General government final consumption expenditure in Gabon
Gabon: General government final consumption expenditure was 11.2% in 2025. ▼ Falling
General government final consumption expenditure in Gabon, 1960–2025
Source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs). Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
The most recent figure for general government final consumption expenditure in Gabon is 11.2%, measured in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 8.8% on the previous year and down 24.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, general government final consumption expenditure in Gabon peaked at 25.8% in 1986 and was at its lowest, 9.3%, in 1974.
Gabon ranks 154th of 187 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 66 years of available data.
General government final consumption expenditure in Gabon, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 9.8% | — |
| 1961 | 10.3% | +5.0% |
| 1962 | 10.2% | -0.7% |
| 1963 | 14.1% | +38.1% |
| 1964 | 11.5% | -18.1% |
| 1965 | 11.4% | -1.5% |
| 1966 | 11.9% | +5.0% |
| 1967 | 13.6% | +14.3% |
| 1968 | 14.0% | +2.7% |
| 1969 | 14.0% | +0.2% |
| 1970 | 19.7% | +40.2% |
| 1971 | 18.7% | -4.7% |
| 1972 | 17.7% | -5.6% |
| 1973 | 15.6% | -12.0% |
| 1974 | 9.3% | -40.6% |
| 1975 | 12.2% | +32.0% |
| 1976 | 10.6% | -13.5% |
| 1977 | 18.1% | +71.2% |
| 1978 | 13.7% | -24.4% |
| 1979 | 12.1% | -11.7% |
| 1980 | 13.2% | +9.5% |
| 1981 | 14.2% | +7.7% |
| 1982 | 15.7% | +10.3% |
| 1983 | 17.2% | +9.5% |
| 1984 | 18.3% | +6.2% |
| 1985 | 20.4% | +11.7% |
| 1986 | 25.8% | +26.3% |
| 1987 | 24.6% | -4.8% |
| 1988 | 19.8% | -19.4% |
| 1989 | 14.2% | -28.4% |
| 1990 | 13.4% | -5.4% |
| 1991 | 14.3% | +6.5% |
| 1992 | 15.5% | +8.6% |
| 1993 | 15.3% | -1.2% |
| 1994 | 12.0% | -21.7% |
| 1995 | 11.8% | -1.9% |
| 1996 | 11.2% | -4.4% |
| 1997 | 10.8% | -3.9% |
| 1998 | 15.5% | +43.2% |
| 1999 | 11.8% | -23.8% |
| 2000 | 9.6% | -18.8% |
| 2001 | 16.0% | +67.3% |
| 2002 | 16.5% | +2.9% |
| 2003 | 16.2% | -1.6% |
| 2004 | 15.0% | -7.4% |
| 2005 | 12.5% | -16.5% |
| 2006 | 13.3% | +6.4% |
| 2007 | 13.7% | +2.5% |
| 2008 | 12.4% | -9.1% |
| 2009 | 16.1% | +29.7% |
| 2010 | 13.5% | -16.4% |
| 2011 | 12.8% | -5.1% |
| 2012 | 14.0% | +9.7% |
| 2013 | 14.5% | +3.0% |
| 2014 | 14.8% | +2.7% |
| 2015 | 14.8% | -0.2% |
| 2016 | 14.6% | -1.2% |
| 2017 | 13.2% | -9.6% |
| 2018 | 10.6% | -20.1% |
| 2019 | 11.0% | +4.0% |
| 2020 | 13.1% | +19.6% |
| 2021 | 11.8% | -10.1% |
| 2022 | 10.8% | -8.5% |
| 2023 | 11.5% | +6.1% |
| 2024 | 10.3% | -10.5% |
| 2025 | 11.2% | +8.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 12.1% | 9.8% | 14.1% | 10 |
| 1970s | 14.8% | 9.3% | 19.7% | 10 |
| 1980s | 18.3% | 13.2% | 25.8% | 10 |
| 1990s | 13.2% | 10.8% | 15.5% | 10 |
| 2000s | 14.1% | 9.6% | 16.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 13.4% | 10.6% | 14.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 11.4% | 10.3% | 13.1% | 6 |
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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 capital formation (current US$), annual growth rate 33.04 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross capital formation (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.2483 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gross capital formation (current US$), per capita 2,051 current US$ per person (2025)
- Gross capital formation (current LCU), annual growth rate 27.68 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross capital formation (current LCU), per unit of GDP 144.47 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gross capital formation (current LCU), per capita 1.19 million current LCU per person (2025)
- Gross capital formation (constant 2015 US$), annual growth rate 11.26 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross capital formation (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP 0.4589 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 11.2% in 2025, according to Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs).
- What is the highest general government final consumption expenditure recorded in Gabon?
- The highest recorded value was 25.8% in 1986.
- What is the lowest general government final consumption expenditure recorded in Gabon?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.3% in 1974.
- How does Gabon rank for general government final consumption expenditure?
- Gabon ranks 154th out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is general government final consumption expenditure rising or falling in Gabon?
- Over the last ten years it is down 24.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Gabon data come from?
- The figures come from Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs), published as part of General government final consumption expenditure (% of GDP). 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 is expressed as a percentage of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) which is the total income earned through the production of goods and services in an economic territory during an accounting period.