Equatorial Guinea economy: GDP, investment, trade and remittances
How large the Equatorial Guinea economy is and how fast it is growing, who invests in it, what it sells and buys, how much its citizens abroad send home, who it owes and what it holds in reserve. The latest published year is shown with each figure.
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Equatorial Guinea economy snapshot: GDP, growth and income per person
Equatorial Guinea's GDP was US$12.8 billion in 2025, after real growth of -5.8%.
GDP
Current US dollars.
Real GDP growth
Annual change, per cent. Red bars are contractions.
GDP per person
Current US dollars.
Source: World Bank, 2025. Method
Who invests in Equatorial Guinea and in what
Direct investment by investing country
China was the largest investing country in Equatorial Guinea, at 33% of inward direct investment positions in 2024.
Inward direct investment positions in Equatorial Guinea at the end of 2024: the stock of foreign direct investment, not a year's new flow. The 9 largest investing countries.
The IMF data holds no positions reported by Equatorial Guinea itself. The figures are derived by the IMF from what the investing countries report, so they are shown as reported by investing countries.
Source: IMF, 2024. Method
What Equatorial Guinea sells and buys
Equatorial Guinea has not reported recent trade data to UN Comtrade. These figures are what 71 trading partners report about trade with Equatorial Guinea, shown as reported by trading partners. Partners' imports from Equatorial Guinea stand in for its exports and partners' exports to Equatorial Guinea for its imports. They are not Equatorial Guinea's own figures.
Mineral fuels and oils was 90% of exports in 2024.
Equatorial Guinea sold the most to China, 21% of exports in 2024.
Exports by product, 2024
Tile area follows value. Each tile is a customs chapter of the Harmonized System; hover for the full name.
Source: UN Comtrade, 2024. Method
Top buyers, 2024
Share of Equatorial Guinea's exports.
Top suppliers, 2024
Share of Equatorial Guinea's imports.
Source: UN Comtrade, 2024. Method
What Equatorial Guinea buys, 2024
The 8 largest product chapters in imports.
Source: UN Comtrade, 2024. Method
Trade balance of goods
Exports minus imports. Red bars are years when imports were larger. A year is left out when either side is not published.
Source: UN Comtrade, 2024. Method
Remittances against foreign direct investment in Equatorial Guinea
Foreign direct investment net inflows were negative in 2018, 2020 and 2023: more investment left Equatorial Guinea than came in.
No remittances figures for Equatorial Guinea are not published by the World Bank, so none are shown.
Source: World Bank, 2026. Method
Remittances and investment as a share of GDP
The same two flows measured against the size of the economy.
Source: World Bank, 2026. Method
Who Equatorial Guinea owes
External debt stock by type of creditor. Creditor types cover public and publicly guaranteed debt; the grey part is the rest of the total external debt stock. A creditor type with no published figure is not shown.
Public external debt owed to China was US$829 million in 2024.
Source: World Bank, 2026. Method
Reserves and months of import cover
Total reserves including gold, and how many months of imports they cover.
No months-of-imports figures for Equatorial Guinea are not published by the World Bank, so none are shown.
Source: World Bank, 2026. Method
Aid received by Equatorial Guinea
Net official development assistance and official aid received.
Source: World Bank, 2026. Method
Where Equatorial Guinea ranks in Africa
Its place among the 54 African countries on each of our Africa rankings. Each tile opens the full ranking with its source.
- GDP per person4th of 53$7,850, 2025Richest countries in Africa
- Size of the economy37th of 53$12.9 billion, 2025Largest economies in Africa
- Population46th of 531.64 million, 2025African countries by population
- Area44th of 5428,052 sq kmLargest countries in Africa
- Life expectancy33rd of 5463.9 years, 2024Life expectancy in Africa
- US travel advisory30th of 54Level 2, increased cautionSafest countries in Africa
- President's time in office1st longest of 51Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo, 47 yearsLongest serving presidents
- President's age5th oldest of 5184 years oldOldest presidents in Africa
More on Equatorial Guinea
- Equatorial Guinea government directory
- Inflation and unemployment in Equatorial Guinea
- Equatorial Guinea debt: debt to GDP and largest creditors
- Who invests in Africa: the largest foreign investors in every country
- Natural resources in Equatorial Guinea: oil, gas and minerals
- Central Africa: Equatorial Guinea and its neighbours compared
- African economies compared: GDP, investment, trade and remittances
World Bank data pages for Equatorial Guinea: GDP, GDP growth, GDP per person, remittances, foreign direct investment, reserves, months of imports, external debt, debt by creditor, aid. UN Comtrade: trade data. IMF: direct investment positions.
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PollsAfrica (2026). Equatorial Guinea economy: GDP, investment, trade and remittances. Retrieved 10 Oct 2026 from https://pollsafrica.com/economy/equatorial-guinea