Taxes on international trade (current LCU) in Equatorial Guinea
Equatorial Guinea: Taxes on international trade (current LCU) was 25.61 billion current LCU in 2022. ▲ Rising
Taxes on international trade 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 25.61 billion current LCU for taxes on international trade in 2022.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 94.6% on the previous year and up 72.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, taxes on international trade in Equatorial Guinea peaked at 35.98 billion current LCU in 2014 and was at its lowest, 7.29 billion current LCU, in 2008.
Equatorial Guinea ranks 60th of 155 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.
Taxes on international trade (current LCU) in Equatorial Guinea, year by year
| Year | current LCU | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 10.21 billion current LCU | — |
| 2007 | 12.78 billion current LCU | +25.1% |
| 2008 | 7.29 billion current LCU | -43.0% |
| 2009 | 10.06 billion current LCU | +38.1% |
| 2010 | 12.24 billion current LCU | +21.7% |
| 2011 | 13.88 billion current LCU | +13.3% |
| 2012 | 14.83 billion current LCU | +6.8% |
| 2013 | 33.70 billion current LCU | +127.2% |
| 2014 | 35.98 billion current LCU | +6.8% |
| 2015 | 17.63 billion current LCU | -51.0% |
| 2016 | 20.71 billion current LCU | +17.5% |
| 2017 | 20.37 billion current LCU | -1.7% |
| 2018 | 19.36 billion current LCU | -4.9% |
| 2019 | 19.93 billion current LCU | +2.9% |
| 2020 | 11.92 billion current LCU | -40.2% |
| 2021 | 13.16 billion current LCU | +10.4% |
| 2022 | 25.61 billion current LCU | +94.6% |
Equatorial Guinea compared with similar countries
- Equatorial Guinea's 25.61 billion current LCU is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 18.56 billion current LCU, 1.4× the median. (48 countries reporting)
- Equatorial Guinea's 25.61 billion current LCU is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 106.94 billion current LCU, 24% of the median. (36 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Taxes on international trade (current LCU) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | +127.2% | 14.83 billion current LCU | 33.70 billion current LCU |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 10.08 billion current LCU | 7.29 billion current LCU | 12.78 billion current LCU | 4 |
| 2010s | 20.86 billion current LCU | 12.24 billion current LCU | 35.98 billion current LCU | 10 |
| 2020s | 16.90 billion current LCU | 11.92 billion current LCU | 25.61 billion current LCU | 3 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is taxes on international trade in Equatorial Guinea?
- Taxes on international trade in Equatorial Guinea was 25.61 billion current LCU in 2022, according to Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest taxes on international trade recorded in Equatorial Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 35.98 billion current LCU in 2014.
- What is the lowest taxes on international trade recorded in Equatorial Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.29 billion current LCU in 2008.
- How does Equatorial Guinea rank for taxes on international trade?
- Equatorial Guinea ranks 60th out of 155 countries with data for 2022.
- Is taxes on international trade rising or falling in Equatorial Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 72.7%. 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 Taxes on international trade (current LCU). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Taxes on international trade are taxes that become payable when goods cross the national or customs frontiers of the economic territory or when transactions in services exchange between residents and non-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.