Equatorial Guinea's external balance on goods and services (current US$) was US$2.32 billion in 2025, the latest year in the World Bank's World Development Indicators. That is up 21.96% from US$1.9 billion in 2015 (2.01% a year on average, compounded).
Key figures
| Value | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Latest | US$2.32 billion | 2025 |
| Five years earlier | US$372.31 million | 2020 |
| Ten years earlier | US$1.9 billion | 2015 |
| Highest | US$9.83 billion | 2008 |
| Lowest | US$372.31 million | 2020 |
| Average since 2016 | US$1.75 billion | 2016–2025 |
| First recorded | US$3.6 billion |
What the numbers say
In 2025, Equatorial Guinea's external balance on goods and services (current US$) rose 11.8% on 2024 (from US$2.08 billion to US$2.32 billion).
Across the 19 yearly changes before that (2006 to 2024), the average change was +20.2% and a typical year strayed about 91.6% from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.1 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 336% in 2021 and the biggest yearly fall was 68.2% in 2015. 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 there is no clear straight-line trend: a straight line explains 20% of the movement over 10 observed years, so the value is moving around more than it is heading anywhere.
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 52nd highest value of the 137 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
- Libya — 48th of 137: US$2.77 billion
- Chad — 49th of 137: US$2.73 billion
- Cyprus — 50th of 137: US$2.33 billion
- Mongolia — 52nd of 137: US$1.38 billion
- Burkina Faso — 53rd of 137: US$1.37 billion
- Congo, Rep. — 54th of 137: US$713.61 million
What this measures
The balance of international trade in goods and services is the difference between the exports and imports of goods and services. This indicator is expressed in current prices, meaning no adjustment has been made to account for price changes over time. This indicator is expressed in United States dollars.
All 21 values
| Year | External balance on goods and services (current US$) |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 2,321,999,477 |
| 2024 | 2,076,132,061 |
| 2023 | 1,871,301,693 |
| 2022 | 3,301,617,589 |
| 2021 | 1,623,301,272 |
| 2020 | 372,305,786 |
| 2019 | 838,980,646 |
| 2018 | 2,040,958,194 |
| 2017 | 1,866,489,970 |
| 2016 | 1,149,364,742 |
External balance on goods and services (current US$) in nearby economies
- Angola — US$13.82 billion (2025)
- Benin — −US$739.95 million (2025)
- Botswana — −US$1.09 billion (2025)
- Burkina Faso — US$1.37 billion (2025)
- Cabo Verde — −US$347.73 million (2025)
- Cameroon — −US$4.25 billion (2025)
- Central African Republic — −US$435.91 million (2025)
- Chad — US$2.73 billion (2025)
- Comoros — −US$404.54 million (2025)
More economic policy & debt data for Equatorial Guinea
- GDP (current US$) — 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$1.21 billion (2025)
- Net primary income (net income from abroad) (current LCU) — -705.58 billion (2025)
- Adjusted savings, education expenditure (% of GNI)
Reading data like this
Questions people ask
- What is Equatorial Guinea's external balance on goods and services (current US$)?
- US$2.32 billion in 2025, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).
- How has it changed since 2005?
- It is down 35.5% from US$3.6 billion in 2005 (2.17% a year on average, compounded). The highest value was US$9.83 billion in 2008 and the lowest US$372.31 million in 2020.
- How does Equatorial Guinea rank?
- 52nd highest of 137 economies with data for 2025.
- Is the latest change in external balance on goods and services (current US$) unusual for Equatorial Guinea?
Source
World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator NE.RSB.GNFS.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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