Merchandise imports in Equatorial Guinea
Equatorial Guinea: Merchandise imports was 1.70 billion current US$ in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Merchandise imports in Equatorial Guinea, 1960–2025
Source: World Trade Organization (WTO). Measured in current US$.
Analysis
Equatorial Guinea recorded 1.70 billion current US$ for merchandise imports in 2025.
That represents a change of up 12.1% on the previous year and down 51.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, merchandise imports in Equatorial Guinea peaked at 6.92 billion current US$ in 2010 and was at its lowest, 4.00 million current US$, in 1976.
That places Equatorial Guinea 169th out of 206 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Merchandise imports in Equatorial Guinea, year by year
| Year | current US$ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 16.00 million current US$ | — |
| 1961 | 19.00 million current US$ | +18.8% |
| 1962 | 24.00 million current US$ | +26.3% |
| 1963 | 18.00 million current US$ | -25.0% |
| 1964 | 23.00 million current US$ | +27.8% |
| 1965 | 26.00 million current US$ | +13.0% |
| 1966 | 28.00 million current US$ | +7.7% |
| 1967 | 32.00 million current US$ | +14.3% |
| 1968 | 32.00 million current US$ | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 33.00 million current US$ | +3.1% |
| 1970 | 24.00 million current US$ | -27.3% |
| 1971 | 28.00 million current US$ | +16.7% |
| 1972 | 27.00 million current US$ | -3.6% |
| 1973 | 27.00 million current US$ | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 15.00 million current US$ | -44.4% |
| 1975 | 20.00 million current US$ | +33.3% |
| 1976 | 4.00 million current US$ | -80.0% |
| 1977 | 10.00 million current US$ | +150.0% |
| 1978 | 9.00 million current US$ | -10.0% |
| 1979 | 19.00 million current US$ | +111.1% |
| 1980 | 26.00 million current US$ | +36.8% |
| 1981 | 27.00 million current US$ | +3.8% |
| 1982 | 31.00 million current US$ | +14.8% |
| 1983 | 19.00 million current US$ | -38.7% |
| 1984 | 18.00 million current US$ | -5.3% |
| 1985 | 20.00 million current US$ | +11.1% |
| 1986 | 52.00 million current US$ | +160.0% |
| 1987 | 58.00 million current US$ | +11.5% |
| 1988 | 61.00 million current US$ | +5.2% |
| 1989 | 51.00 million current US$ | -16.4% |
| 1990 | 61.00 million current US$ | +19.6% |
| 1991 | 67.00 million current US$ | +9.8% |
| 1992 | 56.00 million current US$ | -16.4% |
| 1993 | 59.00 million current US$ | +5.4% |
| 1994 | 37.00 million current US$ | -37.3% |
| 1995 | 121.00 million current US$ | +227.0% |
| 1996 | 292.00 million current US$ | +141.3% |
| 1997 | 358.00 million current US$ | +22.6% |
| 1998 | 317.00 million current US$ | -11.5% |
| 1999 | 425.00 million current US$ | +34.1% |
| 2000 | 451.00 million current US$ | +6.1% |
| 2001 | 813.00 million current US$ | +80.3% |
| 2002 | 507.00 million current US$ | -37.6% |
| 2003 | 908.00 million current US$ | +79.1% |
| 2004 | 1.09 billion current US$ | +20.3% |
| 2005 | 1.31 billion current US$ | +20.0% |
| 2006 | 2.02 billion current US$ | +54.2% |
| 2007 | 2.77 billion current US$ | +37.0% |
| 2008 | 3.79 billion current US$ | +36.9% |
| 2009 | 5.28 billion current US$ | +39.3% |
| 2010 | 6.92 billion current US$ | +31.2% |
| 2011 | 5.86 billion current US$ | -15.4% |
| 2012 | 6.88 billion current US$ | +17.5% |
| 2013 | 5.76 billion current US$ | -16.4% |
| 2014 | 5.49 billion current US$ | -4.7% |
| 2015 | 3.52 billion current US$ | -35.8% |
| 2016 | 3.18 billion current US$ | -9.7% |
| 2017 | 2.84 billion current US$ | -10.7% |
| 2018 | 2.94 billion current US$ | +3.6% |
| 2019 | 2.10 billion current US$ | -28.7% |
| 2020 | 1.55 billion current US$ | -26.3% |
| 2021 | 1.75 billion current US$ | +12.9% |
| 2022 | 1.79 billion current US$ | +2.3% |
| 2023 | 1.54 billion current US$ | -13.9% |
| 2024 | 1.52 billion current US$ | -1.4% |
| 2025 | 1.70 billion current US$ | +12.1% |
Equatorial Guinea compared with similar countries
- Equatorial Guinea's 1.70 billion current US$ is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 18.19 billion current US$, 9% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Equatorial Guinea's 1.70 billion current US$ is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 5.46 billion current US$, 31% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Merchandise imports in Equatorial Guinea changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | +227.0% | 37.00 million current US$ | 121.00 million current US$ |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 25.10 million current US$ | 16.00 million current US$ | 33.00 million current US$ | 10 |
| 1970s | 18.30 million current US$ | 4.00 million current US$ | 28.00 million current US$ | 10 |
| 1980s | 36.30 million current US$ | 18.00 million current US$ | 61.00 million current US$ | 10 |
| 1990s | 179.30 million current US$ | 37.00 million current US$ | 425.00 million current US$ | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.89 billion current US$ | 451.00 million current US$ | 5.28 billion current US$ | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.55 billion current US$ | 2.10 billion current US$ | 6.92 billion current US$ | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.64 billion current US$ | 1.52 billion current US$ | 1.79 billion current US$ | 6 |
Countries ranked near Equatorial Guinea
- 166 Cape Verde 2.04 billion current US$ compare
- 167 Sierra Leone 1.89 billion current US$ compare
- 168 Lesotho 1.88 billion current US$ compare
- 170 Faroe Islands 1.67 billion current US$ compare
- 171 Aruba 1.60 billion current US$ compare
- 172 Seychelles 1.52 billion current US$ compare
More private sector data for Equatorial Guinea
- Merchandise trade 33.5% (2025)
- Food imports 31.8% (1983)
- Manufactures imports 64.2% (1983)
- 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$), annual growth rate -12.72 % change on previous year (2025)
- Merchandise imports (current US$), per capita 877 current US$ per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is merchandise imports in Equatorial Guinea?
- Merchandise imports in Equatorial Guinea was 1.70 billion current US$ in 2025, according to World Trade Organization (WTO).
- What is the highest merchandise imports recorded in Equatorial Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 6.92 billion current US$ in 2010.
- What is the lowest merchandise imports recorded in Equatorial Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.00 million current US$ in 1976.
- How does Equatorial Guinea rank for merchandise imports?
- Equatorial Guinea ranks 169th out of 206 countries with data for 2025.
- Is merchandise imports rising or falling in Equatorial Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 51.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Equatorial Guinea data come from?
- The figures come from World Trade Organization (WTO), published as part of Merchandise imports (current US$). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Merchandise imports includes goods whose economic ownership is changed from a non-resident to a resident and that are not included in the following specific categories: goods under merchanting, non-monetary gold, and parts of travel, construction, and government goods and services n.i.e. 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.