Net investment in nonfinancial assets in Gabon
Gabon: Net investment in nonfinancial assets was 2.5% in 2021. ◆ Volatile
Net investment in nonfinancial assets in Gabon, 2012–2021
Source: Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
The most recent figure for net investment in nonfinancial assets in Gabon is 2.5%, measured in 2021.
The figure is down 14.5% on the previous year and down 78.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, net investment in nonfinancial assets in Gabon peaked at 11.8% in 2013 and was at its lowest, 1.8%, in 2017.
Gabon ranks 85th of 156 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Net investment in nonfinancial assets in Gabon, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 11.8% | — |
| 2013 | 11.8% | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 7.0% | -40.5% |
| 2015 | 5.2% | -26.2% |
| 2016 | 5.1% | -1.5% |
| 2017 | 1.8% | -65.5% |
| 2018 | 2.7% | +51.9% |
| 2019 | 3.0% | +11.0% |
| 2021 | 2.5% | -14.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 6.0% | 1.8% | 11.8% | 8 |
| 2020s | 2.5% | 2.5% | 2.5% | 1 |
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More public sector data for Gabon
- Arms imports 1.00 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)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), gaps filled 1.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per capita 125.68 current USD per person (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per unit of GDP 0.0153 current USD per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), annual growth rate 20.24 % change on previous year (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), gaps filled 319.10 million current USD (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per square kilometre 62.09 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is net investment in nonfinancial assets in Gabon?
- Net investment in nonfinancial assets in Gabon was 2.5% in 2021, according to Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest net investment in nonfinancial assets recorded in Gabon?
- The highest recorded value was 11.8% in 2013.
- What is the lowest net investment in nonfinancial assets recorded in Gabon?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.8% in 2017.
- How does Gabon rank for net investment in nonfinancial assets?
- Gabon ranks 85th out of 156 countries with data for 2021.
- Is net investment in nonfinancial assets rising or falling in Gabon?
- Over the last ten years it is down 78.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Gabon data come from?
- The figures come from Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as part of Net investment in nonfinancial assets (% of GDP). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Net investment in government nonfinancial assets includes fixed assets, inventories, valuables, and nonproduced assets. Nonfinancial assets are stores of value and provide benefits either through their use in the production of goods and services or in the form of property income and holding gains. Net investment in nonfinancial assets also includes consumption of fixed capital. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) which is the total income earned through the production of goods and services in an economic territory during an accounting period.