IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, per capita in Equatorial Guinea
Equatorial Guinea: IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, per capita was 134.1 units per person in 2025. ◆ Volatile
IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, per capita in Equatorial Guinea, 1960–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
Equatorial Guinea recorded 134.1 units per person for imf holdings of currency, us dollar, per capita in 2025.
The figure is down 10.9% on the previous year and up 197.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, imf holdings of currency, us dollar, per capita in Equatorial Guinea peaked at 182.32 units per person in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0 units per person, in 1960.
That places Equatorial Guinea 77th out of 190 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, per capita in Equatorial Guinea, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0 units per person | — |
| 1961 | 0 units per person | — |
| 1962 | 0 units per person | — |
| 1963 | 0 units per person | — |
| 1964 | 0 units per person | — |
| 1965 | 0 units per person | — |
| 1966 | 0 units per person | — |
| 1967 | 0 units per person | — |
| 1968 | 0 units per person | — |
| 1969 | 0 units per person | — |
| 1970 | 4.68 units per person | — |
| 1971 | 5.15 units per person | +10.2% |
| 1972 | 28.03 units per person | +443.8% |
| 1973 | 31.89 units per person | +13.8% |
| 1974 | 33.17 units per person | +4.0% |
| 1975 | 32.49 units per person | -2.0% |
| 1976 | 25.8 units per person | -20.6% |
| 1977 | 35.11 units per person | +36.1% |
| 1978 | 47.11 units per person | +34.2% |
| 1979 | 46.23 units per person | -1.9% |
| 1980 | 102.29 units per person | +121.3% |
| 1981 | 113.23 units per person | +10.7% |
| 1982 | 100.14 units per person | -11.6% |
| 1983 | 101.06 units per person | +0.9% |
| 1984 | 72.8 units per person | -28.0% |
| 1985 | 72.96 units per person | +0.2% |
| 1986 | 71.96 units per person | -1.4% |
| 1987 | 79.94 units per person | +11.1% |
| 1988 | 71.99 units per person | -9.9% |
| 1989 | 59.06 units per person | -18.0% |
| 1990 | 56.39 units per person | -4.5% |
| 1991 | 53.5 units per person | -5.1% |
| 1992 | 65.44 units per person | +22.3% |
| 1993 | 63 units per person | -3.7% |
| 1994 | 64.51 units per person | +2.4% |
| 1995 | 63.25 units per person | -1.9% |
| 1996 | 58.9 units per person | -6.9% |
| 1997 | 53.17 units per person | -9.7% |
| 1998 | 53.36 units per person | +0.4% |
| 1999 | 67.08 units per person | +25.7% |
| 2000 | 60.41 units per person | -9.9% |
| 2001 | 54.65 units per person | -9.5% |
| 2002 | 55.56 units per person | +1.7% |
| 2003 | 57.15 units per person | +2.9% |
| 2004 | 56.27 units per person | -1.5% |
| 2005 | 49.19 units per person | -12.6% |
| 2006 | 49.53 units per person | +0.7% |
| 2007 | 49.73 units per person | +0.4% |
| 2008 | 46.31 units per person | -6.9% |
| 2009 | 45.01 units per person | -2.8% |
| 2010 | 42.23 units per person | -6.2% |
| 2011 | 58.58 units per person | +38.7% |
| 2012 | 56.3 units per person | -3.9% |
| 2013 | 54.2 units per person | -3.7% |
| 2014 | 49.04 units per person | -9.5% |
| 2015 | 45.16 units per person | -7.9% |
| 2016 | 136 units per person | +201.2% |
| 2017 | 139.08 units per person | +2.3% |
| 2018 | 131.28 units per person | -5.6% |
| 2019 | 150.57 units per person | +14.7% |
| 2020 | 152.59 units per person | +1.3% |
| 2021 | 182.32 units per person | +19.5% |
| 2022 | 169.06 units per person | -7.3% |
| 2023 | 166.37 units per person | -1.6% |
| 2024 | 150.44 units per person | -9.6% |
| 2025 | 134.1 units per person | -10.9% |
Equatorial Guinea compared with similar countries
- Equatorial Guinea's 134.1 units per person is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 86.58 units per person, 1.5× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Equatorial Guinea's 134.1 units per person is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 27.59 units per person, 4.9× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, per capita 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1972 | +443.8% | 5.15 units per person | 28.03 units per person |
| 2016 | +201.2% | 45.16 units per person | 136 units per person |
| 1980 | +121.3% | 46.23 units per person | 102.29 units per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0 units per person | 0 units per person | 0 units per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 28.96 units per person | 4.68 units per person | 47.11 units per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 84.54 units per person | 59.06 units per person | 113.23 units per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 59.86 units per person | 53.17 units per person | 67.08 units per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 52.38 units per person | 45.01 units per person | 60.41 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 86.24 units per person | 42.23 units per person | 150.57 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 159.15 units per person | 134.1 units per person | 182.32 units per person | 6 |
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, SDR, annual growth rate -13.06 % change on previous year (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, SDR, per unit of GDP 0.0148 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is imf holdings of currency, us dollar, per capita in Equatorial Guinea?
- Imf holdings of currency, us dollar, per capita in Equatorial Guinea was 134.1 units per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest imf holdings of currency, us dollar, per capita recorded in Equatorial Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 182.32 units per person in 2021.
- What is the lowest imf holdings of currency, us dollar, per capita recorded in Equatorial Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 units per person in 1960.
- How does Equatorial Guinea rank for imf holdings of currency, us dollar, per capita?
- Equatorial Guinea ranks 77th out of 190 countries with data for 2025.
- Is imf holdings of currency, us dollar, per capita rising or falling in Equatorial Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 197.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Equatorial Guinea data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
IMF holdings of currency, US dollar divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
IMF holdings of currency, US dollar ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar International Monetary Fund
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
IMF holdings of currency, US dollar divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.