Manufacturing, value added (current US$), per capita (capita US) in Gabon
Gabon: Manufacturing, value added (current US$), per capita (capita US) was 1,575 current US$ per person in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Manufacturing, value added (current US$), per capita in Gabon, 1965–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in current US$ per person.
Analysis
Gabon recorded 1,575 current US$ per person for manufacturing, value added (current us$), per capita in 2025.
That represents a change of down 1.6% on the previous year and up 34.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, manufacturing, value added (current us$), per capita in Gabon peaked at 1,957 current US$ per person in 2011 and was at its lowest, 29.36 current US$ per person, in 1966.
Gabon ranks 66th of 203 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.
Manufacturing, value added (current US$), per capita (capita US) in Gabon, year by year
| Year | current US$ per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1965 | 29.88 current US$ per person | — |
| 1966 | 29.36 current US$ per person | -1.7% |
| 1967 | 44.04 current US$ per person | +50.0% |
| 1968 | 40.94 current US$ per person | -7.0% |
| 1969 | 38.91 current US$ per person | -5.0% |
| 1970 | 37.04 current US$ per person | -4.8% |
| 1971 | 44.77 current US$ per person | +20.9% |
| 1972 | 53.67 current US$ per person | +19.9% |
| 1973 | 75.72 current US$ per person | +41.1% |
| 1974 | 87.23 current US$ per person | +15.2% |
| 1975 | 138.81 current US$ per person | +59.1% |
| 1976 | 171.69 current US$ per person | +23.7% |
| 1977 | 191.21 current US$ per person | +11.4% |
| 1978 | 200.63 current US$ per person | +4.9% |
| 1979 | 208.18 current US$ per person | +3.8% |
| 1980 | 260.56 current US$ per person | +25.2% |
| 1981 | 202.59 current US$ per person | -22.2% |
| 1982 | 196.63 current US$ per person | -2.9% |
| 1983 | 187.35 current US$ per person | -4.7% |
| 1984 | 229.54 current US$ per person | +22.5% |
| 1985 | 282.62 current US$ per person | +23.1% |
| 1986 | 360.3 current US$ per person | +27.5% |
| 1987 | 307.28 current US$ per person | -14.7% |
| 1988 | 313.12 current US$ per person | +1.9% |
| 1989 | 280.02 current US$ per person | -10.6% |
| 1990 | 337.89 current US$ per person | +20.7% |
| 1991 | 329.92 current US$ per person | -2.4% |
| 1992 | 333.64 current US$ per person | +1.1% |
| 1993 | 258.35 current US$ per person | -22.6% |
| 1994 | 181.11 current US$ per person | -29.9% |
| 1995 | 199.77 current US$ per person | +10.3% |
| 1996 | 200.74 current US$ per person | +0.5% |
| 1997 | 198.24 current US$ per person | -1.2% |
| 1998 | 207.59 current US$ per person | +4.7% |
| 1999 | 177.31 current US$ per person | -14.6% |
| 2000 | 148.36 current US$ per person | -16.3% |
| 2001 | 97.47 current US$ per person | -34.3% |
| 2002 | 106.08 current US$ per person | +8.8% |
| 2003 | 125.65 current US$ per person | +18.4% |
| 2004 | 152.04 current US$ per person | +21.0% |
| 2005 | 846.62 current US$ per person | +456.8% |
| 2006 | 785.2 current US$ per person | -7.3% |
| 2007 | 1,023 current US$ per person | +30.3% |
| 2008 | 1,378 current US$ per person | +34.7% |
| 2009 | 1,387 current US$ per person | +0.7% |
| 2010 | 1,427 current US$ per person | +2.9% |
| 2011 | 1,957 current US$ per person | +37.1% |
| 2012 | 1,534 current US$ per person | -21.6% |
| 2013 | 1,579 current US$ per person | +2.9% |
| 2014 | 1,600 current US$ per person | +1.4% |
| 2015 | 1,176 current US$ per person | -26.5% |
| 2016 | 1,166 current US$ per person | -0.9% |
| 2017 | 1,220 current US$ per person | +4.7% |
| 2018 | 1,444 current US$ per person | +18.4% |
| 2019 | 1,399 current US$ per person | -3.1% |
| 2020 | 1,227 current US$ per person | -12.3% |
| 2021 | 1,771 current US$ per person | +44.3% |
| 2022 | 1,749 current US$ per person | -1.2% |
| 2023 | 1,602 current US$ per person | -8.4% |
| 2024 | 1,602 current US$ per person | -0.1% |
| 2025 | 1,575 current US$ per person | -1.6% |
Gabon compared with similar countries
- Gabon's 1,575 current US$ per person is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 847.2 current US$ per person, 1.9× the median. (59 countries reporting)
- Gabon's 1,575 current US$ per person is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 108.5 current US$ per person, 14.5× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Manufacturing, value added (current US$), per capita (capita US) in Gabon changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | +456.8% | 152.04 current US$ per person | 846.62 current US$ per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 36.63 current US$ per person | 29.36 current US$ per person | 44.04 current US$ per person | 5 |
| 1970s | 120.9 current US$ per person | 37.04 current US$ per person | 208.18 current US$ per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 262 current US$ per person | 187.35 current US$ per person | 360.3 current US$ per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 242.46 current US$ per person | 177.31 current US$ per person | 337.89 current US$ per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 604.94 current US$ per person | 97.47 current US$ per person | 1,387 current US$ per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,450 current US$ per person | 1,166 current US$ per person | 1,957 current US$ per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,588 current US$ per person | 1,227 current US$ per person | 1,771 current US$ per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Gabon
- 63 Serbia 1,735 current US$ per person compare
- 64 Chile 1,611 current US$ per person compare
- 65 Greenland 1,593 current US$ per person compare
- 67 Andorra 1,543 current US$ per person compare
- 68 North Macedonia 1,503 current US$ per person compare
- 69 Equatorial Guinea 1,476 current US$ per person 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)
- 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)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0363 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is manufacturing, value added (current us$), per capita in Gabon?
- Manufacturing, value added (current us$), per capita in Gabon was 1,575 current US$ per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest manufacturing, value added (current us$), per capita recorded in Gabon?
- The highest recorded value was 1,957 current US$ per person in 2011.
- What is the lowest manufacturing, value added (current us$), per capita recorded in Gabon?
- The lowest recorded value was 29.36 current US$ per person in 1966.
- How does Gabon rank for manufacturing, value added (current us$), per capita?
- Gabon ranks 66th out of 203 countries with data for 2025.
- Is manufacturing, value added (current us$), per capita rising or falling in Gabon?
- Over the last ten years it is up 34.0%. 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 Manufacturing, value added (current US$), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Manufacturing, value added (current US$) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Manufacturing, value added (current US$) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Manufacturing, value added Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs)
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Manufacturing, value added (current US$) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.