Gross Domestic Product — Value US$, per square kilometre in Gabon
Gabon: Gross Domestic Product — Value US$, per square kilometre was 0.0778 million USD per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Gross Domestic Product — Value US$, per square kilometre in Gabon, 1970–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in million USD per square kilometre.
Analysis
Gabon recorded 0.0778 million USD per square kilometre for gross domestic product — value us$, per square kilometre in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.9% on the previous year and up 14.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross domestic product — value us$, per square kilometre in Gabon peaked at 0.0793 million USD per square kilometre in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.0016 million USD per square kilometre, in 1970.
That places Gabon 164th out of 194 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Gross Domestic Product — Value US$, per square kilometre in Gabon, year by year
| Year | million USD per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.0016 million USD per square kilometre | — |
| 1971 | 0.0019 million USD per square kilometre | +17.9% |
| 1972 | 0.0021 million USD per square kilometre | +12.8% |
| 1973 | 0.0036 million USD per square kilometre | +67.9% |
| 1974 | 0.0076 million USD per square kilometre | +113.7% |
| 1975 | 0.0106 million USD per square kilometre | +39.7% |
| 1976 | 0.0148 million USD per square kilometre | +39.5% |
| 1977 | 0.0138 million USD per square kilometre | -6.7% |
| 1978 | 0.0117 million USD per square kilometre | -14.9% |
| 1979 | 0.0149 million USD per square kilometre | +26.8% |
| 1980 | 0.021 million USD per square kilometre | +41.3% |
| 1981 | 0.019 million USD per square kilometre | -9.8% |
| 1982 | 0.0178 million USD per square kilometre | -6.3% |
| 1983 | 0.0167 million USD per square kilometre | -6.2% |
| 1984 | 0.0175 million USD per square kilometre | +5.0% |
| 1985 | 0.018 million USD per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 1986 | 0.017 million USD per square kilometre | -5.3% |
| 1987 | 0.0167 million USD per square kilometre | -2.1% |
| 1988 | 0.0167 million USD per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 1989 | 0.018 million USD per square kilometre | +7.6% |
| 1990 | 0.0234 million USD per square kilometre | +30.3% |
| 1991 | 0.0233 million USD per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 1992 | 0.0242 million USD per square kilometre | +3.5% |
| 1993 | 0.0234 million USD per square kilometre | -3.3% |
| 1994 | 0.0181 million USD per square kilometre | -22.5% |
| 1995 | 0.0214 million USD per square kilometre | +18.3% |
| 1996 | 0.0246 million USD per square kilometre | +14.8% |
| 1997 | 0.0231 million USD per square kilometre | -6.1% |
| 1998 | 0.0195 million USD per square kilometre | -15.7% |
| 1999 | 0.02 million USD per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 2000 | 0.0221 million USD per square kilometre | +10.2% |
| 2001 | 0.0201 million USD per square kilometre | -8.9% |
| 2002 | 0.0211 million USD per square kilometre | +4.7% |
| 2003 | 0.0255 million USD per square kilometre | +21.1% |
| 2004 | 0.0305 million USD per square kilometre | +19.6% |
| 2005 | 0.0372 million USD per square kilometre | +21.9% |
| 2006 | 0.0401 million USD per square kilometre | +7.8% |
| 2007 | 0.0483 million USD per square kilometre | +20.6% |
| 2008 | 0.0604 million USD per square kilometre | +25.0% |
| 2009 | 0.047 million USD per square kilometre | -22.2% |
| 2010 | 0.0558 million USD per square kilometre | +18.6% |
| 2011 | 0.0707 million USD per square kilometre | +26.7% |
| 2012 | 0.0666 million USD per square kilometre | -5.7% |
| 2013 | 0.0683 million USD per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 2014 | 0.0706 million USD per square kilometre | +3.5% |
| 2015 | 0.0558 million USD per square kilometre | -21.0% |
| 2016 | 0.0544 million USD per square kilometre | -2.5% |
| 2017 | 0.0579 million USD per square kilometre | +6.5% |
| 2018 | 0.0655 million USD per square kilometre | +13.0% |
| 2019 | 0.0655 million USD per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.0595 million USD per square kilometre | -9.1% |
| 2021 | 0.0755 million USD per square kilometre | +26.7% |
| 2022 | 0.0793 million USD per square kilometre | +5.1% |
| 2023 | 0.0778 million USD per square kilometre | -1.9% |
Gabon compared with similar countries
- Gabon's 0.0778 million USD per square kilometre is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.5987 million USD per square kilometre, 13% of the median. (54 countries reporting)
- Gabon's 0.0778 million USD per square kilometre is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0888 million USD per square kilometre, 88% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Gross Domestic Product — Value US$, per square kilometre in Gabon changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1974 | +113.7% | 0.0036 million USD per square kilometre | 0.0076 million USD per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0083 million USD per square kilometre | 0.0016 million USD per square kilometre | 0.0149 million USD per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0178 million USD per square kilometre | 0.0167 million USD per square kilometre | 0.021 million USD per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0221 million USD per square kilometre | 0.0181 million USD per square kilometre | 0.0246 million USD per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0352 million USD per square kilometre | 0.0201 million USD per square kilometre | 0.0604 million USD per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0631 million USD per square kilometre | 0.0544 million USD per square kilometre | 0.0707 million USD per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.073 million USD per square kilometre | 0.0595 million USD per square kilometre | 0.0793 million USD per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Gabon
- 161 Bhutan 0.0792 million USD per square kilometre compare
- 162 Guyana 0.079 million USD per square kilometre compare
- 163 Zimbabwe 0.0785 million USD per square kilometre compare
- 165 Burkina Faso 0.0743 million USD per square kilometre compare
- 166 Kyrgyzstan 0.0729 million USD per square kilometre compare
- 167 Angola 0.0726 million USD per square kilometre compare
More economy & growth data for Gabon
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 0.8121 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 2.63 Percent per annum (2029)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), 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$), annual growth rate -55.87 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross domestic product — value us$, per square kilometre in Gabon?
- Gross domestic product — value us$, per square kilometre in Gabon was 0.0778 million USD per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest gross domestic product — value us$, per square kilometre recorded in Gabon?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0793 million USD per square kilometre in 2022.
- What is the lowest gross domestic product — value us$, per square kilometre recorded in Gabon?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0016 million USD per square kilometre in 1970.
- How does Gabon rank for gross domestic product — value us$, per square kilometre?
- Gabon ranks 164th out of 194 countries with data for 2023.
- Is gross domestic product — value us$, per square kilometre rising or falling in Gabon?
- Over the last ten years it is up 14.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Gabon data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Gross Domestic Product — Value US$, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Gross Domestic Product — Value US$ 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 US$ ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Gross Domestic Product — Value US$ 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 US$ 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.