Total FDI inflows — Value US$, per square kilometre in Gabon
Gabon: Total FDI inflows — Value US$, per square kilometre was 0.0045 million USD per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Total FDI inflows — Value US$, per square kilometre in Gabon, 1990–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in million USD per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for total fdi inflows — value us$, per square kilometre in Gabon is 0.0045 million USD per square kilometre, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 4.2% on the previous year and up 49.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total fdi inflows — value us$, per square kilometre in Gabon peaked at 0.0067 million USD per square kilometre in 2020 and was at its lowest, -0.0019 million USD per square kilometre, in 1996.
That places Gabon 105th out of 174 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Total FDI inflows — Value US$, per square kilometre in Gabon, year by year
| Year | million USD per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.0003 million USD per square kilometre | — |
| 1991 | -0.0002 million USD per square kilometre | -174.3% |
| 1992 | 0.0005 million USD per square kilometre | -332.5% |
| 1993 | -0.0004 million USD per square kilometre | -189.6% |
| 1994 | -0.0004 million USD per square kilometre | -12.4% |
| 1995 | -0.0012 million USD per square kilometre | +218.0% |
| 1996 | -0.0019 million USD per square kilometre | +57.4% |
| 1997 | -0.0012 million USD per square kilometre | -36.1% |
| 1998 | 0.0004 million USD per square kilometre | -131.1% |
| 1999 | -0.0008 million USD per square kilometre | -319.5% |
| 2000 | -0.0002 million USD per square kilometre | -80.4% |
| 2001 | -0.0003 million USD per square kilometre | +109.0% |
| 2002 | 0.0001 million USD per square kilometre | -141.5% |
| 2003 | 0.0008 million USD per square kilometre | +457.5% |
| 2004 | 0.0008 million USD per square kilometre | -6.0% |
| 2005 | 0.0009 million USD per square kilometre | +25.1% |
| 2006 | 0.001 million USD per square kilometre | +10.5% |
| 2007 | 0.0028 million USD per square kilometre | +165.4% |
| 2008 | 0.003 million USD per square kilometre | +7.0% |
| 2009 | 0.0026 million USD per square kilometre | -12.7% |
| 2010 | 0.002 million USD per square kilometre | -21.4% |
| 2011 | 0.0034 million USD per square kilometre | +67.7% |
| 2012 | -0.0009 million USD per square kilometre | -125.2% |
| 2013 | 0.003 million USD per square kilometre | -449.2% |
| 2014 | 0.0041 million USD per square kilometre | +35.9% |
| 2015 | 0.0038 million USD per square kilometre | -5.4% |
| 2016 | 0.0048 million USD per square kilometre | +25.5% |
| 2017 | 0.0051 million USD per square kilometre | +5.7% |
| 2018 | 0.0054 million USD per square kilometre | +4.9% |
| 2019 | 0.006 million USD per square kilometre | +12.6% |
| 2020 | 0.0067 million USD per square kilometre | +10.5% |
| 2021 | 0.0059 million USD per square kilometre | -10.9% |
| 2022 | 0.0043 million USD per square kilometre | -27.8% |
| 2023 | 0.0045 million USD per square kilometre | +4.2% |
Gabon compared with similar countries
- Gabon's 0.0045 million USD per square kilometre is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0107 million USD per square kilometre, 42% of the median. (50 countries reporting)
- Gabon's 0.0045 million USD per square kilometre is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0019 million USD per square kilometre, 2.3× the median. (44 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Total FDI inflows — Value US$, per square kilometre 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 | +457.5% | 0.0001 million USD per square kilometre | 0.0008 million USD per square kilometre |
| 2013 | +449.2% | -0.0009 million USD per square kilometre | 0.003 million USD per square kilometre |
| 1992 | +332.5% | -0.0002 million USD per square kilometre | 0.0005 million USD per square kilometre |
| 1999 | -319.5% | 0.0004 million USD per square kilometre | -0.0008 million USD per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | -0.0005 million USD per square kilometre | -0.0019 million USD per square kilometre | 0.0005 million USD per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0011 million USD per square kilometre | -0.0003 million USD per square kilometre | 0.003 million USD per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0037 million USD per square kilometre | -0.0009 million USD per square kilometre | 0.006 million USD per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0053 million USD per square kilometre | 0.0043 million USD per square kilometre | 0.0067 million USD per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Gabon
- 102 Fiji 0.005 million USD per square kilometre compare
- 103 Uzbekistan 0.005 million USD per square kilometre compare
- 104 Tunisia 0.0049 million USD per square kilometre compare
- 106 South Africa 0.0043 million USD per square kilometre compare
- 107 Australia 0.0039 million USD per square kilometre compare
- 108 Benin 0.0038 million USD per square kilometre 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 total fdi inflows — value us$, per square kilometre in Gabon?
- Total fdi inflows — value us$, per square kilometre in Gabon was 0.0045 million USD per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest total fdi inflows — value us$, per square kilometre recorded in Gabon?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0067 million USD per square kilometre in 2020.
- What is the lowest total fdi inflows — value us$, per square kilometre recorded in Gabon?
- The lowest recorded value was -0.0019 million USD per square kilometre in 1996.
- How does Gabon rank for total fdi inflows — value us$, per square kilometre?
- Gabon ranks 105th out of 174 countries with data for 2023.
- Is total fdi inflows — value us$, per square kilometre rising or falling in Gabon?
- Over the last ten years it is up 49.2%. 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$, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Total FDI inflows — Value US$ divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Total FDI inflows — Value US$ ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Total FDI inflows — Value US$ Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
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 Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.