Total FDI inflows — Value US$ in Equatorial Guinea
Equatorial Guinea: Total FDI inflows — Value US$ was 141.78 million USD in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Total FDI inflows — Value US$ in Equatorial Guinea, 1990–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in million USD.
Analysis
Equatorial Guinea recorded 141.78 million USD for total fdi inflows — value us$ in 2023.
The figure is down 89.8% on the previous year and down 75.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total fdi inflows — value us$ in Equatorial Guinea peaked at 2,734 million USD in 2010 and was at its lowest, -793.87 million USD, in 2008.
That places Equatorial Guinea 137th out of 191 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Total FDI inflows — Value US$ in Equatorial Guinea, year by year
| Year | million USD | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 11.07 million USD | — |
| 1991 | 41.32 million USD | +273.2% |
| 1992 | 6.02 million USD | -85.4% |
| 1993 | 22.3 million USD | +270.6% |
| 1994 | 17 million USD | -23.8% |
| 1995 | 63.35 million USD | +272.7% |
| 1996 | 247.64 million USD | +290.9% |
| 1997 | 53.45 million USD | -78.4% |
| 1998 | 274.77 million USD | +414.1% |
| 1999 | 154.3 million USD | -43.8% |
| 2000 | 154.5 million USD | +0.1% |
| 2001 | 940.74 million USD | +508.9% |
| 2002 | 323.39 million USD | -65.6% |
| 2003 | 689.78 million USD | +113.3% |
| 2004 | 340.91 million USD | -50.6% |
| 2005 | 769.15 million USD | +125.6% |
| 2006 | 469.51 million USD | -39.0% |
| 2007 | 1,243 million USD | +164.7% |
| 2008 | -793.87 million USD | -163.9% |
| 2009 | 1,636 million USD | -306.1% |
| 2010 | 2,734 million USD | +67.1% |
| 2011 | 1,975 million USD | -27.8% |
| 2012 | 985.26 million USD | -50.1% |
| 2013 | 582.95 million USD | -40.8% |
| 2014 | 167.88 million USD | -71.2% |
| 2015 | 1,188 million USD | +607.5% |
| 2016 | 1,755 million USD | +47.8% |
| 2017 | 384.83 million USD | -78.1% |
| 2018 | -144.47 million USD | -137.5% |
| 2019 | 821.41 million USD | -668.6% |
| 2020 | -9.07 million USD | -101.1% |
| 2021 | 561.6 million USD | -6290.1% |
| 2022 | 1,388 million USD | +147.2% |
| 2023 | 141.78 million USD | -89.8% |
Equatorial Guinea compared with similar countries
- Equatorial Guinea's 141.78 million USD is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 760.67 million USD, 19% of the median. (50 countries reporting)
- Equatorial Guinea's 141.78 million USD is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 535.74 million USD, 26% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Total FDI inflows — Value US$ 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | +6290.1% | -9.07 million USD | 561.6 million USD |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 89.12 million USD | 6.02 million USD | 274.77 million USD | 10 |
| 2000s | 577.31 million USD | -793.87 million USD | 1,636 million USD | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,045 million USD | -144.47 million USD | 2,734 million USD | 10 |
| 2020s | 520.62 million USD | -9.07 million USD | 1,388 million USD | 4 |
Countries ranked near Equatorial Guinea
More economy & growth data for Equatorial Guinea
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), gaps 153.78 million BoP, current US$ (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0116 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 81.26 BoP, current US$ per person (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), gaps filled 188.01 million BoP, current US$ (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), annual 32.61 % change on previous year (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0142 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 99.34 BoP, current US$ per person (2024)
- Total reserves (includes gold, current US$), annual growth rate -30.01 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total reserves (includes gold, current US$), per unit of GDP 0.0812 includes gold, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Total reserves (includes gold, current US$), per capita 568.98 includes gold, current US$ per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is total fdi inflows — value us$ in Equatorial Guinea?
- Total fdi inflows — value us$ in Equatorial Guinea was 141.78 million USD in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest total fdi inflows — value us$ recorded in Equatorial Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 2,734 million USD in 2010.
- What is the lowest total fdi inflows — value us$ recorded in Equatorial Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was -793.87 million USD in 2008.
- How does Equatorial Guinea rank for total fdi inflows — value us$?
- Equatorial Guinea ranks 137th out of 191 countries with data for 2023.
- Is total fdi inflows — value us$ rising or falling in Equatorial Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 75.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Equatorial Guinea data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Total FDI inflows — Value US$. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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FDI is an investment which aims to acquire a lasting management influence (10 percent or more of the voting stock) in an enterprise operating in a foreign economy. FDI may be undertaken by individuals, as well as business entities. The foreign direct investor most often is aiming to gain access to natural resources, to markets, to labour supply, to technology, to ensure security of supplies or to control the quality of a certain product. FDI can be decomposed into two types of investments: mergers and acquisitions (MA) and greenfield investments. The latter type results in the creation of new entities and the setting up of offices, buildings, plants or factories from scratch in a foreign economy. FDI is the sum of equity capital, reinvested earnings and other FDI capital. Equity capital comprises equity in branches, all shares in subsidiaries and associates (except non-participating, preferred shares that are treated as debt securities and are included under other FDI capital) and other contributions such as the provision of machinery. Reinvested earnings consist of the direct investor's share (in proportion to equity participation) of earnings not distributed by the direct investment enterprise. Other FDI capital (loans) includes the borrowing and lending of funds, including debt securities and trade credits between direct investors and direct investment enterprises. FDI inflows and outflows are important for tracking the direct investment conditions each year. Outward Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) flows record the value of cross-border direct investment transactions from the reporting economy during a year. It represents transactions affecting the investment in enterprises resident abroad. Whereas, Inward Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) flows record the value of cross-border direct investment transactions received by the reporting economy during a year. It represents transactions affecting the investment in enterprises of a specific industry resident in the reporting economy.