Gross fixed capital formation, Private sector … Private Percent in Equatorial Guinea
Equatorial Guinea: Gross fixed capital formation, Private sector … Private Percent was 3.53 in 2019. ◆ Volatile
Gross fixed capital formation, Private sector, Constant prices in Equatorial Guinea, 1960–2019
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
In 2019, gross fixed capital formation, private sector, constant prices in Equatorial Guinea stood at 3.53.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 18.2% on the previous year and down 69.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross fixed capital formation, private sector, constant prices in Equatorial Guinea peaked at 36.62 in 1996 and was at its lowest, 0.5709, in 1985.
Equatorial Guinea ranks 167th of 173 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Gross fixed capital formation, Private sector … Private Percent in Equatorial Guinea, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 3.23 | — |
| 1961 | 3.31 | +2.5% |
| 1962 | 3.44 | +4.1% |
| 1963 | 3.44 | -0.2% |
| 1964 | 3.43 | -0.0% |
| 1965 | 3.68 | +7.1% |
| 1966 | 3.7 | +0.7% |
| 1967 | 3.67 | -0.9% |
| 1968 | 3.73 | +1.6% |
| 1969 | 3.78 | +1.5% |
| 1970 | 3.94 | +4.1% |
| 1971 | 3.94 | -0.0% |
| 1972 | 3.94 | -0.0% |
| 1973 | 3.94 | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 3.94 | -0.0% |
| 1975 | 3.94 | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 3.94 | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 3.94 | -0.0% |
| 1978 | 3.94 | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 3.94 | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 5.41 | +37.2% |
| 1981 | 5.41 | +0.1% |
| 1982 | 3.25 | -40.0% |
| 1983 | 2.81 | -13.5% |
| 1984 | 2.83 | +0.8% |
| 1985 | 0.5709 | -79.8% |
| 1986 | 1.61 | +181.8% |
| 1987 | 2.37 | +47.3% |
| 1988 | 2.37 | -0.2% |
| 1989 | 1.35 | -42.9% |
| 1990 | 2.73 | +102.3% |
| 1991 | 1.95 | -28.7% |
| 1992 | 1.75 | -10.3% |
| 1993 | 1.42 | -18.6% |
| 1994 | 6.26 | +339.5% |
| 1995 | 19.82 | +216.7% |
| 1996 | 36.62 | +84.8% |
| 1997 | 25.04 | -31.6% |
| 1998 | 25.12 | +0.3% |
| 1999 | 25.17 | +0.2% |
| 2000 | 22.97 | -8.7% |
| 2001 | 19.08 | -17.0% |
| 2002 | 7.86 | -58.8% |
| 2003 | 13.07 | +66.2% |
| 2004 | 10.1 | -22.8% |
| 2005 | 10.32 | +2.2% |
| 2006 | 10.34 | +0.3% |
| 2007 | 11.02 | +6.5% |
| 2008 | 12.08 | +9.6% |
| 2009 | 11.57 | -4.2% |
| 2010 | 13.9 | +20.1% |
| 2011 | 12.88 | -7.3% |
| 2012 | 15.27 | +18.5% |
| 2013 | 6.07 | -60.2% |
| 2014 | 4.51 | -25.7% |
| 2015 | 1.81 | -59.8% |
| 2016 | 1.44 | -20.6% |
| 2017 | 1.07 | -25.7% |
| 2018 | 4.32 | +303.1% |
| 2019 | 3.53 | -18.2% |
Equatorial Guinea compared with similar countries
- Equatorial Guinea's 3.53 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 14.94, 24% of the median. (50 countries reporting)
- Equatorial Guinea's 3.53 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 10.65, 33% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Gross fixed capital formation, Private sector … Private Percent 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1994 | +339.5% | 1.42 | 6.26 |
| 2018 | +303.1% | 1.07 | 4.32 |
| 1995 | +216.7% | 6.26 | 19.82 |
| 1986 | +181.8% | 0.5709 | 1.61 |
| 1990 | +102.3% | 1.35 | 2.73 |
| 1996 | +84.8% | 19.82 | 36.62 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 3.54 | 3.23 | 3.78 | 10 |
| 1970s | 3.94 | 3.94 | 3.94 | 10 |
| 1980s | 2.8 | 0.5709 | 5.41 | 10 |
| 1990s | 14.59 | 1.42 | 36.62 | 10 |
| 2000s | 12.84 | 7.86 | 22.97 | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.48 | 1.07 | 15.27 | 10 |
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 gross fixed capital formation, private sector, constant prices in Equatorial Guinea?
- Gross fixed capital formation, private sector, constant prices in Equatorial Guinea was 3.53 in 2019, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest gross fixed capital formation, private sector, constant prices recorded in Equatorial Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 36.62 in 1996.
- What is the lowest gross fixed capital formation, private sector, constant prices recorded in Equatorial Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5709 in 1985.
- How does Equatorial Guinea rank for gross fixed capital formation, private sector, constant prices?
- Equatorial Guinea ranks 167th out of 173 countries with data for 2019.
- Is gross fixed capital formation, private sector, constant prices rising or falling in Equatorial Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 69.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Equatorial Guinea data come from?
- The figures come from International Monetary Fund, published as part of Gross fixed capital formation, Private sector, Constant prices, Percent of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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