Travel services in Gabon
Gabon: Travel services was 12.4% in 2015. ▲ Rising
Travel services in Gabon, 1978–2015
Source: Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of service imports, BoP.
Analysis
Gabon recorded 12.4% for travel services in 2015.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 25.9% on the previous year and down 53.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, travel services in Gabon peaked at 31.8% in 2001 and was at its lowest, 7.9%, in 1985.
Gabon ranks 138th of 198 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 37 years of available data.
Travel services in Gabon, year by year
| Year | % of service imports, BoP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1978 | 17.9% | — |
| 1979 | 11.8% | -34.2% |
| 1980 | 12.2% | +3.8% |
| 1981 | 12.3% | +1.0% |
| 1982 | 9.9% | -19.7% |
| 1983 | 8.5% | -13.9% |
| 1984 | 8.2% | -3.9% |
| 1985 | 7.9% | -3.7% |
| 1986 | 14.8% | +87.8% |
| 1987 | 17.5% | +18.3% |
| 1988 | 16.5% | -5.7% |
| 1989 | 13.8% | -16.6% |
| 1990 | 13.6% | -1.3% |
| 1991 | 12.7% | -6.7% |
| 1992 | 15.4% | +21.9% |
| 1993 | 15.1% | -2.5% |
| 1994 | 17.3% | +15.2% |
| 1995 | 16.4% | -5.6% |
| 1996 | 10.9% | -33.6% |
| 1997 | 9.1% | -16.5% |
| 1998 | 8.5% | -6.2% |
| 1999 | 10.6% | +23.9% |
| 2000 | 9.8% | -6.8% |
| 2001 | 31.8% | +223.5% |
| 2002 | 25.9% | -18.8% |
| 2003 | 23.3% | -10.0% |
| 2004 | 22.9% | -1.7% |
| 2005 | 26.5% | +15.9% |
| 2007 | 23.0% | -13.2% |
| 2008 | 23.3% | +1.1% |
| 2009 | 21.8% | -6.3% |
| 2010 | 20.9% | -4.1% |
| 2011 | 21.2% | +1.4% |
| 2012 | 13.1% | -38.3% |
| 2013 | 10.3% | -21.3% |
| 2014 | 16.7% | +62.1% |
| 2015 | 12.4% | -25.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 14.8% | 11.8% | 17.9% | 2 |
| 1980s | 12.2% | 7.9% | 17.5% | 10 |
| 1990s | 12.9% | 8.5% | 17.3% | 10 |
| 2000s | 23.1% | 9.8% | 31.8% | 9 |
| 2010s | 15.8% | 10.3% | 21.2% | 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)
- Total reserves minus gold (current US$), annual growth rate -55.87 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total reserves minus gold (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.0306 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Total reserves minus gold (current US$), per capita 251.59 current US$ per person (2024)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current US$) 11.54 % change on previous year (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current US$), per 0.1116 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current US$), per 922.3 current US$ per person (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current LCU) 7.05 % change on previous year (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current LCU), per 64.95 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is travel services in Gabon?
- Travel services in Gabon was 12.4% in 2015, according to Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest travel services recorded in Gabon?
- The highest recorded value was 31.8% in 2001.
- What is the lowest travel services recorded in Gabon?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.9% in 1985.
- How does Gabon rank for travel services?
- Gabon ranks 138th out of 198 countries with data for 2015.
- Is travel services rising or falling in Gabon?
- Over the last ten years it is down 53.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Gabon data come from?
- The figures come from Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as part of Travel services (% of service imports, BoP). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Travel services cover goods and services for own use or to give away acquired from an economy by nonresidents during visits to that economy, or acquired from other economies by residents during visits to these other economies. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of service imports which are services provided by non-residents to residents.