Total reserves minus gold in Equatorial Guinea
Equatorial Guinea: Total reserves minus gold was 1.08 billion current US$ in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Total reserves minus gold in Equatorial Guinea, 1982–2024
Source: International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in current US$.
Analysis
Equatorial Guinea recorded 1.08 billion current US$ for total reserves minus gold in 2024.
That represents a change of down 30.0% on the previous year and down 63.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total reserves minus gold in Equatorial Guinea peaked at 4.57 billion current US$ in 2013 and was at its lowest, 40,812 current US$, in 1995.
Equatorial Guinea ranks 144th of 182 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Total reserves minus gold in Equatorial Guinea, year by year
| Year | current US$ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1982 | 2.77 million current US$ | — |
| 1983 | 1.30 million current US$ | -53.1% |
| 1984 | 1.38 million current US$ | +6.2% |
| 1985 | 3.47 million current US$ | +150.9% |
| 1986 | 2.68 million current US$ | -22.8% |
| 1987 | 568,604 current US$ | -78.8% |
| 1988 | 5.50 million current US$ | +867.9% |
| 1989 | 5.97 million current US$ | +8.4% |
| 1990 | 706,735 current US$ | -88.2% |
| 1991 | 9.47 million current US$ | +1240.5% |
| 1992 | 13.41 million current US$ | +41.5% |
| 1993 | 480,802 current US$ | -96.4% |
| 1994 | 390,333 current US$ | -18.8% |
| 1995 | 40,812 current US$ | -89.5% |
| 1996 | 516,467 current US$ | +1165.5% |
| 1997 | 4.93 million current US$ | +855.1% |
| 1998 | 803,295 current US$ | -83.7% |
| 1999 | 3.35 million current US$ | +317.5% |
| 2000 | 23.01 million current US$ | +586.0% |
| 2001 | 70.85 million current US$ | +207.9% |
| 2002 | 88.54 million current US$ | +25.0% |
| 2003 | 237.69 million current US$ | +168.5% |
| 2004 | 944.98 million current US$ | +297.6% |
| 2005 | 2.10 billion current US$ | +122.5% |
| 2006 | 3.07 billion current US$ | +45.9% |
| 2007 | 3.85 billion current US$ | +25.4% |
| 2008 | 4.43 billion current US$ | +15.2% |
| 2009 | 3.25 billion current US$ | -26.6% |
| 2010 | 2.35 billion current US$ | -27.8% |
| 2011 | 3.05 billion current US$ | +30.2% |
| 2012 | 4.40 billion current US$ | +44.0% |
| 2013 | 4.57 billion current US$ | +3.9% |
| 2014 | 2.91 billion current US$ | -36.3% |
| 2015 | 1.21 billion current US$ | -58.5% |
| 2016 | 62.31 million current US$ | -94.8% |
| 2017 | 45.50 million current US$ | -27.0% |
| 2018 | 48.93 million current US$ | +7.5% |
| 2019 | 40.82 million current US$ | -16.6% |
| 2020 | 60.83 million current US$ | +49.0% |
| 2021 | 44.27 million current US$ | -27.2% |
| 2022 | 1.46 billion current US$ | +3192.5% |
| 2023 | 1.54 billion current US$ | +5.5% |
| 2024 | 1.08 billion current US$ | -30.0% |
Equatorial Guinea compared with similar countries
- Equatorial Guinea's 1.08 billion current US$ is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 6.63 billion current US$, 16% of the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Equatorial Guinea's 1.08 billion current US$ is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 1.17 billion current US$, 92% of the median. (40 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Total reserves minus gold in Equatorial Guinea changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | +3192.5% | 44.27 million current US$ | 1.46 billion current US$ |
| 1991 | +1240.5% | 706,735 current US$ | 9.47 million current US$ |
| 1996 | +1165.5% | 40,812 current US$ | 516,467 current US$ |
| 1988 | +867.9% | 568,604 current US$ | 5.50 million current US$ |
| 1997 | +855.1% | 516,467 current US$ | 4.93 million current US$ |
| 2000 | +586.0% | 3.35 million current US$ | 23.01 million current US$ |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 2.95 million current US$ | 568,604 current US$ | 5.97 million current US$ | 8 |
| 1990s | 3.41 million current US$ | 40,812 current US$ | 13.41 million current US$ | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.81 billion current US$ | 23.01 million current US$ | 4.43 billion current US$ | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.87 billion current US$ | 40.82 million current US$ | 4.57 billion current US$ | 10 |
| 2020s | 835.60 million current US$ | 44.27 million current US$ | 1.54 billion current US$ | 5 |
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 reserves minus gold in Equatorial Guinea?
- Total reserves minus gold in Equatorial Guinea was 1.08 billion current US$ in 2024, according to International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest total reserves minus gold recorded in Equatorial Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 4.57 billion current US$ in 2013.
- What is the lowest total reserves minus gold recorded in Equatorial Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 40,812 current US$ in 1995.
- How does Equatorial Guinea rank for total reserves minus gold?
- Equatorial Guinea ranks 144th out of 182 countries with data for 2024.
- Is total reserves minus gold rising or falling in Equatorial Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 63.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Equatorial Guinea data come from?
- The figures come from International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as part of Total reserves minus gold (current US$). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
This series includes external assets (excluding monetary gold) that are readily available to and controlled by monetary authorities for meeting balance of payments financing needs, for intervention in exchange markets to affect the currency exchange rate, and for other related purposes (such as maintaining confidence in the currency and the economy, and serving as a basis for foreign borrowing). Reserve assets must be denominated and settled in foreign currency. This indicator is expressed in current prices, meaning no adjustment has been made to account for price changes over time. This indicator is expressed in United States dollars.