Merchandise exports to high-income economies in Equatorial Guinea
Equatorial Guinea: Merchandise exports to high-income economies was 61.4% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Merchandise exports to high-income economies in Equatorial Guinea, 1981–2023
Source: Staff estimates, World Bank (WB). Measured in % of total merchandise exports.
Analysis
The most recent figure for merchandise exports to high-income economies in Equatorial Guinea is 61.4%, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.9% on the previous year and down 8.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, merchandise exports to high-income economies in Equatorial Guinea peaked at 99.2% in 1991 and was at its lowest, 40.6%, in 2019.
Equatorial Guinea ranks 115th of 206 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 43 years of available data.
Merchandise exports to high-income economies in Equatorial Guinea, year by year
| Year | % of total merchandise exports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 99.1% | — |
| 1982 | 68.7% | -30.6% |
| 1983 | 93.3% | +35.8% |
| 1984 | 76.0% | -18.6% |
| 1985 | 97.4% | +28.2% |
| 1986 | 98.3% | +0.9% |
| 1987 | 98.9% | +0.6% |
| 1988 | 99.0% | +0.1% |
| 1989 | 98.6% | -0.4% |
| 1990 | 98.2% | -0.5% |
| 1991 | 99.2% | +1.0% |
| 1992 | 81.7% | -17.6% |
| 1993 | 71.6% | -12.3% |
| 1994 | 85.2% | +19.0% |
| 1995 | 63.9% | -25.1% |
| 1996 | 70.2% | +9.9% |
| 1997 | 71.0% | +1.1% |
| 1998 | 81.8% | +15.2% |
| 1999 | 73.6% | -10.0% |
| 2000 | 73.7% | +0.2% |
| 2001 | 75.0% | +1.7% |
| 2002 | 81.4% | +8.6% |
| 2003 | 85.5% | +5.0% |
| 2004 | 76.0% | -11.2% |
| 2005 | 72.1% | -5.1% |
| 2006 | 66.2% | -8.2% |
| 2007 | 75.1% | +13.6% |
| 2008 | 81.2% | +8.0% |
| 2009 | 79.0% | -2.7% |
| 2010 | 80.6% | +2.0% |
| 2011 | 78.3% | -2.9% |
| 2012 | 82.1% | +5.0% |
| 2013 | 67.1% | -18.4% |
| 2014 | 56.4% | -15.8% |
| 2015 | 62.8% | +11.2% |
| 2016 | 56.6% | -9.8% |
| 2017 | 51.4% | -9.3% |
| 2018 | 50.7% | -1.2% |
| 2019 | 40.6% | -20.0% |
| 2020 | 49.5% | +22.0% |
| 2021 | 53.7% | +8.6% |
| 2022 | 63.3% | +17.7% |
| 2023 | 61.4% | -2.9% |
Equatorial Guinea compared with similar countries
- Equatorial Guinea's 61.4% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 65.7%, 93% of the median. (59 countries reporting)
- Equatorial Guinea's 61.4% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 49.5%, 1.2× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 92.2% | 68.7% | 99.1% | 9 |
| 1990s | 79.6% | 63.9% | 99.2% | 10 |
| 2000s | 76.5% | 66.2% | 85.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 62.7% | 40.6% | 82.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 57.0% | 49.5% | 63.3% | 4 |
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 merchandise exports to high-income economies in Equatorial Guinea?
- Merchandise exports to high-income economies in Equatorial Guinea was 61.4% in 2023, according to Staff estimates, World Bank (WB).
- What is the highest merchandise exports to high-income economies recorded in Equatorial Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 99.2% in 1991.
- What is the lowest merchandise exports to high-income economies recorded in Equatorial Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 40.6% in 2019.
- How does Equatorial Guinea rank for merchandise exports to high-income economies?
- Equatorial Guinea ranks 115th out of 206 countries with data for 2023.
- Is merchandise exports to high-income economies rising or falling in Equatorial Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Equatorial Guinea data come from?
- The figures come from Staff estimates, World Bank (WB), published as part of Merchandise exports to high-income economies (% of total merchandise exports). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Merchandise exports to high-income economies are the sum of merchandise exports from the reporting economy to high-income economies according to the World Bank classification of economies. Data are expressed as a percentage of total merchandise exports by the economy. Data are computed only if at least half of the economies in the partner country group had non-missing data.