2% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 38.7%, 24% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Guinea's 9.2% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 43.9%, 21% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Travel services (% of commercial service exports) 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 | +2967.5% | 1.8% | 55.4% |
| 2014 | +2803.2% | 0.9% | 26.3% |
| 1998 | +898.2% | 0.1% | 1.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 14.6% | 1.9% | 37.2% | 3 |
| 1990s | 9.9% | 0.1% | 32.6% | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.8% | 0.2% | 7.8% | 5 |
| 2010s | 15.1% | 0.9% | 31.3% | 9 |
| 2020s | 15.4% | 1.8% | 55.4% | 5 |
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)
- 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 travel services in Guinea?
- Travel services in Guinea was 9.2% 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?
- The highest recorded value was 55.4% in 2021.
- What is the lowest travel services recorded in Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1% in 1997.
- How does Guinea rank for travel services?
- Guinea ranks 179th out of 198 countries with data for 2024.
- Is travel services rising or falling in Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 65.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Guinea 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.