Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Value US$, 2015 prices, per square in Gabon
Gabon: Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Value US$, 2015 prices, per square was 0.034 million USD per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Value US$, 2015 prices, per square in Gabon, 1970–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in million USD per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2023, gross fixed capital formation — value us$, 2015 prices, per square in Gabon stood at 0.034 million USD per square kilometre. That is the highest value across all 54 years on record.
That represents a change of up 6.2% on the previous year and up 105.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross fixed capital formation — value us$, 2015 prices, per square in Gabon peaked at 0.034 million USD per square kilometre in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.0028 million USD per square kilometre, in 1970.
Gabon ranks 144th of 194 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Value US$, 2015 prices, per square in Gabon, year by year
| Year | million USD per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.0028 million USD per square kilometre | — |
| 1971 | 0.0032 million USD per square kilometre | +14.4% |
| 1972 | 0.0039 million USD per square kilometre | +19.5% |
| 1973 | 0.0045 million USD per square kilometre | +15.3% |
| 1974 | 0.0125 million USD per square kilometre | +181.0% |
| 1975 | 0.0155 million USD per square kilometre | +23.7% |
| 1976 | 0.0221 million USD per square kilometre | +43.1% |
| 1977 | 0.0173 million USD per square kilometre | -21.9% |
| 1978 | 0.0066 million USD per square kilometre | -62.0% |
| 1979 | 0.0081 million USD per square kilometre | +23.5% |
| 1980 | 0.008 million USD per square kilometre | -2.0% |
| 1981 | 0.011 million USD per square kilometre | +38.0% |
| 1982 | 0.0104 million USD per square kilometre | -5.7% |
| 1983 | 0.011 million USD per square kilometre | +6.7% |
| 1984 | 0.0107 million USD per square kilometre | -3.4% |
| 1985 | 0.012 million USD per square kilometre | +12.4% |
| 1986 | 0.0103 million USD per square kilometre | -14.5% |
| 1987 | 0.0051 million USD per square kilometre | -50.4% |
| 1988 | 0.0095 million USD per square kilometre | +87.7% |
| 1989 | 0.006 million USD per square kilometre | -36.8% |
| 1990 | 0.006 million USD per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 0.0071 million USD per square kilometre | +18.0% |
| 1992 | 0.0062 million USD per square kilometre | -12.8% |
| 1993 | 0.0065 million USD per square kilometre | +5.0% |
| 1994 | 0.0062 million USD per square kilometre | -4.2% |
| 1995 | 0.0066 million USD per square kilometre | +5.9% |
| 1996 | 0.0073 million USD per square kilometre | +10.9% |
| 1997 | 0.0101 million USD per square kilometre | +37.6% |
| 1998 | 0.0114 million USD per square kilometre | +12.8% |
| 1999 | 0.0073 million USD per square kilometre | -35.9% |
| 2000 | 0.0067 million USD per square kilometre | -8.3% |
| 2001 | 0.0074 million USD per square kilometre | +10.7% |
| 2002 | 0.0087 million USD per square kilometre | +17.6% |
| 2003 | 0.0075 million USD per square kilometre | -13.9% |
| 2004 | 0.0071 million USD per square kilometre | -4.9% |
| 2005 | 0.0073 million USD per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 2006 | 0.0078 million USD per square kilometre | +6.9% |
| 2007 | 0.0085 million USD per square kilometre | +9.8% |
| 2008 | 0.0094 million USD per square kilometre | +10.3% |
| 2009 | 0.0095 million USD per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 2010 | 0.0126 million USD per square kilometre | +32.7% |
| 2011 | 0.0153 million USD per square kilometre | +20.9% |
| 2012 | 0.0172 million USD per square kilometre | +12.4% |
| 2013 | 0.0166 million USD per square kilometre | -3.6% |
| 2014 | 0.0188 million USD per square kilometre | +13.5% |
| 2015 | 0.0163 million USD per square kilometre | -13.2% |
| 2016 | 0.0161 million USD per square kilometre | -1.3% |
| 2017 | 0.0148 million USD per square kilometre | -7.9% |
| 2018 | 0.0259 million USD per square kilometre | +74.5% |
| 2019 | 0.0315 million USD per square kilometre | +21.5% |
| 2020 | 0.0262 million USD per square kilometre | -16.7% |
| 2021 | 0.0295 million USD per square kilometre | +12.7% |
| 2022 | 0.032 million USD per square kilometre | +8.4% |
| 2023 | 0.034 million USD per square kilometre | +6.2% |
Gabon compared with similar countries
- Gabon's 0.034 million USD per square kilometre is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0962 million USD per square kilometre, 35% of the median. (54 countries reporting)
- Gabon's 0.034 million USD per square kilometre is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0172 million USD per square kilometre, 2.0× the median. (45 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Value US$, 2015 prices, per square in Gabon changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1974 | +181.0% | 0.0045 million USD per square kilometre | 0.0125 million USD per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0097 million USD per square kilometre | 0.0028 million USD per square kilometre | 0.0221 million USD per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0094 million USD per square kilometre | 0.0051 million USD per square kilometre | 0.012 million USD per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0075 million USD per square kilometre | 0.006 million USD per square kilometre | 0.0114 million USD per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.008 million USD per square kilometre | 0.0067 million USD per square kilometre | 0.0095 million USD per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0185 million USD per square kilometre | 0.0126 million USD per square kilometre | 0.0315 million USD per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0304 million USD per square kilometre | 0.0262 million USD per square kilometre | 0.034 million USD per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Gabon
- 141 Peru 0.0378 million USD per square kilometre compare
- 142 Haiti 0.0362 million USD per square kilometre compare
- 143 Bhutan 0.0344 million USD per square kilometre compare
- 145 Ukraine 0.0338 million USD per square kilometre compare
- 146 Togo 0.0336 million USD per square kilometre compare
- 147 Myanmar 0.0334 million USD per square kilometre compare
More economy & growth data for Gabon
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 0.8121 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 2.63 Percent per annum (2029)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), 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$), annual growth rate -55.87 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross fixed capital formation — value us$, 2015 prices, per square in Gabon?
- Gross fixed capital formation — value us$, 2015 prices, per square in Gabon was 0.034 million USD per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest gross fixed capital formation — value us$, 2015 prices, per square recorded in Gabon?
- The highest recorded value was 0.034 million USD per square kilometre in 2023.
- What is the lowest gross fixed capital formation — value us$, 2015 prices, per square recorded in Gabon?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0028 million USD per square kilometre in 1970.
- How does Gabon rank for gross fixed capital formation — value us$, 2015 prices, per square?
- Gabon ranks 144th out of 194 countries with data for 2023.
- Is gross fixed capital formation — value us$, 2015 prices, per square rising or falling in Gabon?
- Over the last ten years it is up 105.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Gabon data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Value US$, 2015 prices, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Value US$, 2015 prices divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Value US$, 2015 prices ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Value US$, 2015 prices Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Value US$, 2015 prices 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.