Equatorial Guinea's broad money (current LCU) was 1.04 trillion in 2023, the latest year in the World Bank's World Development Indicators. That is down 32.52% from 1.54 trillion in 2013 (3.86% a year on average, compounded).
Key figures
| Value | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Latest | 1.04 trillion | 2023 |
| Five years earlier | 895 billion | 2018 |
| Ten years earlier | 1.54 trillion | 2013 |
| Highest | 1.54 trillion | 2013 |
| Lowest | 3.24 billion | 1993 |
| Average since 2014 | 964.16 billion | 2014–2023 |
| First recorded | 8.97 billion |
What the numbers say
In 2023, Equatorial Guinea's broad money (current LCU) rose 8.7% on 2022 (from 955.14 billion to 1.04 trillion).
Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1993 to 2022), the average change was +23.6% and a typical year strayed about 33.6% from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.4 standard deviations below that average, so it was an ordinary year: it sits within the range of normal year-to-year movement.
On record, the biggest yearly rise was 139.5% in 1994 and the biggest yearly fall was 52% in 1990. The numbers show how large and when, not why; for the cause, look at what happened in that country in those years.
From 2014 to 2023 the straight-line trend is downward, about 32.11 billion a year. A straight line explains 32% of the movement over 10 observed years.
Worked out from the yearly values above. How the checks work: standard deviation, z-scores and straight-line trends.
Closest to Equatorial Guinea in the 2023 ranking
- Tanzania — 1st of 9: 44 trillion
- Congo, Rep. — 2nd of 9: 2.64 trillion
- Haiti — 4th of 9: 634.88 billion
- Tajikistan — 5th of 9: 39.55 billion
- Barbados — 6th of 9: 14.09 billion
What this measures
Broad money is the sum of all liquid financial instruments held by money-holding sectors that are widely accepted in an economy as a medium of exchange, plus those that can be converted into a medium of exchange at short notice at, or close to, their full nominal value. This indicator is expressed in current prices, meaning no adjustment has been made to account for price changes over time. This series is expressed in local currency units.
All 39 values
| Year | Broad money (current LCU) |
|---|---|
| 2023 | 1,038,477,000,000 |
| 2022 | 955,136,000,000 |
| 2021 | 783,000,000,000 |
| 2020 | 788,000,000,000 |
| 2019 | 830,000,000,000 |
| 2018 | 895,000,000,000 |
| 2017 | 902,000,000,000 |
| 2016 | 951,000,000,000 |
| 2015 | 1,204,000,000,000 |
| 2014 | 1,295,000,000,000 |
Broad money (current LCU) in nearby economies
- Angola — 17.82 trillion (2025)
- Benin — 4.23 trillion (2025)
- Botswana — 115.36 billion (2024)
- Burkina Faso — 6.96 trillion (2025)
- Burundi — 8.01 trillion (2025)
- Cabo Verde — 281.73 billion (2025)
- Cameroon — 4.75 trillion (2018)
- Central African Republic — 488.93 billion (2022)
- Chad — 1.5 trillion (2021)
- Comoros — 285.91 billion (2025)
- Congo, Dem. Rep. — 42.99 trillion (2025)
More financial sector data for Equatorial Guinea
- DEC alternative conversion factor (LCU per US$) — US$581.93 (2025)
- Official exchange rate (LCU per US$, period average) — US$581.93 (2025)
- GDP deflator (base year varies by country) — 169.1 (2025)
- Inflation, GDP deflator (annual % growth) — -1.38% (2025)
- Real effective exchange rate index (2010 = 100) — 104.48 (2025)
- Consumer price index (2010 = 100) — 144.38 (2024)
- Domestic credit to private sector by banks (% of GDP) — 5.76% (2023)
- Net foreign assets (current LCU) — 922.93 billion (2023)
- Monetary sector credit to private sector (% of GDP)
Reading data like this
Questions people ask
- What is Equatorial Guinea's broad money (current LCU)?
- 1.04 trillion in 2023, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).
- How has it changed since 1985?
- It is up 11,475% from 8.97 billion in 1985 (13.32% a year on average, compounded). The highest value was 1.54 trillion in 2013 and the lowest 3.24 billion in 1993.
- Is the latest change in broad money (current LCU) unusual for Equatorial Guinea?
- In 2023, Equatorial Guinea's broad money (current LCU) rose 8.7% on 2022 (from 955.14 billion to 1.04 trillion). Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1993 to 2022), the average change was +23.6% and a typical year strayed about 33.6% from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.4 standard deviations below that average, so it was an ordinary year: it sits within the range of normal year-to-year movement.
- Where does this data come from?
- The World Bank's World Development Indicators, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
Source
World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator FM.LBL.BMNY.CN, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF) Figures are fetched from the World Bank API and refreshed monthly; see the series on data.worldbank.org. The full definition and method are in the World Bank's metadata glossary. Comparisons use the same World Bank release.
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