Gross public investment in Equatorial Guinea
Equatorial Guinea: Gross public investment was 24.3% in 2011. ◆ Volatile
Gross public investment in Equatorial Guinea, 1990–2011
Source: World Bank national accounts data, and OECD National Accounts data files. Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
In 2011, gross public investment in Equatorial Guinea stood at 24.3%.
That represents a change of down 15.5% on the previous year and up 228.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross public investment in Equatorial Guinea peaked at 43.0% in 2009 and was at its lowest, 1.2%, in 1996.
That places Equatorial Guinea 2nd out of 49 countries with data for 2011, putting it in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Gross public investment in Equatorial Guinea, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 10.5% | — |
| 1991 | 13.4% | +27.3% |
| 1992 | 10.1% | -24.4% |
| 1993 | 8.9% | -12.3% |
| 1994 | 4.1% | -54.1% |
| 1995 | 1.9% | -52.7% |
| 1996 | 1.2% | -36.1% |
| 1997 | 4.4% | +257.0% |
| 1998 | 7.5% | +71.6% |
| 2000 | 5.2% | -31.3% |
| 2001 | 7.4% | +43.3% |
| 2002 | 8.5% | +14.5% |
| 2003 | 9.9% | +16.9% |
| 2004 | 13.1% | +32.6% |
| 2005 | 10.3% | -21.5% |
| 2006 | 15.1% | +47.1% |
| 2007 | 16.9% | +11.7% |
| 2008 | 16.9% | -0.2% |
| 2009 | 43.0% | +155.0% |
| 2010 | 28.7% | -33.2% |
| 2011 | 24.3% | -15.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 6.9% | 1.2% | 13.4% | 9 |
| 2000s | 14.6% | 5.2% | 43.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 26.5% | 24.3% | 28.7% | 2 |
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More economy & growth data for Equatorial Guinea
- Total reserves minus gold (current US$), annual growth rate -30.01 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total reserves minus gold (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.0812 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Total reserves minus gold (current US$), per capita 568.98 current US$ per person (2024)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current US$) 20.86 % change on previous year (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current US$), per 0.3241 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current US$), per 2,144 current US$ per person (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current LCU) 15.99 % change on previous year (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current LCU), per 188.58 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current LCU), per 1.25 million current LCU per person (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$) 13.39 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross public investment in Equatorial Guinea?
- Gross public investment in Equatorial Guinea was 24.3% in 2011, according to World Bank national accounts data, and OECD National Accounts data files.
- What is the highest gross public investment recorded in Equatorial Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 43.0% in 2009.
- What is the lowest gross public investment recorded in Equatorial Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.2% in 1996.
- How does Equatorial Guinea rank for gross public investment?
- Equatorial Guinea ranks 2nd out of 49 countries with data for 2011.
- Is gross public investment rising or falling in Equatorial Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 228.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Equatorial Guinea data come from?
- The figures come from World Bank national accounts data, and OECD National Accounts data files, published as part of Gross public investment (% of GDP). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Gross public investment (see definition below) as a percentage of GDP (%) . Public sectors’ gross domestic fixed investment (gross fixed capital formation) comprises all additions to the stocks of fixed assets (purchases and own-account capital formation), less any sales of second-hand and scrapped fixed assets measured at constant prices, done by government units and non-financial public enterprises. Most outlays by government on military equipment are excluded. According to 1993 SNA are outlays on weapons and equipment with no alternative civil use treated as intermediate consumption, and part of governments consumption expenditure.