Adjusted savings: gross savings in Gabon
Gabon: Adjusted savings: gross savings was 41.9% in 2015. ▲ Rising
Adjusted savings: gross savings in Gabon, 1978–2015
Source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks. Measured in % of GNI.
Analysis
Gabon recorded 41.9% for adjusted savings: gross savings in 2015.
That represents a change of down 6.4% on the previous year and down 15.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, adjusted savings: gross savings in Gabon peaked at 53.4% in 1981 and was at its lowest, 13.7%, in 1987.
That places Gabon 11th 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 in Gabon, year by year
| Year | % of GNI | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1978 | 42.6% | — |
| 1979 | 43.4% | +1.7% |
| 1980 | 53.1% | +22.5% |
| 1981 | 53.4% | +0.5% |
| 1982 | 51.1% | -4.3% |
| 1983 | 45.6% | -10.7% |
| 1984 | 46.6% | +2.2% |
| 1985 | 40.0% | -14.1% |
| 1986 | 16.5% | -58.8% |
| 1987 | 13.7% | -17.0% |
| 1988 | 23.1% | +68.6% |
| 1989 | 23.6% | +2.3% |
| 1990 | 27.1% | +14.5% |
| 1991 | 32.1% | +18.5% |
| 1992 | 22.2% | -30.7% |
| 1993 | 20.4% | -8.1% |
| 1994 | 33.1% | +62.0% |
| 1995 | 37.7% | +14.1% |
| 1996 | 41.1% | +8.8% |
| 1997 | 47.9% | +16.6% |
| 1998 | 28.5% | -40.4% |
| 1999 | 36.8% | +29.0% |
| 2000 | 49.2% | +33.7% |
| 2001 | 38.7% | -21.4% |
| 2002 | 38.2% | -1.3% |
| 2003 | 36.8% | -3.7% |
| 2004 | 37.9% | +3.2% |
| 2005 | 49.6% | +30.7% |
| 2007 | 47.0% | -5.3% |
| 2008 | 51.6% | +9.8% |
| 2009 | 38.9% | -24.6% |
| 2010 | 47.4% | +21.8% |
| 2011 | 50.7% | +7.0% |
| 2012 | 48.8% | -3.9% |
| 2013 | 44.6% | -8.5% |
| 2014 | 44.7% | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 41.9% | -6.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 43.0% | 42.6% | 43.4% | 2 |
| 1980s | 36.7% | 13.7% | 53.4% | 10 |
| 1990s | 32.7% | 20.4% | 47.9% | 10 |
| 2000s | 43.1% | 36.8% | 51.6% | 9 |
| 2010s | 46.3% | 41.9% | 50.7% | 6 |
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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)
- Imports of goods and services (constant 2015 US$), annual growth rate 9.09 % change on previous year (2025)
- Imports of goods and services (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP 0.4331 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Imports of goods and services (constant 2015 US$), per capita 3,579 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- External balance on goods and services (current US$), annual growth -27.9 % change on previous year (2025)
- External balance on goods and services (current LCU), annual growth -30.8 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current LCU), annual 1.31 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current LCU), per 39.29 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current LCU), per 324,685 current LCU per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is adjusted savings: gross savings in Gabon?
- Adjusted savings: gross savings in Gabon was 41.9% in 2015, according to Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks.
- What is the highest adjusted savings: gross savings recorded in Gabon?
- The highest recorded value was 53.4% in 1981.
- What is the lowest adjusted savings: gross savings recorded in Gabon?
- The lowest recorded value was 13.7% in 1987.
- How does Gabon rank for adjusted savings: gross savings?
- Gabon ranks 11th out of 178 countries with data for 2015.
- Is adjusted savings: gross savings rising or falling in Gabon?
- Over the last ten years it is down 15.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Gabon data come from?
- The figures come from Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks, published as part of Adjusted savings: gross savings (% of GNI). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Gross savings are the difference between gross national income and public and private consumption, plus net current transfers. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of Gross National Income (GNI) which is the total income earned by all residents within an economic territory during an accounting period. It is equal to gross domestic product plus earned income receivable from abroad minus earned income payable abroad.