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Economy of Equatorial Guinea vs Eswatini compared: GDP & Debt

Updated on by Georank team

Equatorial Guinea has a GDP of $12.8B compared to $4.89B for Eswatini, ranking 148/197 and 162/197 by economy size, respectively.

Equatorial Guinea has $4.62B in government debt (35.1% of GDP), compared to $1.82B (38.7% of GDP) in Eswatini.

The chart below compares the two countries' GDP growth in both current (nominal) and constant dollars, accounting for inflation over time.

Equatorial Guinea
GDP, current $

GDP, constant 2015 $
Eswatini
GDP, current $

GDP, constant 2015 $
Year GDP
Equatorial Guinea Eswatini
Current $ Constant $ Current $ Constant $
1960 - - $35,076,846 -
1961 - - $43,026,043 -
1962 $37,253,333 - $45,927,962 -
1963 $44,266,667 - $54,129,438 -
1964 $51,915,000 - $64,980,554 -
1965 $64,748,333 - $70,279,972 -
1966 $69,110,000 - $76,859,969 -
1967 $72,317,447 - $74,759,970 -
1968 $67,514,286 - $79,799,968 -
1969 $67,225,714 - $105,419,958 -
1970 $66,331,429 - $112,139,955 $401,852,565
1971 $64,946,955 - $136,462,081 $457,081,710
1972 $65,429,198 - $146,736,479 $481,875,167
1973 $81,203,227 - $221,915,128 $525,333,916
1974 $94,159,863 - $264,320,941 $555,506,401
1975 $104,295,643 - $288,299,789 $632,768,698
1976 $103,653,050 - $272,550,068 $619,357,559
1977 $103,987,520 - $304,060,076 $625,610,549
1978 - - $340,630,085 $633,913,207
1979 - - $412,093,134 $653,608,542
1980 $50,642,881 $132,086,051 $541,976,853 $734,976,610
1981 $36,731,423 $139,706,651 $570,774,825 $842,587,777
1982 $44,294,648 $142,782,539 $537,568,059 $852,467,691
1983 $44,442,457 $149,927,930 $555,336,146 $862,717,378
1984 $50,320,914 $151,444,273 $494,483,409 $915,875,910
1985 $62,118,570 $170,988,428 $360,079,419 $950,609,732
1986 $76,407,396 $167,003,446 $449,140,318 $1,067,197,054
1987 $93,345,860 $174,412,950 $584,126,092 $1,223,078,154
1988 $100,534,657 $179,044,071 $692,026,455 $1,303,432,207
1989 $88,265,975 $176,843,301 $696,921,542 $1,471,719,695
1990 $112,119,411 $173,733,398 $1,114,694,041 $1,781,045,749
1991 $110,906,029 $171,957,428 $1,156,135,718 $1,812,398,860
1992 $134,707,184 $231,704,586 $1,284,759,928 $1,870,870,590
1993 $136,047,906 $257,269,047 $1,357,189,552 $1,928,981,970
1994 $100,807,003 $300,152,801 $1,419,294,254 $1,975,290,870
1995 $141,853,361 $352,638,312 $1,698,989,464 $2,070,611,521
1996 $232,463,023 $587,424,890 $1,602,741,834 $2,150,165,529
1997 $442,337,871 $1,468,403,405 $1,716,714,070 $2,216,880,978
1998 $370,687,634 $1,817,508,713 $1,576,908,856 $2,274,609,434
1999 $621,117,886 $2,283,954,429 $1,547,888,496 $2,341,730,319
2000 $1,045,998,496 $2,699,948,864 $1,738,093,840 $2,382,948,839
2001 $1,461,139,022 $4,411,173,090 $1,542,477,309 $2,408,083,352
2002 $1,806,742,742 $5,269,712,387 $1,432,221,739 $2,513,559,784
2003 $2,484,745,935 $6,005,113,942 $2,197,598,466 $2,611,091,276
2004 $4,410,764,339 $8,286,980,786 $2,770,082,792 $2,705,714,981
2005 $8,217,369,093 $9,674,942,387 $3,178,112,499 $2,868,024,775
2006 $10,086,528,699 $10,420,388,727 $3,291,330,019 $3,039,881,607
2007 $13,071,718,759 $12,012,844,403 $3,469,381,231 $3,174,711,772
2008 $19,749,893,536 $14,151,023,688 $3,294,084,314 $3,200,797,233
2009 $15,027,795,173 $14,341,122,354 $3,580,428,053 $3,250,891,273
2010 $16,314,443,436 $13,061,295,371 $4,438,765,086 $3,374,222,126
2011 $21,357,343,669 $13,913,404,306 $4,820,478,680 $3,450,048,645
2012 $22,388,344,144 $15,070,007,775 $4,886,551,484 $3,636,235,032
2013 $21,948,834,284 $14,447,134,440 $4,464,726,181 $3,776,637,841
2014 $21,765,453,082 $14,507,099,626 $4,286,015,248 $3,830,866,489
2015 $13,185,496,881 $13,185,496,881 $3,909,281,650 $3,909,281,650
2016 $11,240,808,848 $12,023,008,462 $3,724,180,911 $4,092,073,634
2017 $12,200,913,879 $11,341,603,435 $4,463,673,661 $4,151,686,675
2018 $13,097,012,134 $10,634,279,339 $4,644,696,656 $4,162,339,322
2019 $11,364,133,550 $10,051,326,715 $4,616,996,145 $4,415,541,767
2020 $9,893,816,008 $9,569,759,527 $4,120,621,325 $4,289,130,011
2021 $12,215,878,033 $9,652,085,293 $4,785,708,166 $4,436,460,293
2022 $13,687,643,436 $9,963,221,065 $4,741,163,885 $4,486,130,489
2023 $12,337,550,584 $9,456,161,987 $4,604,172,127 $4,640,654,280
2024 $12,765,777,677 $9,541,952,851 $4,891,883,720 $4,763,200,252

Economic indicators

Equatorial Guinea Eswatini
Gross domestic product
$12.8B
2024
$4.89B
2024
GDP rank
148/197
2024
162/197
2024
GDP growth
3.47%
2023-2024
6.25%
2023-2024
GDP per capita
$6,745
2024
$3,936
2024
GDP per capita rank
106/197
2024
131/197
2024
GDP per capita, PPP
$17,567
2024
$11,784
2024
Government debt
$4.62B
2024
$1.82B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
35.1%
2025
38.7%
2025
Government debt per person
$2,442
2024
$1,465
2024
Government debt per person rank
112/185
2024
129/185
2024
Average annual personal income after taxes
$4,393
2025
$3,418
2025
Market capitalization of domestic companies n/a
$234M
2007
Number of billionaires n/a
1
2025
Income share by richest 10%
29.1%
2022
42.7%
2016
Income share by poorest 10%
2.6%
2022
1.4%
2016
Government expenditure, % of GDP
18.7%
2025
32.8%
2025
Consumer prices inflation
2.9%
2024-2025
2.6%
2018-2019
Central bank interest rate n/a
7%
2024
Unemployment rate
8.6%
2014
34.6%
2023
Population
1975406
1267161

GDP per capita in Equatorial Guinea vs Eswatini

Equatorial Guinea's GDP per capita is $6,745, ranking 106/197, compared to $3,936 in Eswatini, ranking 131/197. Adjusted for purchasing power (GDP per capita PPP), Equatorial Guinea ranks 103rd at $17,567, while Eswatini ranks 125th at $11,784.

Equatorial Guinea
GDP per capita

GDP per capita, PPP
Eswatini
GDP per capita

GDP per capita, PPP
Year Current $
Equatorial Guinea Eswatini
GDP per capita GDP per capita, PPP GDP per capita GDP per capita, PPP
1960 - - $101.6 -
1961 - - $121.8 -
1962 $132.9 - $127.1 -
1963 $154.8 - $146.4 -
1964 $177.8 - $171.6 -
1965 $217.1 - $181 -
1966 $226.7 - $192.7 -
1967 $231.9 - $182.8 -
1968 $211.7 - $190.4 -
1969 $208.4 - $245.2 -
1970 $206.8 - $254.2 -
1971 $205.6 - $301 -
1972 $211.4 - $315 -
1973 $268.6 - $463 -
1974 $319 - $536 -
1975 $362 - $568 -
1976 $369 - $521 -
1977 $376 - $563 -
1978 $376 - $610 -
1979 $372 - $714 -
1980 $175.5 - $908 -
1981 $121.1 - $925 -
1982 $137.5 - $843 -
1983 $129.4 - $843 -
1984 $137.9 - $726 -
1985 $161.1 - $510 -
1986 $188.8 - $611 -
1987 $220.9 - $765 -
1988 $228.7 - $865 -
1989 $193.2 - $832 -
1990 $236.4 $577 $1,278 $3,218
1991 $225.3 $569 $1,273 $3,252
1992 $263.7 $756 $1,362 $3,305
1993 $256.7 $828 $1,397 $3,388
1994 $183.2 $951 $1,461 $3,544
1995 $248.3 $1,098 $1,751 $3,796
1996 $392 $1,793 $1,619 $3,935
1997 $717 $4,387 $1,705 $4,059
1998 $578 $5,280 $1,547 $4,157
1999 $931 $6,470 $1,502 $4,294
2000 $1,487 $7,420 $1,669 $4,423
2001 $1,949 $11,627 $1,468 $4,528
2002 $2,264 $13,255 $1,352 $4,762
2003 $2,931 $14,496 $2,060 $5,010
2004 $4,901 $19,354 $2,581 $5,299
2005 $8,674 $22,137 $2,945 $5,761
2006 $10,185 $23,511 $3,035 $6,264
2007 $12,617 $26,611 $3,181 $6,680
2008 $18,211 $30,523 $3,000 $6,818
2009 $13,233 $29,722 $3,240 $6,923
2010 $13,720 $26,168 $3,993 $7,231
2011 $17,198 $27,242 $4,312 $7,504
2012 $17,309 $30,012 $4,348 $7,756
2013 $16,304 $27,910 $3,951 $8,234
2014 $15,549 $27,177 $3,772 $8,368
2015 $9,069 $19,479 $3,421 $8,393
2016 $7,453 $16,649 $3,240 $8,488
2017 $7,809 $18,435 $3,854 $8,586
2018 $8,102 $18,413 $3,973 $8,537
2019 $6,804 $16,451 $3,913 $9,248
2020 $5,764 $13,677 $3,455 $9,298
2021 $6,946 $16,821 $3,966 $9,946
2022 $7,589 $18,140 $3,890 $10,665
2023 $6,678 $17,412 $3,742 $11,322
2024 $6,745 $17,567 $3,936 $11,784

Spending and national debt comparison

In 2024, Equatorial Guinea's government spending was $2.52B, accounting for 18.7% of its GDP, while Eswatini's spent $1.59B, or 32.8% of GDP.

Debt-to-GDP ratio is 35.1% in Equatorial Guinea and 38.7% in Eswatini, ranking 148/185 and 138/185, respectively.

Equatorial Guinea
Government spending

Government debt
Eswatini
Government spending

Government debt
Year % of GDP
Equatorial Guinea Eswatini
Government spending Government debt Government spending Government debt
1980 - - 15.3% 27.2%
1981 - - 18.9% 24.3%
1982 - - 18.1% 29.2%
1983 - - 17% 28.7%
1984 - - 17% 29.7%
1985 115.4% 183.8% 19% 45.5%
1986 119% 152.5% 18.8% 44%
1987 183% 141.3% 16.8% 36.1%
1988 227.9% 154.5% 16.6% 27.5%
1989 116.8% 187% 15.4% 26.8%
1990 212.9% 157% 18.2% 20.4%
1991 284.5% 169.5% 19.7% 20.1%
1992 595% 136.9% 25.2% 16.6%
1993 256.3% 152.6% 23.3% 15.2%
1994 510% 216% 24% 13.4%
1995 141.5% 136.9% 19.9% 12.5%
1996 22.9% 91.2% 22.6% 11.6%
1997 14.8% 46.3% 20.6% 12.6%
1998 35.1% 59.2% 21.8% 15.5%
1999 18.7% 60.5% 25.8% 16.7%
2000 22.6% 36.6% 24.6% 18.2%
2001 13.5% 25.5% 25.7% 21.8%
2002 11.3% 19.4% 26.4% 17.1%
2003 13.9% 6.77% 25.6% 17.5%
2004 10.8% 4.54% 31% 15%
2005 14.1% 2.85% 28.9% 13.5%
2006 18.1% 1.22% 27.4% 14.6%
2007 19.7% 0.75% 30.3% 16.1%
2008 19.9% 0.49% 33.4% 14.6%
2009 39.8% 4.34% 33.5% 10.5%
2010 31.2% 7.89% 30.7% 14.1%
2011 27.5% 7.17% 25.3% 14.7%
2012 35.2% 7.1% 27% 14.8%
2013 29.3% 6.27% 28.5% 15%
2014 31.6% 12.6% 32.2% 13.9%
2015 41.6% 31.7% 34.3% 15.8%
2016 27.8% 41.1% 34.6% 20%
2017 20.1% 36.2% 35.5% 22.2%
2018 19.1% 40.6% 35% 26.9%
2019 16.8% 43.2% 34.1% 31.5%
2020 16.2% 49.4% 34% 39.6%
2021 12.7% 42.3% 29.7% 37.9%
2022 14.8% 29.8% 30.5% 42.2%
2023 19.2% 36.3% 30.1% 37.9%
2024 19.7% 36.2% 32.4% 37.2%
2025 18.7% 35.1% 32.8% 38.7%

Government deficit by year

In 2024, Equatorial Guinea's government deficit, the difference between spending and revenue, was -$158M, equivalent to -1.23% of GDP. This compares to Eswatini's deficit of -$95M, or -1.94% of GDP.

Over the past 40 years, Equatorial Guinea recorded a fiscal deficit in 25 of those years, while Eswatini ran a deficit in 26 years. On average, Equatorial Guinea posted an annual deficit equal to -58.5% of GDP, compared to deficit of -1.51% of GDP for Eswatini.

Deficit/surplus
Equatorial Guinea

Eswatini
Year Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
Equatorial Guinea Eswatini
1980 - 5.11%
1981 - -3.4%
1982 - 0.08%
1983 - -0.44%
1984 - 0.95%
1985 -89.3% -1.13%
1986 -97.3% -2.28%
1987 -158% 2%
1988 -208.5% 3.42%
1989 -76.2% 5.65%
1990 -160.2% 5.45%
1991 -236% 3.3%
1992 -557% -2.81%
1993 -217.9% -3.2%
1994 -487% -3.51%
1995 -123.4% 0.87%
1996 -6.36% -0.97%
1997 3.21% 2.05%
1998 -7.65% 1.04%
1999 -0.19% -1.23%
2000 -2.67% -1.19%
2001 14.9% -2.25%
2002 17.6% -3.67%
2003 7.85% -2.09%
2004 13.9% -3.98%
2005 18.5% -1.65%
2006 21.8% 8.62%
2007 17.2% 2.36%
2008 14.6% 1.58%
2009 -6.47% -2.97%
2010 -4.53% -9.24%
2011 0.83% -3.9%
2012 -7.24% 3.38%
2013 -4.4% 0.57%
2014 -7.54% -1.15%
2015 -15.1% -6.14%
2016 -10.9% -9.09%
2017 -2.59% -6.93%
2018 0.52% -9.66%
2019 1.82% -6.7%
2020 -1.77% -4.62%
2021 2.65% -4.59%
2022 11.7% -4.74%
2023 2.39% 0.94%
2024 -1.23% -1.94%
2025 -0.78% -5.51%

Inflation comparison by year

Over the past 24 years, Equatorial Guinea has recorded an average annual inflation rate of 4.13%, compared with 6.84% in Eswatini. In 2019, inflation was 2.9% in Equatorial Guinea and 2.6% in Eswatini.

Inflation
Equatorial Guinea

Eswatini
Year Inflation
Equatorial Guinea Eswatini Equatorial Guinea Eswatini
1996 4.5% 6.43%
1997 3% 7.13%
1998 7.9% 8.11%
1999 0.4% 6.09%
2000 4.8% 12.2%
2001 8.7% 5.94%
2002 7.6% 12%
2003 7.3% 7.29%
2004 4.2% 3.45%
2005 5.6% 4.77%
2006 4.5% 5.3%
2007 2.8% 8.08%
2008 4.7% 12.7%
2009 5.7% 7.45%
2010 5.3% 4.51%
2011 4.8% 6.11%
2012 3.4% 8.94%
2013 3.2% 5.62%
2014 4.3% 5.68%
2015 1.7% 4.95%
2016 1.4% 7.85%
2017 0.7% 6.22%
2018 1.3% 4.82%
2019 1.2% 2.6%
2020 4.8% -
2021 -0.1% -
2022 4.9% -
2023 2.4% -
2024 3.4% -
2025 2.9% -

Balance of trade

Equatorial Guinea Eswatini
Current account balance
-$344M
1996
$108M
2023
Current account balance ranking
99/189
1996
65/189
2023
Current account balance, % of GDP
-148%
1996
+2.34%
2023
Goods imports
$292M
1996
$1.86B
2023
Goods exports
$175M
1996
$2.03B
2023
Service imports
$185M
1996
$489M
2023
Service exports
$4.88M
1996
$145M
2023
Imports of goods and services, % of GDP
25.4%
2024
51.4%
2023
Exports of goods and services, % of GDP
35.2%
2024
48.7%
2023

Economic freedom indices

The indices of economic freedom below are issued by the Heritage Foundation. Higher scores indicate stronger economic health.

Equatorial Guinea Eswatini
Economic freedom 47.7 56.4
Economic freedom ranking 175/197 118/197
Property rights 18.7 44.8
Government integrity 7.2 29.9
Judicial effectiveness 7.1 36.8
Tax burden 74.9 76.1
Government spending 92.5 73.9
Fiscal health 97.2 70.6
Business freedom 36.5 49.5
Labor freedom 44.9 55.9
Monetary freedom 74.3 76.1
Trade freedom 48.8 73.6
Investment freedom 40 50
Financial freedom 30 40

Economic freedom by year comparison

The Economic Freedom Index for Equatorial Guinea is 47.7, ranking 175/197, compared to 56.4 for Eswatini, ranking 118/197. The chart below displays a comparison of annual changes in economic freedom indexes.

Equatorial Guinea
Eswatini
Year Economic freedom index
Equatorial Guinea Eswatini
1995 - 63.3
1996 - 58.6
1997 - 59.4
1998 - 62
1999 45.1 62.1
2000 45.6 62.6
2001 47.9 63.6
2002 46.4 60.9
2003 53.1 59.6
2004 53.3 58.6
2005 53.3 59.4
2006 51.5 61.4
2007 53.2 60.1
2008 51.6 58.4
2009 51.3 59.1
2010 48.6 57.4
2011 47.5 59.1
2012 42.8 57.2
2013 42.3 57.2
2014 44.4 61.2
2015 40.4 59.9
2016 43.7 59.7
2017 45 61.1
2018 42 55.9
2019 41 54.7
2020 48.3 55.3
2021 49.2 55.1
2022 47.2 51.4
2023 48.3 54.9
2024 47.7 55.6
2025 47.7 56.4

More economic indicators

Equatorial Guinea Eswatini
Services, % of GDP
51.1%
2024
51.7%
2023
Industry, % of GDP
45.8%
2024
34.7%
2023
Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, % of GDP
3.15%
2024
6.78%
2023
GNI, Atlas method
$8.96B
2024
$4.45B
2024
GNI per capita, PPP
$12,330
2024
$10,750
2024
Total reserves including gold
$1.54B
2023
$479M
2023
Total reserves ranking
134/177
2023
159/177
2023
Net foreign direct investment
-$376M
1996
-$50.8M
2023
Net inflows of foreign direct investment
$188M
2024
$75.5M
2024
Net outflows of foreign direct investment
$154M
2024
$63.8M
2024
Servicing debt to the IMF, % of GNI
n/a
3.92%
2023
Poverty at national poverty lines
50.7%
2022
58.9%
2016
Gross capital formation, % of GDP
8.96%
2024
19.2%
2023

GDP per capita map

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The current account balance is the sum of net trade in goods and services, net earnings from cross-border investments, and net transfer payments. It reflects a country's economic transactions with the rest of the world and is a fundamental component of the balance of payments. A surplus indicates that a country exports more than it imports, while a deficit shows the opposite.

Gross National Income (GNI) measures a country's total income. It encompasses income earned by residents, businesses, and foreign sources, defined as employee compensation and investment profits. GNI adds product taxes not included elsewhere and subtracts subsidies. It accounts for income from residents working abroad but excludes earnings from foreigners within the country.

A negative value for Net Foreign Direct Investment indicates a country is a net receiver of investments, as foreign inflows exceed outflows after Balance of Payments adjustments. A positive value indicates a net provider, with outflows exceeding inflows. Inflows are credits (increasing foreign claims on domestic assets), while outflows are debits (increasing domestic assets abroad).

Foreign direct investment (FDI, net inflows) shows how much capital foreign investors bring into a country after accounting for any funds that flow back in the opposite direction. It represents the net value of overseas companies establishing, expanding, or financing businesses in the reporting country. A positive number means more capital entered the country than was withdrawn, while a negative number means foreign investors pulled out more than they invested.

Foreign direct investment (FDI, net outflows) shows how much capital residents of a country invest abroad after accounting for any funds that flow back in the opposite direction. It represents the net value of domestic companies establishing, expanding, or financing businesses in other countries. A positive number means more capital was invested abroad than withdrawn, while a negative number means residents pulled back more than they invested.

Principal and interest payments to the IMF in currency, goods, or services on long-term debt expressed as a share of GNI.

Formerly gross domestic investment, gross capital formation measures the share of a country’s economic output invested in fixed assets, including buildings, machinery, and infrastructure. It indicates how much of the economy is devoted to building productive capacity.