Gabon GDP Trends from 1980 to 2024: A overall increase with some decline Flow

  • April 18, 2025

Gabon's GDP changed from approximately $4B 559M in 1980 to $21B 13M in 2024, showing an overall 360.9% sharply increased during the period.
The lowest GDP was recorded in 1984 at $3B 547M, and the highest in 2022 at $21B 76M.
Over the 44-year span, the GDP showed a overall increase with some decline trend, with an average annual growth rate of 3.5%. For comparison, the average annual growth rate of Cameroon was 4.2%, and that of Equatorial Guinea was 14.1%.

Overview of Gabon's GDP (1980–2024)

The Gross Domestic Product (GDP) of Gabon recorded a 360.9% sharply increased from 1980 to 2024.
The average GDP during this period was $9B 916M, and the median was $6B 339M.
GDP fluctuated within a range of $17B 529M, with a standard deviation of $6B 12M.
The average annual change was $419M 595K.


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Gabon GDP from 1980 to 2024

The total market value of goods and services produced annually in Gabon.

Parsing Data

Highest and Lowest GDP Records

  • Lowest GDP: 1984, $3B 547M
  • Highest GDP: 2022, $21B 76M
  • Most Recent GDP: 2024, $21B 13M

Notable Annual GDP Changes

  • 2021: Significant increase in GDP
  • 2015: Noticeable drop in GDP

Overall pattern: overall increase with some decline


Global Economic Events and Gabon's GDP

COVID-19 Pandemic (2020)

  • Period: From 2019 to 2020
  • GDP Change: $16B 824M → $15B 337M
  • Outcome: declined

2008 Global Financial Crisis

  • Period: From 2007 to 2009
  • GDP Change: $12B 457M → $12B 188M
  • Outcome: declined

2001 Dot-com Bubble Burst

  • Period: From 2000 to 2001
  • GDP Change: $5B 397M → $5B 23M
  • Outcome: declined

1998 Asian Financial Crisis

  • Period: From 1997 to 1998
  • GDP Change: $5B 673M → $4B 774M
  • Outcome: sharply declined

Key Economic Indicators of Gabon (1980–2024)

yearNominal GDPGDP per CapitaPPP per CapitaPPP GDPGDP GrowthCurrent AccountSavingsFiscal BalancePopulation
1980
$ 4B 559M
$ 6,093.61
$ 8,862.65
$ 6B 631M
0 %
27.326 %
51.21 %
0 %
748,000 people
1981
$ 4B 111M
$ 5,376.62
$ 9,112.65
$ 6B 968M
-4 %
15.581 %
48.91 %
0 %
765,000 people
1982
$ 3B 853M
$ 4,930.53
$ 9,855.66
$ 7B 701M
4.1 %
13.324 %
45.47 %
0 %
781,000 people
1983
$ 3B 689M
$ 4,619.02
$ 10,221.62
$ 8B 163M
2 %
12.222 %
44.53 %
0 %
799,000 people
1984
$ 3B 547M
$ 4,346.39
$ 10,870.34
$ 8B 872M
4.9 %
17.905 %
50.64 %
0 %
816,000 people
1985
$ 3B 736M
$ 4,478.47
$ 11,609.09
$ 9B 684M
5.8 %
10.001 %
46.38 %
0 %
834,000 people
1986
$ 4B 889M
$ 5,735.35
$ 11,344.55
$ 9B 671M
-2.1 %
-19.385 %
16.43 %
0 %
852,000 people
1987
$ 3B 699M
$ 4,245.95
$ 9,623.60
$ 8B 385M
-15.4 %
-7.197 %
20.82 %
0 %
871,000 people
1988
$ 4B 78M
$ 4,581.14
$ 10,089.72
$ 8B 984M
3.5 %
-14.756 %
18.93 %
0 %
890,000 people
1989
$ 4B 458M
$ 4,899.23
$ 11,842.78
$ 10B 777M
15.431 %
-3.977 %
20.72 %
0 %
910,000 people
1990
$ 6B 339M
$ 6,815.63
$ 12,640.48
$ 11B 756M
5.147 %
2.367 %
22.72 %
1.397 %
930,000 people
1991
$ 5B 754M
$ 5,993.32
$ 13,434.88
$ 12B 897M
6.124 %
1.581 %
27.17 %
3.636 %
960,000 people
1992
$ 5B 955M
$ 6,015.51
$ 12,913.36
$ 12B 784M
-3.087 %
-3.791 %
17.43 %
1.073 %
990,000 people
1993
$ 5B 757M
$ 5,677.62
$ 13,415.89
$ 13B 604M
3.947 %
-1.006 %
19.72 %
1.209 %
1M 14K people
1994
$ 4B 463M
$ 4,293.94
$ 13,864.50
$ 14B 410M
3.713 %
7.522 %
27.77 %
4.777 %
1M 38K people
1995
$ 5B 281M
$ 4,956.84
$ 14,496.80
$ 15B 444M
4.974 %
8.797 %
30.69 %
10.646 %
1M 65K people
1996
$ 6B 64M
$ 5,552.92
$ 14,924.25
$ 16B 297M
3.625 %
14.655 %
33.39 %
8.116 %
1M 92K people
1997
$ 5B 673M
$ 5,068.09
$ 15,661.25
$ 17B 529M
5.738 %
9.367 %
38.92 %
7.298 %
1M 119K people
1998
$ 4B 774M
$ 4,161.62
$ 15,988.36
$ 18B 343M
3.478 %
-12.999 %
23.71 %
-5.959 %
1M 147K people
1999
$ 4B 966M
$ 4,222.73
$ 14,404.39
$ 16B 939M
-8.943 %
7.862 %
30.34 %
7.523 %
1M 176K people