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Equatorial Guinea Budget Balance

-1.7%as of 2026+32.0% vs 2025

General government net lending (surplus) or borrowing (deficit) as a percentage of GDP. Source: IMF MACRO FINANCIAL. Retrieved June 29, 2026.

Trend

20002026 · IMF

History

most recent 12 periods
PeriodBudget Balance
2026-1.7%
2025-2.5%
2024-0.6%
20232.4%
202211.7%
20212.7%
2020-1.8%
20191.8%
20180.5%
2017-2.6%
2016-10.9%
2015-15.1%

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GET /v1/data

Request the available observations for this indicator as JSON. The response includes source metadata and reporting periods.

curl "https://api.africa-api.com/v1/data?country_code=GQ&metric_key=fiscal_balance_pct_gdp" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $AFRICA_API_KEY"

Budget Balance across Africa

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CountryBudget BalancePeriod
Nigeria-4.4%2026
Kenya-6.4%2026
South Africa-4.9%2026
Egypt-12.1%2026
Ghana-2.3%2026
Ethiopia-1.8%2026

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