Equatorial Guinea

Economic overview and key indicators for Equatorial Guinea, from the World Bank and the IMF, with downloadable data.

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Economic overview

At a glance

Region: Central Africa
Income group: Upper middle income
Capital: Malabo
Population: 1.9m (2025)
GDP: $12.8bn (2025)
GDP per person: $6,615 (2025)
Real growth: -5.8% (2025)
Inflation: 2.9% (2024)

Indicator profile

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GDP and growth

GDP $12.8bn US$ · 2025 World Bank WDI · NY.GDP.MKTP.CD

GDP growth -5.8% % · 2025 World Bank WDI · NY.GDP.MKTP.KD.ZG

GDP per capita $6,615 US$ · 2025 World Bank WDI · NY.GDP.PCAP.CD

Inflation

Inflation (consumer prices) 2.9% % · 2024 World Bank WDI · FP.CPI.TOTL.ZG

Exchange rates

Official exchange rate (per US$) 581.93 LCU per US$ · 2025 World Bank WDI · PA.NUS.FCRF

Interest rates

Lending interest rate — % · not available World Bank WDI · FR.INR.LEND

Real interest rate — % · not available World Bank WDI · FR.INR.RINR

Government revenue and expenditure

Government revenue — % of GDP · not available IMF World Economic Outlook · GGR_NGDP

Government expenditure — % of GDP · not available IMF World Economic Outlook · GGX_NGDP

Tax revenue (central government) 6.6% % of GDP · 2022 World Bank WDI · GC.TAX.TOTL.GD.ZS

Public debt

Government gross debt 32.9% % of GDP · 2026 IMF World Economic Outlook · GGXWDG_NGDP

External debt stocks — US$ · not available World Bank WDI · DT.DOD.DECT.CD

External trade

Exports of goods and services $6.0bn US$ · 2025 World Bank WDI · NE.EXP.GNFS.CD

Imports of goods and services $3.6bn US$ · 2025 World Bank WDI · NE.IMP.GNFS.CD

Trade (exports plus imports) 74.9% % of GDP · 2025 World Bank WDI · NE.TRD.GNFS.ZS

Total reserves (incl. gold) $1.1bn US$ · 2024 World Bank WDI · FI.RES.TOTL.CD

Investment

Foreign direct investment, net inflows 2.3% % of GDP · 2025 World Bank WDI · BX.KLT.DINV.WD.GD.ZS

Labour market

Unemployment (ILO estimate) 8.3% % · 2025 World Bank WDI · SL.UEM.TOTL.ZS

Labour force participation 60.5% % of population 15+ · 2025 World Bank WDI · SL.TLF.CACT.ZS

Population 1.9m people · 2025 World Bank WDI · SP.POP.TOTL

Urban population 71.6% % of total · 2025 World Bank WDI · SP.URB.TOTL.IN.ZS

Industries

Agriculture 3.2% % of GDP · 2025 World Bank WDI · NV.AGR.TOTL.ZS

Industry 41.4% % of GDP · 2025 World Bank WDI · NV.IND.TOTL.ZS

Services 55.5% % of GDP · 2025 World Bank WDI · NV.SRV.TOTL.ZS

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Sources: World Bank World Development Indicators and IMF World Economic Outlook, refreshed weekly. International figures can differ from national releases and lag them by a year or more. Methodology.