Return on assets in Equatorial Guinea
Equatorial Guinea: Return on assets was -1.2% in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Return on assets in Equatorial Guinea, 2010–2023
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, return on assets in Equatorial Guinea stood at -1.2%. That is the lowest value across all 14 years on record.
That represents a change of down 394.5% on the previous year and down 174.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, return on assets in Equatorial Guinea peaked at 2.9% in 2011 and was at its lowest, -1.2%, in 2023.
That places Equatorial Guinea 157th out of 157 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Return on assets in Equatorial Guinea, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 1.0% | — |
| 2011 | 2.9% | +199.8% |
| 2012 | 2.5% | -14.9% |
| 2013 | 1.6% | -35.2% |
| 2014 | 1.8% | +10.3% |
| 2015 | 1.6% | -9.9% |
| 2016 | 1.4% | -12.8% |
| 2017 | 1.2% | -10.9% |
| 2018 | 0.9% | -29.5% |
| 2019 | 0.1% | -93.7% |
| 2020 | -0.6% | -1157.6% |
| 2021 | -0.5% | -8.4% |
| 2022 | -0.2% | -54.8% |
| 2023 | -1.2% | +394.5% |
Equatorial Guinea compared with similar countries
- Equatorial Guinea's -1.2% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 2.5%. (47 countries reporting)
- Equatorial Guinea's -1.2% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 3.3%. (29 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Return on assets 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | -1157.6% | 0.1% | -0.6% |
| 2023 | -394.5% | -0.2% | -1.2% |
| 2011 | +199.8% | 1.0% | 2.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 1.5% | 0.1% | 2.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | -0.6% | -1.2% | -0.2% | 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 return on assets in Equatorial Guinea?
- Return on assets in Equatorial Guinea was -1.2% in 2023, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest return on assets recorded in Equatorial Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 2.9% in 2011.
- What is the lowest return on assets recorded in Equatorial Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was -1.2% in 2023.
- How does Equatorial Guinea rank for return on assets?
- Equatorial Guinea ranks 157th out of 157 countries with data for 2023.
- Is return on assets rising or falling in Equatorial Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 174.2%. 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 Return on assets (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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