Foreign aid and investments received in Equatorial Guinea
Equatorial Guinea: Foreign aid and investments received was -243.96 million millions of current united states dollars in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2024)
-243.96 million millions of current united states dollars
Change on year
down 113.3%
World rank
149th
of 155 countries
All-time high
1.84 billion millions of current united states dollars
in 2023
All-time low
-983.94 million millions of current united states dollars
in 2008
Years of data
25
2000–2024
Foreign aid and investments received in Equatorial Guinea, 2000–2024
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in millions of current united states dollars.
Analysis
Equatorial Guinea recorded -243.96 million millions of current united states dollars for foreign aid and investments received in 2024.
The figure is down 113.3% on the previous year and down 235.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, foreign aid and investments received in Equatorial Guinea peaked at 1.84 billion millions of current united states dollars in 2023 and was at its lowest, -983.94 million millions of current united states dollars, in 2008.
Equatorial Guinea ranks 149th of 155 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Foreign aid and investments received in Equatorial Guinea, year by year
| Year | millions of current united states dollars | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 21.89 million millions of current united states dollars | — |
| 2001 | 25.00 million millions of current united states dollars | +14.2% |
| 2002 | -414.61 million millions of current united states dollars | -1758.4% |
| 2003 | 844.71 million millions of current united states dollars | -303.7% |
| 2004 | 847.15 million millions of current united states dollars | +0.3% |
| 2005 | 471.26 million millions of current united states dollars | -44.4% |
| 2006 | 1.13 billion millions of current united states dollars | +140.0% |
| 2007 | -207.22 million millions of current united states dollars | -118.3% |
| 2008 | -983.94 million millions of current united states dollars | +374.8% |
| 2009 | 428.60 million millions of current united states dollars | -143.6% |
| 2010 | 92.58 million millions of current united states dollars | -78.4% |
| 2011 | -76.25 million millions of current united states dollars | -182.4% |
| 2012 | 22.15 million millions of current united states dollars | -129.0% |
| 2013 | 184.10 million millions of current united states dollars | +731.2% |
| 2014 | 180.39 million millions of current united states dollars | -2.0% |
| 2015 | -110.51 million millions of current united states dollars | -161.3% |
| 2016 | -133.95 million millions of current united states dollars | +21.2% |
| 2017 | 167.57 million millions of current united states dollars | -225.1% |
| 2018 | 237.37 million millions of current united states dollars | +41.7% |
| 2019 | 50.60 million millions of current united states dollars | -78.7% |
| 2020 | -451.08 million millions of current united states dollars | -991.5% |
| 2021 | 872.74 million millions of current united states dollars | -293.5% |
| 2022 | 479.67 million millions of current united states dollars | -45.0% |
| 2023 | 1.84 billion millions of current united states dollars | +283.3% |
| 2024 | -243.96 million millions of current united states dollars | -113.3% |
Equatorial Guinea compared with similar countries
- Equatorial Guinea's -243.96 million millions of current united states dollars is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 818.00 million millions of current united states dollars. (58 countries reporting)
- Equatorial Guinea's -243.96 million millions of current united states dollars is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 1.16 billion millions of current united states dollars. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Foreign aid and investments received 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | -1758.4% | 25.00 million millions of current united states dollars | -414.61 million millions of current united states dollars |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 216.40 million millions of current united states dollars | -983.94 million millions of current united states dollars | 1.13 billion millions of current united states dollars | 10 |
| 2010s | 61.41 million millions of current united states dollars | -133.95 million millions of current united states dollars | 237.37 million millions of current united states dollars | 10 |
| 2020s | 499.16 million millions of current united states dollars | -451.08 million millions of current united states dollars | 1.84 billion millions of current united states dollars | 5 |
Countries ranked near Equatorial Guinea
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- 148 Anguilla -141.26 million millions of current united states dollars compare
- 150 Turkmenistan -518.33 million millions of current united states dollars compare
- 151 Azerbaijan -1.28 billion millions of current united states dollars compare
- 152 China -2.92 billion millions of current united states dollars compare
More economy & growth data for Equatorial Guinea
- 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)
- IMF holdings of currency, SDR, annual growth rate -13.06 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is foreign aid and investments received in Equatorial Guinea?
- Foreign aid and investments received in Equatorial Guinea was -243.96 million millions of current united states dollars in 2024, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest foreign aid and investments received recorded in Equatorial Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 1.84 billion millions of current united states dollars in 2023.
- What is the lowest foreign aid and investments received recorded in Equatorial Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was -983.94 million millions of current united states dollars in 2008.
- How does Equatorial Guinea rank for foreign aid and investments received?
- Equatorial Guinea ranks 149th out of 155 countries with data for 2024.
- Is foreign aid and investments received rising or falling in Equatorial Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 235.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Equatorial Guinea data come from?
- The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Foreign aid and investments received. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Total assistance for development, by recipient countries (millions of current United States dollars).