External debt, end year in Equatorial Guinea
Equatorial Guinea: External debt, end year was 0 current LCU in 2003. ◆ Volatile
External debt, end year in Equatorial Guinea, 1994–2003
Source: World Bank country economists. Measured in current LCU.
Analysis
Equatorial Guinea recorded 0 current LCU for external debt, end year in 2003. That is the lowest value across all 10 years on record.
That represents a change of down 100.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, external debt, end year in Equatorial Guinea peaked at 147.44 billion current LCU in 1997 and was at its lowest, 0 current LCU, in 2001.
Equatorial Guinea ranks 44th of 47 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
External debt, end year in Equatorial Guinea, year by year
| Year | current LCU | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1994 | 139.68 billion current LCU | — |
| 1995 | 114.17 billion current LCU | -18.3% |
| 1996 | 133.22 billion current LCU | +16.7% |
| 1997 | 147.44 billion current LCU | +10.7% |
| 1998 | 120.40 billion current LCU | -18.3% |
| 1999 | 131.50 billion current LCU | +9.2% |
| 2000 | 137.23 billion current LCU | +4.4% |
| 2001 | 0 current LCU | -100.0% |
| 2002 | 0 current LCU | — |
| 2003 | 0 current LCU | — |
Equatorial Guinea compared with similar countries
- Equatorial Guinea's 0 current LCU is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 40.80 billion current LCU. (7 countries reporting)
- Equatorial Guinea's 0 current LCU is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 106.85 billion current LCU. (42 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 131.07 billion current LCU | 114.17 billion current LCU | 147.44 billion current LCU | 6 |
| 2000s | 34.31 billion current LCU | 0 current LCU | 137.23 billion current LCU | 4 |
Countries ranked near Equatorial Guinea
- 41 Congo 1.43 billion current LCU compare
- 42 Seychelles 583.35 million current LCU compare
- 43 Cape Verde 14,614 current LCU compare
- 44 Kenya 0 current LCU compare
- 44 Mali 0 current LCU compare
- 44 Mauritania 0 current LCU
More science & technology data for Equatorial Guinea
- Mobile landline subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2022)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, gaps filled 49.54 (2022)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per capita 0.4954 units per person (2022)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2022)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, gaps filled 893,441 (2022)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per square kilometre 31.85 units per square kilometre (2022)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, annual growth rate 6.68 % change on previous year (2022)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, annual growth rate 9.4 % change on previous year (2022)
- Scientific and technical journal articles 3.44 (2023)
- Scientific and technical journal articles, per capita 0 units per person (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is external debt, end year in Equatorial Guinea?
- External debt, end year in Equatorial Guinea was 0 current LCU in 2003, according to World Bank country economists.
- What is the highest external debt, end year recorded in Equatorial Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 147.44 billion current LCU in 1997.
- What is the lowest external debt, end year recorded in Equatorial Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 current LCU in 2001.
- How does Equatorial Guinea rank for external debt, end year?
- Equatorial Guinea ranks 44th out of 47 countries with data for 2003.
- Is external debt, end year rising or falling in Equatorial Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 100.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Equatorial Guinea data come from?
- The figures come from World Bank country economists, published as part of External debt, end year (current LCU). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Foreign debt consists of the outstanding stock or recognized, direct liabilities of the government to the rest of the world, generated in the past and scheduled to be extinguished by government operations in the future or to continue as perpetual debt. Data are in current local currency.