Gabon - 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.

See also:

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

Aggregation method: Weighted average

Periodicity: Annual

Classification

Topic: Economic Policy & Debt Indicators

Sub-Topic: National accounts