Gross debt, General government, Percent of fiscal year GDP in Gabon
Gabon: Gross debt, General government, Percent of fiscal year GDP was 43.99 in 2015. ▲ Rising
Gross debt, General government, Percent of fiscal year GDP in Gabon, 1970–2015
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
In 2015, gross debt, general government, percent of fiscal year gdp in Gabon stood at 43.99.
The figure is up 36.8% on the previous year and down 10.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross debt, general government, percent of fiscal year gdp in Gabon peaked at 99.7 in 1994 and was at its lowest, 13.6, in 1970.
Gabon ranks 102nd of 188 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 46 years of available data.
Gross debt, General government, Percent of fiscal year GDP in Gabon, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 13.6 | — |
| 1971 | 16.47 | +21.1% |
| 1972 | 21.19 | +28.6% |
| 1973 | 28.33 | +33.7% |
| 1974 | 35.78 | +26.3% |
| 1975 | 38.11 | +6.5% |
| 1976 | 49.4 | +29.6% |
| 1977 | 67.46 | +36.6% |
| 1978 | 80.14 | +18.8% |
| 1979 | 71.84 | -10.4% |
| 1980 | 35.72 | -50.3% |
| 1981 | 28.52 | -20.2% |
| 1982 | 27.18 | -4.7% |
| 1983 | 23.89 | -12.1% |
| 1984 | 25.8 | +8.0% |
| 1985 | 33.88 | +31.3% |
| 1986 | 38.08 | +12.4% |
| 1987 | 78.48 | +106.1% |
| 1988 | 76.93 | -2.0% |
| 1989 | 77.57 | +0.8% |
| 1990 | 61.65 | -20.5% |
| 1991 | 68.72 | +11.5% |
| 1992 | 65.55 | -4.6% |
| 1993 | 64.82 | -1.1% |
| 1994 | 99.7 | +53.8% |
| 1995 | 90.82 | -8.9% |
| 1996 | 79.22 | -12.8% |
| 1997 | 76.23 | -3.8% |
| 1998 | 98.66 | +29.4% |
| 1999 | 82.33 | -16.6% |
| 2000 | 72.5 | -11.9% |
| 2001 | 80.98 | +11.7% |
| 2002 | 81.07 | +0.1% |
| 2003 | 70.24 | -13.4% |
| 2004 | 60.3 | -14.2% |
| 2005 | 49.33 | -18.2% |
| 2006 | 39.6 | -19.7% |
| 2007 | 39.69 | +0.2% |
| 2008 | 16.93 | -57.3% |
| 2009 | 23.09 | +36.4% |
| 2010 | 20.51 | -11.2% |
| 2011 | 17.85 | -12.9% |
| 2012 | 19.7 | +10.3% |
| 2013 | 29.24 | +48.4% |
| 2014 | 32.16 | +10.0% |
| 2015 | 43.99 | +36.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 42.23 | 13.6 | 80.14 | 10 |
| 1980s | 44.6 | 23.89 | 78.48 | 10 |
| 1990s | 78.77 | 61.65 | 99.7 | 10 |
| 2000s | 53.37 | 16.93 | 81.07 | 10 |
| 2010s | 27.24 | 17.85 | 43.99 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Gabon
- 99 Trinidad and Tobago 45.45 compare
- 100 Niger 45.06 compare
- 101 Bosnia and Herzegovina 44.74 compare
- 103 Sierra Leone 43.76 compare
- 104 Suriname 43.46 compare
- 105 Sweden 43.4 compare
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 gross debt, general government, percent of fiscal year gdp in Gabon?
- Gross debt, general government, percent of fiscal year gdp in Gabon was 43.99 in 2015, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest gross debt, general government, percent of fiscal year gdp recorded in Gabon?
- The highest recorded value was 99.7 in 1994.
- What is the lowest gross debt, general government, percent of fiscal year gdp recorded in Gabon?
- The lowest recorded value was 13.6 in 1970.
- How does Gabon rank for gross debt, general government, percent of fiscal year gdp?
- Gabon ranks 102nd out of 188 countries with data for 2015.
- Is gross debt, general government, percent of fiscal year gdp rising or falling in Gabon?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Gabon data come from?
- The figures come from International Monetary Fund, published as part of Gross debt, General government, Percent of fiscal year GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The Historical Public Debt Database contains unbalanced panel data on Gross Domestic Product, Gross Government Debt, and Debt to GDP Ratio for 187 countries. The series spans the years 1800 through 2015 although each country’s data depends on its date of independence and data availability.