Share of imports that come from China in Guinea
Guinea: Share of imports that come from China was 29.9% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Share of imports that come from China in Guinea, 1981–2025
Source: International Monetary Fund (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2025, share of imports that come from china in Guinea stood at 29.9%. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
The figure is up 19.5% on the previous year and up 100.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of imports that come from china in Guinea peaked at 29.9% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0.3%, in 1985.
Guinea ranks 25th of 206 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Share of imports that come from China in Guinea, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 4.9% | — |
| 1982 | 1.0% | -80.3% |
| 1983 | 2.1% | +115.2% |
| 1984 | 0.6% | -72.5% |
| 1985 | 0.3% | -42.3% |
| 1986 | 1.7% | +409.2% |
| 1987 | 1.5% | -13.9% |
| 1988 | 1.8% | +25.6% |
| 1989 | 1.7% | -4.9% |
| 1990 | 1.9% | +12.1% |
| 1991 | 2.2% | +13.9% |
| 1992 | 4.1% | +86.9% |
| 1993 | 5.0% | +19.6% |
| 1994 | 4.6% | -6.2% |
| 1995 | 2.0% | -57.0% |
| 1996 | 2.6% | +32.1% |
| 1997 | 3.8% | +43.7% |
| 1998 | 7.4% | +94.9% |
| 1999 | 5.9% | -20.1% |
| 2000 | 4.9% | -16.4% |
| 2001 | 6.3% | +27.5% |
| 2002 | 6.8% | +7.5% |
| 2003 | 11.6% | +72.2% |
| 2004 | 8.0% | -31.6% |
| 2005 | 6.0% | -24.5% |
| 2006 | 7.6% | +25.9% |
| 2007 | 5.8% | -22.8% |
| 2008 | 6.4% | +8.9% |
| 2009 | 6.2% | -2.9% |
| 2010 | 8.5% | +38.5% |
| 2011 | 8.8% | +2.6% |
| 2012 | 10.5% | +19.4% |
| 2013 | 11.6% | +11.3% |
| 2014 | 14.0% | +20.5% |
| 2015 | 14.9% | +6.5% |
| 2016 | 16.8% | +12.6% |
| 2017 | 14.1% | -16.4% |
| 2018 | 13.6% | -3.1% |
| 2019 | 17.7% | +29.8% |
| 2020 | 18.6% | +4.9% |
| 2021 | 18.9% | +1.8% |
| 2022 | 16.0% | -15.1% |
| 2023 | 17.9% | +11.5% |
| 2024 | 25.0% | +39.9% |
| 2025 | 29.9% | +19.5% |
Guinea compared with similar countries
- Guinea's 29.9% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 20.0%, 1.5× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Guinea's 29.9% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 20.0%, 1.5× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Share of imports that come from China 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1986 | +409.2% | 0.3% | 1.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 1.7% | 0.3% | 4.9% | 9 |
| 1990s | 4.0% | 1.9% | 7.4% | 10 |
| 2000s | 6.9% | 4.9% | 11.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 13.1% | 8.5% | 17.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 21.0% | 16.0% | 29.9% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Guinea
- 22 Sierra Leone 30.6% compare
- 23 Iraq 30.6% compare
- 24 Turkmenistan 30.4% compare
- 26 Tanzania 29.7% compare
- 27 Democratic Republic of Congo 29.6% compare
- 28 Chile 29.6% compare
More economy & growth data for Guinea
- Real gdp growth, annual growth rate -2.71 % change on previous year (2024)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 3.36 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 5.64 Percent per annum (2029)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, annual growth rate 470.07 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0005 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per capita 0.9019 units per person (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, annual growth rate 442.86 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per unit of GDP 0.0004 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per capita 0.6586 units per person (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, annual growth rate 5.01 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of imports that come from china in Guinea?
- Share of imports that come from china in Guinea was 29.9% in 2025, according to International Monetary Fund (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of imports that come from china recorded in Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 29.9% in 2025.
- What is the lowest share of imports that come from china recorded in Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3% in 1985.
- How does Guinea rank for share of imports that come from china?
- Guinea ranks 25th out of 206 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of imports that come from china rising or falling in Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 100.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Guinea data come from?
- The figures come from International Monetary Fund (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of imports that come from China. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Percentage of a country's total goods imports, including freight and insurance costs, that come from China.