Gabon - Changes in net reserves

Reserves and related items (BoP, current US$)

The latest value for Reserves and related items (BoP, current US$) in Gabon was ($377,877,800) as of 2015. Over the past 37 years, the value for this indicator has fluctuated between $815,990,700 in 2008 and ($451,874,600) in 1993.

Definition: Reserves and related items is the net change in a country's holdings of international reserves resulting from transactions on the current, capital, and financial accounts. Reserve assets are those external assets that are readily available to and controlled by monetary authorities for meeting balance of payments financing needs, and include holdings of monetary gold, special drawing rights (SDRs), reserve position in the International Monetary Fund (IMF), and other reserve assets. Also included are net credit and loans from the IMF (excluding reserve position) and total exceptional financing. Data are in current U.S. dollars.

Source: International Monetary Fund, Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files.

See also:

Year Value
1978 $8,426,218
1979 ($12,440,930)
1980 $100,113,700
1981 $121,743,600
1982 $146,668,900
1983 ($89,264,740)
1984 $13,098,500
1985 ($60,929,030)
1986 ($195,388,500)
1987 ($135,246,200)
1988 ($786,460)
1989 ($96,075,920)
1990 ($268,562,900)
1991 ($223,270,200)
1992 ($441,953,000)
1993 ($451,874,600)
1994 ($173,032,600)
1995 ($228,303,100)
1996 ($85,575,550)
1997 ($111,803,700)
1998 ($337,838,000)
1999 ($37,858,800)
2000 $280,486,600
2001 ($257,756,100)
2002 ($222,072,500)
2003 ($100,903,500)
2004 $68,215,590
2005 $225,887,200
2007 $4,184,395
2008 $815,990,700
2009 $12,269,510
2010 ($123,271,700)
2011 $505,510,700
2012 $151,475,300
2013 $533,829,100
2014 ($194,695,800)
2015 ($377,877,800)

Classification

Topic: Economic Policy & Debt Indicators

Sub-Topic: Balance of payments