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Equatorial Guinea – FDI Inflows

Name: Equatorial Guinea FDI Inflows
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Foreign direct investment net inflows as a share of GDP. Measures cross-border investment where a foreign entity acquires a lasting management interest (10%+ of voting stock). · World Bank

1.47% +0.32% from 2023 G20 rank: 126th · all-time high: 161.82% (1996)

Equatorial Guinea's fdi inflows was 1.47% in 2024, an increase of +0.32% from 1.15% in 2023. This ranked 126th in the G20. The all-time high was 161.82% in 1996.

APA

Equatorial Guinea FDI Inflows. HistorySaid. Retrieved March 11, 2026, from https://historysaid.com/equatorial-guinea/fdi-inflows

BibTeX

@misc{historysaid_equatorial-guinea_fdi-inflows,
  title = {Equatorial Guinea FDI Inflows},
  url = {https://historysaid.com/equatorial-guinea/fdi-inflows},
  publisher = {HistorySaid},
  year = {2026}
}

Data & Projection▾

Equatorial Guinea FDI Inflows – Historical Data
Year	Value	Change	Rank
2027* trend	3.29%	–	–
2026* trend	3.33%	–	–
2025* trend	3.36%	–	–
2024	1.47%	+0.32%	126th
2023	1.15%	−8.99%	131st
2022	10.14%	+5.54%	18th
2021	4.60%	+4.69%	57th
2020	-0.09%	−7.32%	164th
2019	7.23%	+8.33%	29th
2018	-1.10%	−4.26%	177th
2017	3.15%	−12.46%	87th
2016	15.62%	+6.61%	15th
2015	9.01%	+8.24%	25th
2014	0.77%	−1.88%	161st
2013	2.66%	−1.74%	108th
2012	4.40%	−4.85%	78th
2011	9.25%	−7.51%	36th
2010	16.76%	+5.87%	15th
2009	10.89%	+14.91%	25th
2008	-4.02%	−13.53%	192nd
2007	9.51%	+4.85%	44th
2006	4.65%	−4.71%	84th
2005	9.36%	+1.63%	26th
2004	7.73%	−20.03%	32nd
2003	27.76%	+9.86%	4th
2002	17.90%	−46.48%	6th
2001	64.38%	+49.61%	2nd
2000	14.77%	−10.07%	10th
1999	24.84%	−49.28%	5th
1998	74.12%	+62.04%	1st
1997	12.08%	−149.74%	8th
1996	161.82%	+72.35%	1st
1995	89.48%	+72.62%	1st
1994	16.86%	+0.47%	2nd
1993	16.39%	+11.92%	1st
1992	4.47%	−32.79%	15th
1991	37.26%	+27.38%	1st
1990	9.88%	+8.87%	6th
1989	1.01%	+0.51%	58th
1988	0.50%	−1.30%	77th
1987	1.80%	−5.57%	28th
1986	7.37%	+3.44%	3rd
1985	3.93%	−0.38%	8th
1984	4.31%	+3.14%	8th
1983	1.17%	+0.15%	36th
1982	1.02%	+1.51%	44th
1981	-0.49%	–	138th

Show all years (1981–2024)

* 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 fdi inflows improve within 24 months. View full analysis →