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MIDDLE AFRICA

Equatorial Guinea

GQ

Ciudad de la Paz · pop. 2M · French, Portuguese, Spanish · Central African CFA franc

Trajectories

economic complexity

#143

Roughly steady in the rankings since 1995.

2024 · −2.73

Harvard Growth Lab · thin line is the world’s median
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1995−2.93
1996−2.46+0.48 pts
1997−2.12+0.34 pts
1998−2.42−0.30 pts
1999−2.57−0.14 pts
2000low−3.38−0.82 pts
2001−2.21+1.18 pts
2002−2.05+0.16 pts
2003−2.46−0.40 pts
2004−2.05+0.41 pts
2005−2.40−0.35 pts
2006−2.63−0.23 pts
2007−0.95+1.68 pts
2008−1.00−0.05 pts
2009high−0.29+0.72 pts
2010−1.30−1.01 pts
2011−0.91+0.39 pts
2012−2.05−1.14 pts
2013−2.19−0.14 pts
2014−2.12+0.06 pts
2015−1.71+0.42 pts
2016−2.19−0.49 pts
2017−2.28−0.08 pts
2018−2.18+0.10 pts
2019−2.23−0.05 pts
2020−1.95+0.28 pts
2021−1.99−0.05 pts
2022−2.42−0.42 pts
2023−2.32+0.10 pts
2024latest−2.73−0.41 pts

economic momentum

$6,745

Quadrupled since 2000. GDP per head in 2024, in current US dollars.

2024 · $6,745

World Bank · thin line is the world’s median
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1990$236
1991$225−4.7%
1992$264+17.0%
1993$257−2.7%
1994low$183−28.6%
1995$248+35.5%
1996$392+57.7%
1997$717+83.1%
1998$578−19.4%
1999$931+61.1%
2000$1,487+59.8%
2001$1,949+31.0%
2002$2,264+16.2%
2003$2,931+29.4%
2004$4,901+67.2%
2005$8,674+77.0%
2006$10.2K+17.4%
2007$12.6K+23.9%
2008high$18.2K+44.3%
2009$13.2K−27.3%
2010$13.7K+3.7%
2011$17.2K+25.3%
2012$17.3K+0.6%
2013$16.3K−5.8%
2014$15.5K−4.6%
2015$9,069−41.7%
2016$7,453−17.8%
2017$7,809+4.8%
2018$8,102+3.8%
2019$6,804−16.0%
2020$5,764−15.3%
2021$6,946+20.5%
2022$7,589+9.3%
2023$6,678−12.0%
2024latest$6,745+1.0%

prices

2.9%

A year’s rise in consumer prices, in 2024. The world’s median was 3.1%.

2024 · 2.9%

World Bank · thin line is the world’s median
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19900.9%
1991−3.4%−4.28 pts
1992low−4.3%−0.85 pts
19935.5%+9.73 pts
1994high31.8%+26.4 pts
199519.9%−12.0 pts
19964.5%−15.3 pts
19973.0%−1.52 pts
19987.9%+4.92 pts
19990.4%−7.56 pts
20004.8%+4.43 pts
20018.8%+4.02 pts
20027.6%−1.23 pts
20037.3%−0.27 pts
20044.2%−3.10 pts
20055.6%+1.41 pts
20064.4%−1.22 pts
20072.8%−1.61 pts
20086.6%+3.75 pts
20094.7%−1.86 pts
20107.8%+3.10 pts
20114.8%−2.98 pts
20123.7%−1.15 pts
20132.9%−0.71 pts
20144.3%+1.36 pts
20151.7%−2.63 pts
20161.4%−0.26 pts
20170.7%−0.67 pts
20181.1%+0.32 pts
20191.5%+0.47 pts
20204.8%+3.24 pts
2021−0.1%−4.86 pts
20224.8%+4.88 pts
20232.9%−1.93 pts
2024latest2.9%+0.06 pts

demographic curve

4.1 children per woman

Above replacement: still growing. Fell from 5.8 in 1980.

2024 · 4.1

World Bank · thin line is the world’s median · rule marks replacement (2.1)
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19605.7
19615.7+0.1%
19625.7+0.2%
19635.7+0.3%
19645.7+0.4%
19655.7+0.4%
19665.8+0.4%
19675.8+0.3%
19685.8+0.3%
19695.8+0.2%
19705.8+0.1%
19715.80.0%
19725.8−0.1%
19735.8−0.1%
19745.8−0.1%
19755.8−0.1%
19765.80.0%
19775.8+0.1%
19785.8+0.2%
19795.8+0.2%
19805.8+0.3%
19815.9+0.4%
19825.9+0.4%
19835.9+0.4%
19845.9+0.4%
19855.9+0.3%
19866.0+0.3%
19876.0+0.2%
19886.0+0.1%
19896.0+0.1%
1990high6.00.0%
19916.00.0%
19926.00.0%
19936.0−0.1%
19946.0−0.1%
19956.0−0.1%
19966.0−0.2%
19975.9−0.3%
19985.9−0.5%
19995.9−0.6%
20005.8−0.7%
20015.8−0.8%
20025.7−0.9%
20035.7−1.0%
20045.6−1.0%
20055.6−1.1%
20065.5−1.1%
20075.4−1.2%
20085.4−1.3%
20095.3−1.4%
20105.2−1.5%
20115.1−1.6%
20125.0−1.7%
20135.0−1.7%
20144.9−1.8%
20154.8−1.8%
20164.7−1.8%
20174.6−1.9%
20184.5−1.9%
20194.4−1.9%
20204.3−1.9%
20214.3−1.8%
20224.2−2.3%
2023low4.1−2.1%
2024latest4.1+0.9%

Metrics

  1. population
    2M
    144 of 176
    REST Countries · UN data
  2. gdp
    $12B
    142 of 170
    World Bank · latest available
  3. gdp per capita
    $6,678
    85 of 170
    World Bank · latest available
  4. military spending
    $162M
    124 of 151
    SIPRI via World Bank
  5. military % of gdp
    1.5%
    77 of 148
    SIPRI via World Bank
  6. area
    28K km²
    147 of 176
    REST Countries
  7. population density
    71 /km²
    87 of 176
    zuhd — derived from population and area
  8. life expectancy
    63.7 yr
    154 of 175
    World Bank · latest available
  9. internet access
    60%
    114 of 166
    ITU via World Bank
  10. co₂ per capita
    2.6 t
    83 of 163
    World Bank · Climate Watch
  11. urbanisation
    72%
    57 of 168
    World Bank · UN DESA
  12. fertility rate
    4.1
    21 of 168
    World Bank · UN DESA
  13. foreign-born share
    13.2%
    37 of 167
    World Bank · UN DESA
  14. remittances % of gdp
    0.1%
    140 of 155
    World Bank · IMF BOP
  15. scientific articles / yr
    3
    168 of 168
    NSF / World Bank
  16. gini inequality
    38
    90 of 139
    World Bank · PovcalNet
  17. youth unemployment
    16%
    102 of 166
    ILO via World Bank
  18. adult literacy
    88%
    60 of 109
    UNESCO UIS via World Bank
  19. democracy (v-dem)
    0.05
    149 of 163
    V-Dem via Our World in Data
  20. clean government
    13
    157 of 164
    Transparency International via Our World in Data
  21. press freedom
    55.7
    148 of 163
    RSF via Our World in Data
  22. human development
    0.674
    110 of 164
    UNDP via Our World in Data