Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per in Equatorial Guinea
Equatorial Guinea: Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per was -24.52 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre in 2022. ◆ Volatile
Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per in Equatorial Guinea, 1987–2022
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in BoP, current US$ per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per in Equatorial Guinea is -24.52 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre, measured in 2022.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 100.3% on the previous year and down 154.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per in Equatorial Guinea peaked at 8,028 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre in 2021 and was at its lowest, -7,445 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre, in 2018.
Equatorial Guinea ranks 155th of 188 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 direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per in Equatorial Guinea, year by year
| Year | BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1987 | 0 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | — |
| 1988 | 0 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | — |
| 1989 | 0 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | — |
| 2015 | 45.15 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | — |
| 2016 | 986.07 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +2084.1% |
| 2017 | -958.04 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | -197.2% |
| 2018 | -7,445 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +677.1% |
| 2019 | 5,919 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | -179.5% |
| 2020 | 588.28 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | -90.1% |
| 2021 | 8,028 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +1264.6% |
| 2022 | -24.52 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | -100.3% |
Equatorial Guinea compared with similar countries
- Equatorial Guinea's -24.52 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 968.55 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre. (54 countries reporting)
- Equatorial Guinea's -24.52 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 44.38 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre. (43 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 0 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 0 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 3 |
| 2010s | -290.65 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | -7,445 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 5,919 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 5 |
| 2020s | 2,864 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | -24.52 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 8,028 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 3 |
Countries ranked near Equatorial Guinea
- 152 Sierra Leone -0.461 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre compare
- 153 Chad -1.71 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre compare
- 154 Botswana -5.58 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre compare
- 156 Haiti -36.28 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre compare
- 157 Gambia -60.19 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre compare
- 158 Tunisia -80.1 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre compare
More economy & growth data for Equatorial Guinea
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), gaps 153.78 million BoP, current US$ (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0116 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 81.26 BoP, current US$ per person (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), gaps filled 188.01 million BoP, current US$ (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), annual 32.61 % change on previous year (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0142 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 99.34 BoP, current US$ per person (2024)
- Total reserves (includes gold, current US$), annual growth rate -30.01 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total reserves (includes gold, current US$), per unit of GDP 0.0812 includes gold, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Total reserves (includes gold, current US$), per capita 568.98 includes gold, current US$ per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per in Equatorial Guinea?
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per in Equatorial Guinea was -24.52 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre in 2022, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per recorded in Equatorial Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 8,028 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre in 2021.
- What is the lowest foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per recorded in Equatorial Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was -7,445 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre in 2018.
- How does Equatorial Guinea rank for foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per?
- Equatorial Guinea ranks 155th out of 188 countries with data for 2022.
- Is foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per rising or falling in Equatorial Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 154.3%. 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 outflows (BoP, current US$), per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$) ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows Balance of Payments database, International Monetary Fund (IMF), note: International Monetary Fund, Balance of Payments database, supplemented by data from the United Nations Conference on Trade and D
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.