Statistical data (Equatorial Guinea)
Economic Indicators
Year | 2020 |
Population | Around 1.4 million |
Gross Domestic Product, GDP (US$) | Around 10 billion |
GDP growth rate | -4.9% |
Inflation rate | 4.8% |
Exchange rate (Central African CFA franc XAF: US$) | 575.6 XAF≈1 US$ |
Source: Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the People’s Republic of China
Main export and import goods destinations
Main export destinations (2020) | Proportion in total value of exports goods (%) |
China | 37.2 |
Spain | 13.2 |
Portugal | 12.6 |
India | 11.5 |
Other | 25.5 |
Main import origins (2020) | Proportion in total value of imports goods (%) |
Nigeria | 29.8 |
Spain | 15.8 |
China | 10.1 |
United States of America | 7.8 |
Others | 36.5 |
Source: International Trade Center (ITC)
Major import and export goods
Major export goods (2020) | Proportion in total value of exports goods (%) |
Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes | 89.9 |
Organic chemicals | 6.0 |
Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal | 2.8 |
Others | 1.3 |
Major import goods (2020) | Proportion in total value of imports goods (%) |
Ships, boats and floating structures | 31.0 |
Machinery, mechanical appliances, nuclear reactors, boilers; parts thereof | 11.1 |
Articles of iron or steel | 5.6 |
Others | 52.3 |
Remarks:The above content is based on estimated value of UNCTAD, WTO and ITC.
Source:International Trade Centre (ITC)
Bilateral Trade Statistics between Mainland China and Equatorial Guinea (thousand US$)
Year | Total trade | Total exports value* | Total imports value** |
2021 | 1,336,938 | 123,993 | 1,212,945 |
2020 | 1,276,382 | 122,097 | 1,154,284 |
2019 | 1,836,279 | 113,215 | 1,723,064 |
2018 | 2,290,408 | 145,146 | 2,145,261 |
2017 | 1,615,449 | 165,462 | 1,449,987 |
Note: *Value of exports from Mainland China to Equatorial Guinea; * Value of imports from Equatorial Guinea to Mainland China
Source: General Administration of Customs of the People’s Republic of China