Annual growth of the gross capital formation (%) in Equatorial Guinea
Equatorial Guinea: Annual growth of the gross capital formation (%) was -1.5% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Annual growth of the gross capital formation in Equatorial Guinea, 2006–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, annual growth of the gross capital formation in Equatorial Guinea stood at -1.5%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 115.8% on the previous year and up 84.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, annual growth of the gross capital formation in Equatorial Guinea peaked at 36.4% in 2012 and was at its lowest, -43.5%, in 2016.
That places Equatorial Guinea 120th out of 175 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Annual growth of the gross capital formation (%) in Equatorial Guinea, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 29.7% | — |
| 2007 | 26.6% | -10.6% |
| 2008 | 32.2% | +21.1% |
| 2009 | 1.7% | -94.6% |
| 2010 | 1.1% | -34.1% |
| 2011 | 4.3% | +273.4% |
| 2012 | 36.4% | +750.0% |
| 2013 | -31.9% | -187.7% |
| 2014 | -9.6% | -69.9% |
| 2015 | -39.1% | +307.0% |
| 2016 | -43.5% | +11.3% |
| 2017 | -11.7% | -73.2% |
| 2018 | -11.4% | -1.8% |
| 2019 | -20.0% | +75.2% |
| 2020 | -38.2% | +90.6% |
| 2021 | 20.4% | -153.4% |
| 2022 | 2.2% | -89.3% |
| 2023 | 9.3% | +323.9% |
| 2024 | -1.5% | -115.8% |
Equatorial Guinea compared with similar countries
- Equatorial Guinea's -1.5% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 6.3%. (45 countries reporting)
- Equatorial Guinea's -1.5% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 6.1%. (40 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Annual growth of the gross capital formation (%) in Equatorial Guinea changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | +750.0% | 4.3% | 36.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 22.5% | 1.7% | 32.2% | 4 |
| 2010s | -12.5% | -43.5% | 36.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | -1.6% | -38.2% | 20.4% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Equatorial Guinea
- 117 El Salvador -0.9% compare
- 118 Pakistan -0.9% compare
- 119 Slovenia -1.3% compare
- 121 Luxembourg -2.0% compare
- 122 Canada -2.1% compare
- 123 Republic of Korea -2.3% compare
- 123 South Korea -2.3% compare
More economy & growth data for Equatorial Guinea
- Real gdp growth, annual growth rate 117.33 % change on previous year (2024)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, annual growth rate 11.98 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0025 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per capita 16.31 units per person (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, annual growth rate 6.63 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per unit of GDP 0.0018 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per capita 11.91 units per person (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, annual growth rate -8.7 % change on previous year (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0203 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, per capita 134.1 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is annual growth of the gross capital formation in Equatorial Guinea?
- Annual growth of the gross capital formation in Equatorial Guinea was -1.5% in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest annual growth of the gross capital formation recorded in Equatorial Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 36.4% in 2012.
- What is the lowest annual growth of the gross capital formation recorded in Equatorial Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was -43.5% in 2016.
- How does Equatorial Guinea rank for annual growth of the gross capital formation?
- Equatorial Guinea ranks 120th out of 175 countries with data for 2024.
- Is annual growth of the gross capital formation rising or falling in Equatorial Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 84.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Equatorial Guinea data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Annual growth of the gross capital formation (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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