Military expenditure (% of GDP) in Equatorial Guinea
Equatorial Guinea: Military expenditure (% of GDP) was 0.9% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Military expenditure in Equatorial Guinea, 1994–2025
Source: SIPRI Military Expenditure Database, Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI). Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
Equatorial Guinea recorded 0.9% for military expenditure in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 13.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, military expenditure in Equatorial Guinea peaked at 2.5% in 2009 and was at its lowest, 0.8%, in 2014.
That places Equatorial Guinea 131st out of 167 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 17 years of available data.
Military expenditure (% of GDP) in Equatorial Guinea, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1994 | 2.0% | — |
| 1995 | 2.0% | +3.0% |
| 2007 | 1.5% | -26.6% |
| 2008 | 1.5% | -1.3% |
| 2009 | 2.5% | +67.0% |
| 2014 | 0.8% | -69.0% |
| 2015 | 1.0% | +35.9% |
| 2016 | 1.2% | +19.0% |
| 2017 | 1.1% | -8.9% |
| 2018 | 1.1% | +1.2% |
| 2019 | 1.3% | +14.5% |
| 2020 | 1.6% | +25.4% |
| 2021 | 1.3% | -18.8% |
| 2022 | 1.1% | -14.1% |
| 2023 | 1.3% | +14.8% |
| 2024 | 0.9% | -31.8% |
| 2025 | 0.9% | +0.0% |
Equatorial Guinea compared with similar countries
- Equatorial Guinea's 0.9% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1.4%, 63% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
- Equatorial Guinea's 0.9% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 1.3%, 69% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2.0% | 2.0% | 2.0% | 2 |
| 2000s | 1.8% | 1.5% | 2.5% | 3 |
| 2010s | 1.1% | 0.8% | 1.3% | 6 |
| 2020s | 1.2% | 0.9% | 1.6% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Equatorial Guinea
More public sector data for Equatorial Guinea
- Democracy, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Chief executive of the government is elected, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- 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)
- Universal right to vote in practice, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Arms imports 12.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per capita 6.34 SIPRI trend indicator values per person (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per unit of GDP 0.0009 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), annual growth rate -96.67 % change on previous year (2013)
Frequently asked questions
- What is military expenditure in Equatorial Guinea?
- Military expenditure in Equatorial Guinea was 0.9% in 2025, according to SIPRI Military Expenditure Database, Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI).
- What is the highest military expenditure recorded in Equatorial Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 2.5% in 2009.
- What is the lowest military expenditure recorded in Equatorial Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8% in 2014.
- How does Equatorial Guinea rank for military expenditure?
- Equatorial Guinea ranks 131st out of 167 countries with data for 2025.
- Is military expenditure rising or falling in Equatorial Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 13.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Equatorial Guinea data come from?
- The figures come from SIPRI Military Expenditure Database, Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI), published as part of Military expenditure (% of GDP). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Military expenditure by country as percentage of gross domestic product