Is foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per unit rising or falling in Gabon?

Over the last ten years it is down 110.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.

Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit in Gabon

Name: Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit in Gabon
Creator: Statizoid (derived)
License: Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page

Gabon: Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit was -0.002 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2019. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2019)

-0.002 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP

Change on year

up 46.3%

World rank

174th

of 191 countries

All-time high

0.0686 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP

in 1999

All-time low

-0.0122 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP

in 2003

Years of data

1974–2019

Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit in Gabon, 1974–2019

Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP.

Analysis

The most recent figure for foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per unit in Gabon is -0.002 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP, measured in 2019.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 46.3% on the previous year and down 110.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per unit in Gabon peaked at 0.0686 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 1999 and was at its lowest, -0.0122 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP, in 2003.

Gabon ranks 174th of 191 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

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

Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit in Gabon, year by year

Annual values for Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit of GDP in Gabon, 1974 to 2019.
Year	BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	Change
1974	-0.0019 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	—
1975	0.0032 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-267.0%
1976	0.0126 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+289.2%
1977	0.0071 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-43.6%
1978	0.0004 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-94.1%
1979	0.0022 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+430.1%
1980	0.0019 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-15.7%
1981	0.0018 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-1.6%
1982	0.0013 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-27.7%
1983	0.0017 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+26.9%
1984	0.0009 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-44.0%
1985	0.0012 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+28.4%
1986	0.0019 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+59.5%
1987	0.0023 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+21.1%
1988	0.0025 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+8.4%
1989	0.0019 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-24.5%
1990	0.0048 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+152.4%
1991	0.0028 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-43.0%
1992	0.0046 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+66.7%
1993	0.0006 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-87.7%
1994	0.0016 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+189.3%
1995	0.0311 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+1802.3%
1996	0.0362 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+16.6%
1997	0.0408 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+12.7%
1998	0.0043 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-89.5%
1999	0.0686 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+1504.1%
2000	0.0681 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-0.7%
2001	-0.0015 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-102.3%
2002	-0.0114 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+637.2%
2003	-0.0122 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+6.7%
2004	-0.0039 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-67.9%
2005	0.0166 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-526.0%
2006	0.0001 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-99.2%
2007	0.0047 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+3436.5%
2008	-0.0082 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-274.1%
2009	0.0201 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-344.3%
2010	0.0262 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+30.5%
2011	0.0014 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-94.7%
2012	0.053 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+3701.3%
2013	0.0134 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-74.7%
2014	0.0264 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+96.4%
2015	0.0011 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-95.7%
2016	0.0032 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+182.4%
2017	-0.0056 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-273.6%
2018	-0.0037 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-33.5%
2019	-0.002 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-46.3%

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1970s	0.0039 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-0.0019 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0126 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	6
1980s	0.0018 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0009 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0025 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	10
1990s	0.0195 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0006 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0686 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	10
2000s	0.0072 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-0.0122 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0681 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	10
2010s	0.0114 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-0.0056 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.053 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	10

Countries ranked near Gabon

171 Chad -0.0014 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
172 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines -0.0017 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
173 Mozambique -0.0019 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
175 Australia -0.0025 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
176 Grenada -0.0025 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
177 Antigua and Barbuda -0.004 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare

See the full ranking of 238 places →

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)
Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), gaps -33.78 million BoP, current US$ (2019)
Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita -14.9 BoP, current US$ per person (2019)
Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), gaps filled 1.14 billion BoP, current US$ (2024)
Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), annual -0.5362 % change on previous year (2024)
Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0548 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 450.8 BoP, current US$ per person (2024)
Total reserves (includes gold, current US$), annual growth rate -55.87 % change on previous year (2024)
Total reserves (includes gold, current US$), per unit of GDP 0.0306 includes gold, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)

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Frequently asked questions

What is foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per unit in Gabon?: Foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per unit in Gabon was -0.002 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2019, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per unit recorded in Gabon?: The highest recorded value was 0.0686 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 1999.
What is the lowest foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per unit recorded in Gabon?: The lowest recorded value was -0.0122 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2003.
How does Gabon rank for foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per unit?: Gabon ranks 174th out of 191 countries with data for 2019.
Is foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per unit rising or falling in Gabon?: Over the last ten years it is down 110.0%. 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 Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.

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Indicator: Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit of GDP
Unit: BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP
Source: Statizoid (derived)
Licence: Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage: 238 places, 9,843 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed: 11 September 2026

Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.