Gross domestic product (GDP), Current prices … Current square in Gabon
Gabon: Gross domestic product (GDP), Current prices … Current square was 0.0384 units per square kilometre in 2019. ◆ Volatile
Gross domestic product (GDP), Current prices, Domestic currency, per in Gabon, 1961–2019
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2019, gross domestic product (gdp), current prices, domestic currency, per in Gabon stood at 0.0384 units per square kilometre. That is the highest value across all 59 years on record.
The figure is up 4.8% on the previous year and up 73.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross domestic product (gdp), current prices, domestic currency, per in Gabon peaked at 0.0384 units per square kilometre in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.0002 units per square kilometre, in 1961.
That places Gabon 58th out of 192 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Gross domestic product (GDP), Current prices … Current square in Gabon, year by year
| Year | units per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0002 units per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.0002 units per square kilometre | +7.0% |
| 1963 | 0.0002 units per square kilometre | +10.1% |
| 1964 | 0.0002 units per square kilometre | +7.6% |
| 1965 | 0.0002 units per square kilometre | +5.8% |
| 1966 | 0.0003 units per square kilometre | +8.7% |
| 1967 | 0.0003 units per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 1968 | 0.0003 units per square kilometre | +22.9% |
| 1969 | 0.0004 units per square kilometre | +14.0% |
| 1970 | 0.0004 units per square kilometre | +23.8% |
| 1971 | 0.0005 units per square kilometre | +17.4% |
| 1972 | 0.0005 units per square kilometre | +3.2% |
| 1973 | 0.0008 units per square kilometre | +48.5% |
| 1974 | 0.0018 units per square kilometre | +130.8% |
| 1975 | 0.0023 units per square kilometre | +24.4% |
| 1976 | 0.0035 units per square kilometre | +55.5% |
| 1977 | 0.0034 units per square kilometre | -4.0% |
| 1978 | 0.0027 units per square kilometre | -21.9% |
| 1979 | 0.0032 units per square kilometre | +19.5% |
| 1980 | 0.0044 units per square kilometre | +40.3% |
| 1981 | 0.0052 units per square kilometre | +16.0% |
| 1982 | 0.0058 units per square kilometre | +13.3% |
| 1983 | 0.0064 units per square kilometre | +8.7% |
| 1984 | 0.0076 units per square kilometre | +20.4% |
| 1985 | 0.0081 units per square kilometre | +5.8% |
| 1986 | 0.0059 units per square kilometre | -27.0% |
| 1987 | 0.005 units per square kilometre | -15.0% |
| 1988 | 0.005 units per square kilometre | -0.7% |
| 1989 | 0.0057 units per square kilometre | +15.2% |
| 1990 | 0.0064 units per square kilometre | +11.2% |
| 1991 | 0.0066 units per square kilometre | +3.2% |
| 1992 | 0.0064 units per square kilometre | -2.9% |
| 1993 | 0.0066 units per square kilometre | +3.4% |
| 1994 | 0.0101 units per square kilometre | +52.0% |
| 1995 | 0.0107 units per square kilometre | +6.4% |
| 1996 | 0.0126 units per square kilometre | +17.7% |
| 1997 | 0.0135 units per square kilometre | +7.2% |
| 1998 | 0.0115 units per square kilometre | -14.8% |
| 1999 | 0.0123 units per square kilometre | +7.4% |
| 2000 | 0.0157 units per square kilometre | +27.2% |
| 2001 | 0.0147 units per square kilometre | -6.0% |
| 2002 | 0.0146 units per square kilometre | -0.8% |
| 2003 | 0.0148 units per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 2004 | 0.0161 units per square kilometre | +8.7% |
| 2005 | 0.0196 units per square kilometre | +21.9% |
| 2006 | 0.0209 units per square kilometre | +6.8% |
| 2007 | 0.0231 units per square kilometre | +10.5% |
| 2008 | 0.027 units per square kilometre | +16.5% |
| 2009 | 0.0221 units per square kilometre | -18.0% |
| 2010 | 0.0276 units per square kilometre | +24.8% |
| 2011 | 0.0333 units per square kilometre | +20.7% |
| 2012 | 0.034 units per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 2013 | 0.0337 units per square kilometre | -0.9% |
| 2014 | 0.0349 units per square kilometre | +3.4% |
| 2015 | 0.033 units per square kilometre | -5.4% |
| 2016 | 0.0323 units per square kilometre | -2.3% |
| 2017 | 0.0336 units per square kilometre | +4.3% |
| 2018 | 0.0366 units per square kilometre | +8.9% |
| 2019 | 0.0384 units per square kilometre | +4.8% |
Gabon compared with similar countries
- Gabon's 0.0384 units per square kilometre is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0069 units per square kilometre, 5.6× the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Gabon's 0.0384 units per square kilometre is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0262 units per square kilometre, 1.5× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Gross domestic product (GDP), Current prices … Current square 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 | +130.8% | 0.0008 units per square kilometre | 0.0018 units per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0002 units per square kilometre | 0.0002 units per square kilometre | 0.0004 units per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0019 units per square kilometre | 0.0004 units per square kilometre | 0.0035 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0059 units per square kilometre | 0.0044 units per square kilometre | 0.0081 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0097 units per square kilometre | 0.0064 units per square kilometre | 0.0135 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0189 units per square kilometre | 0.0146 units per square kilometre | 0.027 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0337 units per square kilometre | 0.0276 units per square kilometre | 0.0384 units per square kilometre | 10 |
Countries ranked near Gabon
- 55 Cape Verde 0.0484 units per square kilometre compare
- 56 Cameroon 0.0482 units per square kilometre compare
- 57 Malta 0.0415 units per square kilometre compare
- 59 Democratic Republic of Congo 0.0344 units per square kilometre compare
- 60 Burkina Faso 0.0342 units per square kilometre compare
- 61 Thailand 0.0329 units per square kilometre 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 0.0384 units per square kilometre 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 0.0384 units per square kilometre in 2019.
- What is the lowest gross domestic product (gdp), current prices, domestic currency, per recorded in Gabon?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0002 units per square kilometre in 1961.
- How does Gabon rank for gross domestic product (gdp), current prices, domestic currency, per?
- Gabon ranks 58th 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 73.7%. 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 square kilometre. 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 Land area (sq. km), 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 ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Gross domestic product (GDP), Current prices, Domestic currency International Monetary Fund
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
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 Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.