Equatorial Guinea

Government debt in Equatorial Guinea

Government debt in Equatorial Guinea: 146.2% of GDP in 1980 and 35% of GDP in 2024, by IMF estimates.

Latest, 2024
35% of GDP
Since 1980
−111.2 percentage points
Projected, 2031
44.1% of GDP
IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026)
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% of GDP · IMF

Government debt in Equatorial GuineaGovernment debt in Equatorial Guinea: 146.2% of GDP in 1980 and 35% of GDP in 2024, by IMF estimates. The IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026) puts it at 44.1% of GDP in 2031.
Estimates, IMFIMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026)

What the numbers say

  • The IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026) puts it at 44.1% of GDP in 2031.
  • The highest was 260.7% of GDP in 1982, the lowest 0.5% of GDP in 2008.

Every year

% of GDP · IMF

YearEquatorial Guinea
202435
202338.5
202229.8
202142.3
202049.4
201943.2
201840.6
201736.2
201641.1
201531.7
201412.6
20136.3
20127.1
20117.2
20107.9
20094.3
20080.5
20070.8
20061.2
20052.8
20044.5
20036.8
200219.5
200125.5
200036.6
199960.5
199859.2
199746.3
199691.2
1995136.9
1994216
1993152.6
1992136.9
1991169.5
1990157
1989187
1988154.5
1987141.3
1986152.5
1985183.8
1984257.9
1983259.3
1982260.7
1981221.1
1980146.2
IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026) · 2025–2031
YearEquatorial Guinea
202535.4
202632.9
202736
202838.7
202940.9
203042.3
203144.1

Good to know

  • What the government owes, as a share of the economy’s yearly output.
  • Source: IMF, World Economic Outlook, October 2026.
  • The dashed line is the IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026), a scenario rather than a forecast.

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