Primary commodities exports in Equatorial Guinea
Equatorial Guinea: Primary commodities exports was 2.81 billion current US$ in 2003. ◆ Volatile
Primary commodities exports in Equatorial Guinea, 1984–2003
Source: World Bank country economists. Measured in current US$.
Analysis
Equatorial Guinea recorded 2.81 billion current US$ for primary commodities exports in 2003. That is the highest value across all 20 years on record.
That represents a change of up 33.8% on the previous year and up 6,479.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, primary commodities exports in Equatorial Guinea peaked at 2.81 billion current US$ in 2003 and was at its lowest, 18.73 million current US$, in 1984.
That places Equatorial Guinea 15th out of 44 countries with data for 2003, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Primary commodities exports in Equatorial Guinea, year by year
| Year | current US$ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1984 | 18.73 million current US$ | — |
| 1985 | 22.05 million current US$ | +17.7% |
| 1986 | 24.55 million current US$ | +11.3% |
| 1987 | 27.58 million current US$ | +12.3% |
| 1988 | 27.09 million current US$ | -1.8% |
| 1989 | 21.12 million current US$ | -22.0% |
| 1990 | 24.66 million current US$ | +16.8% |
| 1991 | 21.26 million current US$ | -13.8% |
| 1992 | 40.44 million current US$ | +90.2% |
| 1993 | 42.69 million current US$ | +5.6% |
| 1994 | 56.72 million current US$ | +32.9% |
| 1995 | 79.57 million current US$ | +40.3% |
| 1996 | 189.70 million current US$ | +138.4% |
| 1997 | 491.10 million current US$ | +158.9% |
| 1998 | 452.90 million current US$ | -7.8% |
| 1999 | 606.39 million current US$ | +33.9% |
| 2000 | 1.20 billion current US$ | +98.5% |
| 2001 | 1.73 billion current US$ | +43.5% |
| 2002 | 2.10 billion current US$ | +21.5% |
| 2003 | 2.81 billion current US$ | +33.8% |
Equatorial Guinea compared with similar countries
- Equatorial Guinea's 2.81 billion current US$ is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 2.81 billion current US$, 1.0× the median. (7 countries reporting)
- Equatorial Guinea's 2.81 billion current US$ is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 744.77 million current US$, 3.8× the median. (41 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 23.52 million current US$ | 18.73 million current US$ | 27.58 million current US$ | 6 |
| 1990s | 200.54 million current US$ | 21.26 million current US$ | 606.39 million current US$ | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.96 billion current US$ | 1.20 billion current US$ | 2.81 billion current US$ | 4 |
Countries ranked near Equatorial Guinea
More trade data for Equatorial Guinea
- Extensive Margin, Theil index 0.39 (2014)
- Export Diversification, Theil index 5.65 (2014)
- Intensive Margin, Theil index 5.26 (2014)
- Import quality, Mean, US dollar 0.7508 (2014)
- Import unit values, Mean, US dollar 0.7976 (2014)
- Export quality index 0.5799 (2014)
- Export quality, 95 percent interval - lower bound, Percent 0.6056 (2014)
- Export quality, 95 percent interval - upper bound, Percent 1.06 (2014)
- Export unit values, 95 percent interval - lower bound, Percent 1.01 (2014)
- Export unit values, 95 percent interval - upper bound, Percent 0.5872 (2014)
Frequently asked questions
- What is primary commodities exports in Equatorial Guinea?
- Primary commodities exports in Equatorial Guinea was 2.81 billion current US$ in 2003, according to World Bank country economists.
- What is the highest primary commodities exports recorded in Equatorial Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 2.81 billion current US$ in 2003.
- What is the lowest primary commodities exports recorded in Equatorial Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 18.73 million current US$ in 1984.
- How does Equatorial Guinea rank for primary commodities exports?
- Equatorial Guinea ranks 15th out of 44 countries with data for 2003.
- Is primary commodities exports rising or falling in Equatorial Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6,479.3%. 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 Primary commodities exports (current US$). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Total Primary Commodities exports in current US dollars. Values are in fob basis.