Deposit interest rate in Equatorial Guinea
Equatorial Guinea: Deposit interest rate was 2.5% in 2017. ▼ Falling
Deposit interest rate in Equatorial Guinea, 1990–2017
Source: International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in %.
Analysis
Equatorial Guinea recorded 2.5% for deposit interest rate in 2017. That is the lowest value across all 28 years on record.
That represents a change of down 42.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, deposit interest rate in Equatorial Guinea peaked at 8.1% in 1994 and was at its lowest, 2.5%, in 2015.
That places Equatorial Guinea 95th out of 153 countries with data for 2017, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 28 years of available data.
Deposit interest rate in Equatorial Guinea, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 7.5% | — |
| 1991 | 7.5% | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 7.5% | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 7.8% | +3.3% |
| 1994 | 8.1% | +4.3% |
| 1995 | 5.5% | -32.0% |
| 1996 | 5.5% | -0.8% |
| 1997 | 5.0% | -8.4% |
| 1998 | 5.0% | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 5.0% | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 5.0% | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 5.0% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 5.0% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 5.0% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 5.0% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 4.9% | -1.7% |
| 2006 | 4.3% | -11.9% |
| 2007 | 4.2% | -1.9% |
| 2008 | 3.8% | -11.8% |
| 2009 | 3.2% | -13.3% |
| 2010 | 3.2% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 3.2% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 3.2% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 3.2% | -1.3% |
| 2014 | 2.6% | -19.0% |
| 2015 | 2.5% | -5.8% |
| 2016 | 2.5% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 2.5% | +0.0% |
Equatorial Guinea compared with similar countries
- Equatorial Guinea's 2.5% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 4.1%, 60% of the median. (53 countries reporting)
- Equatorial Guinea's 2.5% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 5.7%, 43% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 6.4% | 5.0% | 8.1% | 10 |
| 2000s | 4.5% | 3.2% | 5.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.9% | 2.5% | 3.2% | 8 |
Countries ranked near Equatorial Guinea
More financial sector data for Equatorial Guinea
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, annual growth rate 5.01 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0005 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, per capita 3.49 units per person (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, per unit of GDP 0.0004 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, per capita 2.55 units per person (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, annual growth rate 5.01 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0005 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, per capita 3.49 units per person (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, SDR, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is deposit interest rate in Equatorial Guinea?
- Deposit interest rate in Equatorial Guinea was 2.5% in 2017, according to International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest deposit interest rate recorded in Equatorial Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 8.1% in 1994.
- What is the lowest deposit interest rate recorded in Equatorial Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.5% in 2015.
- How does Equatorial Guinea rank for deposit interest rate?
- Equatorial Guinea ranks 95th out of 153 countries with data for 2017.
- Is deposit interest rate rising or falling in Equatorial Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 42.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Equatorial Guinea data come from?
- The figures come from International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as part of Deposit interest rate (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Deposit interest rate is the rate paid by commercial or similar banks for demand, time, or savings deposits. The terms and conditions attached to these rates differ by country, however, limiting their comparability. This indicator is expressed as a percentage (a÷b)*100.