Total FDI inflows — Value US$, per capita in Gabon
Gabon: Total FDI inflows — Value US$, per capita was 0.0005 million USD per person in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Total FDI inflows — Value US$, per capita in Gabon, 1990–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in million USD per person.
Analysis
In 2023, total fdi inflows — value us$, per capita in Gabon stood at 0.0005 million USD per person.
The figure is up 1.9% on the previous year and up 14.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total fdi inflows — value us$, per capita in Gabon peaked at 0.0007 million USD per person in 2020 and was at its lowest, -0.0004 million USD per person, in 1996.
That places Gabon 58th out of 174 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Total FDI inflows — Value US$, per capita in Gabon, year by year
| Year | million USD per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.0001 million USD per person | — |
| 1991 | -0.0001 million USD per person | -172.3% |
| 1992 | 0.0001 million USD per person | -326.4% |
| 1993 | -0.0001 million USD per person | -187.2% |
| 1994 | -0.0001 million USD per person | -14.7% |
| 1995 | -0.0003 million USD per person | +209.9% |
| 1996 | -0.0004 million USD per person | +53.5% |
| 1997 | -0.0003 million USD per person | -37.7% |
| 1998 | 0.0001 million USD per person | -130.4% |
| 1999 | -0.0002 million USD per person | -314.0% |
| 2000 | -0 million USD per person | -80.9% |
| 2001 | -0.0001 million USD per person | +103.6% |
| 2002 | 0 million USD per person | -140.4% |
| 2003 | 0.0001 million USD per person | +442.5% |
| 2004 | 0.0001 million USD per person | -8.6% |
| 2005 | 0.0002 million USD per person | +21.5% |
| 2006 | 0.0002 million USD per person | +7.2% |
| 2007 | 0.0005 million USD per person | +157.2% |
| 2008 | 0.0005 million USD per person | +3.6% |
| 2009 | 0.0004 million USD per person | -15.5% |
| 2010 | 0.0003 million USD per person | -24.1% |
| 2011 | 0.0005 million USD per person | +61.9% |
| 2012 | -0.0001 million USD per person | -124.4% |
| 2013 | 0.0004 million USD per person | -437.1% |
| 2014 | 0.0005 million USD per person | +31.4% |
| 2015 | 0.0005 million USD per person | -8.3% |
| 2016 | 0.0006 million USD per person | +22.0% |
| 2017 | 0.0006 million USD per person | +2.9% |
| 2018 | 0.0006 million USD per person | +2.3% |
| 2019 | 0.0007 million USD per person | +9.9% |
| 2020 | 0.0007 million USD per person | +7.9% |
| 2021 | 0.0006 million USD per person | -12.9% |
| 2022 | 0.0005 million USD per person | -29.4% |
| 2023 | 0.0005 million USD per person | +1.9% |
Gabon compared with similar countries
- Gabon's 0.0005 million USD per person is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0002 million USD per person, 3.1× the median. (50 countries reporting)
- Gabon's 0.0005 million USD per person is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0 million USD per person, 13.8× the median. (44 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Total FDI inflows — Value US$, per capita in Gabon changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | +442.5% | 0 million USD per person | 0.0001 million USD per person |
| 2013 | +437.1% | -0.0001 million USD per person | 0.0004 million USD per person |
| 1992 | +326.4% | -0.0001 million USD per person | 0.0001 million USD per person |
| 1999 | -314.0% | 0.0001 million USD per person | -0.0002 million USD per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | -0.0001 million USD per person | -0.0004 million USD per person | 0.0001 million USD per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0002 million USD per person | -0.0001 million USD per person | 0.0005 million USD per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0005 million USD per person | -0.0001 million USD per person | 0.0007 million USD per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0006 million USD per person | 0.0005 million USD per person | 0.0007 million USD per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near Gabon
More economy & growth data for Gabon
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 0.8121 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 2.63 Percent per annum (2029)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, annual growth rate 28.28 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0081 units per US$ 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 total fdi inflows — value us$, per capita in Gabon?
- Total fdi inflows — value us$, per capita in Gabon was 0.0005 million USD per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest total fdi inflows — value us$, per capita recorded in Gabon?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0007 million USD per person in 2020.
- What is the lowest total fdi inflows — value us$, per capita recorded in Gabon?
- The lowest recorded value was -0.0004 million USD per person in 1996.
- How does Gabon rank for total fdi inflows — value us$, per capita?
- Gabon ranks 58th out of 174 countries with data for 2023.
- Is total fdi inflows — value us$, per capita rising or falling in Gabon?
- Over the last ten years it is up 14.9%. 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 Total FDI inflows — Value US$, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Total FDI inflows — Value US$ divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Total FDI inflows — Value US$ ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Total FDI inflows — Value US$ Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- 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
Total FDI inflows — Value US$ divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.