Equatorial Guinea

Equatorial Guinea's economy is well short of its peak. GDP reached US$22.4 billion in 2012 and stood at US$12.8 billion in 2025, after US$ GDP fell 3.3% and real output contracted 5.8%. The country slipped 2 places to 149th, between Somalia and Kosovo.

Industry accounts for 41.4% of output, with manufacturing at 22.3%. Services make up 55.5% and agriculture 3.2%. Inflation was 2.3%, unemployment 8.3% and government gross debt 35.4% of GDP.

The long run still shows growth: GDP has risen 12.3x since 2000, when it stood at US$1.0 billion and ranked 158th of 194. With 1.9 million people, output per person is US$6,615, 108th of 196, and $16,133 international dollars on a purchasing-power basis, 114th. Equatorial Guinea is the 32nd largest of 47 economies in Sub-Saharan Africa and about the size of the Kahului, HI metro area. The IMF projects US$14.6 billion by 2030, up 14%, which would place it 145th among economies with forecasts.