General government final consumption expenditure in Gabon
Gabon: General government final consumption expenditure was 9.7% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
General government final consumption expenditure in Gabon, 1961–2025
Source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks. Measured in annual % growth.
Analysis
Gabon recorded 9.7% for general government final consumption expenditure in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 303.3% on the previous year and up 233.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, general government final consumption expenditure in Gabon peaked at 54.0% in 1975 and was at its lowest, -28.0%, in 1978.
That places Gabon 25th out of 173 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
General government final consumption expenditure in Gabon, year by year
| Year | annual % growth | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 21.9% | — |
| 1962 | 3.8% | -82.4% |
| 1963 | 8.6% | +124.7% |
| 1964 | 11.4% | +31.5% |
| 1965 | 1.0% | -91.0% |
| 1966 | 10.7% | +947.0% |
| 1967 | 22.8% | +113.2% |
| 1968 | 5.7% | -75.2% |
| 1969 | 7.4% | +31.4% |
| 1970 | 6.4% | -14.4% |
| 1971 | 9.9% | +55.3% |
| 1972 | 32.9% | +232.9% |
| 1973 | -15.5% | -146.9% |
| 1974 | 20.0% | -229.6% |
| 1975 | 54.0% | +169.2% |
| 1976 | 12.2% | -77.4% |
| 1977 | 12.0% | -1.7% |
| 1978 | -28.0% | -333.0% |
| 1979 | -1.8% | -93.7% |
| 1980 | 32.2% | -1924.8% |
| 1981 | 18.8% | -41.8% |
| 1982 | 4.9% | -74.0% |
| 1983 | 21.1% | +333.7% |
| 1984 | 9.2% | -56.3% |
| 1985 | -2.2% | -123.8% |
| 1986 | -5.4% | +144.3% |
| 1987 | -19.5% | +263.7% |
| 1988 | -1.3% | -93.3% |
| 1989 | -9.8% | +650.5% |
| 1990 | -2.9% | -70.5% |
| 1991 | 3.1% | -208.0% |
| 1992 | 5.7% | +80.4% |
| 1993 | -2.0% | -135.8% |
| 1994 | 0.8% | -140.6% |
| 1995 | 0.4% | -56.4% |
| 1996 | 17.9% | +4907.0% |
| 1997 | 1.6% | -91.1% |
| 1998 | 25.2% | +1475.0% |
| 1999 | -16.9% | -167.1% |
| 2000 | -6.3% | -62.4% |
| 2001 | 16.6% | -362.0% |
| 2002 | 2.8% | -83.3% |
| 2003 | 1.1% | -59.5% |
| 2004 | 0.6% | -49.7% |
| 2005 | 2.5% | +348.8% |
| 2006 | 11.0% | +331.8% |
| 2007 | 6.5% | -41.1% |
| 2008 | 4.9% | -24.5% |
| 2009 | 6.3% | +29.9% |
| 2010 | 8.2% | +28.9% |
| 2011 | 10.2% | +25.1% |
| 2012 | 5.8% | -43.1% |
| 2013 | 11.8% | +103.7% |
| 2014 | 1.6% | -86.4% |
| 2015 | -7.3% | -552.6% |
| 2016 | -2.9% | -59.5% |
| 2017 | -1.3% | -54.7% |
| 2018 | -21.5% | +1507.2% |
| 2019 | 6.1% | -128.6% |
| 2020 | 5.5% | -10.1% |
| 2021 | 3.2% | -42.7% |
| 2022 | 3.8% | +21.3% |
| 2023 | -4.7% | -222.9% |
| 2024 | -4.8% | +0.9% |
| 2025 | 9.7% | -303.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 10.4% | 1.0% | 22.8% | 9 |
| 1970s | 10.2% | -28.0% | 54.0% | 10 |
| 1980s | 4.8% | -19.5% | 32.2% | 10 |
| 1990s | 3.3% | -16.9% | 25.2% | 10 |
| 2000s | 4.6% | -6.3% | 16.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.1% | -21.5% | 11.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.1% | -4.8% | 9.7% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Gabon
- 22 Pakistan 10.1% compare
- 23 Albania 9.9% compare
- 24 Seychelles 9.8% compare
- 26 Haiti 9.4% compare
- 27 Cape Verde 9.2% compare
- 28 Philippines 8.4% 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)
- Services, value added (current US$), annual growth rate 17.92 % change on previous year (2025)
- Services, value added (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.4234 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Services, value added (current US$), per capita 3,499 current US$ per person (2025)
- Services, value added (current LCU), annual growth rate 13.17 % change on previous year (2025)
- Services, value added (current LCU), per unit of GDP 246.41 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Services, value added (current LCU), per capita 2.04 million current LCU per person (2025)
- Services, value added (constant 2015 US$), annual growth rate 3.86 % change on previous year (2025)
- Services, value added (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP 0.3135 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is general government final consumption expenditure in Gabon?
- General government final consumption expenditure in Gabon was 9.7% in 2025, according to Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks.
- What is the highest general government final consumption expenditure recorded in Gabon?
- The highest recorded value was 54.0% in 1975.
- What is the lowest general government final consumption expenditure recorded in Gabon?
- The lowest recorded value was -28.0% in 1978.
- How does Gabon rank for general government final consumption expenditure?
- Gabon ranks 25th out of 173 countries with data for 2025.
- Is general government final consumption expenditure rising or falling in Gabon?
- Over the last ten years it is up 233.1%. 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 General government final consumption expenditure (annual % growth). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Final consumption expenditure is expenditure on goods and services by resident institutional units for the direct satisfaction of human needs or wants, whether individual or collective. General government FCE includes all government current expenditures for purchases of goods and services (including compensation of employees), and most expenditures on national defense and security, but excludes government military expenditures that are part of government capital formation. This indicator denotes the percentage change over each previous year of the constant price (base year 2015) series in United States dollars.