Tourism contribution to GDP in Equatorial Guinea
Equatorial Guinea: Tourism contribution to GDP was 7.3% in 2020. ▲ Rising
Tourism contribution to GDP in Equatorial Guinea, 2008–2020
Source: UN Tourism (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for tourism contribution to gdp in Equatorial Guinea is 7.3%, measured in 2020. That is the highest value across all 13 years on record.
That represents a change of up 9.8% on the previous year and up 141.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tourism contribution to gdp in Equatorial Guinea peaked at 7.3% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 2.1%, in 2008.
That places Equatorial Guinea 17th out of 100 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 13 years of available data.
Tourism contribution to GDP in Equatorial Guinea, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 2.1% | — |
| 2009 | 3.3% | +60.7% |
| 2010 | 3.0% | -8.7% |
| 2011 | 3.4% | +13.2% |
| 2012 | 3.3% | -2.4% |
| 2013 | 4.0% | +20.9% |
| 2014 | 4.2% | +4.2% |
| 2015 | 5.6% | +31.9% |
| 2016 | 6.6% | +18.5% |
| 2017 | 5.9% | -10.2% |
| 2018 | 5.8% | -2.3% |
| 2019 | 6.6% | +15.0% |
| 2020 | 7.3% | +9.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.7% | 2.1% | 3.3% | 2 |
| 2010s | 4.8% | 3.0% | 6.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 7.3% | 7.3% | 7.3% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Equatorial Guinea
More economy & growth data for Equatorial Guinea
- Services, value added (current US$), annual growth rate 8.85 % change on previous year (2025)
- Services, value added (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.5551 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Services, value added (current US$), per capita 3,672 current US$ per person (2025)
- Services, value added (current LCU), annual growth rate 4.47 % change on previous year (2025)
- Services, value added (current LCU), per unit of GDP 323.06 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Services, value added (current LCU), per capita 2.14 million current LCU per person (2025)
- Services, value added (constant 2015 US$), annual growth rate 2.11 % change on previous year (2025)
- Services, value added (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP 0.4499 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Services, value added (constant 2015 US$), per capita 2,976 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- Services, value added (constant LCU), per capita 1.14 million constant LCU per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is tourism contribution to gdp in Equatorial Guinea?
- Tourism contribution to gdp in Equatorial Guinea was 7.3% in 2020, according to UN Tourism (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest tourism contribution to gdp recorded in Equatorial Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 7.3% in 2020.
- What is the lowest tourism contribution to gdp recorded in Equatorial Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.1% in 2008.
- How does Equatorial Guinea rank for tourism contribution to gdp?
- Equatorial Guinea ranks 17th out of 100 countries with data for 2020.
- Is tourism contribution to gdp rising or falling in Equatorial Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 141.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Equatorial Guinea data come from?
- The figures come from UN Tourism (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Tourism contribution to GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage of a country's GDP that comes directly from tourism, including spending by visitors and the industries that serve them.