Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies within region in Equatorial Guinea
Equatorial Guinea: Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies within region was 3.5% in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies within region in Equatorial Guinea, 1981–2023
Source: Staff estimates, World Bank (WB). Measured in % of total merchandise exports.
Analysis
Equatorial Guinea recorded 3.5% for merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies within region in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 79.4% on the previous year and down 37.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies within region in Equatorial Guinea peaked at 27.9% in 1993 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 2002.
That places Equatorial Guinea 163rd out of 203 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies within region in Equatorial Guinea, year by year
| Year | % of total merchandise exports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 0.9% | — |
| 1982 | 19.6% | +2088.5% |
| 1983 | 0.0% | -99.9% |
| 1984 | 16.3% | +105918.8% |
| 1985 | 2.6% | -84.3% |
| 1986 | 0.1% | -95.9% |
| 1987 | 0.0% | -85.3% |
| 1988 | 0.1% | +335.9% |
| 1989 | 0.0% | -86.5% |
| 1990 | 0.1% | +820.0% |
| 1991 | 0.0% | -43.5% |
| 1992 | 17.3% | +36930.9% |
| 1993 | 27.9% | +61.1% |
| 1994 | 13.3% | -52.4% |
| 1995 | 26.6% | +100.4% |
| 1996 | 21.1% | -20.5% |
| 1997 | 8.8% | -58.5% |
| 1998 | 2.5% | -71.0% |
| 1999 | 2.0% | -20.3% |
| 2000 | 1.8% | -10.1% |
| 2001 | 2.4% | +29.3% |
| 2002 | 0.0% | -99.7% |
| 2003 | 0.0% | +359.2% |
| 2004 | 0.9% | +3035.7% |
| 2005 | 1.7% | +96.8% |
| 2006 | 2.3% | +34.4% |
| 2007 | 2.5% | +7.8% |
| 2008 | 1.1% | -55.3% |
| 2009 | 4.2% | +278.4% |
| 2010 | 4.6% | +9.2% |
| 2011 | 4.6% | +1.7% |
| 2012 | 2.0% | -56.6% |
| 2013 | 5.5% | +174.7% |
| 2014 | 4.9% | -11.8% |
| 2015 | 3.6% | -26.1% |
| 2016 | 3.7% | +1.6% |
| 2017 | 3.0% | -17.8% |
| 2018 | 1.4% | -54.7% |
| 2019 | 2.0% | +45.1% |
| 2020 | 1.3% | -34.2% |
| 2021 | 2.8% | +113.9% |
| 2022 | 1.9% | -30.4% |
| 2023 | 3.5% | +79.4% |
Equatorial Guinea compared with similar countries
- Equatorial Guinea's 3.5% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 15.5%, 22% of the median. (59 countries reporting)
- Equatorial Guinea's 3.5% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 16.5%, 21% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies within region 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1984 | +105918.8% | 0.0% | 16.3% |
| 1992 | +36930.9% | 0.0% | 17.3% |
| 2004 | +3035.7% | 0.0% | 0.9% |
| 1982 | +2088.5% | 0.9% | 19.6% |
| 1990 | +820.0% | 0.0% | 0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 4.4% | 0.0% | 19.6% | 9 |
| 1990s | 12.0% | 0.0% | 27.9% | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.7% | 0.0% | 4.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.5% | 1.4% | 5.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.4% | 1.3% | 3.5% | 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 low- and middle-income economies within region in Equatorial Guinea?
- Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies within region in Equatorial Guinea was 3.5% in 2023, according to Staff estimates, World Bank (WB).
- What is the highest merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies within region recorded in Equatorial Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 27.9% in 1993.
- What is the lowest merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies within region recorded in Equatorial Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 2002.
- How does Equatorial Guinea rank for merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies within region?
- Equatorial Guinea ranks 163rd out of 203 countries with data for 2023.
- Is merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies within region rising or falling in Equatorial Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 37.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Equatorial Guinea data come from?
- The figures come from Staff estimates, World Bank (WB), published as part of Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies within region (% of total merchandise exports). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies within region are the sum of merchandise exports from the reporting economy to other low- and middle-income economies in the same World Bank region 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. No figures are shown for high-income economies, because they are a separate category in the World Bank classification of economies.