Merchandise imports in Equatorial Guinea
Equatorial Guinea: Merchandise imports was 1.70 billion current US$ in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Merchandise imports in Equatorial Guinea, 1960–2025
Source: World Trade Organization (WTO). Measured in current US$.
Analysis
Equatorial Guinea recorded 1.70 billion current US$ for merchandise imports in 2025.
That represents a change of up 12.1% on the previous year and down 51.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, merchandise imports in Equatorial Guinea peaked at 6.92 billion current US$ in 2010 and was at its lowest, 4.00 million current US$, in 1976.
That places Equatorial Guinea 169th out of 206 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 25.10 million current US$ | 16.00 million current US$ | 33.00 million current US$ | 10 |
| 1970s | 18.30 million current US$ | 4.00 million current US$ | 28.00 million current US$ | 10 |
| 1980s | 36.30 million current US$ | 18.00 million current US$ | 61.00 million current US$ | 10 |
| 1990s | 179.30 million current US$ | 37.00 million current US$ | 425.00 million current US$ | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.89 billion current US$ | 451.00 million current US$ | 5.28 billion current US$ | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.55 billion current US$ | 2.10 billion current US$ | 6.92 billion current US$ | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.64 billion current US$ | 1.52 billion current US$ | 1.79 billion current US$ | 6 |
Countries ranked near Equatorial Guinea
- 166 Cape Verde 2.04 billion current US$ compare
- 167 Sierra Leone 1.89 billion current US$ compare
- 168 Lesotho 1.88 billion current US$ compare
- 170 Faroe Islands 1.67 billion current US$ compare
- 171 Aruba 1.60 billion current US$ compare
- 172 Seychelles 1.52 billion current US$ compare
More private sector data for Equatorial Guinea
- Food exports 57.9% (1983)
- Food imports 31.8% (1983)
- Manufactures imports 64.2% (1983)
- Merchandise trade 33.5% (2025)
- Manufactures exports 4.0% (1983)
- Merchandise exports 2.60 billion current US$ (2025)
- Commercial service exports 4.88 million current US$ (1996)
- Commercial service imports 184.58 million current US$ (1996)
- Merchandise imports by the reporting economy 1.12 billion current US$ (2023)
- Merchandise exports by the reporting economy 4.74 billion current US$ (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is merchandise imports in Equatorial Guinea?
- Merchandise imports in Equatorial Guinea was 1.70 billion current US$ in 2025, according to World Trade Organization (WTO).
- What is the highest merchandise imports recorded in Equatorial Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 6.92 billion current US$ in 2010.
- What is the lowest merchandise imports recorded in Equatorial Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.00 million current US$ in 1976.
- How does Equatorial Guinea rank for merchandise imports?
- Equatorial Guinea ranks 169th out of 206 countries with data for 2025.
- Is merchandise imports rising or falling in Equatorial Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 51.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Equatorial Guinea data come from?
- The figures come from World Trade Organization (WTO), published as part of Merchandise imports (current US$). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Merchandise imports includes goods whose economic ownership is changed from a non-resident to a resident and that are not included in the following specific categories: goods under merchanting, non-monetary gold, and parts of travel, construction, and government goods and services n.i.e. This indicator is expressed in current prices, meaning no adjustment has been made to account for price changes over time. This indicator is expressed in United States dollars.