Current transfers, payments in Guinea
Guinea: Current transfers, payments was 267.99 million BoP, current US$ in 2011. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2011)
267.99 million BoP, current US$
Change on year
up 301.5%
World rank
14th
of 39 countries
All-time high
267.99 million BoP, current US$
in 2011
All-time low
51.53 million BoP, current US$
in 2009
Years of data
7
2005–2011
Current transfers, payments in Guinea, 2005–2011
Source: International Monetary Fund, Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files. Measured in BoP, current US$.
Analysis
Guinea recorded 267.99 million BoP, current US$ for current transfers, payments in 2011. That is the highest value across all 7 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 301.5% on the previous year and up 352.2% over ten years.
That places Guinea 14th out of 39 countries with data for 2011, putting it in the middle of the range.
Current transfers, payments in Guinea, year by year
| Year | BoP, current US$ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 59.27 million BoP, current US$ | — |
| 2006 | 76.64 million BoP, current US$ | +29.3% |
| 2007 | 173.73 million BoP, current US$ | +126.7% |
| 2008 | 85.99 million BoP, current US$ | -50.5% |
| 2009 | 51.53 million BoP, current US$ | -40.1% |
| 2010 | 66.75 million BoP, current US$ | +29.5% |
| 2011 | 267.99 million BoP, current US$ | +301.5% |
Guinea compared with similar countries
- Guinea's 267.99 million BoP, current US$ is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 83.06 million BoP, current US$, 3.2× the median. (19 countries reporting)
- Guinea's 267.99 million BoP, current US$ is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 83.06 million BoP, current US$, 3.2× the median. (33 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 89.43 million BoP, current US$ | 51.53 million BoP, current US$ | 173.73 million BoP, current US$ | 5 |
| 2010s | 167.37 million BoP, current US$ | 66.75 million BoP, current US$ | 267.99 million BoP, current US$ | 2 |
Countries ranked near Guinea
- 11 Morocco 293.71 million BoP, current US$ compare
- 12 Uganda 278.69 million BoP, current US$ compare
- 13 Mauritius 271.35 million BoP, current US$ compare
- 15 Cameroon 188.34 million BoP, current US$ compare
- 16 Mali 163.28 million BoP, current US$ compare
- 17 Mozambique 159.70 million BoP, current US$ compare
More trade data for Guinea
- Commodity Net Export Price Index, Individual Commodities Weighted by 123.62 (2025)
- Commodity Net Export Price Index, Individual Commodities Weighted by 104.13 (2025)
- Commodity Export Price Index, Individual Commodites Weighted by Ratio 101.95 (2025)
- Commodity Export Price Index, Individual Commodites Weighted by Ratio 116.29 (2025)
- Commodity Import Price Index, Individual Commodites Weighted by Ratio 97.91 (2025)
- Commodity Import Price Index, Individual Commodites Weighted by Ratio 67.49 (2025)
- Imports of low carbon technology products, Percent of GDP 0.7535 (2016)
- Imports of low carbon technology products, US dollar (World), per 5.37 units per person (2016)
- Imports of low carbon technology products, US dollar (World), per 0.0075 units per US$ of GDP (2016)
- Exports of low carbon technology products, US dollar (World), gaps 2.94 million (2016)
Frequently asked questions
- What is current transfers, payments in Guinea?
- Current transfers, payments in Guinea was 267.99 million BoP, current US$ in 2011, according to International Monetary Fund, Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files.
- What is the highest current transfers, payments recorded in Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 267.99 million BoP, current US$ in 2011.
- What is the lowest current transfers, payments recorded in Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 51.53 million BoP, current US$ in 2009.
- How does Guinea rank for current transfers, payments?
- Guinea ranks 14th out of 39 countries with data for 2011.
- Is current transfers, payments rising or falling in Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 352.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Guinea data come from?
- The figures come from International Monetary Fund, Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, published as part of Current transfers, payments (BoP, current US$). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Current transfers comprise transfers of income between residents of the reporting country and the rest of the world that carry no provisions for repayment. Data are in current U.S. dollars.