Equatorial Guinea — Inflation
Inflation, Consumer Prices (Annual %) for Equatorial Guinea, 1986–2024.
Inflation for Equatorial Guinea was 2.92% in 2024, according to the latest World Bank data. The series covers 39 years, from 1986 to 2024. The highest recorded value was 31.84% in 1994. The lowest was -17.64% in 1986 (about -6.0× the latest value).
Equatorial Guinea ranks 98 of 187 economies on this measure (1 = highest), putting it in the top 52%. The median for Sub-Saharan Africa is 3.51%, so Equatorial Guinea sits below it. It peaked in 1994 and has fallen 91% since. Over the last decade (2014–2024) the figure moved down 32%. Within Sub-Saharan Africa it ranks 29 of 46 economies; Congo, Dem. Rep. (2.89%) is just below it. Its sharpest one-year move was up 5030% in 2022. That is 24% above this series' own ten-year average.
Data highlights
World ranking. Climbed: 126th of 126 in 1986 → 123rd of 131 in 1990 → 58th of 163 in 2000 → 26th of 186 in 2010 → 44th of 178 in 2020 → 92nd of 175 in 2024.
Key figures
Full history — 1986 to 2024
| Year | annual % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 2.92% | +0.1 pp |
| 2023 | 2.86% | -1.9 pp |
| 2022 | 4.79% | +4.9 pp |
| 2021 | -0.1% | -4.9 pp |
| 2020 | 4.77% | +3.2 pp |
| 2019 | 1.53% | +0.5 pp |
| 2018 | 1.06% | +0.3 pp |
| 2017 | 0.74% | -0.7 pp |
| 2016 | 1.41% | -0.3 pp |
| 2015 | 1.68% | -2.6 pp |
| 2014 | 4.31% | +1.4 pp |
| 2013 | 2.95% | -0.7 pp |
| 2012 | 3.66% | -1.1 pp |
| 2011 | 4.81% | -3.0 pp |
| 2010 | 7.79% | +3.1 pp |
| 2009 | 4.69% | -1.9 pp |
| 2008 | 6.55% | +3.7 pp |
| 2007 | 2.8% | -1.6 pp |
| 2006 | 4.42% | -1.2 pp |
| 2005 | 5.63% | +1.4 pp |
| 2004 | 4.22% | -3.1 pp |
| 2003 | 7.32% | -0.3 pp |
| 2002 | 7.59% | -1.2 pp |
| 2001 | 8.83% | +4.0 pp |
| 2000 | 4.8% | +4.4 pp |
| 1999 | 0.37% | -7.6 pp |
| 1998 | 7.94% | +4.9 pp |
| 1997 | 3.02% | -1.5 pp |
| 1996 | 4.54% | -15.3 pp |
| 1995 | 19.87% | -12.0 pp |
| 1994 | 31.84% | +26.4 pp |
| 1993 | 5.45% | +9.7 pp |
| 1992 | -4.28% | -0.9 pp |
| 1991 | -3.43% | -4.3 pp |
| 1990 | 0.86% | -5.3 pp |
| 1989 | 6.17% | +3.6 pp |
| 1988 | 2.52% | +15.7 pp |
| 1987 | -13.17% | +4.5 pp |
| 1986 | -17.64% | — |
Frequently asked questions
What was Equatorial Guinea’s Inflation in 1987?
-13.17% (1987). 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 Inflation growing or shrinking?
Between 1986 and 2024 the series was growing overall: +116.6% in total.
Where does this data come from?
World Bank Open Data (CC BY-4.0), indicator FP.CPI.TOTL.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: 2024: 2.92%; 2023: 2.86%; 2022: 4.79%; 2021: -0.1%; 2020: 4.77%. Earlier years are in the full-history table below.
Related data
FP.CPI.TOTL.ZG — Inflation, Consumer Prices (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.