Equatorial Guinea's total reserves, excluding gold (current US$) was US$1.08 billion in 2024, the latest year in the World Bank's World Development Indicators. That is down 62.96% from US$2.91 billion in 2014 (9.45% a year on average, compounded).
Key figures
| Value | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Latest | US$1.08 billion | 2024 |
| Five years earlier | US$40.82 million | 2019 |
| Ten years earlier | US$2.91 billion | 2014 |
| Highest | US$4.57 billion | 2013 |
| Lowest | US$40,812 | 1995 |
| Average since 2015 | US$558.07 million | 2015–2024 |
| First recorded | US$2.77 million |
What the numbers say
In 2024, Equatorial Guinea's total reserves, excluding gold (current US$) fell 30% on 2023 (from US$1.54 billion to US$1.08 billion).
Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1994 to 2023), the average change was +221.9% and a typical year strayed about 628.8% 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 3,192.5% in 2022 and the biggest yearly fall was 96.4% in 1993. The numbers show how large and when, not why; for the cause, look at what happened in that country in those years.
From 2015 to 2024 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 2024, Equatorial Guinea had the 19th highest value of the 32 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 2024 ranking
- Madagascar — 15th of 32: US$2.78 billion
- Barbados — 16th of 32: US$1.65 billion
- Chad — 17th of 32: US$1.55 billion
- Lesotho — 19th of 32: US$1.01 billion
- Guinea — 20th of 32: US$817.68 million
- Seychelles — 21st of 32: US$773.68 million
What this measures
This series includes external assets (excluding monetary gold) that are readily available to and controlled by monetary authorities for meeting balance of payments financing needs, for intervention in exchange markets to affect the currency exchange rate, and for other related purposes (such as maintaining confidence in the currency and the economy, and serving as a basis for foreign borrowing). Reserve assets must be denominated and settled in foreign currency. This indicator is expressed in current prices, meaning no adjustment has been made to account for price changes over time. This indicator is expressed in United States dollars.
All 43 values
| Year | Total reserves, excluding gold (current US$) |
|---|---|
| 2024 | 1,076,807,833 |
| 2023 | 1,538,461,554 |
| 2022 | 1,457,611,930 |
| 2021 | 44,271,186 |
| 2020 | 60,833,004 |
| 2019 | 40,816,835 |
| 2018 | 48,929,814 |
| 2017 | 45,502,925 |
| 2016 | 62,307,444 |
| 2015 | 1,205,154,516 |
| 2014 |
Total reserves, excluding gold (current US$) in nearby economies
- Angola — US$13.54 billion (2025)
- Botswana — US$3.46 billion (2024)
- Burundi — US$88.36 million (2023)
- Cabo Verde — US$1.26 billion (2025)
- Cameroon — US$5.06 billion (2024)
- Central African Republic — US$489.29 million (2024)
- Chad — US$1.55 billion (2024)
- Comoros — US$406.54 million (2025)
- Congo, Dem. Rep. — US$5.1 billion (2023)
- Congo, Rep.
More economic policy & debt data for Equatorial Guinea
- GDP (current US$) — 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$1.21 billion (2025)
- Net primary income (net income from abroad) (current LCU) — -705.58 billion (2025)
- Adjusted savings, education expenditure (% of GNI)
Reading data like this
Questions people ask
- What is Equatorial Guinea's total reserves, excluding gold (current US$)?
- US$1.08 billion in 2024, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).
- How has it changed since 1982?
- It is up 38,723% from US$2.77 million in 1982 (15.25% a year on average, compounded). The highest value was US$4.57 billion in 2013 and the lowest US$40,812 in 1995.
- How does Equatorial Guinea rank?
- 19th highest of 32 economies with data for 2024.
- Is the latest change in total reserves, excluding gold (current US$) unusual for Equatorial Guinea?
- In 2024, Equatorial Guinea's total reserves, excluding gold (current US$) fell 30% on 2023 (from US$1.54 billion to US$1.08 billion). Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1994 to 2023), the average change was +221.9% and a typical year strayed about 628.8% 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.
Source
World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator FI.RES.XGLD.CD, 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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