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 167th out of 200 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% |
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 |
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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)
- Total reserves minus gold (current US$), annual growth rate -55.87 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total reserves minus gold (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.0306 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Total reserves minus gold (current US$), per capita 251.59 current US$ per person (2024)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current US$) 11.54 % change on previous year (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current US$), per 0.1116 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current US$), per 922.3 current US$ per person (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current LCU) 7.05 % change on previous year (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current LCU), per 64.95 current LCU per US$ of GDP (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 167th out of 200 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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