Largest market shown
Vessels: light, fire-floats, floating cranes and other vessels, the navigability of which is subsidiary to their main function, floating docks
$35.5M of latest reported imports and $67.3M of calculated three-year opportunity.
Importer opportunity guide
Equatorial Guinea import opportunities
where to source next
Explore Equatorial Guinea's import market by product, supplier concentration, demand growth, and sourcing gaps. Use reported market size and calculated indicators to decide where deeper supplier research may be useful.
Latest imports$1.1B2024 reported value
Import CAGR+4.1%Three-year reported change
GDP$12.8BLatest reported value
GDP per capita$6.7KLatest reported value
Trade openness26.5%Reported share of GDP
Equatorial Guinea import opportunities
What makes this an attractive import market?
Compare market size and growth with supplier concentration. A large market may still need product, quality, tariff, logistics, and buyer validation.
Current import base
$1.1B in imports
Equatorial Guinea recorded $1.1B in imports in 2024, with a three-year change of +4.1%.
How to use the guide
Compare demand with supply
Start with the highest-value products, then review supplier concentration and market conditions before choosing a sourcing route.
Import market overview
Find products where demand and sourcing options meet
This page separates reported import observations from calculated indicators so market size is not mistaken for a guaranteed sourcing opportunity.
Equatorial Guinea imports products from suppliers across major trade regions. The current profile reports $1.1B of imports in 2024, while the opportunity view highlights product and supplier combinations where market demand and supply context may justify further research.
Use the opportunity table to compare product market size, demand growth, supplier counts, concentration, and projected imports. High concentration can indicate reliance on a small supplier base; it can also reflect specialized products that require careful validation.
Top import opportunities
Products and supplier context to review
The top 50 screened products are ranked by calculated three-year opportunity. Reported market values and calculated indicators are labeled separately.
| Rank | Product | Market size | Demand growth | Suppliers | Concentration | Top supplier | Projected imports |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | HS 890590Vessels: light, fire-floats, floating cranes and other vessels, the navigability of which is subsidiary to their main function, floating docks | $35.5MLatest imports | +32.6% | 2 | 9459 | GABDeclining | $69.3M |
| 2 | HS 730511Iron or steel (excluding cast iron): line pipe of a kind used for oil or gas pipelines (not seamless), longitudinally submerged arc welded, having circular cross-sections, external diameter exceeds 406.4mm | $31.6MLatest imports | +29.2% | 1 | 10000 | BRADeclining | $61.8M |
| 3 | HS 890190Vessels: n.e.s. in heading no. 8901, for the transport of goods and other vessels for the transport of both persons and goods | $34.5MLatest imports | +34.1% | 2 | 5005 | GABGrowing | $67.4M |
| 4 | HS 890520Floating or submersible drilling or production platforms | $30.9MLatest imports | -4.7% | 1 | 10000 | NGAGrowing | $26.8M |
| 5 | HS 830710Tubing: flexible, with or without fittings, of iron or steel | $22.4MLatest imports | +1.5% | 11 | 9315 | DNKDeclining | $23.4M |
| 6 | HS 220300Beer: made from malt | $28.8MLatest imports | +8.3% | 10 | 3746 | ESPDeclining | $36.6M |
| 7 | HS 020714Meat and edible offal: of fowls of the species Gallus domesticus, cuts and offal, frozen | $31.1MLatest imports | +13.2% | 28 | 1690 | BRADeclining | $45.1M |
| 8 | HS 854460Insulated electric conductors: for a voltage exceeding 1000 volts | $8.7MLatest imports | +35.2% | 10 | 7109 | GBRDeclining | $17.1M |
| 9 | HS 110100Wheat or meslin flour | $10.1MLatest imports | +7.3% | 10 | 9605 | TURDeclining | $12.5M |
| 10 | HS 220210Waters: including mineral and aerated, containing added sugar or other sweetening matter or flavoured | $21.2MLatest imports | +13.5% | 16 | 3105 | POLDeclining | $31.1M |
| 11 | HS 730424Steel, stainless: seamless, casing and tubing, of a kind used in drilling for oil or gas | $6.7MLatest imports | +36.5% | 4 | 7172 | IDNAccelerating | $13.2M |
| 12 | HS 151190Vegetable oils: palm oil and its fractions, other than crude, whether or not refined, but not chemically modified | $10.8MLatest imports | +13.6% | 3 | 5706 | IDNDeclining | $15.8M |
| 13 | HS 100630Cereals: rice, semi-milled or wholly milled, whether or not polished or glazed | $10.4MLatest imports | +47.8% | 9 | 4545 | INDDeclining | $20.4M |
| 14 | HS 690490Ceramic flooring blocks, supports or filler tiles and the like (excluding building bricks) | $5.6MLatest imports | +30.2% | 4 | 9796 | CHNDeclining | $10.9M |
| 15 | HS 960390Brooms, brushes, mops, feather dusters, squeegees, hand operated mechanical floor sweepers: (not motorised), prepared knots and tufts for brooms or brush making n.e.c. | $5.6MLatest imports | +33.8% | 14 | 8218 | ESPGrowing | $11.0M |
| 16 | HS 841199Turbines: parts of gas turbines (excluding turbo-jets and turbo-propellers) | $9.3MLatest imports | +7.9% | 5 | 6663 | ITADeclining | $11.7M |
| 17 | HS 841490Pumps and compressors: parts, of air or vacuum pumps, air or other gas compressors and fans, ventilating or recycling hoods incorporating a fan | $8.4MLatest imports | +14.0% | 17 | 6022 | USADeclining | $12.4M |
| 18 | HS 870323Vehicles: spark-ignition internal combustion reciprocating piston engine, cylinder capacity exceeding 1500cc but not exceeding 3000cc | $13.2MLatest imports | +14.0% | 14 | 3035 | AREDeclining | $19.6M |
| 19 | HS 843143Boring or sinking machinery: parts of the machinery of item no. 8430.41 or 8430.41 | $10.1MLatest imports | +3.8% | 18 | 5592 | USAAccelerating | $11.3M |
| 20 | HS 843069Machinery: for moving, levelling, scraping, grading, excavating earth minerals or ores: not self propelled n.e.c in 84.30 | $6.4MLatest imports | +9.1% | 2 | 9997 | INDDeclining | $8.2M |
| 21 | HS 841381Pumps and liquid elevators: n.e.c. in heading no. 8413 | $4.7MLatest imports | +18.2% | 18 | 7855 | NORDeclining | $7.8M |
| 22 | HS 391721Plastics: tubes, pipes and hoses thereof, rigid, of polymers of ethylene | $3.5MLatest imports | +25.1% | 10 | 8599 | TURSlowing | $6.9M |
| 23 | HS 190190Food preparations: of flour, meal, starch, malt extract or milk products, for uses n.e.s. in heading no. 1901 | $4.4MLatest imports | +28.5% | 15 | 4980 | MYSDeclining | $8.6M |
| 24 | HS 200931Juice: of single citrus fruit (excluding orange or grapefruit),of a Brix value not exceeding 20, unfermented, not containing added spirit, whether or not containing added sugar or other sweetening matter | $3.0MLatest imports | +44.9% | 4 | 9989 | ESPGrowing | $5.8M |
| 25 | HS 854121Electrical apparatus: transistors, (other than photosensitive), with a dissipation rate of less than 1W | $3.0MLatest imports | +24.4% | 3 | 9990 | USADeclining | $5.7M |
| 26 | HS 732690Iron or steel: articles n.e.s. in heading no. 7326 | $8.0MLatest imports | +14.9% | 33 | 2535 | KORDeclining | $12.1M |
| 27 | HS 252310Cement clinkers (whether or not coloured) | $3.3MLatest imports | +29.8% | 2 | 7904 | EGYDeclining | $6.4M |
| 28 | HS 721420Iron or non-alloy steel: bars and rods, hot-rolled, hot-drawn or hot-extruded, containing indentations, ribs, grooves or other deformations produced during the rolling process or twisted after rolling | $7.0MLatest imports | +15.5% | 5 | 3636 | TURDeclining | $10.8M |
| 29 | HS 392330Plastics: carboys, bottles, flasks and similar articles, for the conveyance or packing of goods | $3.7MLatest imports | +34.1% | 12 | 6400 | CHNDeclining | $7.2M |
| 30 | HS 220421Wine: still, in containers holding 2 litres or less | $5.3MLatest imports | +4.6% | 8 | 8548 | ESPSlowing | $6.0M |
| 31 | HS 392590Plastics: builders' ware, n.e.s. or included in heading no. 3925 | $3.2MLatest imports | +22.1% | 11 | 8732 | CHNDeclining | $5.8M |
| 32 | HS 210410Soups and broths and preparations therefor | $4.6MLatest imports | +14.1% | 10 | 6520 | CMRAccelerating | $6.9M |
| 33 | HS 690721Ceramic tiles: flags and paving, hearth or wall tiles other than those of subheadings 6907.30 and 6907.40, of a water absorption coefficient by weight not over 0.5% | $5.0MLatest imports | +13.3% | 7 | 5892 | CHNDeclining | $7.3M |
| 34 | HS 271019Product description unavailable | $10.8MLatest imports | +9.5% | 25 | 1857 | CIVStable | $14.2M |
| 35 | HS 691110Tableware and kitchenware: of porcelain or china | $3.2MLatest imports | +31.6% | 12 | 7134 | CHNDeclining | $6.2M |
| 36 | HS 841451Fans: table, floor, wall, window, ceiling or roof fans, with a self-contained electric motor of an output not exceeding 125W | $2.9MLatest imports | +22.7% | 14 | 9204 | CHNDeclining | $5.3M |
| 37 | HS 961900Sanitary towels (pads) and tampons, napkins and napkin liners for babies and similar articles, of any material | $3.6MLatest imports | +27.4% | 12 | 5430 | TURDeclining | $7.0M |
| 38 | HS 040721Birds' eggs, in shell: fresh, not for incubation, of fowls of the species Gallus domesticus (domestic hens) | $3.7MLatest imports | +33.0% | 6 | 5394 | TURDeclining | $7.2M |
| 39 | HS 020727Meat and edible offal: of the poultry of heading no. 0105, of turkeys, cuts and offal, frozen | $7.7MLatest imports | +11.7% | 17 | 2520 | BRAGrowing | $10.8M |
| 40 | HS 870423Vehicles: compression-ignition internal combustion piston engine (diesel or semi-diesel), for transport of goods, (of a g.v.w. exceeding 20 tonnes), nes in item no 8704.1 | $3.8MLatest imports | +11.4% | 8 | 8664 | CHNSlowing | $5.2M |
| 41 | HS 870899Vehicle parts and accessories: n.e.c. in heading no. 8708 | $7.3MLatest imports | +7.1% | 22 | 3607 | ESPDeclining | $9.0M |
| 42 | HS 848180Taps, cocks, valves and similar appliances: for pipes, boiler shells, tanks, vats or the like, including thermostatically controlled valves | $7.5MLatest imports | +36.4% | 33 | 1873 | GBRDeclining | $14.7M |
| 43 | HS 271012Product description unavailable | $3.5MLatest imports | +10.2% | 9 | 9521 | CIVDeclining | $4.7M |
| 44 | HS 160413Fish preparations: sardines, sardinella and brisling or sprats, prepared or preserved, whole or in pieces (but not minced) | $5.7MLatest imports | +7.0% | 8 | 5067 | MARDeclining | $6.9M |
| 45 | HS 841480Pumps and compressors: for air, vacuum or gas, n.e.s. in heading no. 8414 | $3.0MLatest imports | +22.0% | 15 | 6925 | USADeclining | $5.4M |
| 46 | HS 340290Washing and cleaning preparations: surface-active, whether or not containing soap (excluding those of heading no. 3401), including auxiliary washing preparations, not for retail sale | $4.1MLatest imports | +20.2% | 18 | 4471 | ESPDeclining | $7.1M |
| 47 | HS 170199Sugars: sucrose, chemically pure, in solid form, not containing added flavouring or colouring matter | $5.1MLatest imports | +8.4% | 15 | 4561 | BRASlowing | $6.5M |
| 48 | HS 190110Food preparations: of flour, meal, starch, malt extract or milk products, for infant use, put up for retail sale | $3.5MLatest imports | +20.1% | 8 | 5069 | ESPDeclining | $6.1M |
| 49 | HS 200969Juice: grape, of a Brix value exceeding 30, unfermented, not containing added spirit, whether or not containing added sugar or other sweetening matter | $3.4MLatest imports | +7.5% | 3 | 9997 | ESPDeclining | $4.2M |
| 50 | HS 190531Food preparations: sweet biscuits, whether or not containing cocoa | $5.5MLatest imports | +11.0% | 12 | 3749 | ESPDeclining | $7.5M |
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Product sectors
Which sectors carry the most demand?
HS2 sectors group the screened products into broader families for an easier first comparison.
| Sector | Products | Market size | Opportunity | Average growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ShipsHS2 89 | 3 | $100.9M | $126.3M | +20.7% |
| Articles of iron or steelHS2 73 | 3 | $46.4M | $78.4M | +26.9% |
| MachineryHS2 84 | 8 | $52.2M | $56.3M | +16.7% |
| BeveragesHS2 22 | 3 | $55.3M | $37.3M | +8.8% |
| HS2 sector 83HS2 83 | 1 | $22.4M | $22.6M | +1.5% |
| Ceramic productsHS2 69 | 3 | $13.7M | $21.2M | +25.0% |
| Electrical equipmentHS2 85 | 2 | $11.7M | $20.0M | +29.8% |
| Meat and edible meat offalHS2 02 | 2 | $38.8M | $19.4M | +12.5% |
| VehiclesHS2 87 | 3 | $24.3M | $18.1M | +10.9% |
| PlasticsHS2 39 | 3 | $10.4M | $17.4M | +27.1% |
| Miscellaneous manufactured articlesHS2 96 | 2 | $9.2M | $15.0M | +30.6% |
| Preparations of cerealsHS2 19 | 3 | $13.4M | $14.1M | +19.9% |
Supply gaps
Where supplier concentration deserves attention
The concentration index helps identify products where reported imports rely more heavily on a smaller supplier base. It is a screening signal, not a recommendation by itself.
| Product | Market size | Suppliers | Concentration | Top supplier | Share gap |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HS 730511Iron or steel (excluding cast iron): line pipe of a kind used for oil or gas pipelines (not seamless), longitudinally submerged arc welded, having circular cross-sections, external diameter exceeds 406.4mm | $31.6M | 1 | 10000 | BRA | 100.0% |
| HS 890520Floating or submersible drilling or production platforms | $30.9M | 1 | 10000 | NGA | 99.2% |
| HS 843069Machinery: for moving, levelling, scraping, grading, excavating earth minerals or ores: not self propelled n.e.c in 84.30 | $6.4M | 2 | 9997 | IND | 100.0% |
| HS 200969Juice: grape, of a Brix value exceeding 30, unfermented, not containing added spirit, whether or not containing added sugar or other sweetening matter | $3.4M | 3 | 9997 | ESP | 100.0% |
| HS 854121Electrical apparatus: transistors, (other than photosensitive), with a dissipation rate of less than 1W | $3.0M | 3 | 9990 | USA | 99.9% |
| HS 200931Juice: of single citrus fruit (excluding orange or grapefruit),of a Brix value not exceeding 20, unfermented, not containing added spirit, whether or not containing added sugar or other sweetening matter | $3.0M | 4 | 9989 | ESP | 99.9% |
| HS 690490Ceramic flooring blocks, supports or filler tiles and the like (excluding building bricks) | $5.6M | 4 | 9796 | CHN | 98.9% |
| HS 110100Wheat or meslin flour | $10.1M | 10 | 9605 | TUR | 98.0% |
Supplier landscape
Which supplier markets appear most often?
These supplier names come from the leading peer signal in the screened opportunity rows and should be validated at product level.
GAB
Gabon
2 screened products
$99.8MCalculated opportunity across these rowsBRA
Brazil
4 screened products
$85.5MCalculated opportunity across these rowsESP
Spain
9 screened products
$62.9MCalculated opportunity across these rowsCHN
China
7 screened products
$42.2MCalculated opportunity across these rowsTUR
Turkey
5 screened products
$34.4MCalculated opportunity across these rowsUSA
USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands
4 screened products
$27.8MCalculated opportunity across these rowsNGA
Nigeria
1 screened products
$26.6MCalculated opportunity across these rowsDNK
Denmark
1 screened products
$22.6MCalculated opportunity across these rowsFrequently asked questions
Using the Equatorial Guinea import opportunity index
Definitions and practical guidance for interpreting market size, growth, suppliers, and concentration.
What are the import opportunities?
They are product and supplier combinations in Equatorial Guinea's screened import market with substantial reported demand and calculated opportunity indicators. They are research priorities, not guaranteed savings or supply contracts.
What does supplier concentration mean?
The concentration index indicates how much reported imports rely on a smaller supplier base. A high value can suggest supply dependence, but it can also reflect specialized products or limited reporting.
How should sourcing teams use this page?
Start with products that fit your specification and volume needs, then validate suppliers, tariffs, standards, logistics, pricing, and continuity for Equatorial Guinea.
Data source
OECD trade statistics with CEPII context
OECD (2025), Balanced international merchandise trade statistics (BIMTS) - HS2017-6D, OECD Data Explorer (accessed on 2026-08-30). OECD BIMTS is the primary trade series for this view. Supporting bilateral trade context uses CEPII BACI bilateral trade flows (202601) under Etalab 2.0 Open Licence. Yugalinks presents derived views of reported observations and calculated indicators. Data terms: OECD Terms & Conditions.