Debt outstanding and disbursed, Total per capita in Gabon

Gabon: Debt outstanding and disbursed, Total per capita was 1,876 DOD, current US$ in 2011. ▲ Rising

Latest (2011)
1,876 DOD, current US$
Change on year
up 10.6%
World rank
5th
of 50 countries
All-time high
4,401 DOD, current US$
in 1991
All-time low
0 DOD, current US$
in 1970
Years of data
42
1970–2011

Debt outstanding and disbursed, Total per capita in Gabon, 1970–2011

01.0k2.0k3.0k4.0k1970199020111970: 0 DOD, current US$1971: 269.6 DOD, current US$1972: 416.2 DOD, current US$1973: 700.7 DOD, current US$1974: 910.2 DOD, current US$1975: 1.5k DOD, current US$1976: 2.0k DOD, current US$1977: 2.4k DOD, current US$1978: 2.3k DOD, current US$1979: 2.6k DOD, current US$1980: 2.2k DOD, current US$1981: 1.6k DOD, current US$1982: 1.4k DOD, current US$1983: 1.2k DOD, current US$1984: 1.2k DOD, current US$1985: 1.5k DOD, current US$1986: 2.4k DOD, current US$1987: 3.1k DOD, current US$1988: 3.3k DOD, current US$1989: 3.7k DOD, current US$1990: 4.3k DOD, current US$1991: 4.4k DOD, current US$1992: 3.9k DOD, current US$1993: 3.8k DOD, current US$1994: 4.0k DOD, current US$1995: 4.0k DOD, current US$1996: 3.9k DOD, current US$1997: 3.7k DOD, current US$1998: 3.8k DOD, current US$1999: 3.3k DOD, current US$2000: 3.2k DOD, current US$2001: 2.7k DOD, current US$2002: 2.7k DOD, current US$2003: 2.9k DOD, current US$2004: 3.0k DOD, current US$2005: 2.8k DOD, current US$2006: 3.0k DOD, current US$2007: 2.0k DOD, current US$2008: 1.5k DOD, current US$2009: 1.6k DOD, current US$2010: 1.7k DOD, current US$2011: 1.9k DOD, current US$

Source: World Bank, Global Development Finance. Measured in DOD, current US$.

Analysis

Gabon recorded 1,876 DOD, current US$ for debt outstanding and disbursed, total per capita in 2011.

The figure is up 10.6% on the previous year and down 31.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, debt outstanding and disbursed, total per capita in Gabon peaked at 4,401 DOD, current US$ in 1991 and was at its lowest, 0 DOD, current US$, in 1970.

Gabon ranks 5th of 50 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 42 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 1,309 DOD, current US$ 0 DOD, current US$ 2,597 DOD, current US$ 10
1980s 2,162 DOD, current US$ 1,195 DOD, current US$ 3,724 DOD, current US$ 10
1990s 3,897 DOD, current US$ 3,318 DOD, current US$ 4,401 DOD, current US$ 10
2000s 2,551 DOD, current US$ 1,515 DOD, current US$ 3,173 DOD, current US$ 10
2010s 1,787 DOD, current US$ 1,697 DOD, current US$ 1,876 DOD, current US$ 2

Countries ranked near Gabon

  1. 3 Tunisia 2,093 DOD, current US$ compare
  2. 4 Cape Verde 2,048 DOD, current US$ compare
  3. 6 Sao Tome and Principe 1,371 DOD, current US$ compare
  4. 7 Botswana 1,180 DOD, current US$ compare
  5. 8 Mauritius 1,116 DOD, current US$ compare

See the full ranking of 56 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is debt outstanding and disbursed, total per capita in Gabon?
Debt outstanding and disbursed, total per capita in Gabon was 1,876 DOD, current US$ in 2011, according to World Bank, Global Development Finance.
What is the highest debt outstanding and disbursed, total per capita recorded in Gabon?
The highest recorded value was 4,401 DOD, current US$ in 1991.
What is the lowest debt outstanding and disbursed, total per capita recorded in Gabon?
The lowest recorded value was 0 DOD, current US$ in 1970.
How does Gabon rank for debt outstanding and disbursed, total per capita?
Gabon ranks 5th out of 50 countries with data for 2011.
Is debt outstanding and disbursed, total per capita rising or falling in Gabon?
Over the last ten years it is down 31.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Gabon data come from?
The figures come from World Bank, Global Development Finance, published as part of Debt outstanding and disbursed, Total per capita (DOD, current US$). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Debt outstanding and disbursed, Total per capita (DOD, current US$)
Unit
DOD, current US$
Source
World Bank, Global Development Finance
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
56 places, 2,243 data points, 1970–2011
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Total external debt is debt owed to nonresidents repayable in currency, goods, or services. Total external debt is the sum of public, publicly guaranteed, and private nonguaranteed long-term debt, use of IMF credit, and short-term debt. Short-term debt includes all debt having an original maturity of one year or less and interest in arrears on long-term debt.  Data are in current U.S. dollars per inhabitant of the country.