Current account balance in Equatorial Guinea
Equatorial Guinea: Current account balance was -148.0% in 1996. ◆ Volatile
Current account balance in Equatorial Guinea, 1987–1996
Source: Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
The most recent figure for current account balance in Equatorial Guinea is -148.0%, measured in 1996. That is the lowest value across all 10 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 70.1% on the previous year and down 470.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, current account balance in Equatorial Guinea peaked at 2.1% in 1993 and was at its lowest, -148.0%, in 1996.
Equatorial Guinea ranks 200th of 200 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Current account balance in Equatorial Guinea, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1987 | -25.9% | — |
| 1988 | -16.5% | -36.6% |
| 1989 | -23.8% | +44.6% |
| 1990 | -16.9% | -28.8% |
| 1991 | -36.7% | +116.7% |
| 1992 | -7.9% | -78.6% |
| 1993 | 2.1% | -126.6% |
| 1994 | -0.4% | -118.1% |
| 1995 | -87.0% | +22866.7% |
| 1996 | -148.0% | +70.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | -22.1% | -25.9% | -16.5% | 3 |
| 1990s | -42.1% | -148.0% | 2.1% | 7 |
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More economy & growth data for Equatorial Guinea
- Industry (including construction), value added (constant 2015 US$) 1,847 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- Manufacturing, value added (current LCU), per capita 858,679 current LCU per person (2025)
- Manufacturing, value added (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP 0.1358 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Manufacturing, value added (constant 2015 US$), per capita 898.07 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- Manufacturing, value added (current LCU), per unit of GDP 129.8 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Manufacturing, value added (constant LCU), per capita 545,282 constant LCU per person (2025)
- Industry (including construction), value added (current US$), annual -17.24 % change on previous year (2025)
- Manufacturing, value added (current US$), per capita 1,476 current US$ per person (2025)
- Industry (including construction), value added (current US$), per 0.4141 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Industry (including construction), value added (constant 2015 US$) -13.62 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is current account balance in Equatorial Guinea?
- Current account balance in Equatorial Guinea was -148.0% in 1996, according to Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest current account balance recorded in Equatorial Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 2.1% in 1993.
- What is the lowest current account balance recorded in Equatorial Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was -148.0% in 1996.
- How does Equatorial Guinea rank for current account balance?
- Equatorial Guinea ranks 200th out of 200 countries with data for 1996.
- Is current account balance rising or falling in Equatorial Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 470.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Equatorial Guinea data come from?
- The figures come from Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as part of Current account balance (% of GDP). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Balance of current transactions (transactions in goods and services, earned income and transfer income) between residents and non-residents. The term current account balance is used in the external accounts and is expressed from the perspective of resident units. The term current external balance is used in the national accounts and is expressed from the perspective of the non-resident units, and therefore with the opposite sign. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) which is the total income earned through the production of goods and services in an economic territory during an accounting period.