Source: world bank Nominal/PPP
Summary:
Equatorial Guinea GDP expanded from 1962 to 2024, increasing from $0.04 billion to $12.77 billion.The compound annual growth rate (CAGR) averaged 9.75% over the period. The economy recorded its peak level in 2012 and its lowest level in 1962. Growth volatility remained high. The maximum drawdown reached 60%, indicating the largest cyclical decline from peak levels. The country experienced 11 recession episode(s) during the observed period.
Equatorial Guinea Economic Phases (1962–2024)
Between 1962 to 2024, Equatorial Guinea experienced the following economic phases:
- High Growth (1963–1966) indicating robust economic expansion
- Contraction (1968–1971) indicating temporary slowdown
- High Growth (1973–1975) indicating robust economic expansion
- Expansion (1977–1979) indicating steady moderate growth
- Crisis (1980–1981) indicating severe economic downturn
- High Growth (1984–1988) indicating robust economic expansion
- High Growth (1995–1997) indicating robust economic expansion
- High Growth (1999–2008) indicating robust economic expansion
- High Growth (2010–2011) indicating robust economic expansion
- Contraction (2013–2014) indicating temporary slowdown
- Crisis (2015–2016) indicating severe economic downturn
- High Growth (2017–2018) indicating robust economic expansion
- Crisis (2019–2020) indicating severe economic downturn
- High Growth (2021–2022) indicating robust economic expansion
- Expansion (2024–2024) indicating steady moderate growth
The most remarkable growth occurred in 1997 with an increase of 90.283%, while the largest decline was in 1980 at -51.299%.