Gross Domestic Product — Value Standard Local Currency, per capita in Gabon
Gabon: Gross Domestic Product — Value Standard Local Currency, per capita was 4.98 million SLC per person in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Gross Domestic Product — Value Standard Local Currency, per capita in Gabon, 1970–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in million SLC per person.
Analysis
Gabon recorded 4.98 million SLC per person for gross domestic product — value standard local currency, per capita in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.8% on the previous year and up 9.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross domestic product — value standard local currency, per capita in Gabon peaked at 5.25 million SLC per person in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.1901 million SLC per person, in 1970.
Gabon ranks 21st of 192 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 — Value Standard Local Currency, per capita in Gabon, year by year
| Year | million SLC per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.1901 million SLC per person | — |
| 1971 | 0.2187 million SLC per person | +15.0% |
| 1972 | 0.2212 million SLC per person | +1.1% |
| 1973 | 0.3217 million SLC per person | +45.5% |
| 1974 | 0.7267 million SLC per person | +125.9% |
| 1975 | 0.8844 million SLC per person | +21.7% |
| 1976 | 1.34 million SLC per person | +52.0% |
| 1977 | 1.26 million SLC per person | -6.3% |
| 1978 | 0.96 million SLC per person | -23.8% |
| 1979 | 1.12 million SLC per person | +16.6% |
| 1980 | 1.53 million SLC per person | +36.8% |
| 1981 | 1.73 million SLC per person | +13.0% |
| 1982 | 1.91 million SLC per person | +10.3% |
| 1983 | 2.02 million SLC per person | +5.8% |
| 1984 | 2.36 million SLC per person | +17.1% |
| 1985 | 2.43 million SLC per person | +2.9% |
| 1986 | 1.73 million SLC per person | -29.0% |
| 1987 | 1.43 million SLC per person | -17.4% |
| 1988 | 1.38 million SLC per person | -3.4% |
| 1989 | 1.55 million SLC per person | +12.1% |
| 1990 | 1.67 million SLC per person | +8.2% |
| 1991 | 1.68 million SLC per person | +0.4% |
| 1992 | 1.59 million SLC per person | -5.5% |
| 1993 | 1.6 million SLC per person | +0.7% |
| 1994 | 2.37 million SLC per person | +48.1% |
| 1995 | 2.45 million SLC per person | +3.7% |
| 1996 | 2.81 million SLC per person | +14.7% |
| 1997 | 2.94 million SLC per person | +4.5% |
| 1998 | 2.44 million SLC per person | -17.0% |
| 1999 | 2.56 million SLC per person | +4.7% |
| 2000 | 3.17 million SLC per person | +23.9% |
| 2001 | 2.9 million SLC per person | -8.5% |
| 2002 | 2.8 million SLC per person | -3.5% |
| 2003 | 2.76 million SLC per person | -1.5% |
| 2004 | 2.91 million SLC per person | +5.7% |
| 2005 | 3.45 million SLC per person | +18.4% |
| 2006 | 3.58 million SLC per person | +3.6% |
| 2007 | 3.83 million SLC per person | +7.1% |
| 2008 | 4.32 million SLC per person | +12.8% |
| 2009 | 3.43 million SLC per person | -20.7% |
| 2010 | 4.13 million SLC per person | +20.6% |
| 2011 | 4.82 million SLC per person | +16.5% |
| 2012 | 4.75 million SLC per person | -1.4% |
| 2013 | 4.54 million SLC per person | -4.3% |
| 2014 | 4.54 million SLC per person | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 4.17 million SLC per person | -8.3% |
| 2016 | 3.96 million SLC per person | -5.0% |
| 2017 | 4.02 million SLC per person | +1.6% |
| 2018 | 4.23 million SLC per person | +5.4% |
| 2019 | 4.36 million SLC per person | +3.0% |
| 2020 | 3.8 million SLC per person | -12.8% |
| 2021 | 4.54 million SLC per person | +19.3% |
| 2022 | 5.25 million SLC per person | +15.6% |
| 2023 | 4.9 million SLC per person | -6.7% |
| 2024 | 4.98 million SLC per person | +1.8% |
Gabon compared with similar countries
- Gabon's 4.98 million SLC per person is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.1236 million SLC per person, 40.3× the median. (54 countries reporting)
- Gabon's 4.98 million SLC per person is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.5688 million SLC per person, 8.8× the median. (45 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Gross Domestic Product — Value Standard Local Currency, per capita 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% | 0.3217 million SLC per person | 0.7267 million SLC per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.7245 million SLC per person | 0.1901 million SLC per person | 1.34 million SLC per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.81 million SLC per person | 1.38 million SLC per person | 2.43 million SLC per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.21 million SLC per person | 1.59 million SLC per person | 2.94 million SLC per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.32 million SLC per person | 2.76 million SLC per person | 4.32 million SLC per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.35 million SLC per person | 3.96 million SLC per person | 4.82 million SLC per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.69 million SLC per person | 3.8 million SLC per person | 5.25 million SLC per person | 5 |
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)
- 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, per capita in Gabon?
- Gross domestic product — value standard local currency, per capita in Gabon was 4.98 million SLC per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest gross domestic product — value standard local currency, per capita recorded in Gabon?
- The highest recorded value was 5.25 million SLC per person in 2022.
- What is the lowest gross domestic product — value standard local currency, per capita recorded in Gabon?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1901 million SLC per person in 1970.
- How does Gabon rank for gross domestic product — value standard local currency, per capita?
- Gabon ranks 21st out of 192 countries with data for 2024.
- Is gross domestic product — value standard local currency, per capita rising or falling in Gabon?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.7%. 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 — Value Standard Local Currency, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Gross Domestic Product — Value Standard Local 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 — Value Standard Local Currency ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Gross Domestic Product — Value Standard Local Currency Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- 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 — Value Standard Local Currency divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.