Capital stock, Private sector … Private square kilometre Current in Gabon
Gabon: Capital stock, Private sector … Private square kilometre Current was 0.0822 units per square kilometre in 2019. ◆ Volatile
Capital stock, Private sector, Current prices, Domestic currency, per in Gabon, 1970–2019
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for capital stock, private sector, current prices, domestic currency, per in Gabon is 0.0822 units per square kilometre, measured in 2019. That is the highest value across all 50 years on record.
The figure is up 3.3% on the previous year and up 6.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, capital stock, private sector, current prices, domestic currency, per in Gabon peaked at 0.0822 units per square kilometre in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.0015 units per square kilometre, in 1970.
Gabon ranks 50th of 175 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Capital stock, Private sector … Private square kilometre Current in Gabon, year by year
| Year | units per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.0015 units per square kilometre | — |
| 1971 | 0.0016 units per square kilometre | +5.0% |
| 1972 | 0.0018 units per square kilometre | +10.3% |
| 1973 | 0.0016 units per square kilometre | -7.8% |
| 1974 | 0.0018 units per square kilometre | +10.4% |
| 1975 | 0.0028 units per square kilometre | +56.3% |
| 1976 | 0.0038 units per square kilometre | +36.0% |
| 1977 | 0.0047 units per square kilometre | +23.5% |
| 1978 | 0.0091 units per square kilometre | +93.1% |
| 1979 | 0.0068 units per square kilometre | -25.3% |
| 1980 | 0.0084 units per square kilometre | +23.3% |
| 1981 | 0.0092 units per square kilometre | +9.3% |
| 1982 | 0.0116 units per square kilometre | +26.1% |
| 1983 | 0.0139 units per square kilometre | +19.9% |
| 1984 | 0.0156 units per square kilometre | +12.4% |
| 1985 | 0.0181 units per square kilometre | +16.0% |
| 1986 | 0.0203 units per square kilometre | +12.0% |
| 1987 | 0.0236 units per square kilometre | +16.5% |
| 1988 | 0.0153 units per square kilometre | -35.2% |
| 1989 | 0.0201 units per square kilometre | +31.1% |
| 1990 | 0.0201 units per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 1991 | 0.0201 units per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 1992 | 0.0187 units per square kilometre | -7.1% |
| 1993 | 0.0191 units per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 1994 | 0.0276 units per square kilometre | +44.3% |
| 1995 | 0.0302 units per square kilometre | +9.4% |
| 1996 | 0.0262 units per square kilometre | -13.0% |
| 1997 | 0.0298 units per square kilometre | +13.5% |
| 1998 | 0.0292 units per square kilometre | -2.0% |
| 1999 | 0.0351 units per square kilometre | +20.5% |
| 2000 | 0.0429 units per square kilometre | +22.0% |
| 2001 | 0.0485 units per square kilometre | +13.1% |
| 2002 | 0.0501 units per square kilometre | +3.3% |
| 2003 | 0.0511 units per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 2004 | 0.055 units per square kilometre | +7.6% |
| 2005 | 0.0618 units per square kilometre | +12.2% |
| 2006 | 0.0683 units per square kilometre | +10.6% |
| 2007 | 0.0706 units per square kilometre | +3.2% |
| 2008 | 0.0798 units per square kilometre | +13.0% |
| 2009 | 0.0773 units per square kilometre | -3.1% |
| 2010 | 0.0785 units per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 2011 | 0.0729 units per square kilometre | -7.0% |
| 2012 | 0.0655 units per square kilometre | -10.2% |
| 2013 | 0.0679 units per square kilometre | +3.7% |
| 2014 | 0.0796 units per square kilometre | +17.2% |
| 2015 | 0.077 units per square kilometre | -3.3% |
| 2016 | 0.0703 units per square kilometre | -8.7% |
| 2017 | 0.0756 units per square kilometre | +7.5% |
| 2018 | 0.0795 units per square kilometre | +5.2% |
| 2019 | 0.0822 units per square kilometre | +3.3% |
Gabon compared with similar countries
- Gabon's 0.0822 units per square kilometre is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0207 units per square kilometre, 4.0× the median. (50 countries reporting)
- Gabon's 0.0822 units per square kilometre is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0295 units per square kilometre, 2.8× the median. (47 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Capital stock, Private sector … Private square kilometre Current 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1978 | +93.1% | 0.0047 units per square kilometre | 0.0091 units per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0036 units per square kilometre | 0.0015 units per square kilometre | 0.0091 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0156 units per square kilometre | 0.0084 units per square kilometre | 0.0236 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0256 units per square kilometre | 0.0187 units per square kilometre | 0.0351 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0605 units per square kilometre | 0.0429 units per square kilometre | 0.0798 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0749 units per square kilometre | 0.0655 units per square kilometre | 0.0822 units per square kilometre | 10 |
Countries ranked near Gabon
- 47 Benin 0.0994 units per square kilometre compare
- 48 Congo 0.0935 units per square kilometre compare
- 49 Togo 0.0888 units per square kilometre compare
- 51 Cameroon 0.0796 units per square kilometre compare
- 52 Democratic Republic of Congo 0.0734 units per square kilometre compare
- 53 Thailand 0.0676 units per square kilometre 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 capital stock, private sector, current prices, domestic currency, per in Gabon?
- Capital stock, private sector, current prices, domestic currency, per in Gabon was 0.0822 units per square kilometre in 2019, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest capital stock, private sector, current prices, domestic currency, per recorded in Gabon?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0822 units per square kilometre in 2019.
- What is the lowest capital stock, private sector, current prices, domestic currency, per recorded in Gabon?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0015 units per square kilometre in 1970.
- How does Gabon rank for capital stock, private sector, current prices, domestic currency, per?
- Gabon ranks 50th out of 175 countries with data for 2019.
- Is capital stock, private sector, current prices, domestic currency, per rising or falling in Gabon?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Gabon data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Capital stock, Private sector, Current prices, Domestic currency, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Capital stock, Private sector, Current prices, Domestic currency divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Capital stock, Private sector, Current prices, Domestic currency ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Capital stock, Private sector, Current prices, Domestic currency International Monetary Fund
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Capital stock, Private sector, Current prices, Domestic currency divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.