Sub-Saharan Africa

Equatorial Guinea: official statistics and sources

4 official bodies for Equatorial Guinea, from National Statistics Institute of Equatorial Guinea to Central African Financial Market Supervisory Commission (COSUMAF), with key figures from the World Bank and IMF. Official languages: Spanish, French, Portuguese. Capital: Malabo.

Who holds power in Equatorial Guinea

• Head of state: Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo (Presidente de la República de Guinea Ecuatorial, Jefe de Estado)
• Head of government: Manuel Osa Nsue Nsuga (Primer Ministro encargado de la Coordinación Administrativa de la República de Guinea Ecuatorial)
• Foreign minister: Simeón Oyono Esono Angue (Ministro de Asuntos Exteriores y Cooperación de la República de Guinea Ecuatorial)

Source: UN Protocol and Liaison Service list, dated 15 October 2026. All world leaders.

Unitary presidential republic. How local power works in Equatorial Guinea: 5 tiers of government below the nation, who is elected and who they answer to.

Part of level 6 of the 10 levels of power.

Government, regions and cities

• Government and power in Equatorial Guinea: leaders, governance scores, women in parliament, spending and the bodies that hold power to account
• The 4 largest cities: Bata, Malabo

Key figures

What the figures show

Equatorial Guinea had 1.9 million people in 2025, by the World Bank's count; ten years earlier the figure was 1.5 million. Of the 48 UN members in the World Bank's Sub-Saharan Africa region, 41 have more people; worldwide it comes 146th.

In 2025 Equatorial Guinea recorded gross domestic product of $12.8 billion, converted to US dollars by the World Bank. That works out at $6,615 a head; the regional median is $1,351.

Real GDP shrank by 5.8% in 2025, World Bank figures show. For 2026 the IMF expects minus 1.7%.

Across 2024 the annual rate was 2.9%. The IMF forecasts 3.3% for 2026.

The ILO's modelled unemployment rate for 2025 is 8.3%; the national statistics office may publish a different figure from its own survey.

The IMF records general government gross debt of 35.4% of GDP for 2025, compared with a median of 53.1% across the World Bank's Sub-Saharan Africa region; its 2026 projection is 32.9%.

Life expectancy at birth: 63.9 years (2024).

• Annual inflation since 2015: highest 4.8% (2022), lowest -0.1% (2021).
• Debt ratio 2015: 31.7%; 2025: 35.4%.
• GDP per person in dollars, 2015 to 2025: minus 27%.

Figures checked 2026-10-13; how they are compiled.

Official sources in Equatorial Guinea

Statistics office prices, jobs, people, output

• National Statistics Institute of Equatorial Guinea (Instituto Nacional de Estadística de Guinea Ecuatorial)
  Equatorial Guinea's official statistics, including the statistical yearbook, 'Guinea Ecuatorial en Cifras' and household surveys. Not in English.

Central bank interest rates and money

• Bank of Central African States (BEAC) (Banque des États de l'Afrique centrale)
  Monetary policy committee decisions, interest rates, monetary and balance-of-payments statistics for the CEMAC zone, including Equatorial Guinea.

Government

• Government Press and Information Office (Oficina de Información y Prensa de Guinea Ecuatorial)
  Official government news, Council of Ministers communiqués and decrees. Not in English.

Regulators

• Central African Financial Market Supervisory Commission (COSUMAF) (Commission de surveillance du marché financier de l'Afrique centrale)
  Regulations, approvals and market notices for the unified CEMAC regional securities market. Not in English.

Notes

The IPU records no website for the Chamber of Deputies.

The Senate site (senado-gq.org) served an expired TLS certificate on 13 Oct 2026.

No official site was found for the courts, the audit institution or the electoral body.

Freedom of information in Equatorial Guinea

No general access-to-information law for Equatorial Guinea was found in the official sources checked on 2026-10-13. No national access-to-information law could be found in the official sources checked on 2026-10-13.

What Equatorial Guinea does not have

• No online company, land, associations or procurement register could be found.
• No information commissioner, inquiry body, lobbying register or public asset-declaration register could be found.
• No state-run case-law database could be found.

Also: World Bank country data · IMF country page · UN Sustainable Development Goals country profile · IPU Parline parliament profile.

Equatorial Guinea by subject

• Economy GDP, growth, trade and investment
• Jobs and pay unemployment, jobs and work
• Cost of living inflation, poverty and inequality
• Public finances debt, deficit, tax and spending
• Health and care life expectancy, doctors and spending
• Housing homes, cities, water and power
• Immigration migrants, refugees and remittances
• Education schools, universities and literacy
• Environment emissions, air, forests and water

Common questions

What is the population of Equatorial Guinea?

1.9 million (2025, World Bank). National figures: National Statistics Institute of Equatorial Guinea.

What is the inflation rate in Equatorial Guinea?

2.9% (2024, World Bank). Official index: National Statistics Institute of Equatorial Guinea.

What is Equatorial Guinea's GDP?

$12.8 billion (2025, World Bank).

How much government debt does Equatorial Guinea have?

35.4% of GDP (2025, International Monetary Fund).

Who publishes official statistics in Equatorial Guinea?

National Statistics Institute of Equatorial Guinea (Instituto Nacional de Estadística de Guinea Ecuatorial): https://www.inege.org/

What is the central bank of Equatorial Guinea?

Bank of Central African States (BEAC) (Banque des États de l'Afrique centrale): https://www.beac.int/

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