Annual growth rate of real GDP per employed person (%) in Gabon
Gabon: Annual growth rate of real GDP per employed person (%) was -0.1% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Annual growth rate of real GDP per employed person in Gabon, 2000–2025
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2025, annual growth rate of real gdp per employed person in Gabon stood at -0.1%.
The figure is down 104.4% on the previous year and down 150.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, annual growth rate of real gdp per employed person in Gabon peaked at 4.2% in 2020 and was at its lowest, -6.4%, in 2022.
That places Gabon 168th out of 201 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Annual growth rate of real GDP per employed person (%) in Gabon, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | -4.6% | — |
| 2001 | -1.0% | -77.8% |
| 2002 | -4.0% | +291.2% |
| 2003 | -1.4% | -64.9% |
| 2004 | -2.8% | +100.0% |
| 2005 | -1.2% | -56.8% |
| 2006 | -5.6% | +359.5% |
| 2007 | 2.5% | -145.1% |
| 2008 | -6.3% | -349.4% |
| 2009 | -3.4% | -45.0% |
| 2010 | 3.4% | -199.7% |
| 2011 | 1.9% | -45.2% |
| 2012 | 0.4% | -79.8% |
| 2013 | 1.2% | +221.1% |
| 2014 | 0.2% | -81.1% |
| 2015 | 0.1% | -56.5% |
| 2016 | -1.1% | -1240.0% |
| 2017 | -2.4% | +109.6% |
| 2018 | -1.8% | -23.0% |
| 2019 | 1.1% | -159.8% |
| 2020 | 4.2% | +280.9% |
| 2021 | -2.2% | -152.7% |
| 2022 | -6.4% | +188.7% |
| 2023 | -0.0% | -99.8% |
| 2024 | 1.1% | -11500.0% |
| 2025 | -0.1% | -104.4% |
Gabon compared with similar countries
- Gabon's -0.1% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 2.4%. (51 countries reporting)
- Gabon's -0.1% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 1.1%. (44 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Annual growth rate of real GDP per employed person (%) in Gabon changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | +11500.0% | -0.0% | 1.1% |
| 2016 | -1240.0% | 0.1% | -1.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | -2.8% | -6.3% | 2.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.3% | -2.4% | 3.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | -0.6% | -6.4% | 4.2% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Gabon
- 166 Lesotho 0.2% compare
- 167 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 0.1% compare
- 168 Chad -0.1% compare
- 170 South Africa -0.1% compare
- 171 Colombia -0.1% compare
More economy & growth data for Gabon
- Real gdp growth, annual growth rate 38.47 % change on previous year (2024)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is annual growth rate of real gdp per employed person in Gabon?
- Annual growth rate of real gdp per employed person in Gabon was -0.1% in 2025, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest annual growth rate of real gdp per employed person recorded in Gabon?
- The highest recorded value was 4.2% in 2020.
- What is the lowest annual growth rate of real gdp per employed person recorded in Gabon?
- The lowest recorded value was -6.4% in 2022.
- How does Gabon rank for annual growth rate of real gdp per employed person?
- Gabon ranks 168th out of 201 countries with data for 2025.
- Is annual growth rate of real gdp per employed person rising or falling in Gabon?
- Over the last ten years it is down 150.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Gabon data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Annual growth rate of real GDP per employed person (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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