Gross national expenditure in Equatorial Guinea
Equatorial Guinea: Gross national expenditure was 81.9% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Gross national expenditure in Equatorial Guinea, 2005–2025
Source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks. Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
The most recent figure for gross national expenditure in Equatorial Guinea is 81.9%, measured in 2025.
That represents a change of down 2.9% on the previous year and down 4.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross national expenditure in Equatorial Guinea peaked at 96.2% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 50.2%, in 2008.
Equatorial Guinea ranks 174th of 186 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 21 years of available data.
Gross national expenditure in Equatorial Guinea, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 56.2% | — |
| 2006 | 53.9% | -4.1% |
| 2007 | 56.8% | +5.5% |
| 2008 | 50.2% | -11.6% |
| 2009 | 73.5% | +46.4% |
| 2010 | 73.2% | -0.5% |
| 2011 | 64.2% | -12.3% |
| 2012 | 72.9% | +13.5% |
| 2013 | 71.6% | -1.8% |
| 2014 | 72.5% | +1.2% |
| 2015 | 85.6% | +18.1% |
| 2016 | 89.8% | +4.9% |
| 2017 | 84.7% | -5.7% |
| 2018 | 84.4% | -0.3% |
| 2019 | 92.6% | +9.7% |
| 2020 | 96.2% | +3.9% |
| 2021 | 86.7% | -9.9% |
| 2022 | 75.9% | -12.5% |
| 2023 | 85.1% | +12.1% |
| 2024 | 84.3% | -0.9% |
| 2025 | 81.9% | -2.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 58.1% | 50.2% | 73.5% | 5 |
| 2010s | 79.1% | 64.2% | 92.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 85.0% | 75.9% | 96.2% | 6 |
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More economy & growth data for Equatorial Guinea
- Exports of goods and services (current LCU), annual growth rate -3.96 % change on previous year (2025)
- Exports of goods and services (current LCU), per unit of GDP 270.71 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Exports of goods and services (current LCU), per capita 1.79 million current LCU per person (2025)
- Exports of goods and services (constant 2015 US$), annual growth rate -16.67 % change on previous year (2025)
- Exports of goods and services (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP 0.2739 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Exports of goods and services (constant 2015 US$), per capita 1,812 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- Gross fixed capital formation (current US$), annual growth rate -5.02 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross fixed capital formation (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.0637 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gross fixed capital formation (current US$), per capita 421.49 current US$ per person (2025)
- Gross fixed capital formation (current LCU), per unit of GDP 37.08 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross national expenditure in Equatorial Guinea?
- Gross national expenditure in Equatorial Guinea was 81.9% in 2025, according to Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks.
- What is the highest gross national expenditure recorded in Equatorial Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 96.2% in 2020.
- What is the lowest gross national expenditure recorded in Equatorial Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 50.2% in 2008.
- How does Equatorial Guinea rank for gross national expenditure?
- Equatorial Guinea ranks 174th out of 186 countries with data for 2025.
- Is gross national expenditure rising or falling in Equatorial Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.3%. 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 Gross national expenditure (% of GDP). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Gross national expenditure is the sum of household final consumption expenditure, general government final consumption expenditure, and gross capital formation. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) which is the total income earned through the production of goods and services in an economic territory during an accounting period.