Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in South in Equatorial Guinea
Equatorial Guinea: Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in South was 2.0% in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in South in Equatorial Guinea, 1981–2023
Source: Staff estimates, World Bank (WB). Measured in % of total merchandise imports.
Analysis
Equatorial Guinea recorded 2.0% for merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in south in 2023.
That represents a change of down 45.9% on the previous year and up 222.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in south in Equatorial Guinea peaked at 4.4% in 1989 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 1991.
That places Equatorial Guinea 103rd out of 205 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in South in Equatorial Guinea, year by year
| Year | % of total merchandise imports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 0.1% | — |
| 1987 | 3.1% | +4318.1% |
| 1988 | 4.1% | +32.5% |
| 1989 | 4.4% | +7.4% |
| 1991 | 0.0% | -99.8% |
| 1992 | 0.3% | +3312.2% |
| 1993 | 0.1% | -70.6% |
| 1994 | 0.3% | +212.7% |
| 1995 | 0.2% | -24.9% |
| 1996 | 0.1% | -64.0% |
| 1997 | 0.1% | -28.5% |
| 1998 | 0.2% | +190.5% |
| 1999 | 0.1% | -18.2% |
| 2000 | 0.1% | +13.7% |
| 2001 | 0.2% | +10.3% |
| 2002 | 0.1% | -14.8% |
| 2003 | 0.1% | -38.9% |
| 2004 | 0.5% | +504.5% |
| 2005 | 0.6% | +27.6% |
| 2006 | 0.4% | -31.0% |
| 2007 | 0.9% | +95.6% |
| 2008 | 0.8% | -9.3% |
| 2009 | 0.5% | -41.5% |
| 2010 | 0.4% | -17.9% |
| 2011 | 0.7% | +86.1% |
| 2012 | 0.8% | +8.8% |
| 2013 | 0.6% | -15.9% |
| 2014 | 0.5% | -18.1% |
| 2015 | 0.5% | -8.2% |
| 2016 | 1.1% | +126.5% |
| 2017 | 1.3% | +20.8% |
| 2018 | 1.1% | -16.7% |
| 2019 | 1.0% | -3.9% |
| 2020 | 1.2% | +13.5% |
| 2021 | 1.6% | +35.5% |
| 2022 | 3.8% | +135.7% |
| 2023 | 2.0% | -45.9% |
Equatorial Guinea compared with similar countries
- Equatorial Guinea's 2.0% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 2.0%, 1.0× the median. (59 countries reporting)
- Equatorial Guinea's 2.0% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 7.0%, 29% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in South 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1987 | +4318.1% | 0.1% | 3.1% |
| 1992 | +3312.2% | 0.0% | 0.3% |
| 2004 | +504.5% | 0.1% | 0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 2.9% | 0.1% | 4.4% | 4 |
| 1990s | 0.1% | 0.0% | 0.3% | 9 |
| 2000s | 0.4% | 0.1% | 0.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.8% | 0.4% | 1.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.2% | 1.2% | 3.8% | 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 low- and middle-income economies in south in Equatorial Guinea?
- Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in south in Equatorial Guinea was 2.0% in 2023, according to Staff estimates, World Bank (WB).
- What is the highest merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in south recorded in Equatorial Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 4.4% in 1989.
- What is the lowest merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in south recorded in Equatorial Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 1991.
- How does Equatorial Guinea rank for merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in south?
- Equatorial Guinea ranks 103rd out of 205 countries with data for 2023.
- Is merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in south rising or falling in Equatorial Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 222.8%. 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 imports from low- and middle-income economies in South Asia (% of total merchandise imports). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in South Asia are the sum of merchandise imports by the reporting economy from low- and middle-income economies in the South Asia region 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.