GDP per capita growth in Gabon
Gabon: GDP per capita growth was 0.3% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
GDP per capita growth in Gabon, 1961–2025
Source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks. Measured in annual %.
Analysis
Gabon recorded 0.3% for gdp per capita growth in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 72.1% on the previous year and down 52.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gdp per capita growth in Gabon peaked at 36.5% in 1974 and was at its lowest, -25.9%, in 1978.
That places Gabon 170th out of 213 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.
GDP per capita growth in Gabon, year by year
| Year | annual % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 13.4% | — |
| 1962 | 6.1% | -54.3% |
| 1963 | 4.7% | -22.9% |
| 1964 | 3.2% | -33.3% |
| 1965 | 6.8% | +116.0% |
| 1966 | 3.0% | -56.4% |
| 1967 | 2.5% | -15.3% |
| 1968 | 0.9% | -65.4% |
| 1969 | 6.0% | +594.4% |
| 1970 | 6.4% | +5.7% |
| 1971 | 8.0% | +25.1% |
| 1972 | 9.1% | +13.5% |
| 1973 | 7.9% | -12.8% |
| 1974 | 36.5% | +361.5% |
| 1975 | 16.6% | -54.6% |
| 1976 | 32.5% | +96.3% |
| 1977 | -14.6% | -145.0% |
| 1978 | -25.9% | +76.8% |
| 1979 | -2.0% | -92.2% |
| 1980 | -0.1% | -97.4% |
| 1981 | 2.4% | -4589.0% |
| 1982 | -5.7% | -339.9% |
| 1983 | 2.8% | -149.1% |
| 1984 | 4.6% | +65.7% |
| 1985 | -5.0% | -208.1% |
| 1986 | -3.5% | -29.6% |
| 1987 | -19.4% | +454.0% |
| 1988 | 9.7% | -150.2% |
| 1989 | 5.6% | -42.7% |
| 1990 | 2.3% | -57.9% |
| 1991 | 3.3% | +39.2% |
| 1992 | -5.7% | -273.2% |
| 1993 | 1.2% | -121.5% |
| 1994 | 1.0% | -15.2% |
| 1995 | 2.3% | +124.3% |
| 1996 | 1.0% | -55.2% |
| 1997 | 3.1% | +200.2% |
| 1998 | 0.9% | -71.3% |
| 1999 | -11.2% | -1360.3% |
| 2000 | -4.4% | -60.9% |
| 2001 | -0.5% | -88.2% |
| 2002 | -2.9% | +457.2% |
| 2003 | -0.5% | -82.5% |
| 2004 | -2.1% | +313.8% |
| 2005 | -0.3% | -87.4% |
| 2006 | -5.7% | +2070.4% |
| 2007 | 2.7% | -148.2% |
| 2008 | -6.4% | -332.1% |
| 2009 | -3.1% | -50.6% |
| 2010 | 3.5% | -209.9% |
| 2011 | 3.4% | -2.9% |
| 2012 | 1.6% | -53.8% |
| 2013 | 2.0% | +27.9% |
| 2014 | 0.9% | -56.2% |
| 2015 | 0.7% | -20.3% |
| 2016 | -0.8% | -214.2% |
| 2017 | -2.2% | +173.2% |
| 2018 | -1.7% | -22.0% |
| 2019 | 1.4% | -181.9% |
| 2020 | -4.2% | -400.5% |
| 2021 | -0.8% | -79.7% |
| 2022 | 0.7% | -188.4% |
| 2023 | 0.2% | -71.8% |
| 2024 | 1.2% | +463.3% |
| 2025 | 0.3% | -72.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 5.2% | 0.9% | 13.4% | 9 |
| 1970s | 7.4% | -25.9% | 36.5% | 10 |
| 1980s | -0.9% | -19.4% | 9.7% | 10 |
| 1990s | -0.2% | -11.2% | 3.3% | 10 |
| 2000s | -2.3% | -6.4% | 2.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.9% | -2.2% | 3.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | -0.4% | -4.2% | 1.2% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Gabon
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)
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (current US$), annual growth 2.54 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.9628 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (current US$), per capita 7,956 current US$ per person (2025)
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (current LCU), annual growth -1.59 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (current LCU), per unit of GDP 560.29 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (current LCU), per capita 4.63 million current LCU per person (2025)
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (constant 2015 US$), annual 2.47 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (constant 2015 US$), per unit 0.7592 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gdp per capita growth in Gabon?
- Gdp per capita growth in Gabon was 0.3% in 2025, according to Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks.
- What is the highest gdp per capita growth recorded in Gabon?
- The highest recorded value was 36.5% in 1974.
- What is the lowest gdp per capita growth recorded in Gabon?
- The lowest recorded value was -25.9% in 1978.
- How does Gabon rank for gdp per capita growth?
- Gabon ranks 170th out of 213 countries with data for 2025.
- Is gdp per capita growth rising or falling in Gabon?
- Over the last ten years it is down 52.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Gabon data come from?
- The figures come from Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks, published as part of GDP per capita growth (annual %). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Gross domestic product is the total income earned through the production of goods and services in an economic territory during an accounting period. It can be measured in three different ways: using either the expenditure approach, the income approach, or the production approach. The core indicator has been divided by the general population to achieve a per capita estimate.This indicator denotes the percentage change over each previous year of the constant price (base year 2015) series in United States dollars.