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Equatorial Guinea – Trade Balance

Name: Equatorial Guinea Trade Balance
Creator: World Bank
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External balance on goods and services in current US dollars. Positive values indicate a trade surplus; negative values indicate a deficit. · World Bank

$1.2B −$201.7M from 2023 G20 rank: 99th · all-time high: $9.8B (2008)

Equatorial Guinea's trade balance was $1.2B in 2024, a decrease of +$201.7M from $1.5B in 2023. This ranked 99th in the G20. The all-time high was $9.8B in 2008.

APA

Equatorial Guinea Trade Balance. HistorySaid. Retrieved March 11, 2026, from https://historysaid.com/equatorial-guinea/trade-balance

BibTeX

@misc{historysaid_equatorial-guinea_trade-balance,
  title = {Equatorial Guinea Trade Balance},
  url = {https://historysaid.com/equatorial-guinea/trade-balance},
  publisher = {HistorySaid},
  year = {2026}
}

Data & Projection▾

Equatorial Guinea Trade Balance – Historical Data
Year	Value	Change	Rank
2027* trend	$2.4B	–	–
2026* trend	$2.2B	–	–
2025* trend	$2.1B	–	–
2024	$1.2B	−$201.7M	99th
2023	$1.5B	−$1.9B	111th
2022	$3.3B	+$1.7B	136th
2021	$1.6B	+$1.3B	122nd
2020	$372.3M	−$466.7M	119th
2019	$839.0M	−$1.2B	121st
2018	$2.0B	+$174.5M	136th
2017	$1.9B	+$717.1M	130th
2016	$1.1B	−$754.5M	130th
2015	$1.9B	−$4.1B	146th
2014	$6.0B	−$240.6M	149th
2013	$6.2B	+$161.4M	146th
2012	$6.1B	−$1.6B	142nd
2011	$7.6B	+$3.3B	142nd
2010	$4.4B	+$402.0M	135th
2009	$4.0B	−$5.8B	139th
2008	$9.8B	+$4.2B	146th
2007	$5.6B	+$989.8M	136th
2006	$4.7B	+$1.1B	134th
2005	$3.6B	–	135th

Show all years (2005–2024)

* 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 trade balance improve within 24 months. View full analysis →