Equatorial Guinea
Equatorial Guinea
1. Country / Territory
Brief
Equatorial Guinea is a LDC
situated in the Central African Coast, near Cameroon and Gabon. Its economy is
largely based on
petroleum and timber
exports to mainly Japan, France and China. The country is characterized by its
long standing political and
economic stability which
attracts growing interest from foreign businesses, especially in the domain of
oil deposit extraction.
As a member of the Central
African Economic and Monetary Community (CAEMC), Equatorial Guinea has benefited
from
sporadic ITC interventions
in the framework of its regional projects such as PACT2. ITC aims to reinforce
its trade related
assistance in the country
and support the country in the development of a sustainable economic growth.
2. People and Economy
2.1 People
Total
population
(growth
rates per annum) 658,025 in 2012 with growth rates of 2.8% p.a during 2008-2012
Population
density
(people
per sq. km of
land
area)
23 in 2012
Female
population 48.7% in 2012
Population
below 15
years
of age 39.0% in 2008 ; 39.7% in 2012
Urban
population 39.2% in 2012
Population
living below
$1.25 a
day at purchasing
power
parity (PPP)
N.A.
Ranking
in the Human
Development
Index (HDI) 136 out of 186 in 2012
Evolution
of the Human Development
Index (HDI)
Source: United Nations
Development Programme Human Development Indicators
Note: The Human
Development Index measures the overall development of a nation and ranges from
0 (low level of
development) to 1 (highest
level of development). The United Nations Development Programme (http://hdr.undp.org)
provides a detailed
explanation. ITC Regional group refers to ITC definition
Health Life
expectancy at birth (years) (52); Mortality rate, under-5 (per thousand live
births) (100.3) in
2012
Education
Education index - expected and mean years of schooling (rank) (
140 out of 191) in 2012
Income
level N.A.
Inequality
N.A.
Poverty
N.A.
Gender N.A.
Sustainability
N.A.
2.2 Economy
Added
value per sector
(current
US$ and % of GDP)
Sector
added value
2004 2008
2012
US $ %GDP
US $ %GDP US $ %GDP
Agriculture 212 4.1 N.A.
N.A. N.A. N.A.
Industry 4,773 92.1 N.A.
N.A. N.A. N.A.
Manufacturing 297 5.7
N.A. N.A. N.A. N.A.
Services 198 3.8 N.A.
N.A. N.A. N.A.
Source: World Bank World
Development Indicators (WDI)
Note: Added value is US$
terms are expressed in million, GDP US$, and
"6,976 to be read
6'976"
Evolution
of GDP (constant
2005 US$)
Source: World Bank World
Development Indicators (WDI)
Note: ITC calculations
based on the World Bank WDI
Evolution of GDP per capita (constant 2005 US$)
Source: World Bank World
Development Indicators (WDI)
Note: ITC calculations
based on the World Bank WDI
Aid Dependency (Official Development Assistance/Gross National Income)
Note: ITC calculations
based on the World Bank WDI. Regional group
refers to ITC definition
3. Trade Performance
3.1 General Trade Performance
3.1.1 Evolution of Trade
Ratio to GDP - Goods
3.1.2 Evolution of Trade
Ratio to GDP - Services
3.1.6 Export and Import
by Leading Destination - Import
3.1.7 Evolution of
Exports and Imports by Destination - Export
3.1.8 Evolution of
Exports and Imports by Destination - Import
3.1.9 Total Export
Growth
Source: ITC,
calculations based on ITC’s Trade Competitiveness Map data.
Note:Graph shows
decomposition of the country’s export growth in value terms by diversification
pattern over the indicated
period.
3.1.10 Marginal Export
Growth
Source: ITC,
calculations based on ITC’s Trade Competitiveness Map data.
Note:Graph shows
decomposition of the country’s export growth in value by structural driving
effects over the indicated period.
Values are in US$
thousands.
3.1.11 Composition of
Trade in Services - Export
3.1.12 Composition of
Trade in Services - Import
3.1.13 Evolution of FDI
3.2 Sector Trade Performance
3.2.1 Sectoral
Diversification in Products - Export
3.2.2 Sectoral
Diversification in Products - Import
3.2.3 Sectoral
Diversification in Destinations - Export
3.2.4 Sectoral
Diversification in Destinations - Import
3.2.5 Sectors by World
Demand - Export
3.2.6 Sectors by World
Demand - Import
4. Trade Strategy and
Policy
4.1 Trade and Development
Strategies
Year
Strategy name Sector
2011
ECCAS Coffee Export
Strategy
The rationale of the
strategy arises from the decrease in coffee production... Coffee
2011
ECCAS Cotton and Textile
Export Strategy
The strategy envisages the
creation of a competitive and integrated valuechain,
able...
Cotton, Garment Industry,
Textile
Industry
2007
UNDAF Equatorial Guinea
2008-2012
The UNDAF is alligned with
priorities set by national policies, and it...
4.2 Domestic and Foreign
Market Access
4.3 Trade Facilitation
Logistics Performance Index (LPI): Country Comparison
Source: World
Bank, Logistics Performance Index (LPI)
4.4 Business and
Regulatory Environment
Multilateral Trade
Instruments
Abstract
The Trade Treaties Map tool
is a web-based system on multilateral
trade treaties and
instruments designed to assist trade support
institutions (TSIs) and
policymakers in optimizing their country's legal
framework on international
trade
Instrument
ratified : 65 / 266 instruments
Ratification
rate : 24.4%
Weighted
score : 33.6/100
Ratification
Rate Rank
Weighted
Score
Rank
In World : 164 /
193 160 /
193
In Region : Sub-
Saharan
Africa
36/ 47 35/
47
In
Development
level :
Least
developed
country
30/ 48 28/
48
Graph
Presents a visual
illustration breaking down a country’s ratification level
according to various
categories and compares it to the world average.
Instruments
ratified Click here for a full list and more details about these
multi-lateral trade
instruments
4.5 Infrastructure
5. ITC and the
Country/Territory
5.1 ITC Projects
5.1.1
Current projects
No Current Projects
Found!
5.1.2
Recent projects
Expansion du commerce
intra et inter-regional entre les Etats Members de la CEMAC, de l'UEMOA et les
Trois Francophones
Mekong (fr)
PACT2 - ECCAS - Coffee:
Product and Market Development
ECCAS Regional trade
information networks
PACT 2 - ECCAS Regional
Private Sector Apex Bodies for Public-Private Dialogue
PACT 2 - ECCAS Networks
of National and Regional TSIs
PACT 2 - ECCAS Sector
Strategy
PACT 2 - ECCAS Market
Analysis and Sector Prioritization
PACT 2 -ECCAS Improved
Technical Capacities and RBM Operations
Expansion du commerce
intra et inter-regional pour les pays francophones du Mekong
5.2 Events
5.2.1
Upcoming events
No data
5.2.2
Recent events
No data
5.3 ITC Contacts
Aissatou
DIALLO
Senior
Trade Promotion Officer
+41 22 730 0284
diallo@intracen.org
Ruben
PHOOLCHUND
Chief,
Office for Africa
+41 22 730 0508
phoolchund@intracen.org
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6. Trade Information
Sources and
Contacts
6.1 Trade Information
Sources
This section provides a
list of country specific print and online publications on trade-related topics,
including both ITC and
external sources.
6.1.1
ITC publications
Expansion
du commerce intra- et inter-régional entre les pays membres de la CEMAC et de
l' UEMOA: Rapport de
l'atelier
de lancement
Réseau
d'information commerciale et de gestion d'opportunités d'affaires - Mission
d'évaluation et de présentation
du
projet dans les différents points focaux de la CEMAC
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Analyse
statistique des flux des échanges commerciaux intra- et inter- régionaux de la
CEMAC et de l'UEMOA -
Livres
scolaires, produits de l'édition et de la diffusion (résumé)
Rencontre
acheteurs/vendeurs sur le bois et ses produits dérivés
République
du Congo: Etude de l'offre et de la demande sur les produits alimentaires
Etude de l'offre et de la
demande sur les produits alimentaires en République du Congo - examine la
structure et la capacité de
production de la branche
d'activité concernée, ainsi...
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Gabon:
Etude de l'offre et de la demande sur les produits alimentaires (2006)
Etude de l'offre et de la
demande sur les produits alimentaires au Gabon - analyse la structure de
l'offre des produits
alimentaires à travers
l'examen des caractéristiques générales de l'offre,...
République
Centrafricaine: Etude de l'offre et de la demande sur les produits alimentaires
Etude de l'offre et de la
demande sur les produits alimentaires en République Centrafricaine - examine la
structure de la
branche d'activité
concernée notamment la capacité et les facteurs de...
Rwanda:
Etude de l'offre et de la demande sur les produits alimentaires
Etude de l'offre et de la
demande sur les produits alimentaires au Rwanda - décrit les principaux
produits du pays et examine la
structure de la branche
d'activité; donne le...
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Tchad:
Etude de l'offre et de la demande sur les produits alimentaires
Etude de l'offre et de la
demande sur les produits alimentaires au Tchad - examine la structure de la
branche d'activité
concernée notamment les
capacités et les facteurs de production,...
Sénégal:
Rencontre acheteurs/vendeurs sur les livres scolaires, l'édition et la
diffusion
Expansion
du commerce intra- et inter-régional entre les pays membres de la CEMAC et de
l' UEMOA: Rapport de
l'atelier
de lancement
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Analyse
statistique des flux des échanges commerciaux intra- et inter-régionaux de la
CEMAC et de l'UEMOA
Analyse
statistique des flux des échanges commerciaux intra- et inter-régionaux de la
CEMAC et de l'UEMOA: Livres
scolaires,
produits de l'édition et de la diffusion
6.1.2 Selected printed
information sources
2005 Accès aux marchés
des produits non-agricoles dans le cadre de l'OMC, des APEs et de AGOA : Cas de
la CEMAC
2005 Intégration
Régionale et Négociations de L'OMC sur le Commerce Des Services : Cas de
L'Afrique Centrale
2007 - Martijn, Jan
Kees; Tsangarides, Charalambos G. Trade Reform in the CEMAC : Developments and
Opportunities
2008 La filière bois en
Afrique centrale
2007 EPA Negotiations in
the Central African Region : Some Issues for Consideration
1997 Nouveau régime
fiscal et douanier: réforme fiscalo-douanière
2006 - Ackerman, Frank
Implications of REACH for the Developing Countries : Possible Ways and Means to
Preserve their
Interest
2008 Sub-Saharan Africa
: Factors Affecting Trade Patterns of Selected Industries. - Second Annual
Report
2010 - Meyer, N.
Bilateral and Regional Trade Agreements and Technical Barriers to Trade : An
African Perspective
2007 - Ramirez G;
Tsangarides C G Competitiveness in the CFA Franc Zone
2008 - Oliva, Maria A
Trade Restrictiveness in the CEMAC Region : The Case of Congo
2007 LA CEMAC et les
Négociations du Cycle de Doha : Solutions envisageables pour mitiger les effets
négatifs de la
réduction des
engagements en faveur de la zone CEMAC
2007 Les négociations de
Doha Round et le tarif douanier : Evaluation pour la CEMAC
2006 Overview of the
Regional EPA Negotiations : Central Africa-EU Economic Partnership Agreement
2008 - Gulde, Anne
Marie; Tsangarides, Charalambos G The CFA Franc Zone : Common Currency,
Uncommon Challenges
2012 Environnement de
l’Investissement Privé dans les Pays de la Communauté Économique des États de
l’Afrique Centrale:
Contraintes et
Perspectives: Rapport régional
6.1.3 Selected online
information sources
Economic Community of Central
African States (ECCAS) = Communauté Economique des Etats d'Afrique Centrale
(CEEAC)
Organisation africaine
de la propriété intellectuelle = African Intellectual Property Organization
OHADA
Investir en Zone Franc
OHADA LEGIS
Communauté Economique et
Monétaire de l'Afrique Centrale (CEMAC)
Yorumlar