Equatorial Guinea: Gross national expenditure deflator (base year varies by country)

Key figures

What the numbers say

In 2025, Equatorial Guinea's gross national expenditure deflator (base year varies by country) fell 14.1% on 2024 (from 182.4 to 156.64).

Across the 19 yearly changes before that (2006 to 2024), the average change was +2.4% and a typical year strayed about 5.7% from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 2.9 standard deviations below that average, so it was unusually large compared with the rest of the record.

On record, the biggest yearly rise was 13.5% in 2009 and the biggest yearly fall was 17.1% in 2006. 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 upward, about 2.16 a year. A straight line explains 38% 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 42nd highest value of the 122 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

• Comoros — 38th of 122: 159.26
• Hungary — 39th of 122: 159.06
• South Africa — 40th of 122: 157.3
• Bulgaria — 42nd of 122: 154.85
• Poland — 43rd of 122: 153.71
• Kenya — 44th of 122: 153.38

What this measures

Gross national expenditure is the sum of household final consumption expenditure, general government final consumption expenditure, and gross capital formation. A deflator is the ratio of an indicator in current prices over the same series in constant prices. The base year varies by country.

All 21 values

Gross national expenditure deflator (base year varies by country) in nearby economies

• Angola — 420.93 (2024)
• Benin — 117.25 (2025)
• Botswana — 139.13 (2024)
• Burkina Faso — 120.41 (2025)
• Cabo Verde — 116.99 (2025)
• Cameroon — 127.34 (2025)
• Central African Republic — 213.19 (2025)
• Chad — 113.53 (2025)
• Comoros

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 gross national expenditure deflator (base year varies by country)?

156.64 in 2025, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).

How has it changed since 2005?

It is up 29.8% from 120.68 in 2005 (1.31% a year on average, compounded). The highest value was 182.76 in 2023 and the lowest 100 in 2006.

How does Equatorial Guinea rank?

42nd highest of 122 economies with data for 2025.

Is the latest change in gross national expenditure deflator (base year varies by country) unusual for Equatorial Guinea?

In 2025, Equatorial Guinea's gross national expenditure deflator (base year varies by country) fell 14.1% on 2024 (from 182.4 to 156.64). Across the 19 yearly changes before that (2006 to 2024), the average change was +2.4% and a typical year strayed about 5.7% from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 2.9 standard deviations below that average, so it was unusually large compared with the rest of the record.

Source

World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator NE.DAB.DEFL.ZS, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs); National Accounts data files, Central Banks; 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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