Customs and other import duties (% of tax revenue) in Equatorial Guinea
Equatorial Guinea: Customs and other import duties (% of tax revenue) was 4.0% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Customs and other import duties in Equatorial Guinea, 2006–2022
Source: Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of tax revenue.
Analysis
Equatorial Guinea recorded 4.0% for customs and other import duties in 2022. That is the highest value across all 17 years on record.
That represents a change of up 47.5% on the previous year and up 168.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, customs and other import duties in Equatorial Guinea peaked at 4.0% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.9%, in 2008.
Equatorial Guinea ranks 88th of 151 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 17 years of available data.
Customs and other import duties (% of tax revenue) in Equatorial Guinea, year by year
| Year | % of tax revenue | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 2.0% | — |
| 2007 | 1.4% | -31.8% |
| 2008 | 0.9% | -34.7% |
| 2009 | 1.0% | +16.4% |
| 2010 | 2.0% | +92.6% |
| 2011 | 2.0% | -1.7% |
| 2012 | 1.5% | -24.5% |
| 2013 | 3.4% | +129.2% |
| 2014 | 3.7% | +7.8% |
| 2015 | 1.5% | -59.0% |
| 2016 | 3.7% | +147.8% |
| 2017 | 2.9% | -22.2% |
| 2018 | 2.9% | -0.0% |
| 2019 | 2.5% | -14.1% |
| 2020 | 2.2% | -12.5% |
| 2021 | 2.7% | +23.8% |
| 2022 | 4.0% | +47.5% |
Equatorial Guinea compared with similar countries
- Equatorial Guinea's 4.0% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 5.5%, 72% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Equatorial Guinea's 4.0% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 12.7%, 31% of the median. (33 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.3% | 0.9% | 2.0% | 4 |
| 2010s | 2.6% | 1.5% | 3.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.0% | 2.2% | 4.0% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Equatorial Guinea
More public sector data for Equatorial Guinea
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- Elected parliament, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Men's universal right to vote, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Universal right to vote, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
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- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per capita 6.34 SIPRI trend indicator values per person (2024)
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- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), annual growth rate -96.67 % change on previous year (2013)
Frequently asked questions
- What is customs and other import duties in Equatorial Guinea?
- Customs and other import duties in Equatorial Guinea was 4.0% in 2022, according to Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest customs and other import duties recorded in Equatorial Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 4.0% in 2022.
- What is the lowest customs and other import duties recorded in Equatorial Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9% in 2008.
- How does Equatorial Guinea rank for customs and other import duties?
- Equatorial Guinea ranks 88th out of 151 countries with data for 2022.
- Is customs and other import duties rising or falling in Equatorial Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 168.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Equatorial Guinea data come from?
- The figures come from Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as part of Customs and other import duties (% of tax revenue). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Taxes and duties on imports are taxes on goods and services that become payable at the moment when goods enter the economic territory or when services are delivered by non-resident producers to residents. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of tax revenue which includes compulsory, unrequited payments, in cash or in kind, made by institutional units to government units.