Getting credit: Credit registry coverage in Equatorial Guinea
Equatorial Guinea: Getting credit: Credit registry coverage was 10.8% in 2019. ◆ Volatile
Getting credit: Credit registry coverage in Equatorial Guinea, 2005–2019
Source: World Bank. Measured in % of adults.
Analysis
The most recent figure for getting credit: credit registry coverage in Equatorial Guinea is 10.8%, measured in 2019. That is the highest value across all 15 years on record.
That represents a change of up 24.1% on the previous year and up 260.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, getting credit: credit registry coverage in Equatorial Guinea peaked at 10.8% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 1.9%, in 2007.
Equatorial Guinea ranks 61st of 191 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Getting credit: Credit registry coverage in Equatorial Guinea, year by year
| Year | % of adults | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 2.4% | — |
| 2006 | 2.4% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 1.9% | -20.8% |
| 2008 | 2.7% | +42.1% |
| 2009 | 3.0% | +11.1% |
| 2010 | 2.5% | -16.7% |
| 2011 | 2.9% | +16.0% |
| 2012 | 3.9% | +34.5% |
| 2013 | 4.7% | +20.5% |
| 2014 | 5.1% | +8.5% |
| 2015 | 7.5% | +47.1% |
| 2016 | 9.0% | +20.0% |
| 2017 | 6.3% | -30.0% |
| 2018 | 8.7% | +38.1% |
| 2019 | 10.8% | +24.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.5% | 1.9% | 3.0% | 5 |
| 2010s | 6.1% | 2.5% | 10.8% | 10 |
Countries ranked near Equatorial Guinea
More private sector data for Equatorial Guinea
- Merchandise trade 33.5% (2025)
- Food imports 31.8% (1983)
- Manufactures imports 64.2% (1983)
- Merchandise imports 1.70 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 57.9% (1983)
- Manufactures exports 4.0% (1983)
- Merchandise exports 2.60 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 1,341 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.2028 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate -12.72 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is getting credit: credit registry coverage in Equatorial Guinea?
- Getting credit: credit registry coverage in Equatorial Guinea was 10.8% in 2019, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest getting credit: credit registry coverage recorded in Equatorial Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 10.8% in 2019.
- What is the lowest getting credit: credit registry coverage recorded in Equatorial Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.9% in 2007.
- How does Equatorial Guinea rank for getting credit: credit registry coverage?
- Equatorial Guinea ranks 61st out of 191 countries with data for 2019.
- Is getting credit: credit registry coverage rising or falling in Equatorial Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 260.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Equatorial Guinea data come from?
- The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Getting credit: Credit registry coverage (% of adults). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The credit registry coverage reports the number of individuals and firms listed in a credit registry’s database as of January 1 with information on their borrowing history from the past five years, and the number of individuals and firms that have had no borrowing history in the past five years but for which a lender requested a credit report from the registry in the previous calendar year. The number is expressed as a percentage of the adult population.