General government final consumption expenditure in Equatorial Guinea
Equatorial Guinea: General government final consumption expenditure was 4.16 billion current US$ in 2025. ▲ Rising
General government final consumption expenditure in Equatorial Guinea, 2005–2025
Source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks. Measured in current US$.
Analysis
Equatorial Guinea recorded 4.16 billion current US$ for general government final consumption expenditure in 2025. That is the highest value across all 21 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 20.9% on the previous year and up 43.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, general government final consumption expenditure in Equatorial Guinea peaked at 4.16 billion current US$ in 2025 and was at its lowest, 224.83 million current US$, in 2005.
That places Equatorial Guinea 111th out of 187 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 21 years of available data.
General government final consumption expenditure in Equatorial Guinea, year by year
| Year | current US$ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 224.83 million current US$ | — |
| 2006 | 733.52 million current US$ | +226.2% |
| 2007 | 1.00 billion current US$ | +36.5% |
| 2008 | 1.31 billion current US$ | +31.3% |
| 2009 | 1.67 billion current US$ | +27.3% |
| 2010 | 1.91 billion current US$ | +13.9% |
| 2011 | 2.52 billion current US$ | +32.0% |
| 2012 | 2.59 billion current US$ | +3.1% |
| 2013 | 3.39 billion current US$ | +30.8% |
| 2014 | 3.48 billion current US$ | +2.4% |
| 2015 | 2.89 billion current US$ | -16.8% |
| 2016 | 2.85 billion current US$ | -1.5% |
| 2017 | 2.89 billion current US$ | +1.5% |
| 2018 | 3.08 billion current US$ | +6.6% |
| 2019 | 2.89 billion current US$ | -6.1% |
| 2020 | 2.81 billion current US$ | -2.8% |
| 2021 | 3.11 billion current US$ | +10.7% |
| 2022 | 3.03 billion current US$ | -2.6% |
| 2023 | 3.33 billion current US$ | +9.8% |
| 2024 | 3.44 billion current US$ | +3.2% |
| 2025 | 4.16 billion current US$ | +20.9% |
Equatorial Guinea compared with similar countries
- Equatorial Guinea's 4.16 billion current US$ is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 9.56 billion current US$, 43% of the median. (52 countries reporting)
- Equatorial Guinea's 4.16 billion current US$ is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 2.72 billion current US$, 1.5× the median. (45 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where General government final consumption expenditure in Equatorial Guinea changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | +226.2% | 224.83 million current US$ | 733.52 million current US$ |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 989.35 million current US$ | 224.83 million current US$ | 1.67 billion current US$ | 5 |
| 2010s | 2.85 billion current US$ | 1.91 billion current US$ | 3.48 billion current US$ | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.31 billion current US$ | 2.81 billion current US$ | 4.16 billion current US$ | 6 |
Countries ranked near Equatorial Guinea
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 general government final consumption expenditure in Equatorial Guinea?
- General government final consumption expenditure in Equatorial Guinea was 4.16 billion current US$ in 2025, according to Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks.
- What is the highest general government final consumption expenditure recorded in Equatorial Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 4.16 billion current US$ in 2025.
- What is the lowest general government final consumption expenditure recorded in Equatorial Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 224.83 million current US$ in 2005.
- How does Equatorial Guinea rank for general government final consumption expenditure?
- Equatorial Guinea ranks 111th out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is general government final consumption expenditure rising or falling in Equatorial Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 43.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Equatorial Guinea data come from?
- The figures come from Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks, published as part of General government final consumption expenditure (current US$). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Final consumption expenditure is expenditure on goods and services by resident institutional units for the direct satisfaction of human needs or wants, whether individual or collective. General government FCE includes all government current expenditures for purchases of goods and services (including compensation of employees), and most expenditures on national defense and security, but excludes government military expenditures that are part of government capital formation. This indicator is expressed in current prices, meaning no adjustment has been made to account for price changes over time. This indicator is expressed in United States dollars.