Country
Equatorial Guinea GNQ
score date 2026-10-10 · 30d +0.8
Seven dimensions
Credibility gap92.7
IMF / national CPI · as of 2026-10-10 · coverage: bronze
Behind the curve—
BIS policy rates + CPI · as of 2026-10-10 · coverage: bronze
Communication—
Central-bank statements · as of 2026-10-10 · coverage: bronze
Geopolitical48.2
GDELT · as of 2026-10-10 · coverage: bronze
Growth12.9
World Bank WDI / IMF WEO · as of 2026-10-10 · coverage: bronze
Liquidity—
IMF BOP / BIS / FRED · as of 2026-10-10 · coverage: bronze
Governance24.6
World Bank WGI · as of 2026-10-10 · coverage: bronze
Equatorial Guinea sovereign credibility, in brief
Equatorial Guinea scores 44.7 out of 100 on the composite sovereign credibility index — credibility band 35–50. That ranks it 34 of 43 in Sub-Saharan Africa, the 23rd percentile of the region. The score has fallen 7.9 points over the past seven days. CPI 3.2% (implicit target) — credibility under pressure (45/100) | deteriorating.
As of 2026-10-10 · scored daily from public data under methodology v8
Peer context
Rank 34/43 in Sub-Saharan Africa · 23th percentile
Region avg 49.3 · best 61.7 · worst 14.1
Ranked either side
- Nigeria 46.7
- Mauritania 45.5
- Mozambique 41.6
- Congo, Dem. Rep. 41.0
90-day trend
External pulse
- Port trade momentum, 30d YoY
- -18.9%
- as of 2026-10-11
Sources: Kpler; UN Global Platform; IMF PortWatch (portwatch.imf.org)
Key indicators
External & activity
| FDI inflows (% GDP) | 2.3% | 2025-12-31 | World Bank |
| GDP growth, annual | -5.8% | 2025-12-31 | World Bank |
| Nightlights radiance (monthly sum) | 25K | 2025-12-01 | World Bank / NASA Black Marble |
| Nightlights radiance, YoY | -23.8% | 2025-12-01 | derived |
| Trade openness (% GDP) | 74.9% | 2025-12-31 | World Bank |
| Unemployment rate | 8.3% | 2025-12-31 | World Bank |
| Unemployment rate (ILO) | 6.5% | 2023-12-31 | ILO |
Structure
| GDP per capita (USD) | $6,615 | 2025-12-31 | World Bank |
| Labor force participation | 59.1% | 2023-12-31 | ILO |
| WGI: control of corruption | -1.5 | 2025-12-31 | World Bank |
| WGI: government effectiveness | -1.2 | 2025-12-31 | World Bank |
| WGI: political stability | -0.2 | 2025-12-31 | World Bank |
| WGI: regulatory quality | -1.4 | 2025-12-31 | World Bank |
| WGI: rule of law | -1.5 | 2025-12-31 | World Bank |
| WGI: voice & accountability | -1.8 | 2025-12-31 | World Bank |
Nightlights: World Bank / NASA Black Marble VIIRS (CC BY 4.0)
Follow the moves
Every figure above is recomputed daily from public data, with the source and as-of date shown for each one. The weekly briefing says which scores moved, and why.