Foreign aid and investments received in Gabon

Gabon: Foreign aid and investments received was -162.48 million in 2021. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2021)
-162.48 million
Change on year
down 132.7%
World rank
139th
of 147 countries
All-time high
1.31 billion
in 2013
All-time low
-787.02 million
in 2015
Years of data
22
2000–2021

Foreign aid and investments received in Gabon, 2000–2021

-1.0B-500.0M0500.0M1.0B1.5B2000201020212000: 76.5M2001: 45.9M2002: -165.5M2003: 158.7M2004: 398.8M2005: -78.4M2006: 168.6M2007: 582.5M2008: -364.7M2009: -283.3M2010: 503.6M2011: 525.7M2012: 381.1M2013: 1.3B2014: 675.1M2015: -787.0M2016: -201.9M2017: 59.8M2018: 47.5M2019: 317.6M2020: 497.4M2021: -162.5M

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

The most recent figure for foreign aid and investments received in Gabon is -162.48 million, measured in 2021.

The figure is down 132.7% on the previous year and down 130.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, foreign aid and investments received in Gabon peaked at 1.31 billion in 2013 and was at its lowest, -787.02 million, in 2015.

Gabon ranks 139th of 147 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 53.93 million -364.69 million 582.55 million 10
2010s 283.43 million -787.02 million 1.31 billion 10
2020s 167.44 million -162.48 million 497.35 million 2

Countries ranked near Gabon

  1. 136 Namibia -38.77 million compare
  2. 137 Mongolia -84.46 million compare
  3. 138 Azerbaijan -157.83 million compare
  4. 140 Costa Rica -257.51 million compare
  5. 141 Belarus -314.73 million compare
  6. 142 Angola -406.77 million compare

See the full ranking of 154 places →

More economy & growth data for Gabon

All data for Gabon →

Frequently asked questions

What is foreign aid and investments received in Gabon?
Foreign aid and investments received in Gabon was -162.48 million in 2021, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest foreign aid and investments received recorded in Gabon?
The highest recorded value was 1.31 billion in 2013.
What is the lowest foreign aid and investments received recorded in Gabon?
The lowest recorded value was -787.02 million in 2015.
How does Gabon rank for foreign aid and investments received?
Gabon ranks 139th out of 147 countries with data for 2021.
Is foreign aid and investments received rising or falling in Gabon?
Over the last ten years it is down 130.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Gabon data come from?
The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Foreign aid and investments received. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Download this data

CSV · JSON — 22 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data).

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Foreign aid and investments received in Gabon. Statizoid, drawing on Our World in Data. Retrieved 21 August 2026, from https://economy.statizoid.com/stat/foreign-aid-and-investments-received/gabon/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://economy.statizoid.com/stat/foreign-aid-and-investments-received/gabon/">Foreign aid and investments received in Gabon</a> — Statizoid

About this data

Indicator
Foreign aid and investments received
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
154 places, 3,229 data points, 2000–2021
Last refreshed