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Topic 12 of 18 · Country Index 2026
Equatorial Guinea: Mobility & Trade
Which countries move goods across their borders most smoothly?
Equatorial Guinea is placed 115th of 177 countries on mobility & trade in the Country Index 2026, from 2 of its 4 key statistics. Readings behind it: Liner Shipping Connectivity Index 33.66 (2025); Container Import Dwell Time 5 (2024).
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115th
of 177 countries placed
Placed from 2 of 4 key statistics
01The evidence
The 4 key statistics that decide it
Only these place Equatorial Guinea on mobility & trade — one vote each. Every value is the publisher’s own, read at the edition the Country Index 2026 used; the grey ticks are every other country it was compared with, lowest on the left.
Key 1 of 4
Liner Shipping Connectivity Index
UN Trade and Development (UNCTAD)
2025 edition · data for 2025 · CC BY 3.0 IGO
33.66
LSCI (index, average Q1 2023 = 100)
Higher is better
Ranked 110th of 177 by UNCTAD
Equatorial Guinea: 33.66. Across the 168 countries in this edition, values run from 4.13 (Turks and Caicos Islands) to 1,313 (China); the world median is 60.84.
- World median
- 60.84
- Best in Middle Africa
- 102.63 Cameroon
- Land neighbours
- Cameroon 102.63 · Gabon 32.31
5
Median days a full import container waits in port
Lower is better
Equatorial Guinea: 5. Across the 156 countries in this edition, values run from 1 (Gibraltar) to 21.6 (Haiti); the world median is 4.4.
- World median
- 4.4
- Best in Middle Africa
- 3.6 Angola
- Land neighbours
- Cameroon 14.1 · Gabon 9.4
No reading
LPI score (1–5)
Higher is better
World Bank Group publishes no 2023 figure for Equatorial Guinea, so the standing rests on the other keys.
Across the 139 countries in this edition, values run from 1.9 (Afghanistan) to 4.3 (Singapore); the world median is 2.9.
- World median
- 2.9
- Best in Middle Africa
- 2.6 Republic of the Congo
- Land neighbours
- Cameroon 2.1 · Gabon 2.4
Key 4 of 4
ICT Goods Exports
UN Trade and Development (UNCTAD)
2024 edition · data for 2024 · CC BY 3.0 IGO
No reading
ICT goods exports (% of total goods exports)
Higher is better
UNCTAD publishes no 2024 figure for Equatorial Guinea, so the standing rests on the other keys.
Across the 120 countries in this edition, values run from 0 (Gambia) to 61.45 (Hong Kong); the world median is 0.975.
- World median
- 0.975
- Best in Middle Africa
- 3.47 Central African Republic
02Over time
Which way Equatorial Guinea is moving
Each key’s published value, edition by edition, beside the world median. The Country Index 2026 is the first edition of the standing, so the standing itself has no history to chart yet.
Liner Shipping Connectivity Index
LSCI (index, average Q1 2023 = 100) · higher is better
Equatorial GuineaWorld median
Equatorial Guinea rose from 22.12 in 2006 to 32.99 in 2026; the world median went from 52.25 to 56.21.
Every year’s figures
Year Equatorial Guinea World median 2026 32.99 56.21 2025 33.66 60.84 2024 33.35 55.22 2023 33.99 54.78 2022 35.63 51.49 2021 36.91 52.64 2020 35.53 47.86 2019 35.77 51.05 2018 34.98 52.03 2017 32.74 49.87 2016 32.51 48.09 2015 25.46 49.13 2014 35.00 48.08 2013 32.75 51.32 2012 35.37 47.44 2011 31.61 50.26 2010 30.31 50.51 2009 24.73 53.04 2008 20.79 51.68 2007 22.28 55.78 2006 22.12 52.25 Logistics Performance Index
LPI score (1–5) · higher is better
Equatorial GuineaWorld median
Equatorial Guinea fell from 2.355 in 2014 to 2.318 in 2018; the world median went from 2.753 to 2.706.
Every year’s figures
Year Equatorial Guinea World median 2023 — 2.900 2018 2.3 2.706 2016 1.9 2.734 2014 2.4 2.753 2012 — 2.773 2010 — 2.746 2007 — 2.529
03In context
Equatorial Guinea beside its neighbours
A position reads best beside the countries around it. Every position below is a place among all 177 countries on mobility & trade, never a place within the region.
Equatorial Guinea and the countries it borders
Standing among all 177; the key columns are the publishers’ own values.
| Country | Standing | Liner Shipping Connectivity IndexLSCI (index, average Q1 2023 = 100) | Container Import Dwell TimeMedian days a full import container waits in port | Logistics Performance IndexLPI score (1–5) | ICT Goods ExportsICT goods exports (% of total goods exports) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Equatorial Guinea | 115th | 33.66 | 5 | — | — |
 Cameroon | 148th | 102.63 | 14.1 | 2.1 | — |
 Gabon | 160th | 32.31 | 9.4 | 2.4 | — |
“—”: no published reading in that edition. What a standing is
Across Middle Africa
Every country in the sub-region, by its place among all 177.
Placed either side on mobility & trade
The countries immediately above and below Equatorial Guinea in the topic’s list.
04Context, no vote
Where Equatorial Guinea is ahead of the world, and behind
16 more statistics filed under mobility & trade, published in full and deliberately given no vote in the standing. Select a row for the publisher, the rank and the links.
Behind the world median4
Statistics on which Equatorial Guinea does worse than the middle country measured.
Digitally-Deliverable Services ExportsUNCTAD · 2024 · world median 25.4221.9925.42▲ Improved since 2014
Equatorial Guinea: 21.99 · world median 25.42 · Digitally-deliverable services exports (% of services exports). UN Trade and Development (UNCTAD), 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 0.377 to 87.15; higher is better.
Position 94th of 170 · derived.
Digital Services Trade Restrictiveness IndexOECD · 2025 · world median 0.2060.3250.206▲ Improved since 2015
Equatorial Guinea: 0.325 · world median 0.206 · Digital STRI (0 = open, 1 = closed). OECD, 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 0.021 to 0.649; lower is better.
Position 31st of 125 · derived, 1st = worst.
Average Time to Clear Exports Through CustomsWorld Bank Group · 2025 · world median 4.456144.456No earlier reading
Equatorial Guinea: 14 · world median 4.456 · Average time to clear exports through customs (days). World Bank Group, 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 1 to 27.46; lower is better.
Position 14th of 174 · derived, 1st = worst.
Freedom of Foreign MovementV-Dem Institute, University of Gothenburg · 2025 · world median 1.2-1.0791.2No real change since 2015
Equatorial Guinea: -1.079 · world median 1.2 · Original latent estimate (≈ −3.6 to +2.9); higher = freer movement. V-Dem Institute, University of Gothenburg, 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from -3.642 to 2.727; higher is better.
Position 164th of 176 · derived.
No better end12
These describe the shape of a country — more is not better or worse, only different — so they are never ahead or behind.
Tariff Rate, Applied, Weighted Mean, All ProductsWorld Bank Group · 2022 · world median 3.6618.183.66Moved since 2001
Equatorial Guinea: 18.18 · world median 3.66 · Applied tariff rate, trade-weighted mean (%). World Bank Group, 2022 edition, data for 2022.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 29.52.
Commodity Export DependenceUNCTAD · 2024 · world median 67.1795.3267.17No real change since 2014
Equatorial Guinea: 95.32 · world median 67.17 · Commodity exports (% of merchandise exports, three-year average). UN Trade and Development (UNCTAD), 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 4.605 to 99.77.
Export Concentration IndexUNCTAD · 2025 · world median 0.3060.5820.306Moved since 2015
Equatorial Guinea: 0.582 · world median 0.306 · Export concentration index (0–1, normalised Herfindahl–Hirschman). UN Trade and Development (UNCTAD), 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 0.059 to 0.933.
Terms of Trade IndexUNCTAD · 2025 · world median 103.23115.41103.23Moved since 2015
Equatorial Guinea: 115.41 · world median 103.23 · Terms of trade index (2015 = 100). UN Trade and Development (UNCTAD), 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 38.2 to 1,448.
Net Migration RateUN DESA Population Division · 2023 · world median -0.1332.163-0.133Moved since 2013
Equatorial Guinea: 2.163 · world median -0.133 · Net migrants per 1,000 population. UN DESA Population Division, 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from -61.68 to 39.62.
Exports of Goods and Services (% of GDP)World Bank Group · 2025 · world median 36.3446.5236.34Moved since 2015
Equatorial Guinea: 46.52 · world median 36.34 · Exports of goods and services (% of GDP). World Bank Group, 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 1.103 to 199.76.
Position 45th of 138 · derived, counted from the highest value.
International Migrants as a Share of PopulationUN DESA Population Division · 2024 · world median 6.08913.156.089Moved since 2015
Equatorial Guinea: 13.15 · world median 6.089 · International migrants (% of population). UN DESA Population Division, 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 0.02 to 100.
Merchant Fleet by Country of OwnershipUNCTAD · 2026 · world median 275.73575.94275.73Moved since 2016
Equatorial Guinea: 575.94 · world median 275.73 · Merchant fleet owned (thousand dead-weight tons). UN Trade and Development (UNCTAD), 2026 edition, data for 2026.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 397,071.
International MigrantsUN DESA Population Division · 2024 · world median 223,323248,930223,323Moved since 2015
Equatorial Guinea: 248,930 · world median 223,323 · International migrants living in the country, mid-year (people). UN DESA Population Division, 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 246 to 52,375,047.
Trade (% of GDP)World Bank Group · 2025 · world median 79.6874.9379.68Moved since 2015
Equatorial Guinea: 74.93 · world median 79.68 · Exports plus imports (% of GDP). World Bank Group, 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 2.382 to 396.65.
Position 76th of 138 · derived, counted from the highest value.
EmigrantsUN DESA Population Division · 2024 · world median 444,451136,825444,451No real change since 2015
Equatorial Guinea: 136,825 · world median 444,451 · Migrants from the country living abroad, mid-year (people). UN DESA Population Division, 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 313 to 18,533,845.
Imports of Goods and Services (% of GDP)World Bank Group · 2025 · world median 41.7228.4141.72Moved since 2015
Equatorial Guinea: 28.41 · world median 41.72 · Imports of goods and services (% of GDP). World Bank Group, 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 1.279 to 196.89.
Position 103rd of 138 · derived, counted from the highest value.
No current reading for Equatorial Guinea
Asylum-Seekers by Country of Asylum (last 2024), Cereal Import Dependency Ratio, Container Port Traffic (last 2019), Cost of Sending Remittances, Creative Goods Exports, Creative Services Exports (last 2023), FDI Regulatory Restrictiveness Index, Foreign Value Added Share of Gross Exports, ICT Goods Exports, ICT Services Exports (last 2023), Inbound Mobility Rate, Tertiary, Logistics Performance Index (last 2018), Outbound Mobility Ratio, Tertiary (last 2000), Refugee Population by Country of Asylum (last 2024) and Services Exports (last 2023). Listed rather than hidden, so the page can be checked against it.
“Position · derived” is this site’s ordering of the published values, 1st = best unless the row says otherwise; the publisher ranks no country on it. Rank, position and standing
05Country Index 2026
Mobility & Trade among Equatorial Guinea’s 15 topics
Mobility & Trade is Equatorial Guinea’s 3rd best-placed topic of 15. Strongest first, each marker at its share of that topic’s field.
- Environment & Sustainability33rd of 1862/4 keys
- Risk & Resilience85th of 1933/4 keys
- Mobility & Trade115th of 1772/4 keys
- Energy122nd of 1652/3 keys
- Work & Labour138th of 1824/4 keys
- Poverty & Inequality123rd of 1593/3 keys
- Peace & Securityjoint 137th of 1774/4 keys
- Development & Human Capital156th of 1963/3 keys
- Digital & Technologyjoint 160th of 1984/4 keys
- Economy & Innovation153rd of 1763/4 keys
- Gender & Equality166th of 1833/4 keys
- Democracy & Civil Liberties188th of 1984/4 keys
- Health & Wellbeingjoint 192nd of 2002/4 keys
- Education & Knowledge196th of 1983/4 keys
- Governance & Institutions193rd of 1944/4 keys
No standing on Food & Agriculture: too few of those topics’ key statistics are published for this country.
06The top of the list
Who leads on mobility & trade
The three countries placed highest of 177, and the leaders Equatorial Guinea can most readily be measured against.
1
SingaporeSouth-eastern Asia
1st of 177 · 4 of 4 keys
Photo: Khairul Nizam . · CC BY 2.0, greyscale
2
MacauEastern Asia
2nd of 177 · 2 of 4 keys
Photo: Diego Delso · CC BY-SA 3.0, greyscale
3
Hong KongEastern Asia
3rd of 177 · 4 of 4 keys
Photo: Base64 and Derivative work by Globe-trotter · CC BY-SA 3.0, greyscale
Placed highest nearby
Highest in Africa
South Africa39th4/4 keysHighest in Middle Africa
Central African Republic86th2/4 keysThis page
Equatorial Guinea115th2/4 keys
Positions out of 177 placed on the topic. A country needs readings on enough keys to be placed, and the top of the list is often held on fewer of them.
07Analysis
Charts and analysis about Equatorial Guinea and mobility & trade
On mobility & trade
China Leads Global High-Technology Exports
The world’s ten largest high-technology exporters as a treemap, with the rest of the world beside them. Each country’s figure is its own most recent year, between 2022 and 2024.
On mobility & trade
The World’s Safest Airlines for 2025
The eleven safest airlines of 2025, each beside the country it is based in, and the nine things the grading looks at. Three airlines share third place, and the publisher gives an order but no score.
On mobility & trade
The world’s most powerful passports for 2025
Sixteen passports, their mobility scores, and the visa-free, visa-on-arrival and visa-required split behind each. Fourteen share third place while differing in how they reach it.
08Method
Method, sources and how to cite
What this topic does not measure
Passport strength and visa-free travel are not measured with a key, because the data behind passport rankings is not licensed for reuse here. Trade as a share of the economy, the cost of sending money home, migrant numbers, refugees and student mobility are published as context: they describe how much crosses a border, not how well a country handles it. Services sold over the internet are measured under Digital & Technology.
How the Mobility & Trade standing is decided
A standing is this site’s ordering, named with its edition — never a publisher’s rank. 4 key statistics vote, one vote each; every country’s published value becomes a place within that key’s own field, the places are averaged, and the average is never published. A country needs 2 of the 4 keys to be placed.
The mobility & trade method, step by stepHow every standing on this site is built
The key statistics and their licences
- Liner Shipping Connectivity Index — UN Trade and Development (UNCTAD), CC BY 3.0 IGO
- Container Import Dwell Time — World Bank Group, CC BY 4.0
- Logistics Performance Index — World Bank Group, CC BY 4.0
- ICT Goods Exports — UN Trade and Development (UNCTAD), CC BY 3.0 IGO
The other 16 statistics on this page come from 5 publishers, each named beside its numbers, with every edition and licence on the datasets pages.
The standing itself is part of the Country Index 2026, published under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Photographs
Equatorial Guinea’s banner and the countries placed highest, from their profiles: Wikimedia Commons, shown in greyscale, each used under the licence named.
- Equatorial Guinea (banner) — Mehlauge, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Singapore — Khairul Nizam ., CC BY 2.0
- Macau — Diego Delso, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Hong Kong — Base64 and Derivative work by Globe-trotter, CC BY-SA 3.0
Cite this page
Nations Inquiry (2026). Equatorial Guinea: Mobility & Trade — standing and statistics, Country Index 2026. https://nationsinquiry.com/countries/equatorial-guinea/mobility