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Export from Equatorial Guinea
A short guide for companies selling from Equatorial Guinea: the export figures, the agreements and their limits, the main steps and who can help, each with its source.
1. What Equatorial Guinea sells, and who buys it
Goods exports
US$4.62 billion
Merchandise exports were US$4.62 billion in 2024, summed from the 2024 import reports of 72 partner countries.
Source: UN Comtrade, partners' imports from Equatorial Guinea by destination, 2024 (opens in a new tab) · as of 2024
Services exports
US$122.5 million
Services exports were US$122.5 million in 2023, the latest year with a published total.
Source: UNCTADstat, Equatorial Guinea services exports by category, 2023 (opens in a new tab) · as of 2023
Top goods exports
2024
- 1. Crude petroleum (HS 2709)US$2.27 billion
- 2. Petroleum gas and liquefied natural gas (HS 2711)US$1.89 billion
- 3. Methanol and other acyclic alcohols (HS 2905)US$229.4 million
- 4. Logs (HS 4403)US$35 million
- 5. Iron and steel scrap (HS 7204)US$15.5 million
- 6. Sawn wood (HS 4407)US$14 million
- 7. Refined petroleum oils (HS 2710)US$10.8 million
- 8. Veneer sheets (HS 4408)US$8.72 million
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- 9. Aircraft and helicopters (HS 8802)US$7.47 million
- 10. Aluminum scrap (HS 7602)US$3.81 million
- 11. Copper scrap (HS 7404)US$2.11 million
- 12. Cocoa beans (HS 1801)US$2.05 million
- 13. Cement (HS 2523)US$1.46 million
- 14. Electronic waste and scrap (HS 8549)US$621,059
- 15. Rice (HS 1006)US$445,417
- 16. Passenger cars (HS 8703)US$379,278
- 17. Unwrought lead (HS 7801)US$328,477
- 18. Gas turbines (HS 8411)US$286,727
- 19. Cargo containers (HS 8609)US$201,659
- 20. Sweetened and flavored waters (HS 2202)US$185,184
- Reported by the buying countries as imports, valued by each importing country (CIF or FOB, as each reports it), not at export. Source (opens in a new tab)
- Crude petroleum and petroleum gas are 90.1 percent of 2024 value, so shares to the top destinations follow oil and gas sales. Source (opens in a new tab)
- Ships and floating structures (HS 8901 and 8905, US$112.8 million, 2.4 percent) are left out of the ranking, and trade in tiny fish lines is not ranked. Source (opens in a new tab)
- Prior-year changes are blank: 83 countries reported for 2023 and 72 for 2024, a gap of more than a tenth, so the two years are not comparable. Source (opens in a new tab)
- The ranking uses 2024 because India, Taiwan and Congo reported little or nothing for 2025, which would show a false decline. Source (opens in a new tab)
Source: UN Comtrade, partners' imports from Equatorial Guinea by product, 2024 (opens in a new tab) · as of 2024
Where the goods go
2024, share of goods exports
- China21.4%
- Spain15%
- India12.6%
- Italy6.7%
- Japan4.3%
- Thailand4.1%
- South Korea4.1%
- Indonesia3.7%
- Destinations are the 2024 import reports of partner countries, valued by each importing country (CIF or FOB, as each reports it), not at export. Source (opens in a new tab)
- INEGE's national table for 2024 ranks the United Arab Emirates third at 7.7 percent, but that country has not reported its 2024 imports to Comtrade. Source (opens in a new tab)
Source: UN Comtrade, partners' imports from Equatorial Guinea by destination, 2024 (opens in a new tab) · as of 2024
- Only four lines reach 0.5 percent of 2024 exports and US$50,000, so fewer than ten lines are meaningful and the list is not padded. Source (opens in a new tab)
2. What to look into next
Our reading
Extractive lines (crude petroleum, petroleum gas and liquefied natural gas and refined petroleum oils) make up about 90% of Equatorial Guinea’s goods exports, so the totals mostly describe that trade. For another product, look at demand for your own line, market by market.
Sources: UN Comtrade, partners' imports from Equatorial Guinea by product, 2024 (opens in a new tab); UN Comtrade, partners' imports from Equatorial Guinea by destination, 2024 (opens in a new tab) · as of October 30, 2026
Based on: Top goods exports and goods exports
The research marks logs, sawn wood and veneer sheets as lines a small or mid-sized company could be in. If yours is one, check which markets buy that line, not only Equatorial Guinea’s top destinations overall.
Source: UN Comtrade, partners' imports from Equatorial Guinea by product, 2024 (opens in a new tab) · as of October 30, 2026
Based on: Top goods exports
Promote:Global’s reading of the figures above, not a source’s statement, and not advice.
3. Trade agreements
What each arrangement can mean for a seller, and its limits. A preference is conditional: check the rules of origin before you quote.
African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA)
Duty-free access for qualifying goods across member states once the country’s tariff schedule is gazetted and trading starts.
As of July 2026 its schedule was adopted by the AfCFTA Council but not gazetted, and the country was not trading under it.
Source: AfCFTA Secretariat, status of tariff offers, July 2026 (opens in a new tab) · as of October 30, 2026
CEMAC customs union
Qualifying goods move free of customs duties between the six members, and imports from other countries face the common external tariff.
Each member sets its own export duties, and many unilateral exceptions to the common tariff exist.
Source: Finance ministry, Doing Business in EG page (in Spanish) (opens in a new tab) · as of October 30, 2026
Economic Community of Central African States (ECCAS)
A regional community that CEMAC members belong to, with regional integration work on trade and transport.
The country’s trade strategy names ECCAS; check whether any ECCAS tariff preference applies to your product.
Source: OECD and WTO, Aid for Trade questionnaire, 2023 (in French) (opens in a new tab) · as of November 30, 2023
AGOA
AGOA, the United States’ trade preference program for eligible African countries, does not cover goods from Equatorial Guinea in 2026.
As of June 30, 2026, USTR lists the country among those not designated for 2026, noting it graduated from the Generalized System of Preferences.
Source: USTR, AGOA 2026 eligibility notice, Federal Register, June 30, 2026 (opens in a new tab) · as of June 30, 2026
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European Union Everything But Arms
Exports to the European Union pay the ordinary tariff, as the country has no European Union preference scheme.
Removed from Everything But Arms from January 1, 2021, after leaving least-developed-country status, and outside the standard scheme as an upper-middle-income country.
Source: European Commission, Delegated Regulation 2018/148, January 2018 (opens in a new tab) · as of January 31, 2018
United Kingdom Developing Countries Trading Scheme
Goods from Equatorial Guinea get no United Kingdom scheme preference and pay the United Kingdom's ordinary tariff.
As of the June 2023 tier list, the scheme excludes countries the World Bank classed upper-middle income for three years, and names no tier for this country.
Source: United Kingdom government, trading scheme preference tiers (opens in a new tab) · as of June 19, 2023
4. Steps to export
The main steps, in order, each with the body responsible and its official page.
Exporting from Equatorial Guinea
- Register your company or sole-trader status through the one-stop shop, which also lists the tax number the later steps need.Ventanilla Única EmpresarialOfficial page (opens in a new tab)
Source: Finance ministry, Doing Business in EG page (in Spanish) (opens in a new tab) · as of October 30, 2026
- File the customs declaration for the goods in the SAGE system (SIDUNEA World) at the customs administration in Malabo, Bata, Ebibeyín or Mongomo.Ministerio de Hacienda, Presupuestos y Planificación NacionalOfficial page (opens in a new tab)
Source: Finance ministry, order 11/2020 on customs system (in Spanish) (opens in a new tab) · as of April 30, 2020
- For exports of CFAF 5 million or more, domicile the sale with a CEMAC bank and sign the firm exchange commitment to repatriate proceeds within 150 days.Banque des États de l'Afrique Centrale150 days to repatriate proceedsOfficial page (opens in a new tab)
Source: BEAC, CEMAC foreign exchange regulation 02/18, December 2018 (in French) (opens in a new tab) · as of December 21, 2018
- For plants and plant products, ask the Plant Health Section of the agriculture ministry whether a plant health certificate is needed.Ministerio de Agricultura, Ganadería, Bosques, Pesca y Medio AmbienteOfficial page (opens in a new tab)
Source: IPPC, Equatorial Guinea national contact institution (opens in a new tab) · as of October 30, 2026
5. Organizations that help exporters
Start with Ministerio de Comercio and Ministerio de Hacienda. Each card links to the organization’s own site.
Each card says what it can help with:Get adviceFind financeMeet requirementsResearch markets
Export development and market information
- Get advice
Trade and industry ministry
Ministerio de Comercio
Ministerio de Comercio, Industria y Promoción Empresarial
Hosted the one-stop shop for company creation from 2019 and leads trade policy work, including the national AfCFTA strategy.
- Research markets
National statistics office
INEGE
Instituto Nacional de Estadística de Guinea Ecuatorial
Publishes the national goods trade report and price index reports.
Visit INEGE (opens in a new tab)Source: INEGE, goods trade report, December 2025, covering 2024 (in Spanish) (opens in a new tab) · as of October 30, 2026
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- Research markets
Continental free trade secretariat
AfCFTA Secretariat
Multilateral body
Publishes the status of each country’s tariff schedule under the continental free trade area.
Visit AfCFTA Secretariat (opens in a new tab)Source: AfCFTA Secretariat, status of tariff offers, July 2026 (opens in a new tab) · as of October 30, 2026
- Research markets
Regional economic community
ECCAS
Communauté Économique des États de l’Afrique Centrale
Regional body
Runs regional integration work in Central Africa, including trade and transport, for its member states.
Visit ECCAS (opens in a new tab)Source: OECD and WTO, Aid for Trade questionnaire, 2023 (in French) (opens in a new tab) · as of November 30, 2023
Customs and tax
- Meet requirements
Finance, tax and customs ministry
Ministerio de Hacienda
Ministerio de Hacienda, Presupuestos y Planificación Nacional
Runs the customs system and tax administration, and publishes business start-up requirements and tax forms.
Visit Ministerio de Hacienda (opens in a new tab)Source: Finance ministry, about page (in Spanish) (opens in a new tab) · as of October 30, 2026
- Meet requirements
Regional central bank
BEAC
Banque des États de l'Afrique Centrale
Regional body
Issues the CFA franc and publishes the foreign exchange rules that apply to exports and foreign investment.
Visit BEAC (opens in a new tab)Source: BEAC, role of the central bank (in French) (opens in a new tab) · as of October 30, 2026
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- Research markets
Regional economic community
CEMAC
Communauté Économique et Monétaire de l'Afrique Centrale
Regional body
Sets the customs union rules, including the common external tariff and customs code that the country applies.
Visit CEMAC (opens in a new tab)Source: Finance ministry, Doing Business in EG page (in Spanish) (opens in a new tab) · as of October 30, 2026
Standards and sector requirements
- Meet requirements
Agriculture and plant health ministry
Ministerio de Agricultura
Ministerio de Agricultura, Ganadería, Bosques, Pesca y Medio Ambiente
Hosts the Plant Health Section, the contact point for plant protection under the international convention.
Visit Ministerio de Agricultura (opens in a new tab)Source: IPPC, Equatorial Guinea national contact institution (opens in a new tab) · as of October 30, 2026
6. Worth knowing
Currency and settlement
CEMAC rules require exports of CFAF 5 million or more to be domiciled with a CEMAC bank, with proceeds repatriated within 150 days.
What to do: Open the domiciled account with a CEMAC bank before the first shipment.
Sources: BEAC, CEMAC foreign exchange regulation 02/18, December 2018 (in French) (opens in a new tab); BEAC, role of the central bank (in French) (opens in a new tab) · as of October 30, 2026
Oil dependence
INEGE estimates hydrocarbons at 86.5 percent of 2024 goods exports, and the national export total fell 28.2 percent that year.
What to do: Test buyers outside the oil-linked economy before you commit capital.
Sources: INEGE, goods trade report, December 2025, covering 2024 (in Spanish) (opens in a new tab); World Bank, Equatorial Guinea Economic Update, July 2025 (opens in a new tab) · as of October 30, 2026
Fuel prices
The central bank notes that Equatorial Guinea raised pump prices in June 2026, which could add to inflation.
What to do: Re-check transport and energy costs before you fix prices.
Source: BEAC, CEMAC inflation note, June 2026 (in French) (opens in a new tab) · as of October 30, 2026
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Facts read from public sources, with an editorial cut-off of October 31, 2026. Nothing here is investment, legal, tax or sanctions advice. Check current status with the organization before you rely on it.