Revenue, excluding grants in Gabon
Gabon: Revenue, excluding grants was 15.1% in 2021. ▼ Falling
Revenue, excluding grants in Gabon, 2012–2021
Source: Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
In 2021, revenue, excluding grants in Gabon stood at 15.1%. That is the lowest value across all 10 years on record.
That represents a change of down 13.2% on the previous year and down 49.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, revenue, excluding grants in Gabon peaked at 29.9% in 2013 and was at its lowest, 15.1%, in 2021.
Gabon ranks 128th of 157 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Revenue, excluding grants in Gabon, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 29.8% | — |
| 2013 | 29.9% | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 25.7% | -14.0% |
| 2015 | 20.1% | -21.8% |
| 2016 | 17.4% | -13.4% |
| 2017 | 17.7% | +1.5% |
| 2018 | 16.8% | -4.9% |
| 2019 | 19.4% | +15.6% |
| 2020 | 17.4% | -10.2% |
| 2021 | 15.1% | -13.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 22.1% | 16.8% | 29.9% | 8 |
| 2020s | 16.3% | 15.1% | 17.4% | 2 |
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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)
- Gross capital formation (current US$), annual growth rate 33.04 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross capital formation (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.2483 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gross capital formation (current US$), per capita 2,051 current US$ per person (2025)
- Gross capital formation (current LCU), annual growth rate 27.68 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross capital formation (current LCU), per unit of GDP 144.47 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gross capital formation (current LCU), per capita 1.19 million current LCU per person (2025)
- Gross capital formation (constant 2015 US$), annual growth rate 11.26 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross capital formation (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP 0.4589 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is revenue, excluding grants in Gabon?
- Revenue, excluding grants in Gabon was 15.1% in 2021, according to Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest revenue, excluding grants recorded in Gabon?
- The highest recorded value was 29.9% in 2013.
- What is the lowest revenue, excluding grants recorded in Gabon?
- The lowest recorded value was 15.1% in 2021.
- How does Gabon rank for revenue, excluding grants?
- Gabon ranks 128th out of 157 countries with data for 2021.
- Is revenue, excluding grants rising or falling in Gabon?
- Over the last ten years it is down 49.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Gabon data come from?
- The figures come from Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as part of Revenue, excluding grants (% of GDP). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Revenue is an increase in net worth resulting from a transaction. Grants are excluded from this figure. 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.