Gross domestic product (GDP), Current prices, Domestic currency in Gabon
Gabon: Gross domestic product (GDP), Current prices, Domestic currency was 9,895 in 2019. ◆ Volatile
Gross domestic product (GDP), Current prices, Domestic currency in Gabon, 1960–2019
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
The most recent figure for gross domestic product (gdp), current prices, domestic currency in Gabon is 9,895, measured in 2019. That is the highest value across all 60 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it 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 in Gabon peaked at 9,895 in 2019 and was at its lowest, 38.64, in 1960.
Gabon ranks 46th of 194 countries on this measure, 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, Domestic currency in Gabon, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 38.64 | — |
| 1961 | 44.48 | +15.1% |
| 1962 | 47.59 | +7.0% |
| 1963 | 52.38 | +10.1% |
| 1964 | 56.37 | +7.6% |
| 1965 | 59.62 | +5.8% |
| 1966 | 64.81 | +8.7% |
| 1967 | 65.32 | +0.8% |
| 1968 | 80.25 | +22.9% |
| 1969 | 91.52 | +14.0% |
| 1970 | 113.29 | +23.8% |
| 1971 | 133.04 | +17.4% |
| 1972 | 137.34 | +3.2% |
| 1973 | 203.96 | +48.5% |
| 1974 | 470.69 | +130.8% |
| 1975 | 585.62 | +24.4% |
| 1976 | 910.63 | +55.5% |
| 1977 | 874 | -4.0% |
| 1978 | 682.83 | -21.9% |
| 1979 | 816.29 | +19.5% |
| 1980 | 1,145 | +40.3% |
| 1981 | 1,329 | +16.0% |
| 1982 | 1,506 | +13.3% |
| 1983 | 1,637 | +8.7% |
| 1984 | 1,970 | +20.4% |
| 1985 | 2,084 | +5.8% |
| 1986 | 1,521 | -27.0% |
| 1987 | 1,292 | -15.0% |
| 1988 | 1,284 | -0.7% |
| 1989 | 1,479 | +15.2% |
| 1990 | 1,644 | +11.2% |
| 1991 | 1,696 | +3.2% |
| 1992 | 1,648 | -2.9% |
| 1993 | 1,704 | +3.4% |
| 1994 | 2,590 | +52.0% |
| 1995 | 2,755 | +6.4% |
| 1996 | 3,242 | +17.7% |
| 1997 | 3,474 | +7.2% |
| 1998 | 2,958 | -14.8% |
| 1999 | 3,178 | +7.4% |
| 2000 | 4,042 | +27.2% |
| 2001 | 3,798 | -6.0% |
| 2002 | 3,766 | -0.8% |
| 2003 | 3,811 | +1.2% |
| 2004 | 4,144 | +8.7% |
| 2005 | 5,053 | +21.9% |
| 2006 | 5,395 | +6.8% |
| 2007 | 5,962 | +10.5% |
| 2008 | 6,945 | +16.5% |
| 2009 | 5,697 | -18.0% |
| 2010 | 7,112 | +24.8% |
| 2011 | 8,582 | +20.7% |
| 2012 | 8,766 | +2.2% |
| 2013 | 8,690 | -0.9% |
| 2014 | 8,988 | +3.4% |
| 2015 | 8,504 | -5.4% |
| 2016 | 8,311 | -2.3% |
| 2017 | 8,669 | +4.3% |
| 2018 | 9,439 | +8.9% |
| 2019 | 9,895 | +4.8% |
Gabon compared with similar countries
- Gabon's 9,895 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 697.54, 14.2× the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Gabon's 9,895 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 5,309, 1.9× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Gross domestic product (GDP), Current prices, Domestic 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 | +130.8% | 203.96 | 470.69 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 60.1 | 38.64 | 91.52 | 10 |
| 1970s | 492.77 | 113.29 | 910.63 | 10 |
| 1980s | 1,525 | 1,145 | 2,084 | 10 |
| 1990s | 2,489 | 1,644 | 3,474 | 10 |
| 2000s | 4,861 | 3,766 | 6,945 | 10 |
| 2010s | 8,696 | 7,112 | 9,895 | 10 |
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)
- 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 in Gabon?
- Gross domestic product (gdp), current prices, domestic currency in Gabon was 9,895 in 2019, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest gross domestic product (gdp), current prices, domestic currency recorded in Gabon?
- The highest recorded value was 9,895 in 2019.
- What is the lowest gross domestic product (gdp), current prices, domestic currency recorded in Gabon?
- The lowest recorded value was 38.64 in 1960.
- How does Gabon rank for gross domestic product (gdp), current prices, domestic currency?
- Gabon ranks 46th out of 194 countries with data for 2019.
- Is gross domestic product (gdp), current prices, domestic currency 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 International Monetary Fund, published as part of Gross domestic product (GDP), Current prices, Domestic currency. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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This dataset provides comprehensive data for investment and capital stock for the general government, private sector and public-private partnerships, across the Fund member countries.