Military spending, per capita in Equatorial Guinea
Equatorial Guinea: Military spending, per capita was 58.04 constant 2024 US$ per person in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Military spending, per capita in Equatorial Guinea, 1994–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in constant 2024 US$ per person.
Analysis
In 2025, military spending, per capita in Equatorial Guinea stood at 58.04 constant 2024 US$ per person.
The figure is down 4.1% on the previous year and down 48.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, military spending, per capita in Equatorial Guinea peaked at 396.89 constant 2024 US$ per person in 2009 and was at its lowest, 14.96 constant 2024 US$ per person, in 1994.
Equatorial Guinea ranks 98th of 161 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Military spending, per capita in Equatorial Guinea, year by year
| Year | constant 2024 US$ per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1994 | 14.96 constant 2024 US$ per person | — |
| 1995 | 15.66 constant 2024 US$ per person | +4.7% |
| 2007 | 260 constant 2024 US$ per person | +1560.1% |
| 2008 | 324.79 constant 2024 US$ per person | +24.9% |
| 2009 | 396.89 constant 2024 US$ per person | +22.2% |
| 2014 | 120.06 constant 2024 US$ per person | -69.8% |
| 2015 | 112.09 constant 2024 US$ per person | -6.6% |
| 2016 | 108.36 constant 2024 US$ per person | -3.3% |
| 2017 | 100.58 constant 2024 US$ per person | -7.2% |
| 2018 | 99.93 constant 2024 US$ per person | -0.6% |
| 2019 | 99.85 constant 2024 US$ per person | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 99.5 constant 2024 US$ per person | -0.4% |
| 2021 | 93.94 constant 2024 US$ per person | -5.6% |
| 2022 | 94.66 constant 2024 US$ per person | +0.8% |
| 2023 | 90.39 constant 2024 US$ per person | -4.5% |
| 2024 | 60.52 constant 2024 US$ per person | -33.0% |
| 2025 | 58.04 constant 2024 US$ per person | -4.1% |
Equatorial Guinea compared with similar countries
- Equatorial Guinea's 58.04 constant 2024 US$ per person is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 101.55 constant 2024 US$ per person, 57% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Equatorial Guinea's 58.04 constant 2024 US$ per person is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 18.2 constant 2024 US$ per person, 3.2× the median. (45 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Military spending, per capita 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | +1560.1% | 15.66 constant 2024 US$ per person | 260 constant 2024 US$ per person |
| 2014 | -69.8% | 396.89 constant 2024 US$ per person | 120.06 constant 2024 US$ per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 15.31 constant 2024 US$ per person | 14.96 constant 2024 US$ per person | 15.66 constant 2024 US$ per person | 2 |
| 2000s | 327.23 constant 2024 US$ per person | 260 constant 2024 US$ per person | 396.89 constant 2024 US$ per person | 3 |
| 2010s | 106.81 constant 2024 US$ per person | 99.85 constant 2024 US$ per person | 120.06 constant 2024 US$ per person | 6 |
| 2020s | 82.84 constant 2024 US$ per person | 58.04 constant 2024 US$ per person | 99.5 constant 2024 US$ per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Equatorial Guinea
- 95 Sri Lanka 62.64 constant 2024 US$ per person compare
- 96 Mongolia 59.9 constant 2024 US$ per person compare
- 97 Mauritania 59.23 constant 2024 US$ per person compare
- 99 Djibouti 57.94 constant 2024 US$ per person compare
- 100 Paraguay 57.86 constant 2024 US$ per person compare
- 101 Sudan 57.61 constant 2024 US$ per person compare
More reference data data for Equatorial Guinea
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0013 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.007 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.0083 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.0083 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0042 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.0044 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.0316 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.0402 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.0358 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Manure applied 1.11 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is military spending, per capita in Equatorial Guinea?
- Military spending, per capita in Equatorial Guinea was 58.04 constant 2024 US$ per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest military spending, per capita recorded in Equatorial Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 396.89 constant 2024 US$ per person in 2009.
- What is the lowest military spending, per capita recorded in Equatorial Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 14.96 constant 2024 US$ per person in 1994.
- How does Equatorial Guinea rank for military spending, per capita?
- Equatorial Guinea ranks 98th out of 161 countries with data for 2025.
- Is military spending, per capita rising or falling in Equatorial Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 48.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Equatorial Guinea data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Military spending, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Military spending divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Military spending ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Military spending Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Military spending divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.