Gabon - Current account balance (% of GDP)
Current account balance (% of GDP) in Gabon was 0.98 as of 2015. Its highest value over the past 37 years was 24.59 in 2008, while its lowest value was -31.07 in 1986.
Definition: Current account balance is the sum of net exports of goods and services, net primary income, and net secondary income.
Source: International Monetary Fund, Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, and World Bank and OECD GDP estimates.
See also:
| Year | Value |
|---|---|
| 1978 | 3.09 |
| 1979 | 8.17 |
| 1980 | 8.97 |
| 1981 | 10.44 |
| 1982 | 8.55 |
| 1983 | 2.89 |
| 1984 | 3.16 |
| 1985 | -4.87 |
| 1986 | -31.07 |
| 1987 | -13.68 |
| 1988 | -16.05 |
| 1989 | -4.59 |
| 1990 | 2.82 |
| 1991 | 1.38 |
| 1992 | -3.01 |
| 1993 | -1.12 |
| 1994 | 7.57 |
| 1995 | 10.38 |
| 1996 | 15.61 |
| 1997 | 9.98 |
| 1998 | -13.28 |
| 1999 | 8.37 |
| 2000 | 19.70 |
| 2001 | 10.30 |
| 2002 | 6.34 |
| 2003 | 11.76 |
| 2004 | 11.90 |
| 2005 | 20.69 |
| 2007 | 22.06 |
| 2008 | 24.59 |
| 2009 | 6.64 |
| 2010 | 17.07 |
| 2011 | 14.30 |
| 2012 | 11.52 |
| 2013 | 8.31 |
| 2014 | 6.11 |
| 2015 | 0.98 |
Periodicity: Annual
General Comments: Note: Data are based on the sixth edition of the IMF's Balance of Payments Manual (BPM6) and are only available from 2005 onwards.
Classification
Topic: Economic Policy & Debt Indicators
Sub-Topic: Balance of payments