Sub-Saharan Africa · Upper-middle income
Equatorial Guinea: key statistics
Equatorial Guinea has 1.9m people (2025) and a GDP per person of $6,615. Below: 72 indicators with the latest year, world rank and change over ten years.
- Capital
- Ciudad de la Paz
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
- Income group
- Upper-middle income
- Currency
- Central African CFA franc XAF
- Languages
- French, Spanish, Portuguese
- ISO codes
- GQGNQ
- Land neighbours
- Cameroon, Gabon, São Tomé and Príncipe
Population1.9m2025 · rank 149 of 217GDP$12.8bn2025 · rank 150 of 211GDP per capita$6,6152025 · rank 124 of 211Life expectancy63.9 yrs2024 · rank 195 of 217Internet users63.3%2024 · rank 136 of 188Fertility4.122024 · rank 22 of 217CO₂ per person2.55 t2024 · rank 102 of 203Inflation2.9%2024 · rank 95 of 180
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Equatorial Guinea, topic by topic
Each profile brings together the indicators of one topic with world and regional rank, values since 2000, group averages and a comparison with neighbours.
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Equatorial Guinea by topic
World rank counts countries with a value in the recent window; regional rank is within Sub-Saharan Africa.
PopulationFull population profile
| Indicator | Value | Year | World rank | In region | 10-year change | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Population | 1.9m | 2025 | 149/217 | 42/48 | +33% | 8.2bn | |
| Population growth | 2.40% | 2025 | 29/217 | 20/48 | −1.4 pp | 0.91% | |
| Urban share | 71.6% | 2025 | 82/217 | 3/48 | +2.6 pp | 57.8% | |
| Fertility | 4.12 | 2024 | 22/217 | 20/48 | −15% | 2.19 | |
| Aged 65+ | 3.8% | 2025 | 173/217 | 15/48 | +0.5 pp | 10.4% | |
| Aged 0–14 | 37.1% | 2025 | 41/217 | 35/48 | −1.2 pp | 24.4% | |
| Density | 67.5 | 2024 | 137/216 | 25/48 | +35% | 62.1 | |
| Birth rate | 30.0 | 2024 | 30/217 | 28/48 | −15% | 16.3 | |
| Area | 28,052 km² | 2024 | 142/216 | 39/48 | ±0.0% | 140,539,257 km² |
EconomyFull economy profile
| Indicator | Value | Year | World rank | In region | 10-year change | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GDP | $12.8bn | 2025 | 150/211 | 32/46 | −2.7% | $118tn | |
| GDP per capita | $6,615 | 2025 | 124/211 | 5/46 | −27% | $14,406 | |
| GDP per capita, PPP | $16,133 | 2025 | 119/199 | 5/46 | −17% | $25,704 | |
| GNI per capita | $5,890 | 2025 | 120/201 | 6/46 | −41% | $14,244 | |
| GDP growth | -5.8% | 2025 | 208/210 | 46/46 | +3.3 pp | 2.9% | |
| GDP per capita growth | -8.1% | 2025 | 209/210 | 46/46 | +4.4 pp | 2.0% | |
| Agriculture share | 3.2% | 2025 | 126/198 | 42/45 | +1.3 pp | 4.0% | |
| Industry share | 41.4% | 2025 | 13/201 | 2/45 | −17.7 pp | 25.0% | |
| Services share | 55.5% | 2025 | 117/201 | 11/45 | +16.4 pp | 63.3% | |
| Investment | -3.7% | 2025 | 175/175 | 43/43 | −28.4 pp | 26.3% |
Prices & public financeFull prices & public finance profile
| Indicator | Value | Year | World rank | In region | 10-year change | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Inflation | 2.9% | 2024 | 95/180 | 29/44 | −1.4 pp | 3.0% | |
| Exchange rate | 581.93 | 2025 | 35/210 | 18/47 | −1.6% | — | |
| Tax revenue | 6.6% | 2022 | 135/142 | 29/32 | −2.1 pp | 13.9% | |
| Government expense | 11.0% | 2022 | 134/142 | 29/32 | +3.9 pp | 28.5% | |
| Military spending | 0.90% | 2025 | 121/156 | 32/45 | −0.1 pp | 2.48% |
Trade & investmentFull trade & investment profile
| Indicator | Value | Year | World rank | In region | 10-year change | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Exports | 46.5% | 2025 | 62/184 | 7/43 | −10.1 pp | 29.5% | |
| Imports | 28.4% | 2025 | 141/184 | 28/43 | −13.8 pp | 28.5% | |
| Trade openness | 74.9% | 2025 | 107/184 | 14/43 | −23.9 pp | 68.5% | |
| Current account | -148.0% | 1996 | — | — | — | — | |
| FDI inflows | 2.3% | 2025 | 91/197 | 21/46 | −6.7 pp | 1.4% | |
| Remittances | 0.1% | 1996 | — | — | — | 0.8% |
LabourFull labour profile
| Indicator | Value | Year | World rank | In region | 10-year change | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unemployment | 8.3% | 2025 | 52/187 | 16/47 | +0.6 pp | 4.8% | |
| Youth unemployment | 15.7% | 2025 | 74/187 | 15/47 | +0.3 pp | 13.4% | |
| Participation rate | 60.5% | 2025 | 101/187 | 28/47 | −0.5 pp | 61.0% | |
| Women's participation | 52.6% | 2025 | 100/187 | 31/47 | −1.0 pp | 48.9% |
Aid, poverty & equalityFull aid, poverty & equality profile
| Indicator | Value | Year | World rank | In region | 10-year change | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net ODA received | $11.7m | 2023 | 140/145 | 48/48 | +152% | $259bn | |
| ODA, % of GNI | 0.1% | 2023 | 125/139 | 47/47 | +0.1 pp | 0.2% | |
| ODA per person | $6.3 | 2023 | 127/145 | 47/48 | +84% | $32.2 | |
| Extreme poverty | 8.8% | 2022 | 48/151 | 40/44 | — | 10.1% | |
| Poverty, $4.20/day | 21.5% | 2022 | 47/151 | 40/44 | — | 18.2% | |
| National poverty rate | 50.7% | 2022 | 18/145 | 15/45 | — | — | |
| Gini index | 38.5 | 2022 | 47/151 | 20/44 | — | — | |
| Women in parliament | 31.0% | 2025 | 72/190 | 15/46 | +7.0 pp | 27.2% |
EducationFull education profile
| Indicator | Value | Year | World rank | In region | 10-year change | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adult literacy | 88.3% | 2000 | — | — | — | 87.7% | |
| Female literacy | 81.6% | 2000 | — | — | — | 84.6% | |
| Primary enrolment | 47.5% | 2015 | — | — | −20.8 pp | 102.2% | |
| Secondary enrolment | 17.8% | 2005 | — | — | −5.0 pp | 77.3% | |
| Tertiary enrolment | 1.8% | 2000 | — | — | — | 43.6% | |
| Primary completion | 32.6% | 2015 | — | — | +0.6 pp | 88.0% | |
| Pupils per teacher | 23.2 | 2015 | 66/173 | 36/40 | −27% | 23.4 | |
| Education spending | 2.2% | 1998 | — | — | — | 3.6% |
HealthFull health profile
| Indicator | Value | Year | World rank | In region | 10-year change | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Life expectancy | 63.9 yrs | 2024 | 195/217 | 27/48 | +6.1% | 73.5 yrs | |
| Infant mortality | 47.6 | 2024 | 15/196 | 13/48 | −27% | 27.7 | |
| Under-5 mortality | 68.0 | 2024 | 14/196 | 14/48 | −29% | 37.4 | |
| Maternal mortality | 174 | 2023 | 43/194 | 36/48 | −26% | 197 | |
| Health spending | 3.5% | 2023 | 167/193 | 36/48 | +1.7 pp | 10.1% | |
| Health spending per person | $234 | 2023 | 124/193 | 9/48 | −18% | $1,317 | |
| Physicians | 0.15 | 2022 | 161/180 | 29/46 | −10% | 1.86 | |
| Measles vaccination | 53% | 2024 | 186/193 | 44/48 | ±0.0 pp | 84% | |
| Child stunting | 26.2% | 2011 | 38/154 | 24/46 | −16.5 pp | — | |
| Basic water | 64.7% | 2017 | — | — | +7.5 pp | 91.5% | |
| Basic sanitation | 66.3% | 2017 | — | — | +5.0 pp | 82.2% |
Digital & energy accessFull digital & energy access profile
| Indicator | Value | Year | World rank | In region | 10-year change | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Internet users | 63.3% | 2024 | 136/188 | 9/46 | +44.4 pp | 73.6% | |
| Mobile subscriptions | 49.5 | 2022 | 200/210 | 44/48 | +28% | 111.5 | |
| Fixed broadband | 0.1 | 2022 | 195/208 | 38/48 | −12% | 20.1 | |
| Electricity access | 65.1% | 2024 | 182/215 | 18/48 | −0.9 pp | 91.9% | |
| Clean cooking | 50.0% | 2024 | 139/192 | 11/48 | +17.0 pp | 75.4% |
EnvironmentFull environment profile
| Indicator | Value | Year | World rank | In region | 10-year change | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CO₂ per person | 2.55 t | 2024 | 102/203 | 5/47 | −38% | 4.69 t | |
| Renewable energy | 4.2% | 2022 | 169/212 | 47/48 | −0.2 pp | 19.7% | |
| Renewable power | 8.8% | 2021 | 145/206 | 36/48 | +7.0 pp | 27.8% | |
| Forest cover | 86.1% | 2024 | 7/214 | 2/48 | −3.0 pp | 31.1% | |
| Arable land | 1.9% | 2024 | 173/206 | 41/48 | ±0.0 pp | 10.7% | |
| Water withdrawals | 0.1% | 2022 | 172/177 | 43/47 | ±0.0 pp | 9.0% |
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0)
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