Gross fixed capital formation (current LCU), per capita (capita) in Gabon
Gabon: Gross fixed capital formation (current LCU), per capita (capita) was 1.19 million current LCU per person in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Gross fixed capital formation (current LCU), per capita in Gabon, 1970–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in current LCU per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for gross fixed capital formation (current lcu), per capita in Gabon is 1.19 million current LCU per person, measured in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 25.0% on the previous year and down 2.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross fixed capital formation (current lcu), per capita in Gabon peaked at 1.62 million current LCU per person in 2014 and was at its lowest, 45,649 current LCU per person, in 1970.
That places Gabon 22nd out of 181 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Gross fixed capital formation (current LCU), per capita (capita) in Gabon, year by year
| Year | current LCU per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 45,649 current LCU per person | — |
| 1971 | 52,930 current LCU per person | +15.9% |
| 1972 | 82,936 current LCU per person | +56.7% |
| 1973 | 82,493 current LCU per person | -0.5% |
| 1974 | 241,319 current LCU per person | +192.5% |
| 1975 | 389,914 current LCU per person | +61.6% |
| 1976 | 642,683 current LCU per person | +64.8% |
| 1977 | 487,043 current LCU per person | -24.2% |
| 1978 | 314,941 current LCU per person | -35.3% |
| 1979 | 278,458 current LCU per person | -11.6% |
| 1980 | 322,292 current LCU per person | +15.7% |
| 1981 | 451,727 current LCU per person | +40.2% |
| 1982 | 487,149 current LCU per person | +7.8% |
| 1983 | 578,788 current LCU per person | +18.8% |
| 1984 | 584,402 current LCU per person | +1.0% |
| 1985 | 715,865 current LCU per person | +22.5% |
| 1986 | 617,006 current LCU per person | -13.8% |
| 1987 | 300,946 current LCU per person | -51.2% |
| 1988 | 465,404 current LCU per person | +54.6% |
| 1989 | 363,166 current LCU per person | -22.0% |
| 1990 | 353,348 current LCU per person | -2.7% |
| 1991 | 393,839 current LCU per person | +11.5% |
| 1992 | 314,528 current LCU per person | -20.1% |
| 1993 | 328,582 current LCU per person | +4.5% |
| 1994 | 447,877 current LCU per person | +36.3% |
| 1995 | 499,728 current LCU per person | +11.6% |
| 1996 | 593,219 current LCU per person | +18.7% |
| 1997 | 793,438 current LCU per person | +33.8% |
| 1998 | 838,464 current LCU per person | +5.7% |
| 1999 | 604,415 current LCU per person | -27.9% |
| 2000 | 619,543 current LCU per person | +2.5% |
| 2001 | 638,980 current LCU per person | +3.1% |
| 2002 | 690,826 current LCU per person | +8.1% |
| 2003 | 618,436 current LCU per person | -10.5% |
| 2004 | 619,583 current LCU per person | +0.2% |
| 2005 | 724,366 current LCU per person | +16.9% |
| 2006 | 828,785 current LCU per person | +14.4% |
| 2007 | 905,779 current LCU per person | +9.3% |
| 2008 | 1.08 million current LCU per person | +19.4% |
| 2009 | 1.01 million current LCU per person | -6.4% |
| 2010 | 1.30 million current LCU per person | +28.3% |
| 2011 | 1.38 million current LCU per person | +6.4% |
| 2012 | 1.32 million current LCU per person | -4.7% |
| 2013 | 1.36 million current LCU per person | +3.3% |
| 2014 | 1.62 million current LCU per person | +19.2% |
| 2015 | 1.22 million current LCU per person | -24.9% |
| 2016 | 1.07 million current LCU per person | -12.3% |
| 2017 | 855,937 current LCU per person | -19.8% |
| 2018 | 815,560 current LCU per person | -4.7% |
| 2019 | 954,756 current LCU per person | +17.1% |
| 2020 | 755,251 current LCU per person | -20.9% |
| 2021 | 791,978 current LCU per person | +4.9% |
| 2022 | 840,662 current LCU per person | +6.1% |
| 2023 | 855,533 current LCU per person | +1.8% |
| 2024 | 954,895 current LCU per person | +11.6% |
| 2025 | 1.19 million current LCU per person | +25.0% |
Gabon compared with similar countries
- Gabon's 1.19 million current LCU per person is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 37,938 current LCU per person, 31.5× the median. (51 countries reporting)
- Gabon's 1.19 million current LCU per person is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 101,880 current LCU per person, 11.7× the median. (42 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Gross fixed capital formation (current LCU), per capita (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 | +192.5% | 82,493 current LCU per person | 241,319 current LCU per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 261,837 current LCU per person | 45,649 current LCU per person | 642,683 current LCU per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 488,674 current LCU per person | 300,946 current LCU per person | 715,865 current LCU per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 516,744 current LCU per person | 314,528 current LCU per person | 838,464 current LCU per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 774,015 current LCU per person | 618,436 current LCU per person | 1.08 million current LCU per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.19 million current LCU per person | 815,560 current LCU per person | 1.62 million current LCU per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 898,678 current LCU per person | 755,251 current LCU per person | 1.19 million current LCU per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Gabon
- 19 Kazakhstan, Republic of 1.61 million current LCU per person compare
- 20 Japan 1.42 million current LCU per person compare
- 21 Tanzania, United Republic of 1.37 million current LCU per person compare
- 23 Iraq 1.13 million current LCU per person compare
- 24 Uganda 969,259 current LCU per person compare
- 25 Armenia, Republic of 785,208 current LCU per person compare
More economy & growth data for Gabon
- Real gdp growth, annual growth rate 38.47 % change on previous year (2024)
- 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)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, annual growth rate 28.28 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0081 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per capita 67.28 units per person (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, annual growth rate 22.16 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per unit of GDP 0.0059 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per capita 49.13 units per person (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, annual growth rate -14.58 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross fixed capital formation (current lcu), per capita in Gabon?
- Gross fixed capital formation (current lcu), per capita in Gabon was 1.19 million current LCU per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest gross fixed capital formation (current lcu), per capita recorded in Gabon?
- The highest recorded value was 1.62 million current LCU per person in 2014.
- What is the lowest gross fixed capital formation (current lcu), per capita recorded in Gabon?
- The lowest recorded value was 45,649 current LCU per person in 1970.
- How does Gabon rank for gross fixed capital formation (current lcu), per capita?
- Gabon ranks 22nd out of 181 countries with data for 2025.
- Is gross fixed capital formation (current lcu), per capita rising or falling in Gabon?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.0%. 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 fixed capital formation (current LCU), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Gross fixed capital formation (current LCU) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Gross fixed capital formation (current LCU) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Gross fixed capital formation Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks
- 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 fixed capital formation (current LCU) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.