Taxes on goods and services (current LCU), per capita in Equatorial Guinea
Equatorial Guinea: Taxes on goods and services (current LCU), per capita was 49,488 current LCU per person in 2022. ▲ Rising
Taxes on goods and services (current LCU), per capita in Equatorial Guinea, 2006–2022
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in current LCU per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for taxes on goods and services (current lcu), per capita in Equatorial Guinea is 49,488 current LCU per person, measured in 2022.
That represents a change of up 39.9% on the previous year and down 33.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, taxes on goods and services (current lcu), per capita in Equatorial Guinea peaked at 73,971 current LCU per person in 2012 and was at its lowest, 27,893 current LCU per person, in 2008.
That places Equatorial Guinea 48th out of 157 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 17 years of available data.
Taxes on goods and services (current LCU), per capita in Equatorial Guinea, year by year
| Year | current LCU per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 29,128 current LCU per person | — |
| 2007 | 29,214 current LCU per person | +0.3% |
| 2008 | 27,893 current LCU per person | -4.5% |
| 2009 | 38,744 current LCU per person | +38.9% |
| 2010 | 38,356 current LCU per person | -1.0% |
| 2011 | 43,709 current LCU per person | +14.0% |
| 2012 | 73,971 current LCU per person | +69.2% |
| 2013 | 42,066 current LCU per person | -43.1% |
| 2014 | 45,118 current LCU per person | +7.3% |
| 2015 | 67,052 current LCU per person | +48.6% |
| 2016 | 52,721 current LCU per person | -21.4% |
| 2017 | 48,160 current LCU per person | -8.7% |
| 2018 | 57,943 current LCU per person | +20.3% |
| 2019 | 58,072 current LCU per person | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 49,437 current LCU per person | -14.9% |
| 2021 | 35,386 current LCU per person | -28.4% |
| 2022 | 49,488 current LCU per person | +39.9% |
Equatorial Guinea compared with similar countries
- Equatorial Guinea's 49,488 current LCU per person is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 13,317 current LCU per person, 3.7× the median. (48 countries reporting)
- Equatorial Guinea's 49,488 current LCU per person is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 35,158 current LCU per person, 1.4× the median. (36 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 31,245 current LCU per person | 27,893 current LCU per person | 38,744 current LCU per person | 4 |
| 2010s | 52,717 current LCU per person | 38,356 current LCU per person | 73,971 current LCU per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 44,770 current LCU per person | 35,386 current LCU per person | 49,488 current LCU per person | 3 |
Countries ranked near Equatorial Guinea
- 45 Togo 55,044 current LCU per person compare
- 46 Dominican Republic 54,334 current LCU per person compare
- 47 Burundi 50,486 current LCU per person compare
- 49 Angola 47,260 current LCU per person compare
- 50 Democratic Republic of Congo 44,318 current LCU per person compare
- 51 Congo 39,486 current LCU per person compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is taxes on goods and services (current lcu), per capita in Equatorial Guinea?
- Taxes on goods and services (current lcu), per capita in Equatorial Guinea was 49,488 current LCU per person in 2022, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest taxes on goods and services (current lcu), per capita recorded in Equatorial Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 73,971 current LCU per person in 2012.
- What is the lowest taxes on goods and services (current lcu), per capita recorded in Equatorial Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 27,893 current LCU per person in 2008.
- How does Equatorial Guinea rank for taxes on goods and services (current lcu), per capita?
- Equatorial Guinea ranks 48th out of 157 countries with data for 2022.
- Is taxes on goods and services (current lcu), per capita rising or falling in Equatorial Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 33.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Equatorial Guinea data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Taxes on goods and services (current LCU), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Taxes on goods and services (current LCU) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Taxes on goods and services (current LCU) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Taxes on goods and services Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF)
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Taxes on goods and services (current LCU) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.