Annual growth rate of real GDP per employed person (%) in Equatorial Guinea
Equatorial Guinea: Annual growth rate of real GDP per employed person (%) was -3.6% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Annual growth rate of real GDP per employed person in Equatorial Guinea, 2000–2025
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2025, annual growth rate of real gdp per employed person in Equatorial Guinea stood at -3.6%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 162.0% on the previous year and up 71.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, annual growth rate of real gdp per employed person in Equatorial Guinea peaked at 53.2% in 2001 and was at its lowest, -13.4%, in 2010.
That places Equatorial Guinea 193rd out of 201 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Annual growth rate of real GDP per employed person (%) in Equatorial Guinea, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 12.0% | — |
| 2001 | 53.2% | +343.4% |
| 2002 | 12.1% | -77.2% |
| 2003 | 7.1% | -41.8% |
| 2004 | 29.7% | +320.7% |
| 2005 | 10.7% | -64.1% |
| 2006 | 2.6% | -75.2% |
| 2007 | 9.8% | +269.3% |
| 2008 | 12.0% | +23.1% |
| 2009 | -3.6% | -130.1% |
| 2010 | -13.4% | +272.3% |
| 2011 | 1.3% | -109.7% |
| 2012 | 3.2% | +147.3% |
| 2013 | -8.5% | -363.6% |
| 2014 | -4.0% | -53.6% |
| 2015 | -12.8% | +222.5% |
| 2016 | -12.4% | -3.1% |
| 2017 | -9.1% | -26.3% |
| 2018 | -9.5% | +4.6% |
| 2019 | -8.5% | -10.7% |
| 2020 | 0.1% | -101.1% |
| 2021 | -2.6% | -2988.9% |
| 2022 | -5.8% | +121.9% |
| 2023 | -7.8% | +34.7% |
| 2024 | -1.4% | -82.4% |
| 2025 | -3.6% | +162.0% |
Equatorial Guinea compared with similar countries
- Equatorial Guinea's -3.6% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 2.4%. (51 countries reporting)
- Equatorial Guinea's -3.6% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 1.1%. (44 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Annual growth rate of real GDP per employed person (%) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | -2988.9% | 0.1% | -2.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 14.5% | -3.6% | 53.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | -7.4% | -13.4% | 3.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | -3.5% | -7.8% | 0.1% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Equatorial Guinea
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 rate of real gdp per employed person in Equatorial Guinea?
- Annual growth rate of real gdp per employed person in Equatorial Guinea was -3.6% in 2025, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest annual growth rate of real gdp per employed person recorded in Equatorial Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 53.2% in 2001.
- What is the lowest annual growth rate of real gdp per employed person recorded in Equatorial Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was -13.4% in 2010.
- How does Equatorial Guinea rank for annual growth rate of real gdp per employed person?
- Equatorial Guinea ranks 193rd out of 201 countries with data for 2025.
- Is annual growth rate of real gdp per employed person rising or falling in Equatorial Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 71.9%. 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 rate of real GDP per employed person (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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