Net acquisition of financial assets in Equatorial Guinea
Equatorial Guinea: Net acquisition of financial assets was -1.5% in 2014. ◆ Volatile
Net acquisition of financial assets in Equatorial Guinea, 2006–2014
Source: Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
Equatorial Guinea recorded -1.5% for net acquisition of financial assets in 2014.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 42.6% on the previous year and down 107.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, net acquisition of financial assets in Equatorial Guinea peaked at 21.3% in 2006 and was at its lowest, -7.7%, in 2012.
That places Equatorial Guinea 125th out of 134 countries with data for 2014, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Net acquisition of financial assets in Equatorial Guinea, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 21.3% | — |
| 2007 | 16.9% | -20.7% |
| 2008 | 14.6% | -13.5% |
| 2009 | -3.1% | -121.4% |
| 2010 | -4.1% | +31.3% |
| 2011 | 2.2% | -154.7% |
| 2012 | -7.7% | -442.0% |
| 2013 | -2.6% | -65.9% |
| 2014 | -1.5% | -42.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 12.4% | -3.1% | 21.3% | 4 |
| 2010s | -2.7% | -7.7% | 2.2% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Equatorial Guinea
- 122 Saint Lucia -1.1% compare
- 123 Papua New Guinea -1.2% compare
- 124 France -1.5%
- 126 Trinidad and Tobago -1.9% compare
- 127 Nepal -1.9% compare
- 128 Angola -2.1% compare
More public sector data for Equatorial Guinea
- 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)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), gaps filled 12.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per capita 59.78 current USD per person (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per unit of GDP 0.0085 current USD per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), annual growth rate -30.25 % change on previous year (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), gaps filled 113.14 million current USD (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per square kilometre 0 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre (2021)
Frequently asked questions
- What is net acquisition of financial assets in Equatorial Guinea?
- Net acquisition of financial assets in Equatorial Guinea was -1.5% in 2014, according to Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest net acquisition of financial assets recorded in Equatorial Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 21.3% in 2006.
- What is the lowest net acquisition of financial assets recorded in Equatorial Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was -7.7% in 2012.
- How does Equatorial Guinea rank for net acquisition of financial assets?
- Equatorial Guinea ranks 125th out of 134 countries with data for 2014.
- Is net acquisition of financial assets rising or falling in Equatorial Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 107.1%. 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 Net acquisition of financial assets (% of GDP). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Net acquisition of government financial assets includes domestic and foreign financial claims, SDRs, and gold bullion held by monetary authorities as a reserve asset. The net acquisition of financial assets should be offset by the net incurrence of liabilities. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) which is the total income earned through the production of goods and services in an economic territory during an accounting period.