What is official exchange rate in Equatorial Guinea?

Official exchange rate in Equatorial Guinea was 506.96 LCU per US$, end period in 2011, according to International Monetary Fund, International Financial Statistics.

What is the highest official exchange rate recorded in Equatorial Guinea?

The highest recorded value was 744.31 LCU per US$, end period in 2001.

What is the lowest official exchange rate recorded in Equatorial Guinea?

The lowest recorded value was 201 LCU per US$, end period in 1979.

How does Equatorial Guinea rank for official exchange rate?

Equatorial Guinea ranks 11th out of 51 countries with data for 2011.

Is official exchange rate rising or falling in Equatorial Guinea?

Over the last ten years it is down 31.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.

Where does this Equatorial Guinea data come from?

The figures come from International Monetary Fund, International Financial Statistics, published as part of Official exchange rate (LCU per US$, end period). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Official exchange rate in Equatorial Guinea

Name: Official exchange rate in Equatorial Guinea
Creator: International Monetary Fund, International Financial Statistics
License: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)

Equatorial Guinea: Official exchange rate was 506.96 LCU per US$, end period in 2011. ▲ Rising

Latest (2011)

506.96 LCU per US$, end period

Change on year

up 3.3%

World rank

11th

of 51 countries

All-time high

744.31 LCU per US$, end period

in 2001

All-time low

201 LCU per US$, end period

in 1979

Years of data

1960–2011

Official exchange rate in Equatorial Guinea, 1960–2011

Source: International Monetary Fund, International Financial Statistics. Measured in LCU per US$, end period.

Analysis

Equatorial Guinea recorded 506.96 LCU per US$, end period for official exchange rate in 2011.

The figure is up 3.3% on the previous year and down 31.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, official exchange rate in Equatorial Guinea peaked at 744.31 LCU per US$, end period in 2001 and was at its lowest, 201 LCU per US$, end period, in 1979.

That places Equatorial Guinea 11th out of 51 countries with data for 2011, putting it in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 52 years of available data.

Official exchange rate in Equatorial Guinea, year by year

Annual values for Official exchange rate (LCU per US$, end period) in Equatorial Guinea, 1960 to 2011.
Year	LCU per US$, end period	Change
1960	245.13 LCU per US$, end period	—
1961	245.06 LCU per US$, end period	-0.0%
1962	245 LCU per US$, end period	-0.0%
1963	245.1 LCU per US$, end period	+0.0%
1964	245 LCU per US$, end period	-0.0%
1965	245.07 LCU per US$, end period	+0.0%
1966	247.59 LCU per US$, end period	+1.0%
1967	245.43 LCU per US$, end period	-0.9%
1968	247.41 LCU per US$, end period	+0.8%
1969	277.92 LCU per US$, end period	+12.3%
1970	276.02 LCU per US$, end period	-0.7%
1971	261.23 LCU per US$, end period	-5.4%
1972	256.05 LCU per US$, end period	-2.0%
1973	235.43 LCU per US$, end period	-8.1%
1974	222.22 LCU per US$, end period	-5.6%
1975	224.28 LCU per US$, end period	+0.9%
1976	248.49 LCU per US$, end period	+10.8%
1977	235.25 LCU per US$, end period	-5.3%
1978	209 LCU per US$, end period	-11.2%
1979	201 LCU per US$, end period	-3.8%
1980	225.8 LCU per US$, end period	+12.3%
1981	287.4 LCU per US$, end period	+27.3%
1982	336.25 LCU per US$, end period	+17.0%
1983	417.38 LCU per US$, end period	+24.1%
1984	479.6 LCU per US$, end period	+14.9%
1985	378.05 LCU per US$, end period	-21.2%
1986	322.75 LCU per US$, end period	-14.6%
1987	267 LCU per US$, end period	-17.3%
1988	302.95 LCU per US$, end period	+13.5%
1989	289.4 LCU per US$, end period	-4.5%
1990	256.45 LCU per US$, end period	-11.4%
1991	259 LCU per US$, end period	+1.0%
1992	275.32 LCU per US$, end period	+6.3%
1993	294.77 LCU per US$, end period	+7.1%
1994	534.6 LCU per US$, end period	+81.4%
1995	490 LCU per US$, end period	-8.3%
1996	523.7 LCU per US$, end period	+6.9%
1997	598.81 LCU per US$, end period	+14.3%
1998	562.21 LCU per US$, end period	-6.1%
1999	652.95 LCU per US$, end period	+16.1%
2000	704.95 LCU per US$, end period	+8.0%
2001	744.31 LCU per US$, end period	+5.6%
2002	625.5 LCU per US$, end period	-16.0%
2003	519.36 LCU per US$, end period	-17.0%
2004	481.58 LCU per US$, end period	-7.3%
2005	556.04 LCU per US$, end period	+15.5%
2006	498.07 LCU per US$, end period	-10.4%
2007	445.59 LCU per US$, end period	-10.5%
2008	471.33 LCU per US$, end period	+5.8%
2009	455.34 LCU per US$, end period	-3.4%
2010	490.91 LCU per US$, end period	+7.8%
2011	506.96 LCU per US$, end period	+3.3%

Equatorial Guinea compared with similar countries

Equatorial Guinea's 506.96 LCU per US$, end period is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 73.72 LCU per US$, end period, 6.9× the median. (7 countries reporting)
Equatorial Guinea's 506.96 LCU per US$, end period is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 494.28 LCU per US$, end period, 1.0× the median. (46 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Official exchange rate 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
1994	+81.4%	294.77 LCU per US$, end period	534.6 LCU per US$, end period

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1960s	248.87 LCU per US$, end period	245 LCU per US$, end period	277.92 LCU per US$, end period	10
1970s	236.9 LCU per US$, end period	201 LCU per US$, end period	276.02 LCU per US$, end period	10
1980s	330.66 LCU per US$, end period	225.8 LCU per US$, end period	479.6 LCU per US$, end period	10
1990s	444.78 LCU per US$, end period	256.45 LCU per US$, end period	652.95 LCU per US$, end period	10
2000s	550.21 LCU per US$, end period	445.59 LCU per US$, end period	744.31 LCU per US$, end period	10
2010s	498.94 LCU per US$, end period	490.91 LCU per US$, end period	506.96 LCU per US$, end period	2

Countries ranked near Equatorial Guinea

8 Burundi 1,000 LCU per US$, end period compare
9 Democratic Republic of Congo 910.65 LCU per US$, end period compare
10 Rwanda 604.14 LCU per US$, end period compare
11 Benin 506.96 LCU per US$, end period compare
11 Burkina Faso 506.96 LCU per US$, end period compare
11 Cameroon 506.96 LCU per US$, end period compare
11 Central African Republic 506.96 LCU per US$, end period compare
11 Chad 506.96 LCU per US$, end period compare
11 Congo 506.96 LCU per US$, end period compare
11 Cote d'Ivoire 506.96 LCU per US$, end period compare
11 Gabon 506.96 LCU per US$, end period compare
11 Guinea-Bissau 506.96 LCU per US$, end period compare
11 Mali 506.96 LCU per US$, end period compare
11 Senegal 506.96 LCU per US$, end period compare
11 Togo 506.96 LCU per US$, end period compare

See the full ranking of 51 places →

More reference data data for Equatorial Guinea

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Emission Totals - Direct emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.0275 (2050)
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Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - IPCC Agriculture 10.65 (2050)
Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Manure applied 1.11 (2050)
Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Manure Management 1.17 (2050)
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Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) - Manure Management 0.9434 (2050)
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Frequently asked questions

What is official exchange rate in Equatorial Guinea?: Official exchange rate in Equatorial Guinea was 506.96 LCU per US$, end period in 2011, according to International Monetary Fund, International Financial Statistics.
What is the highest official exchange rate recorded in Equatorial Guinea?: The highest recorded value was 744.31 LCU per US$, end period in 2001.
What is the lowest official exchange rate recorded in Equatorial Guinea?: The lowest recorded value was 201 LCU per US$, end period in 1979.
How does Equatorial Guinea rank for official exchange rate?: Equatorial Guinea ranks 11th out of 51 countries with data for 2011.
Is official exchange rate rising or falling in Equatorial Guinea?: Over the last ten years it is down 31.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Equatorial Guinea data come from?: The figures come from International Monetary Fund, International Financial Statistics, published as part of Official exchange rate (LCU per US$, end period). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator: Official exchange rate (LCU per US$, end period)
Unit: LCU per US$, end period
Source: International Monetary Fund, International Financial Statistics
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 51 places, 2,451 data points, 1960–2011
Last refreshed: 18 September 2026

Official exchange rate refers to the exchange rate determined by national authorities or to the rate determined in the legally sanctioned exchange market. This series shows the end period value of local currency units relative to the U.S. dollar.