Travel services in Guinea-Bissau
Guinea-Bissau: Travel services was 41.2% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
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 imports.
Analysis
Guinea-Bissau recorded 41.2% for travel services in 2024.
That represents a change of down 1.3% on the previous year and down 9.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, travel services in Guinea-Bissau peaked at 58.9% in 2007 and was at its lowest, 6.0%, in 1997.
That places Guinea-Bissau 22nd out of 198 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Travel services in Guinea-Bissau, year by year
| Year | % of commercial service imports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1982 | 11.0% | — |
| 1983 | 7.6% | -31.3% |
| 1984 | 9.0% | +18.3% |
| 1985 | 8.0% | -11.1% |
| 1989 | 13.3% | +66.7% |
| 1990 | 19.8% | +49.3% |
| 1991 | 14.0% | -29.6% |
| 1992 | 11.4% | -18.7% |
| 1993 | 15.6% | +37.5% |
| 1994 | 15.7% | +0.8% |
| 1995 | 14.1% | -10.6% |
| 1996 | 10.9% | -22.6% |
| 1997 | 6.0% | -45.3% |
| 2001 | 9.2% | +54.0% |
| 2002 | 19.0% | +107.3% |
| 2003 | 37.0% | +94.8% |
| 2004 | 31.0% | -16.4% |
| 2005 | 23.5% | -24.2% |
| 2006 | 39.3% | +67.2% |
| 2007 | 58.9% | +50.1% |
| 2008 | 53.5% | -9.2% |
| 2009 | 30.5% | -43.1% |
| 2010 | 29.3% | -3.8% |
| 2011 | 31.7% | +8.1% |
| 2012 | 27.3% | -13.7% |
| 2013 | 31.2% | +13.9% |
| 2014 | 45.7% | +46.6% |
| 2015 | 40.4% | -11.6% |
| 2016 | 40.8% | +1.1% |
| 2017 | 41.0% | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 45.1% | +10.1% |
| 2019 | 52.5% | +16.3% |
| 2020 | 40.2% | -23.5% |
| 2021 | 40.3% | +0.4% |
| 2022 | 39.6% | -1.8% |
| 2023 | 41.7% | +5.3% |
| 2024 | 41.2% | -1.3% |
Guinea-Bissau compared with similar countries
- Guinea-Bissau's 41.2% is above the median for low income countries, which is 8.5%, 4.8× the median. (23 countries reporting)
- Guinea-Bissau's 41.2% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 9.3%, 4.4× the median. (46 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 9.8% | 7.6% | 13.3% | 5 |
| 1990s | 13.4% | 6.0% | 19.8% | 8 |
| 2000s | 33.5% | 9.2% | 58.9% | 9 |
| 2010s | 38.5% | 27.3% | 52.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 40.6% | 39.6% | 41.7% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Guinea-Bissau
- 19 Australia 41.9% compare
- 20 Argentina 41.5% compare
- 21 Uzbekistan 41.4% compare
- 23 China 41.0% compare
- 24 Republic of Moldova 40.1% compare
- 25 Philippines 39.9% compare
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 41.2% 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-Bissau?
- The highest recorded value was 58.9% in 2007.
- What is the lowest travel services recorded in Guinea-Bissau?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.0% in 1997.
- How does Guinea-Bissau rank for travel services?
- Guinea-Bissau ranks 22nd out of 198 countries with data for 2024.
- Is travel services rising or falling in Guinea-Bissau?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- 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 imports). 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 imports which are commercial services provided by non-residents to residents.