Services, value added in Gabon
Gabon: Services, value added was 42.3% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Services, value added in Gabon, 1960–2025
Source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs). Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
The most recent figure for services, value added in Gabon is 42.3%, measured in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 15.0% on the previous year and up 8.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, services, value added in Gabon peaked at 54.0% in 1988 and was at its lowest, 17.8%, in 1963.
Gabon ranks 179th of 204 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 66 years of available data.
Services, value added in Gabon, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 33.9% | — |
| 1961 | 33.2% | -2.0% |
| 1962 | 33.5% | +0.9% |
| 1963 | 17.8% | -46.9% |
| 1964 | 39.1% | +119.7% |
| 1965 | 39.8% | +1.9% |
| 1966 | 39.9% | +0.2% |
| 1967 | 38.0% | -4.7% |
| 1968 | 36.1% | -5.1% |
| 1969 | 35.8% | -0.8% |
| 1970 | 33.9% | -5.4% |
| 1971 | 40.6% | +20.0% |
| 1972 | 35.7% | -12.2% |
| 1973 | 40.5% | +13.6% |
| 1974 | 28.4% | -29.8% |
| 1975 | 31.3% | +10.1% |
| 1976 | 32.6% | +4.2% |
| 1977 | 36.3% | +11.2% |
| 1978 | 35.7% | -1.7% |
| 1979 | 30.8% | -13.7% |
| 1980 | 32.8% | +6.6% |
| 1981 | 35.5% | +8.1% |
| 1982 | 33.2% | -6.3% |
| 1983 | 36.7% | +10.3% |
| 1984 | 34.2% | -6.7% |
| 1985 | 26.7% | -21.9% |
| 1986 | 43.3% | +61.9% |
| 1987 | 40.2% | -7.2% |
| 1988 | 54.0% | +34.4% |
| 1989 | 49.6% | -8.1% |
| 1990 | 49.7% | +0.2% |
| 1991 | 47.8% | -3.9% |
| 1992 | 48.4% | +1.4% |
| 1993 | 46.3% | -4.5% |
| 1994 | 38.3% | -17.2% |
| 1995 | 39.6% | +3.4% |
| 1996 | 37.5% | -5.2% |
| 1997 | 39.1% | +4.2% |
| 1998 | 49.8% | +27.4% |
| 1999 | 43.9% | -11.9% |
| 2000 | 37.5% | -14.5% |
| 2001 | 37.9% | +1.1% |
| 2002 | 38.9% | +2.4% |
| 2003 | 38.8% | -0.1% |
| 2004 | 36.3% | -6.5% |
| 2005 | 29.6% | -18.5% |
| 2006 | 30.9% | +4.6% |
| 2007 | 31.3% | +1.4% |
| 2008 | 29.0% | -7.5% |
| 2009 | 36.8% | +27.0% |
| 2010 | 30.8% | -16.3% |
| 2011 | 25.6% | -16.9% |
| 2012 | 27.5% | +7.1% |
| 2013 | 29.6% | +7.8% |
| 2014 | 32.7% | +10.4% |
| 2015 | 39.0% | +19.4% |
| 2016 | 41.7% | +7.0% |
| 2017 | 42.6% | +2.2% |
| 2018 | 41.1% | -3.6% |
| 2019 | 40.5% | -1.6% |
| 2020 | 44.8% | +10.7% |
| 2021 | 38.6% | -13.9% |
| 2022 | 33.4% | -13.3% |
| 2023 | 37.8% | +13.1% |
| 2024 | 36.8% | -2.6% |
| 2025 | 42.3% | +15.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 34.7% | 17.8% | 39.9% | 10 |
| 1970s | 34.6% | 28.4% | 40.6% | 10 |
| 1980s | 38.6% | 26.7% | 54.0% | 10 |
| 1990s | 44.0% | 37.5% | 49.8% | 10 |
| 2000s | 34.7% | 29.0% | 38.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 35.1% | 25.6% | 42.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 39.0% | 33.4% | 44.8% | 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)
- GNI (current LCU), annual growth rate 0.1978 % change on previous year (2025)
- GNI (current LCU), per unit of GDP 567.38 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- GNI (current LCU), per capita 4.69 million current LCU per person (2025)
- Net primary income (Net income from abroad) (current US$), annual 39.49 % change on previous year (2025)
- Net primary income (Net income from abroad) (current LCU), annual 41.93 % change on previous year (2025)
- Taxes less subsidies on products (current US$), annual growth rate 2.52 % change on previous year (2025)
- Taxes less subsidies on products (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.0372 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Taxes less subsidies on products (current US$), per capita 307.22 current US$ per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is services, value added in Gabon?
- Services, value added in Gabon was 42.3% in 2025, according to Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs).
- What is the highest services, value added recorded in Gabon?
- The highest recorded value was 54.0% in 1988.
- What is the lowest services, value added recorded in Gabon?
- The lowest recorded value was 17.8% in 1963.
- How does Gabon rank for services, value added?
- Gabon ranks 179th out of 204 countries with data for 2025.
- Is services, value added rising or falling in Gabon?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Gabon data come from?
- The figures come from Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs), published as part of Services, value added (% of GDP). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Services industries correspond to ISIC (Rev. 4) divisions 45-99 and includes wholesale and retail trade, repair of motor vehicles, hotels and restaurants, transport, storage and communication, financial intermediation, real estate, renting and business activities, public administration and defence, compulsory social security, education, health and social work, other community, social and personal service activities, private households with employed persons, and extra-territorial organizations and bodies. Value added is the contribution to the economy by a producer or an industry or an institutional sector, which is estimated by the total value of output produced and deducting the total value of intermediate consumption of goods and services used to produce that output. 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.