Equatorial Guinea's changes in inventories (constant LCU) was -150 billion in 2025, the latest year in the World Bank's World Development Indicators. That is down 1,825% from 8.7 billion in 2015.
Key figures
| Value | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Latest | -150 billion | 2025 |
| Five years earlier | -15.6 billion | 2020 |
| Ten years earlier | 8.7 billion | 2015 |
| Highest | 21.53 billion | 2021 |
| Lowest | -723.67 billion | 2009 |
| Average since 2016 | -50.55 billion | 2016–2025 |
| First recorded | -45.01 billion |
What the numbers say
In 2025, Equatorial Guinea's changes in inventories (constant LCU) rose 3.13 billion on 2024 (from -153.13 billion to -150 billion).
Across the 19 yearly changes before that (2006 to 2024), the average change was −5.69 billion and a typical year strayed about 226.63 billion from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.0 standard deviations above 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 497.33 billion in 2010 and the biggest yearly fall was 676.11 billion in 2009. The numbers show how large and when, not why; for the cause, look at what happened in that country in those years.
From 2016 to 2025 the straight-line trend is downward, about 20.72 billion a year. A straight line explains 56% 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.
How it compares
In 2025, Equatorial Guinea had the 57th highest value of the 63 economies reporting that year. Higher is not always better: for some indicators the lowest value is the one to aim for. See the full ranking.
Closest to Equatorial Guinea in the 2025 ranking
- Philippines — 54th of 63: -71.13 billion
- Costa Rica — 55th of 63: -106.28 billion
- Kenya — 56th of 63: -116.88 billion
- Sri Lanka — 58th of 63: -198.44 billion
- Djibouti — 59th of 63: -204.34 billion
- Burkina Faso — 60th of 63: -240.22 billion
What this measures
Changes in inventories is the value of entries into inventories less the value of withdrawals and less the value of any recurrent losses of goods held in inventories during the accounting period.This indicator is expressed in constant prices, meaning the series has been adjusted to account for price changes over time. The reference year for this adjustment varies by country. This series is expressed in local currency units.
All 21 values
| Year | Changes in inventories (constant LCU) |
|---|---|
| 2025 | -150,000,000,000 |
| 2024 | -153,125,124,600 |
| 2023 | -205,139,447,400 |
| 2022 | 4,954,892,100 |
| 2021 | 21,526,727,400 |
| 2020 | -15,597,598,500 |
| 2019 | -13,460,000,000 |
| 2018 | -5,538,328,600 |
| 2017 | 3,400,000,000 |
| 2016 | 7,500,847,200 |
Changes in inventories (constant LCU) in nearby economies
- Angola — 2.93 billion (2024)
- Benin — 36.2 billion (2025)
- Botswana — 19.18 billion (2024)
- Burkina Faso — -240.22 billion (2025)
- Cameroon — -86.2 billion (2024)
- Central African Republic — -12.99 billion (2025)
- Chad — 299.39 billion (2025)
- Comoros — 5.94 billion (2025)
- Congo, Dem. Rep. — 1.15 trillion (2025)
- Congo, Rep. — 19.12 billion (2025)
More economic policy & debt data for Equatorial Guinea
- GDP (current US$) — US$12.82 billion (2025)
- GDP (current LCU) — 7.46 trillion (2025)
- GDP per capita (current US$) — US$6,615 (2025)
- GDP per capita (current LCU) — 3.85 million (2025)
- GNI (current US$) — US$11.61 billion (2025)
- GNI (current LCU) — 6.76 trillion (2025)
- GNI per capita (current LCU) — 3.49 million (2025)
- Net primary income (net income from abroad) (current US$) — −US$1.21 billion (2025)
- Net primary income (net income from abroad) (current LCU) — -705.58 billion (2025)
- Adjusted savings, education expenditure (% of GNI)
Reading data like this
Questions people ask
- What is Equatorial Guinea's changes in inventories (constant LCU)?
- -150 billion in 2025, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).
- How has it changed since 2005?
- It is down 233.26% from -45.01 billion in 2005. The highest value was 21.53 billion in 2021 and the lowest -723.67 billion in 2009.
- How does Equatorial Guinea rank?
- 57th highest of 63 economies with data for 2025.
- Is the latest change in changes in inventories (constant LCU) unusual for Equatorial Guinea?
- In 2025, Equatorial Guinea's changes in inventories (constant LCU) rose 3.13 billion on 2024 (from -153.13 billion to -150 billion). Across the 19 yearly changes before that (2006 to 2024), the average change was −5.69 billion and a typical year strayed about 226.63 billion from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.0 standard deviations above that average, so it was an ordinary year: it sits within the range of normal year-to-year movement.
Source
World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator NE.GDI.STKB.KN, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks; National Accounts data files, Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD); Staff estimates, World Bank (WB) 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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