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