Cash surplus/deficit as a proportion of GDP in Equatorial Guinea
Equatorial Guinea: Cash surplus/deficit as a proportion of GDP was -11.0% in 2022. ▼ Falling
Latest (2022)
-11.0%
Change on year
down 6.6%
World rank
15th
of 162 countries
All-time high
-3.4%
in 2007
All-time low
-12.3%
in 2020
Years of data
17
2006–2022
Cash surplus/deficit as a proportion of GDP in Equatorial Guinea, 2006–2022
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2022, cash surplus/deficit as a proportion of gdp in Equatorial Guinea stood at -11.0%.
The figure is down 6.6% on the previous year and down 54.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cash surplus/deficit as a proportion of gdp in Equatorial Guinea peaked at -3.4% in 2007 and was at its lowest, -12.3%, in 2020.
Equatorial Guinea ranks 15th of 162 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 17 years of available data.
Cash surplus/deficit as a proportion of GDP in Equatorial Guinea, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | -3.7% | — |
| 2007 | -3.4% | -7.1% |
| 2008 | -4.2% | +21.4% |
| 2009 | -4.9% | +17.0% |
| 2010 | -5.6% | +15.6% |
| 2011 | -5.0% | -11.6% |
| 2012 | -7.1% | +43.4% |
| 2013 | -8.0% | +12.7% |
| 2014 | -7.1% | -11.8% |
| 2015 | -9.9% | +40.2% |
| 2016 | -10.2% | +3.0% |
| 2017 | -9.9% | -3.4% |
| 2018 | -10.3% | +4.2% |
| 2019 | -11.4% | +10.6% |
| 2020 | -12.3% | +7.4% |
| 2021 | -10.4% | -15.5% |
| 2022 | -11.0% | +6.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | -4.0% | -4.9% | -3.4% | 4 |
| 2010s | -8.5% | -11.4% | -5.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | -11.2% | -12.3% | -10.4% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Equatorial Guinea
- 13 Zimbabwe -11.0% compare
- 14 Tajikistan -11.0% compare
- 16 Madagascar -11.2% compare
- 17 Central African Republic -11.7% compare
- 18 Burundi -12.2% compare
More economy & growth data for Equatorial Guinea
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (current LCU) -7.46 % change on previous year (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (current LCU) 309.39 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (current LCU) 2.05 million current LCU per person (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (constant 2015) 2.36 % change on previous year (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (constant 2015) 0.4763 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (constant 2015) 3,151 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- Final consumption expenditure (current US$), annual growth rate 4.42 % change on previous year (2025)
- Final consumption expenditure (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.8557 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Final consumption expenditure (current US$), per capita 5,661 current US$ per person (2025)
- Final consumption expenditure (current LCU), annual growth rate 0.2166 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cash surplus/deficit as a proportion of gdp in Equatorial Guinea?
- Cash surplus/deficit as a proportion of gdp in Equatorial Guinea was -11.0% in 2022, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest cash surplus/deficit as a proportion of gdp recorded in Equatorial Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was -3.4% in 2007.
- What is the lowest cash surplus/deficit as a proportion of gdp recorded in Equatorial Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was -12.3% in 2020.
- How does Equatorial Guinea rank for cash surplus/deficit as a proportion of gdp?
- Equatorial Guinea ranks 15th out of 162 countries with data for 2022.
- Is cash surplus/deficit as a proportion of gdp rising or falling in Equatorial Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 54.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Equatorial Guinea data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Cash surplus/deficit as a proportion of GDP (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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