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Equatorial Guinea

Sub-Saharan Africa · Upper middle income · IMF WEO April 2026 · World Bank WDI

GDP▼ 2.2%
Current prices2025
12USD bn
GDP per capita▼ 5.0%
Current prices2025
7,628USD
Real GDP growth▼ 7.2 pp
Annual change2025
-6.4%
Inflation▼ 0.7 pp
Average consumer prices2025
2.8%
Government debt▲ 4.2 pp
General government, gross2025
40.6% of GDP
Current account▼ 2.3 pp
Balance2025
-3.0% of GDP
Population▲ 2.9%
Total2025
1.64million

Real GDP growth, %

Since 1995 · lighter bars = IMF projection
-9.10.01481995: 26.5%1996: 52.7%1997: 148.0%1998: 24.8%1999: 26.4%2000: 110.5%2001: 60.0%2002: 19.6%2003: 14.5%2004: 30.4%2005: 8.2%2006: 6.5%2007: 15.3%2008: 17.8%2009: 1.3%2010: -8.9%2011: 6.5%2012: 8.3%2013: -4.1%2014: 0.4%2015: -9.1%2016: -8.8%2017: -5.7%2018: -6.2%2019: -5.5%2020: -4.8%2021: 0.9%2022: 3.2%2023: -5.1%2024: 0.9%2025: -6.4%2026: -2.7% (IMF projection)2027: -1.3% (IMF projection)2028: 1.1% (IMF projection)2029: 2.1% (IMF projection)2030: 2.4% (IMF projection)2031: 2.5% (IMF projection)IMF projection19952000200520102015202020252030

Inflation, %

Average consumer prices · lighter bars = IMF projection
-0.10.019.91995: 19.9%1996: 4.5%1997: 3.0%1998: 7.9%1999: 0.4%2000: 4.8%2001: 8.7%2002: 7.6%2003: 7.3%2004: 4.2%2005: 5.6%2006: 4.5%2007: 2.8%2008: 4.7%2009: 5.7%2010: 5.3%2011: 4.8%2012: 3.4%2013: 3.2%2014: 4.3%2015: 1.7%2016: 1.4%2017: 0.7%2018: 1.3%2019: 1.2%2020: 4.8%2021: -0.1%2022: 4.9%2023: 2.4%2024: 3.4%2025: 2.8%2026: 3.2% (IMF projection)2027: 2.9% (IMF projection)2028: 2.6% (IMF projection)2029: 2.5% (IMF projection)2030: 2.5% (IMF projection)2031: 2.5% (IMF projection)IMF projection19952000200520102015202020252030

IMF outlook

IMF World Economic Outlook April 2026 · italics = IMF projection
Indicator2021202220232024202520262027202820292030
Real GDP growth %0.93.2-5.10.9-6.4-2.7-1.31.12.12.4
Inflation, average consumer prices %-0.14.92.43.42.83.22.92.62.52.5
GDP, current prices USD bn12141213121414141415
GDP per capita, current prices USD8,4169,1557,9918,0297,6288,1527,8057,6667,7798,007
GDP per capita, PPP Int. USD20,37121,83220,84920,93019,58519,06118,69818,70518,93619,251
General government gross debt % of GDP42.329.839.136.440.639.142.344.745.444.6
General government net lending/borrowing % of GDP2.711.72.4-0.6-2.5-1.7-3.7-3.9-3.5-2.5
Current account balance % of GDP5.76.60.9-0.6-3.0-1.6-2.4-3.1-3.0-3.1
Population million1.451.501.541.591.641.681.731.781.821.87

Government debt, % of GDP

General government gross debt
0.049.42000: 37%2001: 25%2002: 19%2003: 7%2004: 5%2005: 3%2006: 1%2007: 1%2008: 0%2009: 4%2010: 8%2011: 7%2012: 7%2013: 6%2014: 13%2015: 32%2016: 41%2017: 36%2018: 41%2019: 43%2020: 49%2021: 42%2022: 30%2023: 39%2024: 36%2025: 41%2026: 39% (IMF projection)2027: 42% (IMF projection)2028: 45% (IMF projection)2029: 45% (IMF projection)2030: 45% (IMF projection)2031: 45% (IMF projection)IMF projection2000200520102015202020252030

Current account, % of GDP

Balance of payments
-26.00.016.72007: 16.7%2008: 7.8%2009: -9.7%2010: -20.2%2011: -5.7%2012: -1.1%2013: -2.4%2014: -4.3%2015: -16.4%2016: -26.0%2017: -7.8%2018: -2.7%2019: -7.5%2020: -0.8%2021: 5.7%2022: 6.6%2023: 0.9%2024: -0.6%2025: -3.0%2026: -1.6% (IMF projection)2027: -2.4% (IMF projection)2028: -3.1% (IMF projection)2029: -3.0% (IMF projection)2030: -3.1% (IMF projection)2031: -3.3% (IMF projection)IMF projection20102015202020252030

Economic structure

Value added by sector, % of GDP · World Bank
AgricultureManufacturingOther industryServices
YearStructureAgricultureIndustryManufacturingServices
20151.959.117.839.1
20253.241.422.355.5

Income, trade and society

World Bank WDI · change over 10 years
IndicatorLatestUnitYear10Y change
GNI per capita, Atlas method5,890USD2025-40.6%
GNI, Atlas method11USD bn2025-20.8%
Exports of goods and services46.5% of GDP2025-10.1 pp
Imports of goods and services28.4% of GDP2025-13.8 pp
Life expectancy at birth63.9years2024+6.1%
Urban population71.6% of total2025+2.6 pp

Sources: IMF World Economic Outlook (April 2026; 2026 onwards are IMF projections) · World Bank World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0)