Deposit interest rate in Equatorial Guinea
Equatorial Guinea: Deposit interest rate was 2.5% in 2017. ▼ Falling
Deposit interest rate in Equatorial Guinea, 1990–2017
Source: International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in %.
Analysis
Equatorial Guinea recorded 2.5% for deposit interest rate in 2017. That is the lowest value across all 28 years on record.
That represents a change of down 42.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, deposit interest rate in Equatorial Guinea peaked at 8.1% in 1994 and was at its lowest, 2.5%, in 2015.
That places Equatorial Guinea 95th out of 152 countries with data for 2017, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 28 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 6.4% | 5.0% | 8.1% | 10 |
| 2000s | 4.5% | 3.2% | 5.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.9% | 2.5% | 3.2% | 8 |
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More financial sector data for Equatorial Guinea
- Domestic credit to private sector 5.8% (2023)
- Net domestic credit 1.32 trillion current LCU (2016)
- Total reserves in months of imports 0.0119 (1996)
- Net foreign assets 922.93 billion current LCU (2023)
- Domestic credit to private sector by banks 5.8% (2023)
- Monetary Sector credit to private sector 5.8% (2023)
- Claims on central government, etc. 3.9% (2023)
- Broad money 13.7% (2023)
- Official exchange rate 581.93 LCU per US$, period average (2025)
- Net migration 3,812 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is deposit interest rate in Equatorial Guinea?
- Deposit interest rate in Equatorial Guinea was 2.5% in 2017, according to International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest deposit interest rate recorded in Equatorial Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 8.1% in 1994.
- What is the lowest deposit interest rate recorded in Equatorial Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.5% in 2015.
- How does Equatorial Guinea rank for deposit interest rate?
- Equatorial Guinea ranks 95th out of 152 countries with data for 2017.
- Is deposit interest rate rising or falling in Equatorial Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 42.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Equatorial Guinea data come from?
- The figures come from International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as part of Deposit interest rate (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Deposit interest rate is the rate paid by commercial or similar banks for demand, time, or savings deposits. The terms and conditions attached to these rates differ by country, however, limiting their comparability. This indicator is expressed as a percentage (a÷b)*100.