Total reserves minus gold (current US$), per capita in Gabon
Gabon: Total reserves minus gold (current US$), per capita was 251.59 current US$ per person in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Total reserves minus gold (current US$), per capita in Gabon, 1960–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in current US$ per person.
Analysis
In 2024, total reserves minus gold (current us$), per capita in Gabon stood at 251.59 current US$ per person.
The figure is down 56.8% on the previous year and down 79.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total reserves minus gold (current us$), per capita in Gabon peaked at 1,570 current US$ per person in 2013 and was at its lowest, 0.7036 current US$ per person, in 1993.
Gabon ranks 146th of 182 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Total reserves minus gold (current US$), per capita in Gabon, year by year
| Year | current US$ per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 18.54 current US$ per person | — |
| 1961 | 20.65 current US$ per person | +11.3% |
| 1962 | 21.44 current US$ per person | +3.9% |
| 1963 | 14.41 current US$ per person | -32.8% |
| 1964 | 17.25 current US$ per person | +19.7% |
| 1965 | 32.28 current US$ per person | +87.1% |
| 1966 | 20.85 current US$ per person | -35.4% |
| 1967 | 16.75 current US$ per person | -19.7% |
| 1968 | 9.55 current US$ per person | -43.0% |
| 1969 | 14.21 current US$ per person | +48.7% |
| 1970 | 24.74 current US$ per person | +74.1% |
| 1971 | 41.73 current US$ per person | +68.7% |
| 1972 | 37.41 current US$ per person | -10.4% |
| 1973 | 75.49 current US$ per person | +101.8% |
| 1974 | 159.48 current US$ per person | +111.3% |
| 1975 | 220.58 current US$ per person | +38.3% |
| 1976 | 171.41 current US$ per person | -22.3% |
| 1977 | 14.27 current US$ per person | -91.7% |
| 1978 | 31.74 current US$ per person | +122.4% |
| 1979 | 27.61 current US$ per person | -13.0% |
| 1980 | 143.65 current US$ per person | +420.4% |
| 1981 | 258.8 current US$ per person | +80.2% |
| 1982 | 395.15 current US$ per person | +52.7% |
| 1983 | 230.45 current US$ per person | -41.7% |
| 1984 | 239.29 current US$ per person | +3.8% |
| 1985 | 224.75 current US$ per person | -6.1% |
| 1986 | 143.47 current US$ per person | -36.2% |
| 1987 | 13.25 current US$ per person | -90.8% |
| 1988 | 72.43 current US$ per person | +446.6% |
| 1989 | 35.97 current US$ per person | -50.3% |
| 1990 | 278.29 current US$ per person | +673.7% |
| 1991 | 323.97 current US$ per person | +16.4% |
| 1992 | 68.58 current US$ per person | -78.8% |
| 1993 | 0.7036 current US$ per person | -99.0% |
| 1994 | 160.03 current US$ per person | +22644.4% |
| 1995 | 131.84 current US$ per person | -17.6% |
| 1996 | 215.9 current US$ per person | +63.8% |
| 1997 | 239.2 current US$ per person | +10.8% |
| 1998 | 12.72 current US$ per person | -94.7% |
| 1999 | 14.44 current US$ per person | +13.5% |
| 2000 | 149.02 current US$ per person | +932.2% |
| 2001 | 7.52 current US$ per person | -95.0% |
| 2002 | 103.82 current US$ per person | +1280.3% |
| 2003 | 142.2 current US$ per person | +37.0% |
| 2004 | 311.92 current US$ per person | +119.3% |
| 2005 | 456.82 current US$ per person | +46.5% |
| 2006 | 738.18 current US$ per person | +61.6% |
| 2007 | 788.59 current US$ per person | +6.8% |
| 2008 | 1,197 current US$ per person | +51.8% |
| 2009 | 1,200 current US$ per person | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 1,009 current US$ per person | -15.9% |
| 2011 | 1,211 current US$ per person | +19.9% |
| 2012 | 1,273 current US$ per person | +5.2% |
| 2013 | 1,570 current US$ per person | +23.3% |
| 2014 | 1,253 current US$ per person | -20.2% |
| 2015 | 912.85 current US$ per person | -27.1% |
| 2016 | 375.82 current US$ per person | -58.8% |
| 2017 | 447.43 current US$ per person | +19.1% |
| 2018 | 597.13 current US$ per person | +33.5% |
| 2019 | 605 current US$ per person | +1.3% |
| 2020 | 596.97 current US$ per person | -1.3% |
| 2021 | 548.82 current US$ per person | -8.1% |
| 2022 | 582.32 current US$ per person | +6.1% |
| 2023 | 582.51 current US$ per person | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 251.59 current US$ per person | -56.8% |
Gabon compared with similar countries
- Gabon's 251.59 current US$ per person is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1,652 current US$ per person, 15% of the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Gabon's 251.59 current US$ per person is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 132.31 current US$ per person, 1.9× the median. (40 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Total reserves minus gold (current US$), per capita in Gabon changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1994 | +22644.4% | 0.7036 current US$ per person | 160.03 current US$ per person |
| 2002 | +1280.3% | 7.52 current US$ per person | 103.82 current US$ per person |
| 2000 | +932.2% | 14.44 current US$ per person | 149.02 current US$ per person |
| 1990 | +673.7% | 35.97 current US$ per person | 278.29 current US$ per person |
| 1988 | +446.6% | 13.25 current US$ per person | 72.43 current US$ per person |
| 1980 | +420.4% | 27.61 current US$ per person | 143.65 current US$ per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 18.59 current US$ per person | 9.55 current US$ per person | 32.28 current US$ per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 80.45 current US$ per person | 14.27 current US$ per person | 220.58 current US$ per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 175.72 current US$ per person | 13.25 current US$ per person | 395.15 current US$ per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 144.57 current US$ per person | 0.7036 current US$ per person | 323.97 current US$ per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 509.45 current US$ per person | 7.52 current US$ per person | 1,200 current US$ per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 925.42 current US$ per person | 375.82 current US$ per person | 1,570 current US$ per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 512.44 current US$ per person | 251.59 current US$ per person | 596.97 current US$ per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Gabon
- 143 Haiti 263.63 current US$ per person compare
- 144 Kyrgyzstan 261.75 current US$ per person compare
- 145 Egypt 259.45 current US$ per person compare
- 147 Uzbekistan 251.5 current US$ per person compare
- 148 Sao Tome and Principe 249.59 current US$ per person compare
- 149 Gambia 227.84 current US$ per person 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 reserves minus gold (current us$), per capita in Gabon?
- Total reserves minus gold (current us$), per capita in Gabon was 251.59 current US$ per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest total reserves minus gold (current us$), per capita recorded in Gabon?
- The highest recorded value was 1,570 current US$ per person in 2013.
- What is the lowest total reserves minus gold (current us$), per capita recorded in Gabon?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7036 current US$ per person in 1993.
- How does Gabon rank for total reserves minus gold (current us$), per capita?
- Gabon ranks 146th out of 182 countries with data for 2024.
- Is total reserves minus gold (current us$), per capita rising or falling in Gabon?
- Over the last ten years it is down 79.9%. 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 reserves minus gold (current US$), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Total reserves minus gold (current US$) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Total reserves minus gold (current US$) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Total reserves minus gold International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF)
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Total reserves minus gold (current US$) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.