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Two-way investment brief

Australia–Equatorial Guinea

Globally, Equatorial Guinea was the world’s 81st-largest source of FDI outflows in 2024 ($154 m, World Bank).
Data (CSV)Equatorial Guinea global profile

Equatorial Guinea direct investment in Australia

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Total Equatorial Guinea investment in Australia

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FDI + portfolio + other

Australian direct investment in Equatorial Guinea

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Total Australian investment in Equatorial Guinea

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Levels at 31 Dec 2025

Trend

Direct investment in both directions

Direct investment levels, Australia–Equatorial Guinea
  • Equatorial Guinea in Australia
  • Australia in Equatorial Guinea

Source: ABS, International Investment Position, Australia: Supplementary Statistics (5352.0).

Equatorial Guinea’s investment in Australia by type
  • Direct investment
  • Portfolio investment
  • Other investment

Source: ABS, International Investment Position, Australia: Supplementary Statistics (5352.0).

Annual direct investment flows

Net transactions during the year; negative = net disinvestment

  • Equatorial Guinea → Australia
  • Australia → Equatorial Guinea

Source: ABS, International Investment Position, Australia: Supplementary Statistics (5352.0).

Economic outlook

Equatorial Guinea’s economy

IMF World Economic Outlook202420252026forecast2027forecast2028forecast
Real GDP growth0.9%−6.4%−2.7%−1.3%1.1%
Inflation3.4%2.8%3.2%2.9%2.6%
Current account, % GDP−0.6%−3.0%−1.6%−2.4%−3.1%
Fiscal balance, % GDP−0.6%−2.5%−1.7%−3.7%−3.9%
Government gross debt, % GDP36.4%40.6%39.1%42.3%44.7%

Source: IMF World Economic Outlook via the IMF DataMapper API. Years from 2026 are IMF projections; recent years may be estimates and are revised in each WEO round (April and October).

2025 at a glance

New FDI from Equatorial Guinea
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New Australian FDI in Equatorial Guinea
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Direct investment income paid to investors
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Direct investment income earned by Australians
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Equatorial Guinea globally (World Bank)

FDI outflows, 2024
$154 m · 81st
FDI inflows, 2024
$188 m
GDP, 2025
$12.8 bn
Region · income
Sub-Saharan Africa · Upper-middle income

Regulatory openness (OECD FDIRRI)

OECD index data loading — see FDI openness

Sources: ABS, International Investment Position, Australia: Supplementary Statistics (cat. 5352.0), 2025 release, released 2026-05-06 — levels at 31 December and calendar-year flows and income, A$ millions, immediate counterparty basis (investment routed via third economies is attributed to the intermediate economy). World Bank WDI (US$). OECD FDI Regulatory Restrictiveness Index. np = not published for confidentiality; included in totalsPrepared independently by FDIstats from public statistics; not an Australian Government publication and not investment advice. For foreign investment rules, see the Treasury and FIRB.