Adjusted savings: gross savings (current US$), per unit of GDP in Gabon
Gabon: Adjusted savings: gross savings (current US$), per unit of GDP was 0.3838 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2015. ▲ Rising
Adjusted savings: gross savings (current US$), per unit of GDP in Gabon, 1978–2015
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in current US$ per US$ of GDP.
Analysis
In 2015, adjusted savings: gross savings (current us$), per unit of gdp in Gabon stood at 0.3838 current US$ per US$ of GDP.
The figure is down 9.5% on the previous year and down 14.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, adjusted savings: gross savings (current us$), per unit of gdp in Gabon peaked at 0.4884 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 1981 and was at its lowest, 0.1268 current US$ per US$ of GDP, in 1987.
That places Gabon 13th out of 178 countries with data for 2015, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 37 years of available data.
Adjusted savings: gross savings (current US$), per unit of GDP in Gabon, year by year
| Year | current US$ per US$ of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1978 | 0.3858 current US$ per US$ of GDP | — |
| 1979 | 0.3818 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -1.0% |
| 1980 | 0.4783 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +25.3% |
| 1981 | 0.4884 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +2.1% |
| 1982 | 0.4665 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -4.5% |
| 1983 | 0.4163 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -10.8% |
| 1984 | 0.4368 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +4.9% |
| 1985 | 0.3713 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -15.0% |
| 1986 | 0.1529 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -58.8% |
| 1987 | 0.1268 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -17.1% |
| 1988 | 0.2141 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +68.9% |
| 1989 | 0.2229 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +4.1% |
| 1990 | 0.2425 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +8.8% |
| 1991 | 0.2878 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +18.7% |
| 1992 | 0.1933 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -32.9% |
| 1993 | 0.1746 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -9.6% |
| 1994 | 0.2914 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +66.9% |
| 1995 | 0.3268 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +12.2% |
| 1996 | 0.3556 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +8.8% |
| 1997 | 0.4145 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +16.6% |
| 1998 | 0.2525 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -39.1% |
| 1999 | 0.3231 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +28.0% |
| 2000 | 0.4166 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +28.9% |
| 2001 | 0.3384 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -18.8% |
| 2002 | 0.3475 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +2.7% |
| 2003 | 0.3273 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -5.8% |
| 2004 | 0.3212 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -1.9% |
| 2005 | 0.4463 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +38.9% |
| 2007 | 0.4006 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -10.2% |
| 2008 | 0.4439 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +10.8% |
| 2009 | 0.3448 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -22.3% |
| 2010 | 0.4116 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +19.4% |
| 2011 | 0.4376 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +6.3% |
| 2012 | 0.4389 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 0.4031 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -8.2% |
| 2014 | 0.4239 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +5.2% |
| 2015 | 0.3838 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -9.5% |
Gabon compared with similar countries
- Gabon's 0.3838 current US$ per US$ of GDP is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.2276 current US$ per US$ of GDP, 1.7× the median. (51 countries reporting)
- Gabon's 0.3838 current US$ per US$ of GDP is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.1598 current US$ per US$ of GDP, 2.4× the median. (42 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.3838 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.3818 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.3858 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 2 |
| 1980s | 0.3374 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.1268 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.4884 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.2862 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.1746 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.4145 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.3763 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.3212 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.4463 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 9 |
| 2010s | 0.4165 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.3838 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.4389 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 6 |
Countries ranked near Gabon
- 10 Bermuda 0.4208 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 11 Mauritania 0.4159 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 12 Singapore 0.3981 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 14 Iran 0.3794 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 15 Norway 0.3726 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 16 Ireland 0.3703 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
More economy & growth data for Gabon
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 0.8121 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 2.63 Percent per annum (2029)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, annual growth rate 28.28 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0081 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per capita 67.28 units per person (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, annual growth rate 22.16 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per unit of GDP 0.0059 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per capita 49.13 units per person (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, annual growth rate -14.58 % change on previous year (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0363 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is adjusted savings: gross savings (current us$), per unit of gdp in Gabon?
- Adjusted savings: gross savings (current us$), per unit of gdp in Gabon was 0.3838 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2015, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest adjusted savings: gross savings (current us$), per unit of gdp recorded in Gabon?
- The highest recorded value was 0.4884 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 1981.
- What is the lowest adjusted savings: gross savings (current us$), per unit of gdp recorded in Gabon?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1268 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 1987.
- How does Gabon rank for adjusted savings: gross savings (current us$), per unit of gdp?
- Gabon ranks 13th out of 178 countries with data for 2015.
- Is adjusted savings: gross savings (current us$), per unit of gdp rising or falling in Gabon?
- Over the last ten years it is down 14.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Gabon data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Adjusted savings: gross savings (current US$), per unit of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Adjusted savings: gross savings (current US$) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.