Gross Domestic Product — Value US$, per capita in Gabon
Gabon: Gross Domestic Product — Value US$, per capita was 0.0082 million USD per person in 2024. ▲ Rising
Gross Domestic Product — Value US$, per capita in Gabon, 1970–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in million USD per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for gross domestic product — value us$, per capita in Gabon is 0.0082 million USD per person, measured in 2024.
The figure is up 1.8% on the previous year and down 10.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross domestic product — value us$, per capita in Gabon peaked at 0.0102 million USD per person in 2011 and was at its lowest, 0.0007 million USD per person, in 1970.
That places Gabon 100th out of 194 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 55 years of available data.
Gross Domestic Product — Value US$, per capita in Gabon, year by year
| Year | million USD per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.0007 million USD per person | — |
| 1971 | 0.0008 million USD per person | +15.5% |
| 1972 | 0.0009 million USD per person | +10.5% |
| 1973 | 0.0014 million USD per person | +64.5% |
| 1974 | 0.003 million USD per person | +109.2% |
| 1975 | 0.0041 million USD per person | +36.7% |
| 1976 | 0.0056 million USD per person | +36.3% |
| 1977 | 0.0051 million USD per person | -8.9% |
| 1978 | 0.0043 million USD per person | -17.0% |
| 1979 | 0.0053 million USD per person | +23.7% |
| 1980 | 0.0072 million USD per person | +37.7% |
| 1981 | 0.0064 million USD per person | -12.1% |
| 1982 | 0.0058 million USD per person | -8.8% |
| 1983 | 0.0053 million USD per person | -8.8% |
| 1984 | 0.0054 million USD per person | +2.1% |
| 1985 | 0.0054 million USD per person | +0.1% |
| 1986 | 0.005 million USD per person | -7.9% |
| 1987 | 0.0047 million USD per person | -4.8% |
| 1988 | 0.0046 million USD per person | -2.5% |
| 1989 | 0.0048 million USD per person | +4.7% |
| 1990 | 0.0061 million USD per person | +26.7% |
| 1991 | 0.0059 million USD per person | -3.1% |
| 1992 | 0.006 million USD per person | +0.8% |
| 1993 | 0.0056 million USD per person | -5.9% |
| 1994 | 0.0043 million USD per person | -24.5% |
| 1995 | 0.0049 million USD per person | +15.3% |
| 1996 | 0.0055 million USD per person | +12.0% |
| 1997 | 0.005 million USD per person | -8.4% |
| 1998 | 0.0041 million USD per person | -17.9% |
| 1999 | 0.0042 million USD per person | +0.4% |
| 2000 | 0.0045 million USD per person | +7.4% |
| 2001 | 0.004 million USD per person | -11.2% |
| 2002 | 0.004 million USD per person | +1.9% |
| 2003 | 0.0048 million USD per person | +17.8% |
| 2004 | 0.0055 million USD per person | +16.3% |
| 2005 | 0.0065 million USD per person | +18.5% |
| 2006 | 0.0068 million USD per person | +4.6% |
| 2007 | 0.008 million USD per person | +16.9% |
| 2008 | 0.0097 million USD per person | +21.1% |
| 2009 | 0.0073 million USD per person | -24.8% |
| 2010 | 0.0084 million USD per person | +14.6% |
| 2011 | 0.0102 million USD per person | +22.3% |
| 2012 | 0.0093 million USD per person | -9.0% |
| 2013 | 0.0092 million USD per person | -1.1% |
| 2014 | 0.0092 million USD per person | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.007 million USD per person | -23.4% |
| 2016 | 0.0067 million USD per person | -5.3% |
| 2017 | 0.0069 million USD per person | +3.7% |
| 2018 | 0.0076 million USD per person | +10.1% |
| 2019 | 0.0074 million USD per person | -2.4% |
| 2020 | 0.0066 million USD per person | -11.2% |
| 2021 | 0.0082 million USD per person | +23.9% |
| 2022 | 0.0084 million USD per person | +2.8% |
| 2023 | 0.0081 million USD per person | -4.0% |
| 2024 | 0.0082 million USD per person | +1.8% |
Gabon compared with similar countries
- Gabon's 0.0082 million USD per person is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.008 million USD per person, 1.0× the median. (54 countries reporting)
- Gabon's 0.0082 million USD per person is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0012 million USD per person, 6.7× the median. (45 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Gross Domestic Product — Value US$, per capita in Gabon changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1974 | +109.2% | 0.0014 million USD per person | 0.003 million USD per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0031 million USD per person | 0.0007 million USD per person | 0.0056 million USD per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0055 million USD per person | 0.0046 million USD per person | 0.0072 million USD per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0052 million USD per person | 0.0041 million USD per person | 0.0061 million USD per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0061 million USD per person | 0.004 million USD per person | 0.0097 million USD per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0082 million USD per person | 0.0067 million USD per person | 0.0102 million USD per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0079 million USD per person | 0.0066 million USD per person | 0.0084 million USD per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Gabon
- 97 Turkmenistan 0.0085 million USD per person compare
- 98 Belize 0.0085 million USD per person compare
- 99 Belarus 0.0082 million USD per person compare
- 101 Suriname 0.0081 million USD per person compare
- 102 Colombia 0.0079 million USD per person compare
- 103 Marshall Islands 0.0078 million USD per person compare
More economy & growth data for Gabon
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 0.8121 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 2.63 Percent per annum (2029)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), 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$), annual growth rate -55.87 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross domestic product — value us$, per capita in Gabon?
- Gross domestic product — value us$, per capita in Gabon was 0.0082 million USD per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest gross domestic product — value us$, per capita recorded in Gabon?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0102 million USD per person in 2011.
- What is the lowest gross domestic product — value us$, per capita recorded in Gabon?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0007 million USD per person in 1970.
- How does Gabon rank for gross domestic product — value us$, per capita?
- Gabon ranks 100th out of 194 countries with data for 2024.
- Is gross domestic product — value us$, per capita rising or falling in Gabon?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Gabon data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Gross Domestic Product — Value US$, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Gross Domestic Product — Value US$ 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 US$ ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Gross Domestic Product — Value US$ 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 US$ divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.