Interest payments in Equatorial Guinea
Equatorial Guinea: Interest payments was 93.77 billion current LCU in 2022. ◆ Volatile
Interest payments in Equatorial Guinea, 2006–2022
Source: Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in current LCU.
Analysis
Equatorial Guinea recorded 93.77 billion current LCU for interest payments in 2022. That is the highest value across all 17 years on record.
The figure is up 28.0% on the previous year and up 198.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, interest payments in Equatorial Guinea peaked at 93.77 billion current LCU in 2022 and was at its lowest, 449.00 million current LCU, in 2009.
Equatorial Guinea ranks 54th of 155 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Interest payments in Equatorial Guinea, year by year
| Year | current LCU | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 813.00 million current LCU | — |
| 2007 | 727.00 million current LCU | -10.6% |
| 2008 | 1.60 billion current LCU | +119.7% |
| 2009 | 449.00 million current LCU | -71.9% |
| 2010 | 18.49 billion current LCU | +4017.4% |
| 2011 | 26.47 billion current LCU | +43.2% |
| 2012 | 31.44 billion current LCU | +18.8% |
| 2013 | 36.81 billion current LCU | +17.1% |
| 2014 | 47.50 billion current LCU | +29.0% |
| 2015 | 30.36 billion current LCU | -36.1% |
| 2016 | 49.46 billion current LCU | +62.9% |
| 2017 | 28.87 billion current LCU | -41.6% |
| 2018 | 44.55 billion current LCU | +54.3% |
| 2019 | 54.27 billion current LCU | +21.8% |
| 2020 | 73.72 billion current LCU | +35.8% |
| 2021 | 73.24 billion current LCU | -0.7% |
| 2022 | 93.77 billion current LCU | +28.0% |
Equatorial Guinea compared with similar countries
- Equatorial Guinea's 93.77 billion current LCU is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 34.20 billion current LCU, 2.7× the median. (48 countries reporting)
- Equatorial Guinea's 93.77 billion current LCU is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 106.55 billion current LCU, 88% of the median. (36 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Interest payments 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | +4017.4% | 449.00 million current LCU | 18.49 billion current LCU |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 896.50 million current LCU | 449.00 million current LCU | 1.60 billion current LCU | 4 |
| 2010s | 36.82 billion current LCU | 18.49 billion current LCU | 54.27 billion current LCU | 10 |
| 2020s | 80.24 billion current LCU | 73.24 billion current LCU | 93.77 billion current LCU | 3 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is interest payments in Equatorial Guinea?
- Interest payments in Equatorial Guinea was 93.77 billion current LCU in 2022, according to Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest interest payments recorded in Equatorial Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 93.77 billion current LCU in 2022.
- What is the lowest interest payments recorded in Equatorial Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 449.00 million current LCU in 2009.
- How does Equatorial Guinea rank for interest payments?
- Equatorial Guinea ranks 54th out of 155 countries with data for 2022.
- Is interest payments rising or falling in Equatorial Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 198.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- 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 Interest payments (current LCU). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Interest payments include interest payments on government debt (including long-term bonds, long-term loans, and other debt instruments) to domestic and foreign residents. This indicator is expressed in current prices, meaning no adjustment has been made to account for price changes over time. This series is expressed in local currency units.