Gabon - Imports of goods and services

Imports of goods and services (BoP, current US$)

The latest value for Imports of goods and services (BoP, current US$) in Gabon was $5,049,263,000 as of 2015. Over the past 37 years, the value for this indicator has fluctuated between $6,750,578,000 in 2013 and $1,135,534,000 in 1978.

Definition: Imports of goods and services comprise all transactions between residents of a country and the rest of the world involving a change of ownership from nonresidents to residents of general merchandise, nonmonetary gold, and services. Data are in current U.S. dollars.

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

See also:

Year Value
1978 $1,135,534,000
1979 $1,296,718,000
1980 $1,475,439,000
1981 $1,709,408,000
1982 $1,648,751,000
1983 $1,756,940,000
1984 $1,751,707,000
1985 $1,913,067,000
1986 $1,861,793,000
1987 $1,484,146,000
1988 $1,602,225,000
1989 $1,652,434,000
1990 $1,811,692,000
1991 $1,742,602,000
1992 $1,811,163,000
1993 $1,867,832,000
1994 $1,603,373,000
1995 $1,721,067,000
1996 $1,877,524,000
1997 $1,982,194,000
1998 $2,153,327,000
1999 $1,773,038,000
2000 $1,650,142,000
2001 $1,553,733,000
2002 $1,685,183,000
2003 $1,875,847,000
2004 $2,150,351,000
2005 $2,392,806,000
2007 $2,883,632,000
2008 $3,782,224,000
2009 $4,226,830,000
2010 $4,923,416,000
2011 $6,214,564,000
2012 $6,047,249,000
2013 $6,750,578,000
2014 $6,231,310,000
2015 $5,049,263,000

Imports of goods and services (current US$)

The latest value for Imports of goods and services (current US$) in Gabon was $3,484,498,000 as of 2020. Over the past 60 years, the value for this indicator has fluctuated between $5,855,447,000 in 2013 and $46,157,380 in 1960.

Definition: Imports of goods and services represent the value of all goods and other market services received from the rest of the world. They include the value of merchandise, freight, insurance, transport, travel, royalties, license fees, and other services, such as communication, construction, financial, information, business, personal, and government services. They exclude compensation of employees and investment income (formerly called factor services) and transfer payments. Data are in current U.S. dollars.

Source: World Bank national accounts data, and OECD National Accounts data files.

See also:

Year Value
1960 $46,157,380
1961 $53,078,880
1962 $56,243,570
1963 $70,124,240
1964 $77,540,100
1965 $84,468,780
1966 $97,281,590
1967 $130,487,400
1968 $145,012,600
1969 $171,949,200
1970 $123,008,700
1971 $199,741,100
1972 $311,076,200
1973 $416,798,900
1974 $668,038,600
1975 $1,033,536,000
1976 $1,387,317,000
1977 $1,440,087,000
1978 $1,121,176,000
1979 $1,133,406,000
1980 $1,353,657,000
1981 $1,571,772,000
1982 $1,435,152,000
1983 $1,476,647,000
1984 $1,431,721,000
1985 $1,913,133,000
1986 $1,861,938,000
1987 $1,484,012,000
1988 $1,602,494,000
1989 $1,724,720,000
1990 $1,836,815,000
1991 $1,797,631,000
1992 $1,889,853,000
1993 $1,512,753,000
1994 $1,603,032,000
1995 $1,772,673,000
1996 $1,879,469,000
1997 $1,983,294,000
1998 $2,177,525,000
1999 $1,777,484,000
2000 $1,659,781,000
2001 $1,475,001,000
2002 $1,715,357,000
2003 $1,847,634,000
2004 $2,076,854,000
2005 $2,294,207,000
2006 $2,899,741,000
2007 $3,313,622,000
2008 $4,172,991,000
2009 $3,795,567,000
2010 $4,526,529,000
2011 $5,236,193,000
2012 $5,390,233,000
2013 $5,855,447,000
2014 $5,279,048,000
2015 $4,015,443,000
2016 $3,659,960,000
2017 $3,708,782,000
2018 $3,835,212,000
2019 $3,711,866,000
2020 $3,484,498,000

Imports of goods and services (current LCU)

The value for Imports of goods and services (current LCU) in Gabon was 2,005,630,000,000 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 60 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 2,892,000,000,000 in 2013 and a minimum value of 11,317,560,000 in 1960.

Definition: Imports of goods and services represent the value of all goods and other market services received from the rest of the world. They include the value of merchandise, freight, insurance, transport, travel, royalties, license fees, and other services, such as communication, construction, financial, information, business, personal, and government services. They exclude compensation of employees and investment income (formerly called factor services) and transfer payments. Data are in current local currency.

Source: World Bank national accounts data, and OECD National Accounts data files.

Year Value
1960 11,317,560,000
1961 13,018,130,000
1962 13,780,450,000
1963 17,181,590,000
1964 18,999,430,000
1965 20,700,000,000
1966 23,899,990,000
1967 32,100,010,000
1968 35,899,990,000
1969 44,700,000,000
1970 34,000,000,000
1971 55,000,000,000
1972 78,399,800,000
1973 92,899,970,000
1974 160,800,000,000
1975 221,500,000,000
1976 331,500,000,000
1977 353,800,000,000
1978 253,000,000,000
1979 241,100,000,000
1980 286,000,000,000
1981 427,100,000,000
1982 471,600,000,000
1983 562,700,000,000
1984 625,600,000,000
1985 859,500,000,000
1986 644,800,000,000
1987 446,000,000,000
1988 477,300,000,000
1989 550,200,000,000
1990 500,100,000,000
1991 507,124,000,000
1992 500,229,000,000
1993 528,881,000,000
1994 890,011,000,000
1995 884,827,000,000
1996 961,447,000,000
1997 1,157,590,000,000
1998 1,284,640,000,000
1999 1,094,400,000,000
2000 1,178,790,000,000
2001 1,080,290,000,000
2002 1,189,970,000,000
2003 1,071,440,000,000
2004 1,095,200,000,000
2005 1,209,640,000,000
2006 1,514,900,000,000
2007 1,586,010,000,000
2008 1,861,150,000,000
2009 1,785,030,000,000
2010 2,239,700,000,000
2011 2,467,550,000,000
2012 2,752,020,000,000
2013 2,892,000,000,000
2014 2,606,570,000,000
2015 2,373,980,000,000
2016 2,168,910,000,000
2017 2,153,530,000,000
2018 2,130,250,000,000
2019 2,174,820,000,000
2020 2,005,630,000,000

Imports of goods and services (constant 2010 US$)

The latest value for Imports of goods and services (constant 2010 US$) in Gabon was 6,205,358,000 as of 2020. Over the past 60 years, the value for this indicator has fluctuated between 6,601,026,000 in 2019 and 192,540,500 in 1960.

Definition: Imports of goods and services represent the value of all goods and other market services received from the rest of the world. They include the value of merchandise, freight, insurance, transport, travel, royalties, license fees, and other services, such as communication, construction, financial, information, business, personal, and government services. They exclude compensation of employees and investment income (formerly called factor services) and transfer payments. Data are in constant 2010 U.S. dollars.

Source: World Bank national accounts data, and OECD National Accounts data files.

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Year Value
1960 192,540,500
1961 221,471,500
1962 234,440,500
1963 292,302,400
1964 323,228,600
1965 352,159,600
1966 389,372,700
1967 492,747,600
1968 529,961,900
1969 589,229,700
1970 631,267,000
1971 658,143,700
1972 771,168,900
1973 771,168,900
1974 1,680,853,000
1975 2,154,996,000
1976 2,425,145,000
1977 2,396,890,000
1978 1,946,180,000
1979 1,661,557,000
1980 1,929,641,000
1981 2,773,106,000
1982 2,508,261,000
1983 2,877,957,000
1984 2,926,887,000
1985 2,981,642,000
1986 2,857,763,000
1987 1,736,638,000
1988 1,973,134,000
1989 2,107,498,000
1990 2,008,084,000
1991 1,969,345,000
1992 2,006,178,000
1993 2,122,842,000
1994 1,780,992,000
1995 1,793,663,000
1996 1,837,429,000
1997 2,093,866,000
1998 2,639,421,000
1999 2,023,834,000
2000 1,690,351,000
2001 1,696,894,000
2002 1,835,609,000
2003 1,639,986,000
2004 1,684,035,000
2005 1,840,274,000
2006 2,156,377,000
2007 2,234,241,000
2008 2,513,686,000
2009 2,516,998,000
2010 3,312,074,000
2011 3,725,935,000
2012 4,066,707,000
2013 4,170,219,000
2014 4,498,319,000
2015 4,015,443,000
2016 3,752,275,000
2017 3,479,021,000
2018 5,261,699,000
2019 6,601,026,000
2020 6,205,358,000

Imports of goods and services (annual % growth)

The value for Imports of goods and services (annual % growth) in Gabon was -5.99 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 59 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 117.96 in 1974 and a minimum value of -39.23 in 1987.

Definition: Annual growth rate of imports of goods and services based on constant local currency. Aggregates are based on constant 2010 U.S. dollars. Imports of goods and services represent the value of all goods and other market services received from the rest of the world. They include the value of merchandise, freight, insurance, transport, travel, royalties, license fees, and other services, such as communication, construction, financial, information, business, personal, and government services. They exclude compensation of employees and investment income (formerly called factor services) and transfer payments.

Source: World Bank national accounts data, and OECD National Accounts data files.

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Year Value
1961 15.03
1962 5.86
1963 24.68
1964 10.58
1965 8.95
1966 10.57
1967 26.55
1968 7.55
1969 11.18
1970 7.13
1971 4.26
1972 17.17
1973 0.00
1974 117.96
1975 28.21
1976 12.54
1977 -1.17
1978 -18.80
1979 -14.62
1980 16.13
1981 43.71
1982 -9.55
1983 14.74
1984 1.70
1985 1.87
1986 -4.15
1987 -39.23
1988 13.62
1989 6.81
1990 -4.72
1991 -1.93
1992 1.87
1993 5.82
1994 -16.10
1995 0.71
1996 2.44
1997 13.96
1998 26.05
1999 -23.32
2000 -16.48
2001 0.39
2002 8.17
2003 -10.66
2004 2.69
2005 9.28
2006 17.18
2007 3.61
2008 12.51
2009 0.13
2010 31.59
2011 12.50
2012 9.15
2013 2.55
2014 7.87
2015 -10.73
2016 -6.55
2017 -7.28
2018 51.24
2019 25.45
2020 -5.99

Imports of goods and services (constant LCU)

The value for Imports of goods and services (constant LCU) in Gabon was 3,950,490,000,000 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 60 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 4,202,390,000,000 in 2019 and a minimum value of 122,576,000,000 in 1960.

Definition: Imports of goods and services represent the value of all goods and other market services received from the rest of the world. They include the value of merchandise, freight, insurance, transport, travel, royalties, license fees, and other services, such as communication, construction, financial, information, business, personal, and government services. They exclude compensation of employees and investment income (formerly called factor services) and transfer payments. Data are in constant local currency.

Source: World Bank national accounts data, and OECD National Accounts data files.

Year Value
1960 122,576,000,000
1961 140,995,000,000
1962 149,251,000,000
1963 186,087,000,000
1964 205,776,000,000
1965 224,194,000,000
1966 247,885,000,000
1967 313,696,000,000
1968 337,388,000,000
1969 375,119,000,000
1970 401,881,000,000
1971 418,992,000,000
1972 490,946,000,000
1973 490,946,000,000
1974 1,070,080,000,000
1975 1,371,930,000,000
1976 1,543,910,000,000
1977 1,525,920,000,000
1978 1,238,990,000,000
1979 1,057,790,000,000
1980 1,228,460,000,000
1981 1,765,430,000,000
1982 1,596,820,000,000
1983 1,832,180,000,000
1984 1,863,330,000,000
1985 1,898,190,000,000
1986 1,819,330,000,000
1987 1,105,590,000,000
1988 1,256,150,000,000
1989 1,341,690,000,000
1990 1,278,400,000,000
1991 1,253,740,000,000
1992 1,277,190,000,000
1993 1,351,460,000,000
1994 1,133,830,000,000
1995 1,141,890,000,000
1996 1,169,760,000,000
1997 1,333,010,000,000
1998 1,680,320,000,000
1999 1,288,430,000,000
2000 1,076,120,000,000
2001 1,080,290,000,000
2002 1,168,600,000,000
2003 1,044,060,000,000
2004 1,072,100,000,000
2005 1,171,570,000,000
2006 1,372,810,000,000
2007 1,422,380,000,000
2008 1,600,280,000,000
2009 1,602,390,000,000
2010 2,108,550,000,000
2011 2,372,030,000,000
2012 2,588,970,000,000
2013 2,654,870,000,000
2014 2,863,750,000,000
2015 2,556,340,000,000
2016 2,388,800,000,000
2017 2,214,840,000,000
2018 3,349,740,000,000
2019 4,202,390,000,000
2020 3,950,490,000,000

Imports of goods and services (% of GDP)

Imports of goods and services (% of GDP) in Gabon was 22.75 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 60 years was 72.26 in 1972, while its lowest value was 22.00 in 2019.

Definition: Imports of goods and services represent the value of all goods and other market services received from the rest of the world. They include the value of merchandise, freight, insurance, transport, travel, royalties, license fees, and other services, such as communication, construction, financial, information, business, personal, and government services. They exclude compensation of employees and investment income (formerly called factor services) and transfer payments.

Source: World Bank national accounts data, and OECD National Accounts data files.

See also:

Year Value
1960 32.63
1961 31.66
1962 30.77
1963 45.39
1964 35.95
1965 37.30
1966 39.57
1967 48.05
1968 49.25
1969 54.05
1970 37.99
1971 52.33
1972 72.26
1973 57.67
1974 43.26
1975 47.90
1976 46.10
1977 51.26
1978 46.92
1979 37.40
1980 31.63
1981 40.70
1982 39.67
1983 43.54
1984 40.20
1985 57.28
1986 54.70
1987 45.22
1988 41.79
1989 41.20
1990 30.86
1991 33.27
1992 33.79
1993 34.55
1994 38.25
1995 35.75
1996 33.01
1997 37.23
1998 48.57
1999 38.12
2000 32.67
2001 29.36
2002 32.15
2003 28.37
2004 26.73
2005 23.94
2006 28.08
2007 26.60
2008 26.80
2009 31.33
2010 31.49
2011 28.75
2012 31.39
2013 33.28
2014 29.00
2015 27.92
2016 26.10
2017 24.84
2018 22.74
2019 22.00
2020 22.75

Classification

Topic: Economic Policy & Debt Indicators

Sub-Topic: Balance of payments