Growth rate of real gdp per employed person in Equatorial Guinea
Equatorial Guinea: Growth rate of real gdp per employed person was -3.59 in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Growth rate of real gdp per employed person in Equatorial Guinea, 2000–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for growth rate of real gdp per employed person in Equatorial Guinea is -3.59, measured in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 162.0% on the previous year and up 71.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, growth rate of real gdp per employed person in Equatorial Guinea peaked at 53.16 in 2001 and was at its lowest, -13.44, in 2010.
Equatorial Guinea ranks 180th of 187 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Growth rate of real gdp per employed person in Equatorial Guinea, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 11.99 | — |
| 2001 | 53.16 | +343.4% |
| 2002 | 12.13 | -77.2% |
| 2003 | 7.06 | -41.8% |
| 2004 | 29.7 | +320.7% |
| 2005 | 10.65 | -64.1% |
| 2006 | 2.64 | -75.2% |
| 2007 | 9.75 | +269.3% |
| 2008 | 12 | +23.1% |
| 2009 | -3.61 | -130.1% |
| 2010 | -13.44 | +272.3% |
| 2011 | 1.31 | -109.7% |
| 2012 | 3.24 | +147.3% |
| 2013 | -8.54 | -363.6% |
| 2014 | -3.96 | -53.6% |
| 2015 | -12.77 | +222.5% |
| 2016 | -12.38 | -3.1% |
| 2017 | -9.12 | -26.3% |
| 2018 | -9.54 | +4.6% |
| 2019 | -8.52 | -10.7% |
| 2020 | 0.09 | -101.1% |
| 2021 | -2.6 | -2988.9% |
| 2022 | -5.77 | +121.9% |
| 2023 | -7.77 | +34.7% |
| 2024 | -1.37 | -82.4% |
| 2025 | -3.59 | +162.0% |
Equatorial Guinea compared with similar countries
- Equatorial Guinea's -3.59 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 2.43. (53 countries reporting)
- Equatorial Guinea's -3.59 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 1.19. (47 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Growth rate of real gdp per employed person in Equatorial Guinea changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | -2988.9% | 0.09 | -2.6 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 14.55 | -3.61 | 53.16 | 10 |
| 2010s | -7.37 | -13.44 | 3.24 | 10 |
| 2020s | -3.5 | -7.77 | 0.09 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Equatorial Guinea
More work & labour data for Equatorial Guinea
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes, annual 0.4453 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male, annual growth 0.4489 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female, annual growth 0.4415 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, annual growth rate 0.3895 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, annual growth rate 2.07 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population 2,356 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population 489.2 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female 2,448 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male 2,556 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes 5,003 1000 No (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is growth rate of real gdp per employed person in Equatorial Guinea?
- Growth rate of real gdp per employed person in Equatorial Guinea was -3.59 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest growth rate of real gdp per employed person recorded in Equatorial Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 53.16 in 2001.
- What is the lowest growth rate of real gdp per employed person recorded in Equatorial Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was -13.44 in 2010.
- How does Equatorial Guinea rank for growth rate of real gdp per employed person?
- Equatorial Guinea ranks 180th out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is growth rate of real gdp per employed person rising or falling in Equatorial Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 71.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Equatorial Guinea data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Growth rate of real gdp per employed person. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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