Foreign direct investment, net inflows, as a proportion of GDP (%) in Equatorial Guinea
Equatorial Guinea: Foreign direct investment, net inflows, as a proportion of GDP (%) was 1.5% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Foreign direct investment, net inflows, as a proportion of GDP in Equatorial Guinea, 2000–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in %.
Analysis
Equatorial Guinea recorded 1.5% for foreign direct investment, net inflows, as a proportion of gdp in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 28.2% on the previous year and up 90.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, foreign direct investment, net inflows, as a proportion of gdp in Equatorial Guinea peaked at 64.4% in 2001 and was at its lowest, -4.0%, in 2008.
Equatorial Guinea ranks 138th of 214 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Foreign direct investment, net inflows, as a proportion of GDP (%) in Equatorial Guinea, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 14.8% | — |
| 2001 | 64.4% | +335.9% |
| 2002 | 17.9% | -72.2% |
| 2003 | 27.8% | +55.1% |
| 2004 | 7.7% | -72.2% |
| 2005 | 9.4% | +21.1% |
| 2006 | 4.7% | -50.3% |
| 2007 | 9.5% | +104.2% |
| 2008 | -4.0% | -142.3% |
| 2009 | 10.9% | -370.9% |
| 2010 | 16.8% | +53.9% |
| 2011 | 9.2% | -44.8% |
| 2012 | 4.4% | -52.4% |
| 2013 | 2.7% | -39.6% |
| 2014 | 0.8% | -71.0% |
| 2015 | 9.0% | +1067.9% |
| 2016 | 15.6% | +73.4% |
| 2017 | 3.2% | -79.8% |
| 2018 | -1.1% | -135.0% |
| 2019 | 7.2% | -755.3% |
| 2020 | -0.1% | -101.3% |
| 2021 | 4.6% | -5113.4% |
| 2022 | 10.1% | +120.6% |
| 2023 | 1.1% | -88.7% |
| 2024 | 1.5% | +28.2% |
Equatorial Guinea compared with similar countries
- Equatorial Guinea's 1.5% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 2.5%, 60% of the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Equatorial Guinea's 1.5% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 2.5%, 60% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Foreign direct investment, net inflows, as a proportion of GDP (%) 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 | +5113.4% | -0.1% | 4.6% |
| 2015 | +1067.9% | 0.8% | 9.0% |
| 2019 | +755.3% | -1.1% | 7.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 16.3% | -4.0% | 64.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.8% | -1.1% | 16.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.5% | -0.1% | 10.1% | 5 |
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 foreign direct investment, net inflows, as a proportion of gdp in Equatorial Guinea?
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows, as a proportion of gdp in Equatorial Guinea was 1.5% in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest foreign direct investment, net inflows, as a proportion of gdp recorded in Equatorial Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 64.4% in 2001.
- What is the lowest foreign direct investment, net inflows, as a proportion of gdp recorded in Equatorial Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was -4.0% in 2008.
- How does Equatorial Guinea rank for foreign direct investment, net inflows, as a proportion of gdp?
- Equatorial Guinea ranks 138th out of 214 countries with data for 2024.
- Is foreign direct investment, net inflows, as a proportion of gdp rising or falling in Equatorial Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 90.9%. 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 Foreign direct investment, net inflows, as a proportion of GDP (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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