Equatorial Guinea — GDP growth
GDP Growth (Annual %) for Equatorial Guinea, 1981–2025.
GDP growth for Equatorial Guinea was -5.85% in 2025, according to the latest World Bank data. The series covers 45 years, from 1981 to 2025. The highest recorded value was 149.97% in 1997. The lowest was -9.11% in 2015 (about 1.6× the latest value).
Equatorial Guinea ranks 210 of 212 economies on this measure (1 = highest), putting it in the top 99%. The median for Sub-Saharan Africa is 4.61%, so Equatorial Guinea sits below it. It peaked in 1997 and has fallen 104% since. Over the last decade (2015–2025) the figure moved up 36%. Within Sub-Saharan Africa it ranks 47 of 47 economies; Botswana (-0.73%) is just above it. Its sharpest one-year move was up 3499% in 1992. That is 32% below this series' own ten-year average.
Data highlights
From its 1981 level: doubled by 1985; grown tenfold by 1996.
World ranking. Slipped: 44th of 161 in 1981 → 142nd of 176 in 1990 → 4th of 199 in 2000 → 209th of 209 in 2010 → 118th of 209 in 2020 → 186th of 186 in 2025.
Key figures
Full history — 1981 to 2025
| Year | annual % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | -5.85% | -6.2 pp |
| 2024 | 0.4% | +7.8 pp |
| 2023 | -7.43% | -10.6 pp |
| 2022 | 3.22% | +2.4 pp |
| 2021 | 0.86% | +5.7 pp |
| 2020 | -4.79% | +0.7 pp |
| 2019 | -5.48% | +0.8 pp |
| 2018 | -6.24% | -0.6 pp |
| 2017 | -5.67% | +3.1 pp |
| 2016 | -8.82% | +0.3 pp |
| 2015 | -9.11% | -9.5 pp |
| 2014 | 0.42% | +4.5 pp |
| 2013 | -4.13% | -12.4 pp |
| 2012 | 8.31% | +1.8 pp |
| 2011 | 6.52% | +15.4 pp |
| 2010 | -8.92% | -10.3 pp |
| 2009 | 1.34% | -16.5 pp |
| 2008 | 17.8% | +2.5 pp |
| 2007 | 15.28% | +7.6 pp |
| 2006 | 7.7% | -9.0 pp |
| 2005 | 16.75% | -21.3 pp |
| 2004 | 38% | +24.0 pp |
| 2003 | 13.96% | -5.5 pp |
| 2002 | 19.46% | -43.9 pp |
| 2001 | 63.38% | +45.2 pp |
| 2000 | 18.21% | -7.5 pp |
| 1999 | 25.66% | +1.9 pp |
| 1998 | 23.77% | -126.2 pp |
| 1997 | 149.97% | +83.4 pp |
| 1996 | 66.58% | +49.1 pp |
| 1995 | 17.49% | +0.8 pp |
| 1994 | 16.67% | +5.6 pp |
| 1993 | 11.03% | -23.7 pp |
| 1992 | 34.75% | +35.8 pp |
| 1991 | -1.02% | +0.7 pp |
| 1990 | -1.76% | -0.5 pp |
| 1989 | -1.23% | -3.9 pp |
| 1988 | 2.66% | -1.8 pp |
| 1987 | 4.44% | +6.8 pp |
| 1986 | -2.33% | -15.2 pp |
| 1985 | 12.91% | +11.9 pp |
| 1984 | 1.01% | -4.0 pp |
| 1983 | 5% | +2.8 pp |
| 1982 | 2.2% | -3.6 pp |
| 1981 | 5.77% | — |
Frequently asked questions
What was Equatorial Guinea’s GDP growth in 1982?
2.2% (1982). The full year-by-year table above lists every published year, most recent first.
Are changes in this series measured in percentage points?
Yes. The series is a share expressed in annual %, so year-over-year movements in the Change column are percentage points (pp), not percent.
Is Equatorial Guinea’s GDP growth growing or shrinking?
Between 1981 and 2025 the series was shrinking overall: -201.3% in total.
Where does this data come from?
World Bank Open Data (CC BY-4.0), indicator NY.GDP.MKTP.KD.ZG. Values are reproduced as published; this page only computes summary statistics such as change, CAGR and extremes.
What are the most recent published figures?
The last five published years: 2025: -5.85%; 2024: 0.4%; 2023: -7.43%; 2022: 3.22%; 2021: 0.86%. Earlier years are in the full-history table below.
Related data
NY.GDP.MKTP.KD.ZG — GDP Growth (Annual %). Data licensed under CC BY 4.0. Values are reproduced as published; this page computes the summary statistics (change, CAGR, extremes) from the underlying annual series. View the original dataset on data.worldbank.org.