Gross domestic product (GDP), Current prices … capita currency in Gabon
Gabon: Gross domestic product (GDP), Current prices … capita currency was 0.0044 units per person in 2019. ◆ Volatile
Gross domestic product (GDP), Current prices, Domestic currency, per in Gabon, 1960–2019
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
In 2019, gross domestic product (gdp), current prices, domestic currency, per in Gabon stood at 0.0044 units per person.
The figure is up 2.3% on the previous year and up 27.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross domestic product (gdp), current prices, domestic currency, per in Gabon peaked at 0.0048 units per person in 2011 and was at its lowest, 0.0001 units per person, in 1960.
That places Gabon 21st out of 192 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Gross domestic product (GDP), Current prices … capita currency in Gabon, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.0001 units per person | — |
| 1961 | 0.0001 units per person | +13.8% |
| 1962 | 0.0001 units per person | +5.7% |
| 1963 | 0.0001 units per person | +8.7% |
| 1964 | 0.0001 units per person | +6.2% |
| 1965 | 0.0001 units per person | +4.3% |
| 1966 | 0.0001 units per person | +7.1% |
| 1967 | 0.0001 units per person | -0.8% |
| 1968 | 0.0001 units per person | +20.9% |
| 1969 | 0.0002 units per person | +11.9% |
| 1970 | 0.0002 units per person | +21.2% |
| 1971 | 0.0002 units per person | +15.0% |
| 1972 | 0.0002 units per person | +1.1% |
| 1973 | 0.0003 units per person | +45.5% |
| 1974 | 0.0007 units per person | +125.9% |
| 1975 | 0.0009 units per person | +21.7% |
| 1976 | 0.0013 units per person | +52.0% |
| 1977 | 0.0013 units per person | -6.3% |
| 1978 | 0.001 units per person | -23.8% |
| 1979 | 0.0011 units per person | +16.6% |
| 1980 | 0.0015 units per person | +36.8% |
| 1981 | 0.0017 units per person | +13.0% |
| 1982 | 0.0019 units per person | +10.3% |
| 1983 | 0.002 units per person | +5.8% |
| 1984 | 0.0024 units per person | +17.1% |
| 1985 | 0.0024 units per person | +2.9% |
| 1986 | 0.0017 units per person | -29.0% |
| 1987 | 0.0014 units per person | -17.4% |
| 1988 | 0.0014 units per person | -3.4% |
| 1989 | 0.0015 units per person | +12.1% |
| 1990 | 0.0017 units per person | +8.2% |
| 1991 | 0.0017 units per person | +0.4% |
| 1992 | 0.0016 units per person | -5.5% |
| 1993 | 0.0016 units per person | +0.7% |
| 1994 | 0.0024 units per person | +48.1% |
| 1995 | 0.0025 units per person | +3.7% |
| 1996 | 0.0028 units per person | +14.7% |
| 1997 | 0.0029 units per person | +4.5% |
| 1998 | 0.0024 units per person | -17.0% |
| 1999 | 0.0026 units per person | +4.7% |
| 2000 | 0.0032 units per person | +23.9% |
| 2001 | 0.0029 units per person | -8.5% |
| 2002 | 0.0028 units per person | -3.5% |
| 2003 | 0.0028 units per person | -1.5% |
| 2004 | 0.0029 units per person | +5.7% |
| 2005 | 0.0035 units per person | +18.4% |
| 2006 | 0.0036 units per person | +3.6% |
| 2007 | 0.0038 units per person | +7.1% |
| 2008 | 0.0043 units per person | +12.8% |
| 2009 | 0.0034 units per person | -20.7% |
| 2010 | 0.0041 units per person | +20.6% |
| 2011 | 0.0048 units per person | +16.5% |
| 2012 | 0.0047 units per person | -1.4% |
| 2013 | 0.0045 units per person | -4.3% |
| 2014 | 0.0045 units per person | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.0042 units per person | -8.3% |
| 2016 | 0.004 units per person | -5.0% |
| 2017 | 0.004 units per person | +1.6% |
| 2018 | 0.0043 units per person | +6.2% |
| 2019 | 0.0044 units per person | +2.3% |
Gabon compared with similar countries
- Gabon's 0.0044 units per person is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0001 units per person, 55.3× the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Gabon's 0.0044 units per person is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0004 units per person, 11.1× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Gross domestic product (GDP), Current prices … capita currency in Gabon changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1974 | +125.9% | 0.0003 units per person | 0.0007 units per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0001 units per person | 0.0001 units per person | 0.0002 units per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.0007 units per person | 0.0002 units per person | 0.0013 units per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0018 units per person | 0.0014 units per person | 0.0024 units per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0022 units per person | 0.0016 units per person | 0.0029 units per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0033 units per person | 0.0028 units per person | 0.0043 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0044 units per person | 0.004 units per person | 0.0048 units per person | 10 |
Countries ranked near Gabon
- 18 Hungary 0.0049 units per person compare
- 19 Sierra Leone 0.0048 units per person compare
- 20 Japan 0.0044 units per person compare
- 22 Equatorial Guinea 0.0039 units per person compare
- 23 Kazakhstan 0.0036 units per person compare
- 24 Uganda 0.0028 units per person 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)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, annual growth rate 28.28 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0081 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per capita 67.28 units per person (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, annual growth rate 22.16 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per unit of GDP 0.0059 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per capita 49.13 units per person (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, annual growth rate -14.58 % change on previous year (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0363 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross domestic product (gdp), current prices, domestic currency, per in Gabon?
- Gross domestic product (gdp), current prices, domestic currency, per in Gabon was 0.0044 units per person in 2019, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest gross domestic product (gdp), current prices, domestic currency, per recorded in Gabon?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0048 units per person in 2011.
- What is the lowest gross domestic product (gdp), current prices, domestic currency, per recorded in Gabon?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0001 units per person in 1960.
- How does Gabon rank for gross domestic product (gdp), current prices, domestic currency, per?
- Gabon ranks 21st out of 192 countries with data for 2019.
- Is gross domestic product (gdp), current prices, domestic currency, per rising or falling in Gabon?
- Over the last ten years it is up 27.3%. 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 Gross domestic product (GDP), Current prices, Domestic currency, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Gross domestic product (GDP), Current prices, Domestic currency divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Gross domestic product (GDP), Current prices, Domestic currency ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Gross domestic product (GDP), Current prices, Domestic currency International Monetary Fund
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Gross domestic product (GDP), Current prices, Domestic currency divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.