Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), gaps filled in Equatorial Guinea
Equatorial Guinea: Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), gaps filled was 188.01 million BoP, current US$ in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), gaps filled in Equatorial Guinea, 1978–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in BoP, current US$.
Analysis
Equatorial Guinea recorded 188.01 million BoP, current US$ for foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), gaps filled in 2024.
That represents a change of up 32.6% on the previous year and up 12.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), gaps filled in Equatorial Guinea peaked at 2.73 billion BoP, current US$ in 2010 and was at its lowest, -793.87 million BoP, current US$, in 2008.
That places Equatorial Guinea 145th out of 202 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), gaps filled in Equatorial Guinea, year by year
| Year | BoP, current US$ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1978 | -20,000 BoP, current US$ | — |
| 1979 | -73,333 BoP, current US$ | +266.7% |
| 1980 | -126,667 BoP, current US$ | +72.7% |
| 1981 | -180,000 BoP, current US$ | +42.1% |
| 1982 | 450,000 BoP, current US$ | -350.0% |
| 1983 | 520,000 BoP, current US$ | +15.6% |
| 1984 | 2.17 million BoP, current US$ | +317.3% |
| 1985 | 2.44 million BoP, current US$ | +12.4% |
| 1986 | 5.63 million BoP, current US$ | +130.7% |
| 1987 | 1.68 million BoP, current US$ | -70.2% |
| 1988 | 500,000 BoP, current US$ | -70.2% |
| 1989 | 890,259 BoP, current US$ | +78.1% |
| 1990 | 11.07 million BoP, current US$ | +1143.9% |
| 1991 | 41.32 million BoP, current US$ | +273.2% |
| 1992 | 6.02 million BoP, current US$ | -85.4% |
| 1993 | 22.30 million BoP, current US$ | +270.6% |
| 1994 | 17.00 million BoP, current US$ | -23.8% |
| 1995 | 126.92 million BoP, current US$ | +646.8% |
| 1996 | 376.18 million BoP, current US$ | +196.4% |
| 1997 | 53.45 million BoP, current US$ | -85.8% |
| 1998 | 274.77 million BoP, current US$ | +414.1% |
| 1999 | 154.30 million BoP, current US$ | -43.8% |
| 2000 | 154.50 million BoP, current US$ | +0.1% |
| 2001 | 940.74 million BoP, current US$ | +508.9% |
| 2002 | 323.39 million BoP, current US$ | -65.6% |
| 2003 | 689.78 million BoP, current US$ | +113.3% |
| 2004 | 340.91 million BoP, current US$ | -50.6% |
| 2005 | 769.15 million BoP, current US$ | +125.6% |
| 2006 | 469.51 million BoP, current US$ | -39.0% |
| 2007 | 1.24 billion BoP, current US$ | +164.7% |
| 2008 | -793.87 million BoP, current US$ | -163.9% |
| 2009 | 1.64 billion BoP, current US$ | -306.1% |
| 2010 | 2.73 billion BoP, current US$ | +67.1% |
| 2011 | 1.98 billion BoP, current US$ | -27.8% |
| 2012 | 985.26 million BoP, current US$ | -50.1% |
| 2013 | 582.95 million BoP, current US$ | -40.8% |
| 2014 | 167.88 million BoP, current US$ | -71.2% |
| 2015 | 1.19 billion BoP, current US$ | +607.5% |
| 2016 | 1.76 billion BoP, current US$ | +47.8% |
| 2017 | 384.83 million BoP, current US$ | -78.1% |
| 2018 | -144.47 million BoP, current US$ | -137.5% |
| 2019 | 821.41 million BoP, current US$ | -668.6% |
| 2020 | -9.07 million BoP, current US$ | -101.1% |
| 2021 | 561.60 million BoP, current US$ | -6290.1% |
| 2022 | 1.39 billion BoP, current US$ | +147.2% |
| 2023 | 141.78 million BoP, current US$ | -89.8% |
| 2024 | 188.01 million BoP, current US$ | +32.6% |
Equatorial Guinea compared with similar countries
- Equatorial Guinea's 188.01 million BoP, current US$ is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1.14 billion BoP, current US$, 16% of the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Equatorial Guinea's 188.01 million BoP, current US$ is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 545.60 million BoP, current US$, 34% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), gaps filled 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 | +6290.1% | -9.07 million BoP, current US$ | 561.60 million BoP, current US$ |
| 1990 | +1143.9% | 890,259 BoP, current US$ | 11.07 million BoP, current US$ |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | -46,667 BoP, current US$ | -73,333 BoP, current US$ | -20,000 BoP, current US$ | 2 |
| 1980s | 1.40 million BoP, current US$ | -180,000 BoP, current US$ | 5.63 million BoP, current US$ | 10 |
| 1990s | 108.33 million BoP, current US$ | 6.02 million BoP, current US$ | 376.18 million BoP, current US$ | 10 |
| 2000s | 577.31 million BoP, current US$ | -793.87 million BoP, current US$ | 1.64 billion BoP, current US$ | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.04 billion BoP, current US$ | -144.47 million BoP, current US$ | 2.73 billion BoP, current US$ | 10 |
| 2020s | 454.10 million BoP, current US$ | -9.07 million BoP, current US$ | 1.39 billion BoP, current US$ | 5 |
Countries ranked near Equatorial Guinea
- 142 Seychelles 226.13 million BoP, current US$ compare
- 143 Fiji 203.61 million BoP, current US$ compare
- 144 Saint Lucia 193.98 million BoP, current US$ compare
- 146 Grenada 170.66 million BoP, current US$ compare
- 147 Curacao 154.81 million BoP, current US$ compare
- 148 Cape Verde 153.85 million BoP, current US$ 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 direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), gaps filled in Equatorial Guinea?
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), gaps filled in Equatorial Guinea was 188.01 million BoP, current US$ in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), gaps filled recorded in Equatorial Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 2.73 billion BoP, current US$ in 2010.
- What is the lowest foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), gaps filled recorded in Equatorial Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was -793.87 million BoP, current US$ in 2008.
- How does Equatorial Guinea rank for foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), gaps filled?
- Equatorial Guinea ranks 145th out of 202 countries with data for 2024.
- Is foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), gaps filled rising or falling in Equatorial Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Equatorial Guinea data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), gaps filled. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$) with 62 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.
Computed from
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows Balance of Payments database, International Monetary Fund (IMF), note: International Monetary Fund, Balance of Payments database, supplemented by data from the United Nations Conference on Trade and D
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$) with 62 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.