Equatorial Guinea: Changes in inventories (current US$)

Key figures

What the numbers say

In 2025, Equatorial Guinea's changes in inventories (current US$) fell US$1.1 billion on 2024 (from −US$190.32 million to −US$1.29 billion).

Across the 27 yearly changes before that (1991 to 2024), the average change was −US$9.09 million and a typical year strayed about US$563.66 million from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 1.9 standard deviations below that average, so it was larger than a typical year, though not out of the range seen before.

On record, the biggest yearly rise was US$1.44 billion in 2010 and the biggest yearly fall was US$2.01 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 US$90.68 million a year. A straight line explains 46% 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 103rd highest value of the 109 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

• Uzbekistan — 100th of 109: −US$1.08 billion
• Djibouti — 101st of 109: −US$1.11 billion
• Croatia — 102nd of 109: −US$1.21 billion
• Kenya — 104th of 109: −US$1.31 billion
• Tanzania — 105th of 109: −US$1.39 billion
• France — 106th of 109: −US$2.72 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 current prices, meaning no adjustment has been made to account for price changes over time. This indicator is expressed in United States dollars.

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Changes in inventories (current US$) in nearby economies

• Angola — US$15.45 million (2024)
• Benin — US$97.09 million (2025)
• Botswana — US$185.61 million (2025)
• Burkina Faso — US$128.23 million (2025)
• Cameroon — US$385.75 million (2024)
• Central African Republic — −US$167.97 million (2025)
• Chad — US$852.06 million (2025)
• Comoros — US$17.39 million (2023)
• Congo, Dem. Rep. — US$2.61 billion (2025)
• Congo, Rep. — US$49.61 million (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)

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Questions people ask

What is Equatorial Guinea's changes in inventories (current US$)?

−US$1.29 billion in 2025, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).

How does Equatorial Guinea rank?

103rd highest of 109 economies with data for 2025.

Is the latest change in changes in inventories (current US$) unusual for Equatorial Guinea?

In 2025, Equatorial Guinea's changes in inventories (current US$) fell US$1.1 billion on 2024 (from −US$190.32 million to −US$1.29 billion). Across the 27 yearly changes before that (1991 to 2024), the average change was −US$9.09 million and a typical year strayed about US$563.66 million from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 1.9 standard deviations below that average, so it was larger than a typical year, though not out of the range seen before.

Where does this data come from?

The World Bank's World Development Indicators, 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).

Source

World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator NE.GDI.STKB.CD, 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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