Capital stock, General government, Current prices … capita Current in Gabon
Gabon: Capital stock, General government, Current prices … capita Current was 0.0038 units per person in 2019. ▲ Rising
Capital stock, General government, Current prices, Domestic currency in Gabon, 1970–2019
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
In 2019, capital stock, general government, current prices, domestic currency in Gabon stood at 0.0038 units per person.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.9% on the previous year and down 27.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, capital stock, general government, current prices, domestic currency in Gabon peaked at 0.0057 units per person in 2008 and was at its lowest, 0.0004 units per person, in 1973.
That places Gabon 19th out of 176 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 50 years of available data.
Capital stock, General government, Current prices … capita Current in Gabon, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.0004 units per person | — |
| 1971 | 0.0004 units per person | +2.1% |
| 1972 | 0.0004 units per person | +8.4% |
| 1973 | 0.0004 units per person | -11.9% |
| 1974 | 0.0004 units per person | +10.0% |
| 1975 | 0.0007 units per person | +58.2% |
| 1976 | 0.001 units per person | +45.6% |
| 1977 | 0.0012 units per person | +20.3% |
| 1978 | 0.0024 units per person | +100.8% |
| 1979 | 0.0017 units per person | -26.7% |
| 1980 | 0.0022 units per person | +24.5% |
| 1981 | 0.0022 units per person | +1.9% |
| 1982 | 0.0026 units per person | +16.8% |
| 1983 | 0.0029 units per person | +13.1% |
| 1984 | 0.0031 units per person | +5.2% |
| 1985 | 0.0034 units per person | +10.4% |
| 1986 | 0.0035 units per person | +3.3% |
| 1987 | 0.0039 units per person | +12.4% |
| 1988 | 0.0024 units per person | -38.1% |
| 1989 | 0.003 units per person | +23.7% |
| 1990 | 0.0029 units per person | -4.0% |
| 1991 | 0.0028 units per person | -3.9% |
| 1992 | 0.0025 units per person | -11.1% |
| 1993 | 0.0024 units per person | -1.1% |
| 1994 | 0.0034 units per person | +39.4% |
| 1995 | 0.0036 units per person | +6.6% |
| 1996 | 0.003 units per person | -15.7% |
| 1997 | 0.0034 units per person | +10.6% |
| 1998 | 0.0033 units per person | -3.2% |
| 1999 | 0.0039 units per person | +18.8% |
| 2000 | 0.0045 units per person | +16.5% |
| 2001 | 0.0049 units per person | +7.9% |
| 2002 | 0.0048 units per person | -1.4% |
| 2003 | 0.0046 units per person | -3.9% |
| 2004 | 0.0047 units per person | +2.2% |
| 2005 | 0.0051 units per person | +7.3% |
| 2006 | 0.0053 units per person | +5.8% |
| 2007 | 0.0053 units per person | -1.2% |
| 2008 | 0.0057 units per person | +7.4% |
| 2009 | 0.0053 units per person | -7.5% |
| 2010 | 0.0051 units per person | -3.2% |
| 2011 | 0.0047 units per person | -7.9% |
| 2012 | 0.0043 units per person | -7.9% |
| 2013 | 0.0045 units per person | +3.7% |
| 2014 | 0.0054 units per person | +21.9% |
| 2015 | 0.0049 units per person | -10.6% |
| 2016 | 0.0041 units per person | -15.5% |
| 2017 | 0.0041 units per person | -0.2% |
| 2018 | 0.004 units per person | -3.3% |
| 2019 | 0.0038 units per person | -3.9% |
Gabon compared with similar countries
- Gabon's 0.0038 units per person is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0001 units per person, 44.6× the median. (50 countries reporting)
- Gabon's 0.0038 units per person is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0003 units per person, 12.0× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Capital stock, General government, Current prices … capita Current 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1978 | +100.8% | 0.0012 units per person | 0.0024 units per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0009 units per person | 0.0004 units per person | 0.0024 units per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0029 units per person | 0.0022 units per person | 0.0039 units per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0031 units per person | 0.0024 units per person | 0.0039 units per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.005 units per person | 0.0045 units per person | 0.0057 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0045 units per person | 0.0038 units per person | 0.0054 units per person | 10 |
Countries ranked near Gabon
More public sector data for Gabon
- Democracy, annual growth rate -100 % change on previous year (2023)
- Chief executive of the government is elected, annual growth rate -100 % change on previous year (2023)
- Elected parliament, annual growth rate -100 % change on previous year (2023)
- Men's universal right to vote, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Universal right to vote, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Universal right to vote in practice, annual growth rate -100 % change on previous year (2023)
- Arms imports 6.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per capita 0.3939 SIPRI trend indicator values per person (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per unit of GDP 0 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), annual growth rate -93.75 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is capital stock, general government, current prices, domestic currency in Gabon?
- Capital stock, general government, current prices, domestic currency in Gabon was 0.0038 units per person in 2019, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest capital stock, general government, current prices, domestic currency recorded in Gabon?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0057 units per person in 2008.
- What is the lowest capital stock, general government, current prices, domestic currency recorded in Gabon?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0004 units per person in 1973.
- How does Gabon rank for capital stock, general government, current prices, domestic currency?
- Gabon ranks 19th out of 176 countries with data for 2019.
- Is capital stock, general government, current prices, domestic currency rising or falling in Gabon?
- Over the last ten years it is down 27.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Gabon data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Capital stock, General government, Current prices, Domestic currency, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Capital stock, General government, Current prices, Domestic currency divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Capital stock, General government, Current prices, Domestic currency ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Capital stock, General government, Current prices, Domestic currency International Monetary Fund
- 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
Capital stock, General government, Current prices, Domestic currency divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.