Merchandise imports from high-income economies in Equatorial Guinea
Equatorial Guinea: Merchandise imports from high-income economies was 53.8% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Merchandise imports from high-income economies in Equatorial Guinea, 1974–2023
Source: Staff estimates, World Bank (WB). Measured in % of total merchandise imports.
Analysis
Equatorial Guinea recorded 53.8% for merchandise imports from high-income economies in 2023.
That represents a change of up 7.1% on the previous year and down 13.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, merchandise imports from high-income economies in Equatorial Guinea peaked at 97.2% in 1974 and was at its lowest, 38.3%, in 2015.
That places Equatorial Guinea 120th out of 206 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 47 years of available data.
Merchandise imports from high-income economies in Equatorial Guinea, year by year
| Year | % of total merchandise imports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1974 | 97.2% | — |
| 1975 | 58.3% | -40.0% |
| 1976 | 76.6% | +31.4% |
| 1977 | 66.8% | -12.8% |
| 1981 | 95.6% | +43.2% |
| 1982 | 93.7% | -2.0% |
| 1983 | 66.8% | -28.7% |
| 1984 | 79.6% | +19.3% |
| 1985 | 66.8% | -16.2% |
| 1986 | 66.8% | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 78.1% | +17.0% |
| 1988 | 58.6% | -24.9% |
| 1989 | 49.9% | -14.9% |
| 1990 | 53.3% | +6.8% |
| 1991 | 58.9% | +10.6% |
| 1992 | 91.7% | +55.6% |
| 1993 | 77.0% | -16.1% |
| 1994 | 75.6% | -1.8% |
| 1995 | 75.8% | +0.2% |
| 1996 | 69.5% | -8.4% |
| 1997 | 80.5% | +15.9% |
| 1998 | 87.8% | +9.1% |
| 1999 | 91.6% | +4.3% |
| 2000 | 83.2% | -9.2% |
| 2001 | 83.5% | +0.4% |
| 2002 | 88.7% | +6.2% |
| 2003 | 84.5% | -4.8% |
| 2004 | 80.0% | -5.3% |
| 2005 | 80.3% | +0.5% |
| 2006 | 79.3% | -1.3% |
| 2007 | 61.4% | -22.6% |
| 2008 | 56.8% | -7.4% |
| 2009 | 58.5% | +3.0% |
| 2010 | 56.1% | -4.2% |
| 2011 | 62.3% | +11.2% |
| 2012 | 51.0% | -18.1% |
| 2013 | 61.9% | +21.3% |
| 2014 | 58.0% | -6.3% |
| 2015 | 38.3% | -34.0% |
| 2016 | 55.7% | +45.3% |
| 2017 | 60.8% | +9.2% |
| 2018 | 69.5% | +14.3% |
| 2019 | 73.3% | +5.4% |
| 2020 | 41.0% | -44.0% |
| 2021 | 48.1% | +17.2% |
| 2022 | 50.2% | +4.3% |
| 2023 | 53.8% | +7.1% |
Equatorial Guinea compared with similar countries
- Equatorial Guinea's 53.8% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 56.4%, 95% of the median. (59 countries reporting)
- Equatorial Guinea's 53.8% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 42.2%, 1.3× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 74.7% | 58.3% | 97.2% | 4 |
| 1980s | 72.9% | 49.9% | 95.6% | 9 |
| 1990s | 76.2% | 53.3% | 91.7% | 10 |
| 2000s | 75.6% | 56.8% | 88.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 58.7% | 38.3% | 73.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 48.3% | 41.0% | 53.8% | 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 imports from high-income economies in Equatorial Guinea?
- Merchandise imports from high-income economies in Equatorial Guinea was 53.8% in 2023, according to Staff estimates, World Bank (WB).
- What is the highest merchandise imports from high-income economies recorded in Equatorial Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 97.2% in 1974.
- What is the lowest merchandise imports from high-income economies recorded in Equatorial Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 38.3% in 2015.
- How does Equatorial Guinea rank for merchandise imports from high-income economies?
- Equatorial Guinea ranks 120th out of 206 countries with data for 2023.
- Is merchandise imports from high-income economies rising or falling in Equatorial Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 13.2%. 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 imports from high-income economies (% of total merchandise imports). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Merchandise imports from high-income economies are the sum of merchandise imports by the reporting economy from high-income economies according to the World Bank classification of economies. Data are expressed as a percentage of total merchandise imports by the economy. Data are computed only if at least half of the economies in the partner country group had non-missing data.