Bank capital to assets ratio (%) (United Nations) in Equatorial Guinea
Equatorial Guinea: Bank capital to assets ratio (%) (United Nations) was -6.4% in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Bank capital to assets ratio in Equatorial Guinea, 2010–2023
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in %.
Analysis
Equatorial Guinea recorded -6.4% for bank capital to assets ratio in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 14 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 655.8% on the previous year and down 176.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, bank capital to assets ratio in Equatorial Guinea peaked at 13.4% in 2017 and was at its lowest, -6.4%, in 2023.
Equatorial Guinea ranks 150th of 150 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Bank capital to assets ratio (%) (United Nations) in Equatorial Guinea, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 8.2% | — |
| 2011 | 9.7% | +17.9% |
| 2012 | 7.7% | -20.8% |
| 2013 | 8.4% | +8.8% |
| 2014 | 9.5% | +13.9% |
| 2015 | 11.2% | +17.5% |
| 2016 | 13.0% | +15.4% |
| 2017 | 13.4% | +3.4% |
| 2018 | 12.8% | -4.3% |
| 2019 | -0.7% | -105.5% |
| 2020 | -0.2% | -75.9% |
| 2021 | -1.3% | +677.5% |
| 2022 | 1.2% | -187.1% |
| 2023 | -6.4% | -655.8% |
Equatorial Guinea compared with similar countries
- Equatorial Guinea's -6.4% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 9.6%. (46 countries reporting)
- Equatorial Guinea's -6.4% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 9.2%. (28 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Bank capital to assets ratio (%) (United Nations) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | -677.5% | -0.2% | -1.3% |
| 2023 | -655.8% | 1.2% | -6.4% |
| 2022 | +187.1% | -1.3% | 1.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 9.3% | -0.7% | 13.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | -1.7% | -6.4% | 1.2% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Equatorial Guinea
More development goals data for Equatorial Guinea
- Red List Index 0.7829 index (2025)
- Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin 22.33 per 100,000 people (2025)
- Manufacturing value added per capita 1,033 constant US$ (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds 2 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds (not extinct) 2 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds with unknown risk status 2 (2025)
- Infant deaths 2,632 (2024)
- Neonatal deaths 1,490 (2024)
- Alcohol consumption per capita (aged 15 years and older) within a 5.28 ltpureal (2024)
- Under-five deaths 3,727 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is bank capital to assets ratio in Equatorial Guinea?
- Bank capital to assets ratio in Equatorial Guinea was -6.4% in 2023, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest bank capital to assets ratio recorded in Equatorial Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 13.4% in 2017.
- What is the lowest bank capital to assets ratio recorded in Equatorial Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was -6.4% in 2023.
- How does Equatorial Guinea rank for bank capital to assets ratio?
- Equatorial Guinea ranks 150th out of 150 countries with data for 2023.
- Is bank capital to assets ratio rising or falling in Equatorial Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 176.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Equatorial Guinea data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Bank capital to assets ratio (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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