Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$) … unit in Equatorial Guinea
Equatorial Guinea: Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$) … unit was 0.0116 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit in Equatorial Guinea, 1987–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP.
Analysis
The most recent figure for foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per unit in Equatorial Guinea is 0.0116 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 23,190.2% on the previous year and up 11,980.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per unit in Equatorial Guinea peaked at 0.0184 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2021 and was at its lowest, -0.0159 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP, in 2018.
Equatorial Guinea ranks 49th of 191 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 outflows (BoP, current US$) … unit in Equatorial Guinea, year by year
| Year | BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1987 | 0 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | — |
| 1988 | 0 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | — |
| 1989 | 0 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | — |
| 2015 | 0.0001 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | — |
| 2016 | 0.0025 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +2462.0% |
| 2017 | -0.0022 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -189.5% |
| 2018 | -0.0159 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +624.0% |
| 2019 | 0.0146 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -191.6% |
| 2020 | 0.0017 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -88.6% |
| 2021 | 0.0184 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +1005.2% |
| 2022 | -0.0001 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -100.3% |
| 2024 | 0.0116 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -23190.2% |
Equatorial Guinea compared with similar countries
- Equatorial Guinea's 0.0116 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0033 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP, 3.5× the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Equatorial Guinea's 0.0116 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0012 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP, 9.7× the median. (45 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 3 |
| 2010s | -0.0002 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -0.0159 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0146 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 5 |
| 2020s | 0.0079 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -0.0001 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0184 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 4 |
Countries ranked near Equatorial Guinea
- 46 Slovakia 0.012 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 47 Sweden 0.012 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 48 Azerbaijan 0.012 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 50 Bulgaria 0.0116 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 51 Albania 0.0112 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 52 Colombia 0.0105 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 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 outflows (bop, current us$), per unit in Equatorial Guinea?
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per unit in Equatorial Guinea was 0.0116 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per unit recorded in Equatorial Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0184 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2021.
- What is the lowest foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per unit recorded in Equatorial Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was -0.0159 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2018.
- How does Equatorial Guinea rank for foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per unit?
- Equatorial Guinea ranks 49th out of 191 countries with data for 2024.
- Is foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per unit rising or falling in Equatorial Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11,980.1%. 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$), per unit of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$) ÷ GDP (current US$)
Computed from
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows Balance of Payments database, International Monetary Fund (IMF), note: International Monetary Fund, Balance of Payments database, supplemented by data from the United Nations Conference on Trade and D
- GDP Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks
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Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.