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.

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

Summer temperature anomalies 0.6151 °C (2026)
Temperature anomalies by month 0.9926 °C (2026)
Spring temperature anomalies 0.4849 °C (2026)
Chief executive of the government is elected 1 (2025)
Universal right to vote in practice 2 (2025)
Men's universal right to vote 1 (2025)
Elected parliament 1 (2025)
Competitive elections 0 (2025)
Civil liberties rating 7 (2025)
Free country 0 (2025)

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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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About this data

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: 07 August 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.