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Equatorial Guinea

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Key indicators

GDP per capita (PPP) (2031)
$17,346
GDP (2031)
$15.7B
GDP growth (2031)
2.5% ↑
Inflation (2031)
2.5% →
Unemployment (2025)
8.3% ↑
Population (2031)
1.9M
Population growth (2031)
2.5% ↓
Gini index (2022)
38.5
Government debt (2031)
44.7% of GDP
Current account (2031)
-3.3% of GDP
FDI inflows (2024)
$188.0M
Life expectancy (2024)
63.9 yrs
Health spending (2023)
3.5% of GDP
Internet users (2024)
63.3%
Mobile subscriptions (2022)
49.5/100
Trade openness (2025)
74.9% of GDP
Exchange rate (2025)
581.93/USD
Foreign reserves (2024)
$1.1B
Source: World Bank + IMF World Economic Outlook. Most recent data: 2031.

GDP overview

Nominal GDP and real growth. Dashed = IMF forecast.

GDP per capita (PPP)

Purchasing power parity adjusted, in international dollars

Inflation (CPI)

Unemployment

ILO modeled estimate

Population

Fiscal and trade

Government debt (2031)
44.7% of GDP
Current account (2031)
-3.3% of GDP
FDI inflows (2024)
$188.0M

Income inequality (Gini)

Gini index (2022)
0.39
Assessment
Moderate inequality
Source: World Bank PIP via OWID. 0 = perfect equality, 1 = maximum inequality.

Business environment

Tax revenue (2022)
6.6% of GDP
Services sector (2025)
55.5% of GDP

Financial access and costs

ATMs per 100k (2022)
11.7
Bank branches per 100k (2022)
5.3
Goods and services tax (2022)
1.1%

Historical data

Historical economic data
Year GDP GDP/cap PPP Growth Inflation Unemp. Population Gini Debt Curr. acct FDI Life exp. Health Internet FX rate
2031 * $15.7B $17,346 2.5% 2.5% - 1.9M - 44.7% -3.3% - - - - -
2030 * $15.0B $16,940 2.4% 2.5% - 1.9M - 44.6% -3.1% - - - - -
2029 * $14.2B $16,460 2.1% 2.5% - 1.8M - 45.4% -3.0% - - - - -
2028 * $13.6B $16,220 1.1% 2.6% - 1.8M - 44.7% -3.1% - - - - -
2027 * $13.5B $16,513 -1.3% 2.9% - 1.7M - 42.3% -2.4% - - - - -
2026 * $13.7B $17,248 -2.7% 3.2% - 1.7M - 39.1% -1.6% - - - - -
2025 $12.5B $16,133 -6.4% 2.8% 8.3% 1.6M - 40.6% -3.0% - - - - 581.93
2024 $12.8B $17,072 0.9% 3.4% 8.3% 1.6M - 36.4% -0.6% $188.0M 63.9 - 63.3% 606.35
2023 $12.3B $16,997 -5.1% 2.4% 8.2% 1.5M - 39.1% 0.9% $141.8M 63.7 3.5% 63.5% 606.57
2022 $13.7B $18,137 3.2% 4.9% 8.3% 1.5M 38.5 29.8% 6.6% $1.4B 63.4 2.8% 63.7% 623.76
2021 $12.2B $16,821 0.9% -0.1% 8.8% 1.5M - 42.3% 5.7% $561.6M 62.5 3.5% 58.7% 554.53
2020 $9.9B $13,677 -4.8% 4.8% 8.6% 1.4M - 49.4% -0.8% -$9.1M 62.1 3.7% 55.0% 575.59
2019 $11.4B $16,451 -5.5% 1.2% 7.9% 1.4M - 43.2% -7.5% $821.4M 62.3 3.3% 49.1% 585.91
2018 $13.3B $18,413 -6.2% 1.3% 7.8% 1.3M - 40.6% -2.7% -$144.5M 61.9 2.9% 29.4% 555.45
2017 $12.2B $18,435 -5.7% 0.7% 7.8% 1.3M - 36.2% -7.8% $384.8M 61.5 2.9% 26.2% 580.66
2016 $11.2B $16,649 -8.8% 1.4% 7.8% 1.2M - 41.1% -26.0% $1.8B 61.1 3.0% 23.8% 592.61
2015 $13.2B $19,479 -9.1% 1.7% 7.8% 1.2M - 31.7% -16.4% $1.2B 60.6 2.5% 21.3% 591.21
2014 $21.8B $27,177 0.4% 4.3% 7.7% 1.1M - 12.6% -4.3% $167.9M 60.2 1.9% 18.9% 493.76
2013 $21.9B $27,910 -4.1% 3.2% 7.7% 1.1M - 6.3% -2.4% $582.9M 59.8 1.8% 16.4% 493.90
2012 $22.4B $30,012 8.3% 3.4% 7.8% 1.0M - 7.1% -1.1% $985.3M 59.3 1.6% 13.9% 510.56
2011 $21.4B $27,242 6.5% 4.8% 7.8% 994.0K - 7.2% -5.7% $2.0B 58.8 1.5% 11.5% 471.25
2010 $16.3B $26,168 -8.9% 5.3% 7.9% 951.0K - 7.9% -20.2% $2.7B 58.3 1.7% 6.0% 494.79
2009 $15.1B $29,722 1.3% 5.7% 7.7% 909.0K - 4.3% -9.7% $1.6B 57.9 1.9% 2.1% 470.29
2008 $19.8B $30,523 17.8% 4.7% 7.6% 868.0K - 0.5% 7.8% -$793.9M 57.4 1.2% 1.8% 446.00
2007 $13.1B $26,611 15.3% 2.8% 7.6% 829.0K - 0.8% 16.7% $1.2B 56.9 1.4% 1.6% 478.63
2006 $10.1B $23,511 6.5% 4.5% 7.6% 792.0K - 1.2% - $469.5M 56.4 1.4% 1.3% 522.43
2005 $8.2B $22,137 8.2% 5.6% 7.7% 757.0K - 2.8% - $769.1M 55.8 1.4% 1.2% 527.26
Source: World Bank + IMF World Economic Outlook. * = IMF forecast.

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