Government revenues as a share of GDP in Equatorial Guinea
Equatorial Guinea: Government revenues as a share of GDP was 30.8% in 2022. ▼ Falling
Government revenues as a share of GDP in Equatorial Guinea, 2006–2022
Source: International Monetary Fund – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Equatorial Guinea recorded 30.8% for government revenues as a share of gdp in 2022.
That represents a change of up 100.8% on the previous year and up 10.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, government revenues as a share of gdp in Equatorial Guinea peaked at 39.9% in 2006 and was at its lowest, 14.4%, in 2020.
Equatorial Guinea ranks 80th of 174 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 17 years of available data.
Government revenues as a share of GDP in Equatorial Guinea, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 39.9% | — |
| 2007 | 36.9% | -7.6% |
| 2008 | 34.5% | -6.4% |
| 2009 | 33.4% | -3.3% |
| 2010 | 26.6% | -20.1% |
| 2011 | 28.3% | +6.2% |
| 2012 | 27.9% | -1.3% |
| 2013 | 25.0% | -10.5% |
| 2014 | 24.2% | -3.2% |
| 2015 | 26.4% | +8.9% |
| 2016 | 16.8% | -36.2% |
| 2017 | 17.4% | +3.5% |
| 2018 | 19.8% | +13.8% |
| 2019 | 18.6% | -6.0% |
| 2020 | 14.4% | -22.8% |
| 2021 | 15.3% | +6.6% |
| 2022 | 30.8% | +100.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 36.2% | 33.4% | 39.9% | 4 |
| 2010s | 23.1% | 16.8% | 28.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 20.2% | 14.4% | 30.8% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Equatorial Guinea
More economy & growth data for Equatorial Guinea
- Final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$), per capita 4,942 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- Gross national expenditure (current US$), annual growth rate -6.06 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross national expenditure (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.8189 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gross national expenditure (current US$), per capita 5,417 current US$ per person (2025)
- Gross national expenditure (current LCU), annual growth rate -9.84 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross national expenditure (current LCU), per unit of GDP 476.55 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gross national expenditure (current LCU), per capita 3.15 million current LCU per person (2025)
- Gross national expenditure (constant 2015 US$), annual growth rate 5 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross national expenditure (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP 0.7793 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gross national expenditure (constant 2015 US$), per capita 5,155 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is government revenues as a share of gdp in Equatorial Guinea?
- Government revenues as a share of gdp in Equatorial Guinea was 30.8% in 2022, according to International Monetary Fund – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest government revenues as a share of gdp recorded in Equatorial Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 39.9% in 2006.
- What is the lowest government revenues as a share of gdp recorded in Equatorial Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 14.4% in 2020.
- How does Equatorial Guinea rank for government revenues as a share of gdp?
- Equatorial Guinea ranks 80th out of 174 countries with data for 2022.
- Is government revenues as a share of gdp rising or falling in Equatorial Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Equatorial Guinea data come from?
- The figures come from International Monetary Fund – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Government revenues as a share of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Taxes, social contributions, and other revenues such as fines, fees, rent, and income from property or sales included.