GDP per capita growth in Equatorial Guinea
Equatorial Guinea: GDP per capita growth was -8.1% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
GDP per capita growth in Equatorial Guinea, 1981–2025
Source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks. Measured in annual %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for gdp per capita growth in Equatorial Guinea is -8.1%, measured in 2025.
The figure is down 306.0% on the previous year and up 35.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gdp per capita growth in Equatorial Guinea peaked at 140.5% in 1997 and was at its lowest, -13.0%, in 2010.
Equatorial Guinea ranks 212th of 214 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | -1.8% | -7.0% | 6.9% | 9 |
| 1990s | 29.3% | -5.4% | 140.5% | 10 |
| 2000s | 14.8% | -3.2% | 53.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | -7.0% | -13.0% | 4.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | -4.7% | -9.6% | 0.7% | 6 |
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More economy & growth data for Equatorial Guinea
- Imports of goods and services 3.86 billion constant 2015 US$ (2025)
- Gross capital formation -471.79 million current US$ (2025)
- Gross capital formation -274.55 billion current LCU (2025)
- Gross capital formation 413.16 million constant 2015 US$ (2025)
- Gross capital formation -17.5% (2025)
- GDP per capita 6,615 current US$ (2025)
- Gross capital formation -3.7% (2025)
- Imports of goods and services 3.64 billion current US$ (2025)
- Imports of goods and services 2.12 trillion current LCU (2025)
- External balance on goods and services 18.1% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gdp per capita growth in Equatorial Guinea?
- Gdp per capita growth in Equatorial Guinea was -8.1% in 2025, according to Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks.
- What is the highest gdp per capita growth recorded in Equatorial Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 140.5% in 1997.
- What is the lowest gdp per capita growth recorded in Equatorial Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was -13.0% in 2010.
- How does Equatorial Guinea rank for gdp per capita growth?
- Equatorial Guinea ranks 212th out of 214 countries with data for 2025.
- Is gdp per capita growth rising or falling in Equatorial Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 35.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Equatorial Guinea data come from?
- The figures come from Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks, published as part of GDP per capita growth (annual %). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Gross domestic product is the total income earned through the production of goods and services in an economic territory during an accounting period. It can be measured in three different ways: using either the expenditure approach, the income approach, or the production approach. The core indicator has been divided by the general population to achieve a per capita estimate.This indicator denotes the percentage change over each previous year of the constant price (base year 2015) series in United States dollars.