Foreign direct investment, net inflows (% of GDP) in Equatorial Guinea
Equatorial Guinea: Foreign direct investment, net inflows (% of GDP) was 2.3% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Foreign direct investment, net inflows in Equatorial Guinea, 1981–2025
Source: International Financial Statistics and Balance of Payments databases, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
The most recent figure for foreign direct investment, net inflows in Equatorial Guinea is 2.3%, measured in 2025.
That represents a change of up 61.5% on the previous year and down 74.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, foreign direct investment, net inflows in Equatorial Guinea peaked at 161.8% in 1996 and was at its lowest, -4.0%, in 2008.
That places Equatorial Guinea 92nd out of 201 countries with data for 2025, 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 (% of GDP) in Equatorial Guinea, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | -0.5% | — |
| 1982 | 1.0% | -307.3% |
| 1983 | 1.2% | +15.2% |
| 1984 | 4.3% | +268.6% |
| 1985 | 3.9% | -8.9% |
| 1986 | 7.4% | +87.6% |
| 1987 | 1.8% | -75.6% |
| 1988 | 0.5% | -72.4% |
| 1989 | 1.0% | +102.8% |
| 1990 | 9.9% | +879.2% |
| 1991 | 37.3% | +277.3% |
| 1992 | 4.5% | -88.0% |
| 1993 | 16.4% | +266.9% |
| 1994 | 16.9% | +2.8% |
| 1995 | 89.5% | +430.7% |
| 1996 | 161.8% | +80.9% |
| 1997 | 12.1% | -92.5% |
| 1998 | 74.1% | +513.4% |
| 1999 | 24.8% | -66.5% |
| 2000 | 14.8% | -40.5% |
| 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 | -1.5% | -114.3% |
| 2024 | 1.4% | -197.6% |
| 2025 | 2.3% | +61.5% |
Equatorial Guinea compared with similar countries
- Equatorial Guinea's 2.3% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 2.3%, 98% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Equatorial Guinea's 2.3% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 2.0%, 1.2× the median. (47 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Foreign direct investment, net inflows (% 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% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 2.3% | -0.5% | 7.4% | 9 |
| 1990s | 44.7% | 4.5% | 161.8% | 10 |
| 2000s | 16.3% | -4.0% | 64.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.8% | -1.1% | 16.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.8% | -1.5% | 10.1% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Equatorial Guinea
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 in Equatorial Guinea?
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows in Equatorial Guinea was 2.3% in 2025, according to International Financial Statistics and Balance of Payments databases, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest foreign direct investment, net inflows recorded in Equatorial Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 161.8% in 1996.
- What is the lowest foreign direct investment, net inflows recorded in Equatorial Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was -4.0% in 2008.
- How does Equatorial Guinea rank for foreign direct investment, net inflows?
- Equatorial Guinea ranks 92nd out of 201 countries with data for 2025.
- Is foreign direct investment, net inflows rising or falling in Equatorial Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 74.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Equatorial Guinea data come from?
- The figures come from International Financial Statistics and Balance of Payments databases, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as part of Foreign direct investment, net inflows (% of GDP). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Foreign direct investment is the net inflows of investment to acquire a lasting management interest (10 percent or more of voting stock) in an enterprise operating in an economy other than that of the investor. It is the sum of equity capital, reinvestment of earnings, other long-term capital, and short-term capital as shown in the balance of payments. This series shows net inflows (new investment inflows less disinvestment) in the reporting economy from foreign investors, and is divided by GDP.