Military spending as a share of GDP in Equatorial Guinea
Equatorial Guinea: Military spending as a share of GDP was 0.9% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Military spending as a share of GDP in Equatorial Guinea, 1994–2025
Source: Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
Equatorial Guinea recorded 0.9% for military spending as a share of gdp in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 13.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, military spending as a share of gdp in Equatorial Guinea peaked at 2.5% in 2009 and was at its lowest, 0.8%, in 2014.
Equatorial Guinea ranks 130th of 166 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 17 years of available data.
Military spending as a share of GDP in Equatorial Guinea, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1994 | 2.0% | — |
| 1995 | 2.0% | +3.0% |
| 2007 | 1.5% | -26.6% |
| 2008 | 1.5% | -1.3% |
| 2009 | 2.5% | +67.0% |
| 2014 | 0.8% | -69.0% |
| 2015 | 1.0% | +35.9% |
| 2016 | 1.2% | +19.0% |
| 2017 | 1.1% | -8.9% |
| 2018 | 1.1% | +1.2% |
| 2019 | 1.3% | +14.5% |
| 2020 | 1.6% | +25.4% |
| 2021 | 1.3% | -18.8% |
| 2022 | 1.1% | -14.1% |
| 2023 | 1.3% | +14.8% |
| 2024 | 0.9% | -31.8% |
| 2025 | 0.9% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2.0% | 2.0% | 2.0% | 2 |
| 2000s | 1.8% | 1.5% | 2.5% | 3 |
| 2010s | 1.1% | 0.8% | 1.3% | 6 |
| 2020s | 1.2% | 0.9% | 1.6% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Equatorial Guinea
More economy & growth data for Equatorial Guinea
- Gross capital formation (constant 2015 US$), annual growth rate -17.48 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross capital formation (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP 0.0322 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gross capital formation (constant 2015 US$), per capita 213.14 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- Imports of goods and services (current US$), annual growth rate -6.23 % change on previous year (2025)
- Imports of goods and services (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.2841 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Imports of goods and services (current US$), per capita 1,880 current US$ per person (2025)
- Imports of goods and services (current LCU), annual growth rate -10 % change on previous year (2025)
- Imports of goods and services (current LCU), per unit of GDP 165.34 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Imports of goods and services (current LCU), per capita 1.09 million current LCU per person (2025)
- Imports of goods and services (constant 2015 US$), annual growth rate 0.8836 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is military spending as a share of gdp in Equatorial Guinea?
- Military spending as a share of gdp in Equatorial Guinea was 0.9% in 2025, according to Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest military spending as a share of gdp recorded in Equatorial Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 2.5% in 2009.
- What is the lowest military spending as a share of gdp recorded in Equatorial Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8% in 2014.
- How does Equatorial Guinea rank for military spending as a share of gdp?
- Equatorial Guinea ranks 130th out of 166 countries with data for 2025.
- Is military spending as a share of gdp rising or falling in Equatorial Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 13.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Equatorial Guinea data come from?
- The figures come from Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Military spending as a share of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Total military expenditure divided by gross domestic product, expressed as a percentage.