Merchandise trade in Equatorial Guinea
Equatorial Guinea: Merchandise trade was 33.5% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Merchandise trade in Equatorial Guinea, 1962–2025
Source: World Trade Organization (WTO). Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
In 2025, merchandise trade in Equatorial Guinea stood at 33.5%.
That represents a change of down 1.1% on the previous year and down 52.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, merchandise trade in Equatorial Guinea peaked at 225.4% in 1996 and was at its lowest, 13.5%, in 1976.
That places Equatorial Guinea 165th out of 204 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 62 years of available data.
Merchandise trade in Equatorial Guinea, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1962 | 131.5% | — |
| 1963 | 103.9% | -21.0% |
| 1964 | 107.9% | +3.8% |
| 1965 | 81.9% | -24.1% |
| 1966 | 83.9% | +2.5% |
| 1967 | 94.0% | +12.0% |
| 1968 | 100.7% | +7.1% |
| 1969 | 105.6% | +4.9% |
| 1970 | 73.9% | -30.1% |
| 1971 | 86.2% | +16.7% |
| 1972 | 70.3% | -18.5% |
| 1973 | 56.6% | -19.4% |
| 1974 | 52.0% | -8.1% |
| 1975 | 44.1% | -15.2% |
| 1976 | 13.5% | -69.4% |
| 1977 | 23.1% | +70.9% |
| 1980 | 79.0% | +242.2% |
| 1981 | 103.5% | +31.0% |
| 1982 | 97.1% | -6.2% |
| 1983 | 72.0% | -25.8% |
| 1984 | 65.6% | -8.9% |
| 1985 | 59.6% | -9.2% |
| 1986 | 99.5% | +67.0% |
| 1987 | 103.9% | +4.5% |
| 1988 | 109.4% | +5.3% |
| 1989 | 104.2% | -4.7% |
| 1990 | 109.7% | +5.3% |
| 1991 | 93.8% | -14.5% |
| 1992 | 78.7% | -16.1% |
| 1993 | 85.3% | +8.4% |
| 1994 | 98.2% | +15.2% |
| 1995 | 174.8% | +78.0% |
| 1996 | 225.4% | +28.9% |
| 1997 | 193.3% | -14.2% |
| 1998 | 203.9% | +5.5% |
| 1999 | 182.6% | -10.5% |
| 2000 | 148.0% | -18.9% |
| 2001 | 174.4% | +17.8% |
| 2002 | 145.2% | -16.7% |
| 2003 | 149.3% | +2.8% |
| 2004 | 129.0% | -13.6% |
| 2005 | 101.9% | -21.0% |
| 2006 | 101.4% | -0.5% |
| 2007 | 99.3% | -2.1% |
| 2008 | 96.2% | -3.1% |
| 2009 | 102.2% | +6.2% |
| 2010 | 124.2% | +21.6% |
| 2011 | 113.3% | -8.7% |
| 2012 | 111.8% | -1.4% |
| 2013 | 90.2% | -19.3% |
| 2014 | 83.3% | -7.7% |
| 2015 | 70.0% | -16.0% |
| 2016 | 65.1% | -6.9% |
| 2017 | 64.0% | -1.7% |
| 2018 | 68.7% | +7.3% |
| 2019 | 64.8% | -5.6% |
| 2020 | 44.5% | -31.3% |
| 2021 | 45.8% | +2.8% |
| 2022 | 61.7% | +34.8% |
| 2023 | 37.4% | -39.3% |
| 2024 | 33.9% | -9.4% |
| 2025 | 33.5% | -1.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 101.2% | 81.9% | 131.5% | 8 |
| 1970s | 52.5% | 13.5% | 86.2% | 8 |
| 1980s | 89.4% | 59.6% | 109.4% | 10 |
| 1990s | 144.6% | 78.7% | 225.4% | 10 |
| 2000s | 124.7% | 96.2% | 174.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 85.5% | 64.0% | 124.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 42.8% | 33.5% | 61.7% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Equatorial Guinea
More private sector data for Equatorial Guinea
- 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$), annual growth rate -12.72 % change on previous year (2025)
- Merchandise imports (current US$), per capita 877 current US$ per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is merchandise trade in Equatorial Guinea?
- Merchandise trade in Equatorial Guinea was 33.5% in 2025, according to World Trade Organization (WTO).
- What is the highest merchandise trade recorded in Equatorial Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 225.4% in 1996.
- What is the lowest merchandise trade recorded in Equatorial Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 13.5% in 1976.
- How does Equatorial Guinea rank for merchandise trade?
- Equatorial Guinea ranks 165th out of 204 countries with data for 2025.
- Is merchandise trade rising or falling in Equatorial Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 52.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Equatorial Guinea data come from?
- The figures come from World Trade Organization (WTO), published as part of Merchandise trade (% of GDP). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
General merchandise trade includes goods whose economic ownership is changed between a resident and a non-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. It is the total of merchandise exports plus merchandise imports. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) which is the total income earned through the production of goods and services in an economic territory during an accounting period.