Households and NPISHs final consumption expenditure in Gabon
Gabon: Households and NPISHs final consumption expenditure was 37.9% in 2025. ▬ Flat
Households and NPISHs final consumption expenditure in Gabon, 1970–2025
Source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks. Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
In 2025, households and npishs final consumption expenditure in Gabon stood at 37.9%.
The figure is up 13.2% on the previous year and up 0.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, households and npishs final consumption expenditure in Gabon peaked at 54.9% in 1989 and was at its lowest, 16.5%, in 1976.
That places Gabon 179th out of 190 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Households and NPISHs final consumption expenditure in Gabon, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 36.6% | — |
| 1971 | 35.3% | -3.7% |
| 1972 | 33.4% | -5.5% |
| 1973 | 45.7% | +36.9% |
| 1974 | 24.7% | -45.9% |
| 1975 | 23.5% | -4.9% |
| 1976 | 16.5% | -30.0% |
| 1977 | 23.5% | +42.9% |
| 1978 | 36.5% | +55.2% |
| 1979 | 33.9% | -7.0% |
| 1980 | 26.1% | -22.9% |
| 1981 | 26.7% | +2.3% |
| 1982 | 27.3% | +2.3% |
| 1983 | 29.8% | +9.1% |
| 1984 | 29.9% | +0.1% |
| 1985 | 32.3% | +8.2% |
| 1986 | 47.4% | +46.6% |
| 1987 | 51.6% | +9.0% |
| 1988 | 47.8% | -7.4% |
| 1989 | 54.9% | +14.9% |
| 1990 | 49.7% | -9.4% |
| 1991 | 44.5% | -10.6% |
| 1992 | 49.6% | +11.5% |
| 1993 | 48.4% | -2.5% |
| 1994 | 43.0% | -11.1% |
| 1995 | 41.3% | -4.0% |
| 1996 | 39.1% | -5.2% |
| 1997 | 33.7% | -14.0% |
| 1998 | 46.6% | +38.5% |
| 1999 | 42.8% | -8.2% |
| 2000 | 32.2% | -24.8% |
| 2001 | 36.1% | +12.1% |
| 2002 | 37.3% | +3.5% |
| 2003 | 37.3% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 35.1% | -5.8% |
| 2005 | 30.0% | -14.6% |
| 2006 | 30.1% | +0.3% |
| 2007 | 29.5% | -2.0% |
| 2008 | 27.1% | -8.3% |
| 2009 | 35.1% | +29.5% |
| 2010 | 30.6% | -12.6% |
| 2011 | 27.6% | -10.0% |
| 2012 | 29.4% | +6.8% |
| 2013 | 32.3% | +9.6% |
| 2014 | 34.5% | +6.8% |
| 2015 | 37.8% | +9.7% |
| 2016 | 40.4% | +6.9% |
| 2017 | 40.0% | -1.2% |
| 2018 | 38.6% | -3.4% |
| 2019 | 37.7% | -2.4% |
| 2020 | 41.9% | +11.2% |
| 2021 | 34.2% | -18.4% |
| 2022 | 30.1% | -12.1% |
| 2023 | 34.5% | +14.7% |
| 2024 | 33.5% | -2.9% |
| 2025 | 37.9% | +13.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 31.0% | 16.5% | 45.7% | 10 |
| 1980s | 37.4% | 26.1% | 54.9% | 10 |
| 1990s | 43.9% | 33.7% | 49.7% | 10 |
| 2000s | 33.0% | 27.1% | 37.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 34.9% | 27.6% | 40.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 35.3% | 30.1% | 41.9% | 6 |
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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)
- Total reserves minus gold (current US$), annual growth rate -55.87 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total reserves minus gold (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.0306 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Total reserves minus gold (current US$), per capita 251.59 current US$ per person (2024)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current US$) 11.54 % change on previous year (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current US$), per 0.1116 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current US$), per 922.3 current US$ per person (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current LCU) 7.05 % change on previous year (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current LCU), per 64.95 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is households and npishs final consumption expenditure in Gabon?
- Households and npishs final consumption expenditure in Gabon was 37.9% in 2025, according to Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks.
- What is the highest households and npishs final consumption expenditure recorded in Gabon?
- The highest recorded value was 54.9% in 1989.
- What is the lowest households and npishs final consumption expenditure recorded in Gabon?
- The lowest recorded value was 16.5% in 1976.
- How does Gabon rank for households and npishs final consumption expenditure?
- Gabon ranks 179th out of 190 countries with data for 2025.
- Is households and npishs final consumption expenditure rising or falling in Gabon?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Gabon data come from?
- The figures come from Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks, published as part of Households and NPISHs final consumption expenditure (% of GDP). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
This field includes expenditure on goods and services by the Household and NPISH sector for the direct satisfaction of human needs or wants, whether individual or collective. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) which is the total income earned through the production of goods and services in an economic territory during an accounting period.