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Equatorial Guinea – Dependency Ratio

Name: Equatorial Guinea Dependency Ratio
Creator: World Bank
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Ratio of dependents (people younger than 15 or older than 64) to the working-age population (15-64). Higher ratios imply greater economic burden on workers. · World Bank

69.41 −0.39 from 2023 G20 rank: 173rd · all-time high: 87.24 (1996)

Equatorial Guinea's dependency ratio was 69.41 in 2024, a decrease of +0.39 from 69.80 in 2023. This ranked 173rd in the G20. The all-time high was 87.24 in 1996.

APA

Equatorial Guinea Dependency Ratio. HistorySaid. Retrieved March 11, 2026, from https://historysaid.com/equatorial-guinea/dependency-ratio

BibTeX

@misc{historysaid_equatorial-guinea_dependency-ratio,
  title = {Equatorial Guinea Dependency Ratio},
  url = {https://historysaid.com/equatorial-guinea/dependency-ratio},
  publisher = {HistorySaid},
  year = {2026}
}

Data & Projection▾

Equatorial Guinea Dependency Ratio – Historical Data
Year	Value	Change	Rank
2027* trend	68.58	–	–
2026* trend	68.88	–	–
2025* trend	69.19	–	–
2024	69.41	−0.39	173rd
2023	69.80	−0.40	172nd
2022	70.20	−0.32	171st
2021	70.52	−0.06	170th
2020	70.58	−0.14	169th
2019	70.73	−0.36	169th
2018	71.09	−0.15	168th
2017	71.24	−0.01	168th
2016	71.25	+0.05	167th
2015	71.20	+0.07	167th
2014	71.13	+0.03	167th
2013	71.10	−0.06	167th
2012	71.16	−0.10	166th
2011	71.26	−0.33	167th
2010	71.58	−0.59	168th
2009	72.18	−0.69	168th
2008	72.86	−0.80	166th
2007	73.66	−0.95	164th
2006	74.61	−1.17	164th
2005	75.79	−1.57	164th
2004	77.35	−1.99	164th
2003	79.35	−2.16	166th
2002	81.51	−2.09	171st
2001	83.60	−1.80	173rd
2000	85.40	−1.16	174th
1999	86.56	−0.48	173rd
1998	87.04	−0.18	168th
1997	87.22	−0.02	166th
1996	87.24	+0.17	164th
1995	87.07	+0.39	160th
1994	86.67	+0.63	156th
1993	86.05	+0.80	155th
1992	85.25	+0.89	154th
1991	84.36	+0.95	154th
1990	83.42	+0.97	148th
1989	82.45	+0.92	141st
1988	81.53	+0.77	138th
1987	80.76	+0.34	133rd
1986	80.41	−0.46	131st
1985	80.87	−1.58	130th
1984	82.45	−2.91	132nd
1983	85.36	−1.67	144th
1982	87.03	+0.48	147th
1981	86.56	+0.48	142nd
1980	86.07	+0.50	135th
1979	85.57	+0.56	130th
1978	85.01	+0.61	126th
1977	84.41	+0.74	119th
1976	83.67	+0.77	114th
1975	82.90	+0.61	108th
1974	82.30	+0.50	103rd
1973	81.80	+0.43	98th
1972	81.38	+0.44	94th
1971	80.94	+0.52	93rd
1970	80.42	+0.52	89th
1969	79.90	+0.21	84th
1968	79.68	−0.19	86th
1967	79.87	−0.35	84th
1966	80.22	−0.40	87th
1965	80.62	−0.38	88th
1964	81.00	+0.12	95th
1963	80.88	+0.64	100th
1962	80.24	+0.69	98th
1961	79.54	+0.75	96th
1960	78.79	–	95th

Show all years (1960–2024)

* Linear trend extrapolation from last 5 data points

Detected Pattern▾

Currency Crisis Pattern

Rapid currency depreciation (>30% YoY) combined with reserve drawdown and inflation surge. Often precedes emergency rate hikes.

Inflation 31.8% Reserves YoY -18.8% FX YoY +96.1%

This pattern occurred 111 times in G20 history, 31 successful

Argentina 2023

Inflation

133.5%

Reserves YoY

-48.5%

FX YoY

+126.8%

Ghana 2023

Inflation

38.1%

Reserves YoY

-30.4%

FX YoY

+33.2%

Lebanon 2023

Inflation

221.3%

Reserves YoY

-15.4%

FX YoY

+820.4%

Sierra Leone 2023

Inflation

47.6%

Reserves YoY

-20.6%

FX YoY

+51.7%

Ghana 2022

Inflation

31.3%

Reserves YoY

-47.5%

FX YoY

+42.5%

24 mo later

22.8%

Lao PDR 2022

Inflation

23.0%

Reserves YoY

-19.2%

FX YoY

+44.7%

24 mo later

23.1%

HistorySaid – pattern alert

Equatorial Guinea matched the Currency Crisis Pattern pattern in 1994. Historically, 28% of countries showing this pattern (31 out of 111) saw dependency ratio improve within 24 months. View full analysis →