Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (current LCU) in Gabon
Gabon: Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (current LCU) was 15.74 million current LCU per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (current LCU) in Gabon, 1970–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in current LCU per square kilometre.
Analysis
Gabon recorded 15.74 million current LCU per square kilometre for households and npishs final consumption expenditure (current lcu) in 2023. That is the highest value across all 54 years on record.
The figure is up 5.8% on the previous year and up 44.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, households and npishs final consumption expenditure (current lcu) in Gabon peaked at 15.74 million current LCU per square kilometre in 2023 and was at its lowest, 127,295 current LCU per square kilometre, in 1970.
Gabon ranks 73rd of 188 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.
Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (current LCU) in Gabon, year by year
| Year | current LCU per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 127,295 current LCU per square kilometre | — |
| 1971 | 143,983 current LCU per square kilometre | +13.1% |
| 1972 | 140,489 current LCU per square kilometre | -2.4% |
| 1973 | 285,637 current LCU per square kilometre | +103.3% |
| 1974 | 356,270 current LCU per square kilometre | +24.7% |
| 1975 | 421,469 current LCU per square kilometre | +18.3% |
| 1976 | 459,114 current LCU per square kilometre | +8.9% |
| 1977 | 629,487 current LCU per square kilometre | +37.1% |
| 1978 | 762,991 current LCU per square kilometre | +21.2% |
| 1979 | 848,372 current LCU per square kilometre | +11.2% |
| 1980 | 917,453 current LCU per square kilometre | +8.1% |
| 1981 | 1.09 million current LCU per square kilometre | +18.7% |
| 1982 | 1.26 million current LCU per square kilometre | +15.9% |
| 1983 | 1.50 million current LCU per square kilometre | +18.6% |
| 1984 | 1.80 million current LCU per square kilometre | +20.6% |
| 1985 | 1.88 million current LCU per square kilometre | +4.3% |
| 1986 | 2.17 million current LCU per square kilometre | +15.2% |
| 1987 | 1.98 million current LCU per square kilometre | -8.8% |
| 1988 | 2.12 million current LCU per square kilometre | +7.2% |
| 1989 | 2.85 million current LCU per square kilometre | +34.4% |
| 1990 | 3.13 million current LCU per square kilometre | +9.9% |
| 1991 | 2.63 million current LCU per square kilometre | -15.9% |
| 1992 | 2.85 million current LCU per square kilometre | +8.3% |
| 1993 | 2.87 million current LCU per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 1994 | 3.89 million current LCU per square kilometre | +35.2% |
| 1995 | 3.97 million current LCU per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 1996 | 4.43 million current LCU per square kilometre | +11.6% |
| 1997 | 4.06 million current LCU per square kilometre | -8.2% |
| 1998 | 4.78 million current LCU per square kilometre | +17.8% |
| 1999 | 4.77 million current LCU per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 2000 | 4.51 million current LCU per square kilometre | -5.5% |
| 2001 | 5.15 million current LCU per square kilometre | +14.3% |
| 2002 | 5.36 million current LCU per square kilometre | +4.1% |
| 2003 | 5.47 million current LCU per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 2004 | 5.59 million current LCU per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 2005 | 5.89 million current LCU per square kilometre | +5.4% |
| 2006 | 6.31 million current LCU per square kilometre | +7.1% |
| 2007 | 6.83 million current LCU per square kilometre | +8.3% |
| 2008 | 7.30 million current LCU per square kilometre | +6.9% |
| 2009 | 7.75 million current LCU per square kilometre | +6.2% |
| 2010 | 8.46 million current LCU per square kilometre | +9.1% |
| 2011 | 9.18 million current LCU per square kilometre | +8.6% |
| 2012 | 10.02 million current LCU per square kilometre | +9.1% |
| 2013 | 10.89 million current LCU per square kilometre | +8.7% |
| 2014 | 12.03 million current LCU per square kilometre | +10.5% |
| 2015 | 12.49 million current LCU per square kilometre | +3.8% |
| 2016 | 13.04 million current LCU per square kilometre | +4.5% |
| 2017 | 13.45 million current LCU per square kilometre | +3.1% |
| 2018 | 14.04 million current LCU per square kilometre | +4.4% |
| 2019 | 14.46 million current LCU per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 2020 | 14.36 million current LCU per square kilometre | -0.7% |
| 2021 | 14.31 million current LCU per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 2022 | 14.88 million current LCU per square kilometre | +4.0% |
| 2023 | 15.74 million current LCU per square kilometre | +5.8% |
Gabon compared with similar countries
- Gabon's 15.74 million current LCU per square kilometre is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 6.98 million current LCU per square kilometre, 2.3× the median. (51 countries reporting)
- Gabon's 15.74 million current LCU per square kilometre is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 19.92 million current LCU per square kilometre, 79% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (current LCU) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1973 | +103.3% | 140,489 current LCU per square kilometre | 285,637 current LCU per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 417,511 current LCU per square kilometre | 127,295 current LCU per square kilometre | 848,372 current LCU per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.76 million current LCU per square kilometre | 917,453 current LCU per square kilometre | 2.85 million current LCU per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 3.74 million current LCU per square kilometre | 2.63 million current LCU per square kilometre | 4.78 million current LCU per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 6.01 million current LCU per square kilometre | 4.51 million current LCU per square kilometre | 7.75 million current LCU per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 11.81 million current LCU per square kilometre | 8.46 million current LCU per square kilometre | 14.46 million current LCU per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 14.82 million current LCU per square kilometre | 14.31 million current LCU per square kilometre | 15.74 million current LCU per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Gabon
- 70 Kenya 19.92 million current LCU per square kilometre compare
- 71 Turkey 19.02 million current LCU per square kilometre compare
- 72 Sao Tome and Principe 16.59 million current LCU per square kilometre compare
- 74 Qatar 14.56 million current LCU per square kilometre compare
- 75 Netherlands 13.99 million current LCU per square kilometre compare
- 76 Gambia 13.38 million current LCU 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 households and npishs final consumption expenditure (current lcu) in Gabon?
- Households and npishs final consumption expenditure (current lcu) in Gabon was 15.74 million current LCU per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest households and npishs final consumption expenditure (current lcu) recorded in Gabon?
- The highest recorded value was 15.74 million current LCU per square kilometre in 2023.
- What is the lowest households and npishs final consumption expenditure (current lcu) recorded in Gabon?
- The lowest recorded value was 127,295 current LCU per square kilometre in 1970.
- How does Gabon rank for households and npishs final consumption expenditure (current lcu)?
- Gabon ranks 73rd out of 188 countries with data for 2023.
- Is households and npishs final consumption expenditure (current lcu) rising or falling in Gabon?
- Over the last ten years it is up 44.5%. 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 Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (current LCU), per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (current LCU) 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.
Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (current LCU) ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs)
- 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
Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (current LCU) 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.