GNQ / Sub-Saharan Africa

Equatorial Guinea

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Capital
Ciudad de la Paz
Currency
Central African CFA franc
Continent
Africa
Area
28,051 km²
Country information: Wikidata · Q983 ↗ · Official languages: French, Portuguese, Spanish
AT A GLANCE

The essential numbers

Latest available · Reference years vary
Population ↗
1.94M · 2025
people
World Bank · SP.POP.TOTL
GDP ↗
12.82B · 2025
current US$
World Bank · NY.GDP.MKTP.CD
GDP per capita ↗
6,615.25 · 2025
current US$ / person
World Bank · NY.GDP.PCAP.CD
Inflation ↗
2.92 · 2024
%
World Bank · FP.CPI.TOTL.ZG
Unemployment ↗
8.34 · 2025
% of labor force
World Bank · SL.UEM.TOTL.ZS
Fertility rate ↗
4.12 · 2024
births / woman
World Bank · SP.DYN.TFRT.IN
Life expectancy ↗
63.91 · 2024
years
World Bank · SP.DYN.LE00.IN
Population growth ↗
2.4 · 2025
%
World Bank · SP.POP.GROW
GDP growth ↗
-5.85 · 2025
%
World Bank · NY.GDP.MKTP.KD.ZG
GDP per capita, PPP ↗
16.13K · 2025
current international $ / person
World Bank · NY.GDP.PCAP.PP.CD
Population ages 65+ ↗
3.76 · 2025
% of total population
World Bank · SP.POP.65UP.TO.ZS
Urban population ↗
71.58 · 2025
% of total population
World Bank · SP.URB.TOTL.IN.ZS
Labor force participation ↗
60.51 · 2025
% of population ages 15+
World Bank · SL.TLF.CACT.ZS
Youth unemployment ↗
15.74 · 2025
% of labor force ages 15–24
World Bank · SL.UEM.1524.ZS
Internet users ↗
63.3 · 2024
% of population
World Bank · IT.NET.USER.ZS
Trade ↗
74.93 · 2025
% of GDP
World Bank · NE.TRD.GNFS.ZS
FDI net inflows ↗
1.42 · 2024
% of GDP
World Bank · BX.KLT.DINV.WD.GD.ZS
LOOKING BACK

Change over time

people · 2006–2025
2025Equatorial Guinea: 1.94M
Equatorial Guinea · Population895.53K1.18M1.46M1.75M2.03M2006201220192025
Source: World Bank · SP.POP.TOTLGaps indicate missing observations.
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Equatorial Guinea · Population · people
YearEquatorial Guinea
20251,938,431
20241,892,516
20231,847,549
20221,803,545
20211,758,786
20201,716,468
20191,670,177
20181,616,422
20171,562,396
20161,508,186
20151,453,923
20141,399,828
20131,346,218
20121,293,483
20111,241,835
20101,189,085
20091,135,673
20081,084,530
20071,036,044
2006990,343
current US$ · 2006–2025
2025Equatorial Guinea: 12.82B
Equatorial Guinea · GDP8.64B12.39B16.14B19.89B23.64B2006201220192025
Source: World Bank · NY.GDP.MKTP.CDGaps indicate missing observations.
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Equatorial Guinea · GDP · current US$
YearEquatorial Guinea
202512,823,210,425.92
202413,254,388,261.13
202312,541,814,272.8
202213,687,643,435.62
202112,215,878,032.72
20209,893,816,007.74
201911,364,133,549.75
201813,097,012,133.62
201712,200,913,878.98
201611,240,808,847.89
201513,185,496,881.02
201421,765,453,081.98
201321,948,834,283.79
201222,388,344,143.91
201121,357,343,668.94
201016,314,443,436.29
200915,027,795,173.22
200819,749,893,536.32
200713,071,718,758.74
200610,086,528,698.86

GDP per capita

All countries ↗
current US$ / person · 2006–2025
2025Equatorial Guinea: 6,615.25
Equatorial Guinea · GDP per capita4,519.418,253.3611.99K15.72K19.46K2006201220192025
Source: World Bank · NY.GDP.PCAP.CDGaps indicate missing observations.
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Equatorial Guinea · GDP per capita · current US$ / person
YearEquatorial Guinea
20256,615.25
20247,003.58
20236,788.35
20227,589.3
20216,945.63
20205,764.06
20196,804.15
20188,102.47
20177,809.1
20167,453.2
20159,068.91
201415,548.66
201316,304.07
201217,308.57
201117,198.21
201013,720.17
200913,232.5
200818,210.56
200712,616.95
200610,184.88
% · 2006–2025
2025Equatorial Guinea: —
Equatorial Guinea · Inflation-0.891.483.856.218.582006201220192025
Source: World Bank · FP.CPI.TOTL.ZGGaps indicate missing observations.
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Equatorial Guinea · Inflation · %
YearEquatorial Guinea
2025No data available
20242.92
20232.86
20224.79
2021-0.1
20204.77
20191.53
20181.06
20170.74
20161.41
20151.68
20144.31
20132.95
20123.66
20114.81
20107.79
20094.69
20086.55
20072.8
20064.42

Unemployment

All countries ↗
% of labor force · 2006–2025
2025Equatorial Guinea: 8.34
Equatorial Guinea · Unemployment7.457.828.28.578.952006201220192025
Source: World Bank · SL.UEM.TOTL.ZSGaps indicate missing observations.
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Equatorial Guinea · Unemployment · % of labor force
YearEquatorial Guinea
20258.34
20248.29
20238.22
20228.33
20218.82
20208.63
20197.92
20187.82
20177.84
20167.8
20157.78
20147.67
20137.68
20127.76
20117.84
20107.85
20097.7
20087.57
20077.59
20067.61

Fertility rate

All countries ↗
births / woman · 2006–2025
2025Equatorial Guinea: —
Equatorial Guinea · Fertility rate3.944.364.795.215.642006201220192025
Source: World Bank · SP.DYN.TFRT.INGaps indicate missing observations.
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Equatorial Guinea · Fertility rate · births / woman
YearEquatorial Guinea
2025No data available
20244.12
20234.08
20224.17
20214.27
20204.35
20194.43
20184.51
20174.6
20164.69
20154.77
20144.86
20134.95
20125.04
20115.13
20105.21
20095.29
20085.36
20075.43
20065.5

Life expectancy

All countries ↗
years · 2006–2025
2025Equatorial Guinea: —
Equatorial Guinea · Life expectancy55.657.8660.1362.464.662006201220192025
Source: World Bank · SP.DYN.LE00.INGaps indicate missing observations.
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Equatorial Guinea · Life expectancy · years
YearEquatorial Guinea
2025No data available
202463.91
202363.71
202263.36
202162.45
202062.14
201962.3
201861.92
201761.48
201661.08
201560.64
201460.23
201359.78
201259.3
201158.83
201058.34
200957.88
200857.38
200756.86
200656.35
Source: World Bank ↗Snapshot · Sep 25, 2026Methodology ↗

About the data for Equatorial Guinea

17 World Bank indicators each use their latest available observation, so reference years can differ. Open any indicator card to explore its historical series. Missing observations are preserved. Country information comes from Wikidata.