Debt on Concessional terms to GDP in Gabon
Gabon: Debt on Concessional terms to GDP was 3.0% in 2011. ◆ Volatile
Debt on Concessional terms to GDP in Gabon, 1970–2011
Source: World Bank, Global Development Finance. Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
The most recent figure for debt on concessional terms to gdp in Gabon is 3.0%, measured in 2011.
That represents a change of down 21.4% on the previous year and down 89.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, debt on concessional terms to gdp in Gabon peaked at 27.4% in 2001 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 1970.
That places Gabon 46th out of 50 countries with data for 2011, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Debt on Concessional terms to GDP in Gabon, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.0% | — |
| 1971 | 11.8% | — |
| 1972 | 11.2% | -5.4% |
| 1973 | 8.0% | -28.3% |
| 1974 | 4.5% | -43.5% |
| 1975 | 3.2% | -29.2% |
| 1976 | 2.3% | -26.9% |
| 1977 | 2.6% | +9.5% |
| 1978 | 3.8% | +47.7% |
| 1979 | 3.6% | -6.1% |
| 1980 | 2.6% | -25.9% |
| 1981 | 2.4% | -9.3% |
| 1982 | 2.4% | +2.2% |
| 1983 | 2.4% | -0.8% |
| 1984 | 2.4% | -1.8% |
| 1985 | 3.7% | +57.3% |
| 1986 | 5.2% | +38.9% |
| 1987 | 8.2% | +56.8% |
| 1988 | 7.3% | -10.7% |
| 1989 | 7.2% | -1.5% |
| 1990 | 7.1% | -1.3% |
| 1991 | 9.0% | +27.5% |
| 1992 | 8.0% | -11.4% |
| 1993 | 9.3% | +16.4% |
| 1994 | 13.8% | +48.4% |
| 1995 | 14.3% | +3.4% |
| 1996 | 13.1% | -8.1% |
| 1997 | 16.9% | +28.6% |
| 1998 | 21.3% | +26.3% |
| 1999 | 17.8% | -16.5% |
| 2000 | 27.1% | +52.3% |
| 2001 | 27.4% | +1.0% |
| 2002 | 26.8% | -2.0% |
| 2003 | 16.4% | -38.7% |
| 2004 | 12.4% | -24.4% |
| 2005 | 9.2% | -25.7% |
| 2006 | 8.4% | -8.6% |
| 2007 | 4.8% | -42.9% |
| 2008 | 3.1% | -34.9% |
| 2009 | 4.1% | +30.4% |
| 2010 | 3.8% | -7.7% |
| 2011 | 3.0% | -21.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 5.1% | 0.0% | 11.8% | 10 |
| 1980s | 4.4% | 2.4% | 8.2% | 10 |
| 1990s | 13.1% | 7.1% | 21.3% | 10 |
| 2000s | 14.0% | 3.1% | 27.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.4% | 3.0% | 3.8% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Gabon
More external debt data for Gabon
- IFC, private nonguaranteed 181,799 NFL, US$ (2024)
- IFC, private nonguaranteed (NFL, US$), per capita 0.0716 NFL, US$ per person (2024)
- IFC, private nonguaranteed (NFL, US$), per unit of GDP 0 NFL, US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- IFC, private nonguaranteed (NFL, US$), per square kilometre 83.5 NFL, US$ per square kilometre (2023)
- Public and publicly guaranteed debt service 4.1% (2024)
- Net financial flows, IBRD -3.40 million NFL, current US$ (2024)
- Public and publicly guaranteed debt service 8.5% (2015)
- Net financial flows, IBRD (NFL, current US$), annual growth rate 69.28 % change on previous year (2024)
- Use of IMF credit 1.11 billion DOD, current US$ (2024)
- External debt stocks, public and publicly guaranteed (PPG) 5.55 billion DOD, current US$ (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is debt on concessional terms to gdp in Gabon?
- Debt on concessional terms to gdp in Gabon was 3.0% in 2011, according to World Bank, Global Development Finance.
- What is the highest debt on concessional terms to gdp recorded in Gabon?
- The highest recorded value was 27.4% in 2001.
- What is the lowest debt on concessional terms to gdp recorded in Gabon?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 1970.
- How does Gabon rank for debt on concessional terms to gdp?
- Gabon ranks 46th out of 50 countries with data for 2011.
- Is debt on concessional terms to gdp rising or falling in Gabon?
- Over the last ten years it is down 89.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Gabon data come from?
- The figures come from World Bank, Global Development Finance, published as part of Debt on Concessional terms to GDP (% of GDP). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Concessional Long-term Debt Outstanding and Disbursed (LDOD) conveys information about the borrower's receipt of aid from official lenders at concessional terms as defined by the Development Assistance Committee (DAC) of the OECD. Concessional debt is defined as loans with an original grant element of 25 percent or more. The grant equivalent of a loan is its commitment (present) value, less the discounted present value of its contractual debt service; conventionally, future service payments are discounted at 10 percent. The grant element of a loan is the grant equivalent expressed as a percentage of the amount committed. It is used as a measure of the overall cost of borrowing. Loans from major regional development banks--African Development Bank, Asian Development Bank, and the Inter-American Development Bank--and from the World Bank are classified as concessional according to each institution's classification and not according to the DAC definition, as was the practice in earlier reports. LDOD is the total outstanding long-term debt at year end. Long-term external debt is defined as debt that has an original or extended maturity of more than one year and that is owed to nonresidents and repayable in currency, goods, or services.