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

Latest (2023)
0.0778 million USD per square kilometre
Change on year
down 1.9%
World rank
164th
of 194 countries
All-time high
0.0793 million USD per square kilometre
in 2022
All-time low
0.0016 million USD per square kilometre
in 1970
Years of data
54
1970–2023

Gross Domestic Product — Value US$, per square kilometre in Gabon, 1970–2023

00.020.040.060.08197019962023

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

Annual values for Gross Domestic Product — Value US$, per square kilometre in Gabon, 1970 to 2023.
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.

YearChange FromTo
1974 +113.7% 0.0036 million USD per square kilometre 0.0076 million USD per square kilometre

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

  1. 161 Bhutan 0.0792 million USD per square kilometre compare
  2. 162 Guyana 0.079 million USD per square kilometre compare
  3. 163 Zimbabwe 0.0785 million USD per square kilometre compare
  4. 165 Burkina Faso 0.0743 million USD per square kilometre compare
  5. 166 Kyrgyzstan 0.0729 million USD per square kilometre compare
  6. 167 Angola 0.0726 million USD per square kilometre compare

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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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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)

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Indicator
Gross Domestic Product — Value US$, per square kilometre
Unit
million USD per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
195 places, 9,641 data points, 1970–2023
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Gross Domestic Product — Value US$ 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.