Personal transfers, receipts (BoP, current US$), annual growth rate in Gabon
Gabon: Personal transfers, receipts (BoP, current US$), annual growth rate was -69.86 % change on previous year in 2015. ◆ Volatile
Personal transfers, receipts (BoP, current US$), annual growth rate in Gabon, 1980–2015
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in % change on previous year.
Analysis
The most recent figure for personal transfers, receipts (bop, current us$), annual growth rate in Gabon is -69.86 % change on previous year, measured in 2015. That is the lowest value across all 28 years on record.
The figure is down 168.0% on the previous year and down 2,195.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, personal transfers, receipts (bop, current us$), annual growth rate in Gabon peaked at 374.28 % change on previous year in 1983 and was at its lowest, -69.86 % change on previous year, in 2015.
Gabon ranks 171st of 174 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Personal transfers, receipts (BoP, current US$), annual growth rate in Gabon, year by year
| Year | % change on previous year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | -49.66 % change on previous year | — |
| 1981 | 288.76 % change on previous year | -681.5% |
| 1982 | -66.92 % change on previous year | -123.2% |
| 1983 | 374.28 % change on previous year | -659.3% |
| 1984 | -68.29 % change on previous year | -118.2% |
| 1985 | 45.89 % change on previous year | -167.2% |
| 1986 | 72.97 % change on previous year | +59.0% |
| 1987 | 15.23 % change on previous year | -79.1% |
| 1988 | -49.55 % change on previous year | -425.4% |
| 1989 | 16.71 % change on previous year | -133.7% |
| 1996 | -35.4 % change on previous year | -311.9% |
| 1997 | 64.01 % change on previous year | -280.8% |
| 1998 | -15.82 % change on previous year | -124.7% |
| 1999 | -32.03 % change on previous year | +102.5% |
| 2000 | 2.85 % change on previous year | -108.9% |
| 2001 | -45.15 % change on previous year | -1683.4% |
| 2002 | -6.64 % change on previous year | -85.3% |
| 2003 | 229.12 % change on previous year | -3549.2% |
| 2004 | -62.4 % change on previous year | -127.2% |
| 2005 | 3.33 % change on previous year | -105.3% |
| 2008 | 54.9 % change on previous year | +1546.8% |
| 2009 | -6.8 % change on previous year | -112.4% |
| 2010 | 293.86 % change on previous year | -4419.5% |
| 2011 | -63.29 % change on previous year | -121.5% |
| 2012 | 121.53 % change on previous year | -292.0% |
| 2013 | -27.73 % change on previous year | -122.8% |
| 2014 | 102.72 % change on previous year | -470.5% |
| 2015 | -69.86 % change on previous year | -168.0% |
Gabon compared with similar countries
- Gabon's -69.86 % change on previous year is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 5.61 % change on previous year. (51 countries reporting)
- Gabon's -69.86 % change on previous year is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 6.58 % change on previous year. (42 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Personal transfers, receipts (BoP, current US$), annual growth rate in Gabon changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | +4419.5% | -6.8 % change on previous year | 293.86 % change on previous year |
| 2003 | +3549.2% | -6.64 % change on previous year | 229.12 % change on previous year |
| 2001 | -1683.4% | 2.85 % change on previous year | -45.15 % change on previous year |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 57.94 % change on previous year | -68.29 % change on previous year | 374.28 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1990s | -4.81 % change on previous year | -35.4 % change on previous year | 64.01 % change on previous year | 4 |
| 2000s | 21.15 % change on previous year | -62.4 % change on previous year | 229.12 % change on previous year | 8 |
| 2010s | 59.54 % change on previous year | -69.86 % change on previous year | 293.86 % change on previous year | 6 |
Countries ranked near Gabon
- 168 Mauritania -44.11 % change on previous year compare
- 169 Ireland -66.13 % change on previous year compare
- 170 Barbados -69.62 % change on previous year compare
- 172 Eswatini -73.34 % change on previous year compare
- 173 Germany -73.88 % change on previous year
- 174 Papua New Guinea -89.27 % change on previous year compare
More economy & growth data for Gabon
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 0.8121 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 2.63 Percent per annum (2029)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, annual growth rate 28.28 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0081 units per US$ 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 personal transfers, receipts (bop, current us$), annual growth rate in Gabon?
- Personal transfers, receipts (bop, current us$), annual growth rate in Gabon was -69.86 % change on previous year in 2015, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest personal transfers, receipts (bop, current us$), annual growth rate recorded in Gabon?
- The highest recorded value was 374.28 % change on previous year in 1983.
- What is the lowest personal transfers, receipts (bop, current us$), annual growth rate recorded in Gabon?
- The lowest recorded value was -69.86 % change on previous year in 2015.
- How does Gabon rank for personal transfers, receipts (bop, current us$), annual growth rate?
- Gabon ranks 171st out of 174 countries with data for 2015.
- Is personal transfers, receipts (bop, current us$), annual growth rate rising or falling in Gabon?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2,195.3%. 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 Personal transfers, receipts (BoP, current US$), annual growth rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
The year-on-year percentage change in Personal transfers, receipts (BoP, current US$). Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.
Computed from
- Personal transfers, receipts Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF)
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
The year-on-year percentage change in Personal transfers, receipts (BoP, current US$). Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.