External debt stocks, total (DOD, current US$) in Equatorial Guinea
Equatorial Guinea: External debt stocks, total (DOD, current US$) was 1.10 billion DOD, current US$ in 2025. ▼ Falling
External debt stocks, total in Equatorial Guinea, 2019–2025
Source: International Debt Statistics, World Bank (WB). Measured in DOD, current US$.
Analysis
Equatorial Guinea recorded 1.10 billion DOD, current US$ for external debt stocks, total in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 7 years on record.
The figure is down 9.6% on the previous year and down 27.2% over ten years.
Equatorial Guinea ranks 110th of 123 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
External debt stocks, total (DOD, current US$) in Equatorial Guinea, year by year
| Year | DOD, current US$ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 1.51 billion DOD, current US$ | — |
| 2020 | 1.33 billion DOD, current US$ | -12.5% |
| 2021 | 1.50 billion DOD, current US$ | +12.8% |
| 2022 | 1.48 billion DOD, current US$ | -0.8% |
| 2023 | 1.37 billion DOD, current US$ | -8.0% |
| 2024 | 1.22 billion DOD, current US$ | -10.7% |
| 2025 | 1.10 billion DOD, current US$ | -9.6% |
Equatorial Guinea compared with similar countries
- Equatorial Guinea's 1.10 billion DOD, current US$ is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 18.73 billion DOD, current US$, 6% of the median. (53 countries reporting)
- Equatorial Guinea's 1.10 billion DOD, current US$ is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 7.71 billion DOD, current US$, 14% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 1.51 billion DOD, current US$ | 1.51 billion DOD, current US$ | 1.51 billion DOD, current US$ | 1 |
| 2020s | 1.33 billion DOD, current US$ | 1.10 billion DOD, current US$ | 1.50 billion DOD, current US$ | 6 |
Countries ranked near Equatorial Guinea
- 107 Guinea-Bissau 1.53 billion DOD, current US$ compare
- 108 Saint Lucia 1.27 billion DOD, current US$ compare
- 109 Central African Republic 1.11 billion DOD, current US$ compare
- 111 Burundi 1.05 billion DOD, current US$ compare
- 112 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 974.43 million DOD, current US$ compare
- 113 Grenada 905.83 million DOD, current US$ 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 external debt stocks, total in Equatorial Guinea?
- External debt stocks, total in Equatorial Guinea was 1.10 billion DOD, current US$ in 2025, according to International Debt Statistics, World Bank (WB).
- What is the highest external debt stocks, total recorded in Equatorial Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 1.51 billion DOD, current US$ in 2019.
- What is the lowest external debt stocks, total recorded in Equatorial Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.10 billion DOD, current US$ in 2025.
- How does Equatorial Guinea rank for external debt stocks, total?
- Equatorial Guinea ranks 110th out of 123 countries with data for 2025.
- Is external debt stocks, total rising or falling in Equatorial Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 27.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Equatorial Guinea data come from?
- The figures come from International Debt Statistics, World Bank (WB), published as part of External debt stocks, total (DOD, current US$). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Total external debt is debt owed to nonresidents repayable in currency, goods, or services. Total external debt is the sum of public, publicly guaranteed, and private nonguaranteed long-term debt, use of IMF credit, and short-term debt. Short-term debt includes all debt having an original maturity of one year or less and interest in arrears on long-term debt. Data are in current U.S. dollars.