Gross Domestic Product — Value Standard Local Currency, 2015 prices in Gabon
Gabon: Gross Domestic Product — Value Standard Local Currency, 2015 prices was 37.3 million SLC per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Gross Domestic Product — Value Standard Local Currency, 2015 prices in Gabon, 1970–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in million SLC per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2023, gross domestic product — value standard local currency, 2015 prices in Gabon stood at 37.3 million SLC per square kilometre. That is the highest value across all 54 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.4% on the previous year and up 22.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross domestic product — value standard local currency, 2015 prices in Gabon peaked at 37.3 million SLC per square kilometre in 2023 and was at its lowest, 7.91 million SLC per square kilometre, in 1970.
That places Gabon 55th out of 194 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 54 years of available data.
Gross Domestic Product — Value Standard Local Currency, 2015 prices in Gabon, year by year
| Year | million SLC per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 7.91 million SLC per square kilometre | — |
| 1971 | 8.72 million SLC per square kilometre | +10.3% |
| 1972 | 9.71 million SLC per square kilometre | +11.3% |
| 1973 | 10.7 million SLC per square kilometre | +10.2% |
| 1974 | 14.93 million SLC per square kilometre | +39.5% |
| 1975 | 17.79 million SLC per square kilometre | +19.2% |
| 1976 | 24.13 million SLC per square kilometre | +35.6% |
| 1977 | 21.1 million SLC per square kilometre | -12.6% |
| 1978 | 16.02 million SLC per square kilometre | -24.0% |
| 1979 | 16.1 million SLC per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 1980 | 16.51 million SLC per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 1981 | 17.35 million SLC per square kilometre | +5.1% |
| 1982 | 16.81 million SLC per square kilometre | -3.1% |
| 1983 | 17.76 million SLC per square kilometre | +5.6% |
| 1984 | 19.09 million SLC per square kilometre | +7.5% |
| 1985 | 18.64 million SLC per square kilometre | -2.3% |
| 1986 | 18.49 million SLC per square kilometre | -0.8% |
| 1987 | 15.32 million SLC per square kilometre | -17.1% |
| 1988 | 17.29 million SLC per square kilometre | +12.8% |
| 1989 | 18.77 million SLC per square kilometre | +8.5% |
| 1990 | 19.74 million SLC per square kilometre | +5.2% |
| 1991 | 20.95 million SLC per square kilometre | +6.1% |
| 1992 | 20.3 million SLC per square kilometre | -3.1% |
| 1993 | 20.79 million SLC per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 1994 | 21.93 million SLC per square kilometre | +5.5% |
| 1995 | 23.02 million SLC per square kilometre | +5.0% |
| 1996 | 23.85 million SLC per square kilometre | +3.6% |
| 1997 | 25.22 million SLC per square kilometre | +5.7% |
| 1998 | 25.97 million SLC per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 1999 | 23.21 million SLC per square kilometre | -10.6% |
| 2000 | 22.9 million SLC per square kilometre | -1.3% |
| 2001 | 23.44 million SLC per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 2002 | 23.02 million SLC per square kilometre | -1.8% |
| 2003 | 23.6 million SLC per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 2004 | 23.78 million SLC per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 2005 | 24.04 million SLC per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 2006 | 23.29 million SLC per square kilometre | -3.1% |
| 2007 | 24.77 million SLC per square kilometre | +6.3% |
| 2008 | 23.91 million SLC per square kilometre | -3.5% |
| 2009 | 23.88 million SLC per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 2010 | 25.58 million SLC per square kilometre | +7.1% |
| 2011 | 27.39 million SLC per square kilometre | +7.1% |
| 2012 | 28.83 million SLC per square kilometre | +5.3% |
| 2013 | 30.45 million SLC per square kilometre | +5.6% |
| 2014 | 31.77 million SLC per square kilometre | +4.3% |
| 2015 | 33 million SLC per square kilometre | +3.9% |
| 2016 | 33.69 million SLC per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 2017 | 33.85 million SLC per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 34.13 million SLC per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 2019 | 35.47 million SLC per square kilometre | +3.9% |
| 2020 | 34.82 million SLC per square kilometre | -1.8% |
| 2021 | 35.33 million SLC per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 2022 | 36.41 million SLC per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 2023 | 37.3 million SLC per square kilometre | +2.4% |
Gabon compared with similar countries
- Gabon's 37.3 million SLC per square kilometre is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 5.02 million SLC per square kilometre, 7.4× the median. (54 countries reporting)
- Gabon's 37.3 million SLC per square kilometre is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 10.61 million SLC per square kilometre, 3.5× the median. (45 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Gross Domestic Product — Value Standard Local Currency, 2015 prices 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 | +39.5% | 10.7 million SLC per square kilometre | 14.93 million SLC per square kilometre |
| 1976 | +35.6% | 17.79 million SLC per square kilometre | 24.13 million SLC per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 14.71 million SLC per square kilometre | 7.91 million SLC per square kilometre | 24.13 million SLC per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 17.6 million SLC per square kilometre | 15.32 million SLC per square kilometre | 19.09 million SLC per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 22.5 million SLC per square kilometre | 19.74 million SLC per square kilometre | 25.97 million SLC per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 23.66 million SLC per square kilometre | 22.9 million SLC per square kilometre | 24.77 million SLC per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 31.42 million SLC per square kilometre | 25.58 million SLC per square kilometre | 35.47 million SLC per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 35.96 million SLC per square kilometre | 34.82 million SLC per square kilometre | 37.3 million SLC per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Gabon
- 52 Malta 51.03 million SLC per square kilometre compare
- 53 New Caledonia 50.85 million SLC per square kilometre compare
- 54 Liechtenstein 42.29 million SLC per square kilometre compare
- 56 Burkina Faso 37.03 million SLC per square kilometre compare
- 57 Aruba 33.29 million SLC per square kilometre compare
- 58 Guinea-Bissau 31.9 million SLC 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)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), gaps -33.78 million BoP, current US$ (2019)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit -0.002 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2019)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita -14.9 BoP, current US$ per person (2019)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), gaps filled 1.14 billion BoP, current US$ (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), annual -0.5362 % change on previous year (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0548 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 450.8 BoP, current US$ per person (2024)
- Total reserves (includes gold, current US$), annual growth rate -55.87 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross domestic product — value standard local currency, 2015 prices in Gabon?
- Gross domestic product — value standard local currency, 2015 prices in Gabon was 37.3 million SLC per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest gross domestic product — value standard local currency, 2015 prices recorded in Gabon?
- The highest recorded value was 37.3 million SLC per square kilometre in 2023.
- What is the lowest gross domestic product — value standard local currency, 2015 prices recorded in Gabon?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.91 million SLC per square kilometre in 1970.
- How does Gabon rank for gross domestic product — value standard local currency, 2015 prices?
- Gabon ranks 55th out of 194 countries with data for 2023.
- Is gross domestic product — value standard local currency, 2015 prices rising or falling in Gabon?
- Over the last ten years it is up 22.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Gabon data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Gross Domestic Product — Value Standard Local Currency, 2015 prices, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Gross Domestic Product — Value Standard Local Currency, 2015 prices 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 — Value Standard Local Currency, 2015 prices ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Gross Domestic Product — Value Standard Local Currency, 2015 prices Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- 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 — Value Standard Local Currency, 2015 prices 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.