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About

Equatorial Guinea-China Trade: In 2023, Equatorial Guinea exported $1.37B to China. The main products that Equatorial Guinea exported to China were Crude Petroleum ($1.2B), Petroleum Gas ($122M), and Rough Wood ($31.7M). Over the past 5 years the exports of Equatorial Guinea to China have decreased at an annualized rate of 8.51%, from $2.14B in 2018 to $1.37B in 2023.

In 2023, Equatorial Guinea did not export any services to China.

China-Equatorial Guinea Trade: In 2023, China exported $202M to Equatorial Guinea. The main products that China exported to Equatorial Guinea were Ceramic Bricks ($11.9M), Air Pumps ($7.01M), and Unglazed Ceramics ($6.89M). Over the past 5 years the exports of China to Equatorial Guinea have increased at an annualized rate of 6.81%,  from $145M in 2018 to $202M in 2023.

In 2023, China did not export any services to Equatorial Guinea.

Comparison In 2023,  Equatorial Guinea ranked 127 in total exports ($5.13B), and does not have data regarding Economic Complexity Index. That same year, China ranked 21 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI 1.16), and 1 in total exports ($3.42T).

Historical Data

Bilateral Trade by Products

Depth
Value

In 2023, Equatorial Guinea exported $1.37B to China. The main products exported from Equatorial Guinea to China were Crude Petroleum ($1.2B), Petroleum Gas ($122M), and Rough Wood ($31.7M). During the last 5 years the exports of Equatorial Guinea to China have decreased at an annualized rate of 8.51%, from $2.14B in 2018 to $1.37B in 2023.

In 2018, China exported $202M to Equatorial Guinea. The main products exported from China to Equatorial Guinea were Ceramic Bricks ($11.9M), Air Pumps ($7.01M), and Unglazed Ceramics ($6.89M). During the last 5 years the exports of China to Equatorial Guinea have increased at an annualized rate of 6.81%, from $145M in 2023 to $202M in 2018.

Exports from Equatorial Guinea (Flag) to China (Flag) (2023)

Exports from China (Flag) to Equatorial Guinea (Flag) (2023)

Latest Data

Trade between Equatorial Guinea (Flag) and China (Flag)

China Exports

Market Competitiveness

Color
Equatorial Guinea
Top Destination
China$1.37B
China
Top Destination
United States$436B

This map shows whether countries import more from Equatorial Guinea or China. Each country is colored based on the difference in imports they receive from Equatorial Guinea and China or the difference in the growth in imports.

In 2023, no countries were registered that imported more from Equatorial Guinea than from China.

In 2023, countries that imported more from China than Equatorial Guinea included United States ($436B), Hong Kong ($259B), and Japan ($169B).

Difference in imports from China (Flag) and Equatorial Guinea (Flag) (2023)

Comparative Advantage Equatorial Guinea - China

Flow
Scale

This chart compares trade between Equatorial Guinea and China by product, considering products traded by both, Equatorial Guinea and China.

During 2023, Equatorial Guinea had a large net trade with China in the exports of Mineral Products ($1.32B), Wood Products ($47.6M), and Metals ($150k).

During 2018, China had a large net trade with Equatorial Guinea in the exports of Machines ($46.7M), Metals ($37.3M), and Stone And Glass ($33.1M).

Potential Exports

Potential Exports

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Top Product Potential Equatorial Guinea China+$548MCrude Petroleum
Top Product Potential China Equatorial Guinea+$3.95MTelephones

We estimate the export potential of an economy for each product and destination using an extension of the bilateral relatedness model of Jun et al. (2019).This extended gravity model considers similarities among products and geographies and explains more than 50% of the variance in future trade flows.

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Economic Complexity

Competitive Landscape

This visualization shows the product space at the HS4 level with the flags of Equatorial Guinea and China. This means that a dot/product with the flag of Equatorial Guinea indicates it has a comparative advantage over China. Similarly, a dot/product with the flag of China indicates it has a comparative advantage over Equatorial Guinea.

Product Space of Equatorial Guinea (Flag) and China (Flag) (2023)

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