Bank deposits to GDP in Gabon
Gabon: Bank deposits to GDP was 18.7% in 2019. ▲ Rising
Bank deposits to GDP in Gabon, 1960–2019
Source: International Financial Statistics (IFS), International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2019, bank deposits to gdp in Gabon stood at 18.7%.
That represents a change of down 3.2% on the previous year and up 18.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, bank deposits to gdp in Gabon peaked at 20.2% in 2013 and was at its lowest, 6.9%, in 1961.
Gabon ranks 168th of 185 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 60 years of available data.
Bank deposits to GDP in Gabon, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 7.6% | — |
| 1961 | 6.9% | -8.9% |
| 1962 | 7.1% | +3.2% |
| 1963 | 9.3% | +31.0% |
| 1964 | 7.0% | -24.9% |
| 1965 | 7.5% | +7.1% |
| 1966 | 8.7% | +15.8% |
| 1967 | 8.8% | +1.5% |
| 1968 | 9.4% | +7.1% |
| 1969 | 9.9% | +5.0% |
| 1970 | 9.5% | -3.9% |
| 1971 | 9.1% | -4.5% |
| 1972 | 11.7% | +29.1% |
| 1973 | 10.5% | -10.1% |
| 1974 | 7.7% | -26.7% |
| 1975 | 10.6% | +37.9% |
| 1976 | 13.9% | +30.3% |
| 1977 | 14.4% | +3.5% |
| 1978 | 15.3% | +6.3% |
| 1979 | 14.3% | -6.0% |
| 1980 | 13.0% | -9.7% |
| 1981 | 13.3% | +2.6% |
| 1982 | 13.1% | -1.4% |
| 1983 | 14.5% | +10.5% |
| 1984 | 14.1% | -2.2% |
| 1985 | 16.7% | +17.9% |
| 1986 | 19.3% | +15.8% |
| 1987 | 19.2% | -0.6% |
| 1988 | 16.8% | -12.2% |
| 1989 | 14.8% | -12.1% |
| 1990 | 12.5% | -15.4% |
| 1991 | 14.7% | +17.3% |
| 1992 | 12.4% | -15.4% |
| 1993 | 12.2% | -1.7% |
| 1994 | 10.7% | -12.3% |
| 1995 | 10.4% | -2.7% |
| 1996 | 10.4% | +0.2% |
| 1997 | 11.1% | +6.2% |
| 1998 | 12.6% | +13.8% |
| 1999 | 11.8% | -6.3% |
| 2000 | 11.4% | -3.7% |
| 2001 | 11.9% | +4.7% |
| 2002 | 12.6% | +5.8% |
| 2003 | 12.4% | -1.9% |
| 2004 | 12.7% | +2.5% |
| 2005 | 12.8% | +0.9% |
| 2006 | 14.3% | +11.4% |
| 2007 | 13.6% | -4.5% |
| 2008 | 12.9% | -5.0% |
| 2009 | 15.8% | +21.9% |
| 2010 | 16.3% | +3.4% |
| 2011 | 17.4% | +6.6% |
| 2012 | 18.2% | +4.7% |
| 2013 | 20.2% | +10.9% |
| 2014 | 18.9% | -6.3% |
| 2015 | 20.0% | +6.0% |
| 2016 | 19.6% | -2.0% |
| 2017 | 14.9% | -24.4% |
| 2018 | 19.3% | +29.9% |
| 2019 | 18.7% | -3.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 8.2% | 6.9% | 9.9% | 10 |
| 1970s | 11.7% | 7.7% | 15.3% | 10 |
| 1980s | 15.5% | 13.0% | 19.3% | 10 |
| 1990s | 11.9% | 10.4% | 14.7% | 10 |
| 2000s | 13.0% | 11.4% | 15.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 18.4% | 14.9% | 20.2% | 10 |
Countries ranked near Gabon
- 165 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 20.9% compare
- 166 Madagascar 20.1% compare
- 167 Guinea-Bissau 19.6% compare
- 169 Uganda 18.6% compare
- 170 Guinea 18.0% compare
- 171 Liberia 17.9% compare
More financial sector data for Gabon
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), per capita 1.06 million current LCU per person (2019)
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), per unit of GDP 142.6 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2019)
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), annual growth rate 9.99 % change on previous year (2019)
- Gold reserves at 35 SDRs per ounce 0 SDR (2018)
- Gold reserves at market value 0 SDR (2018)
- Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange 367.24 million SDR (2024)
- Reserves excluding gold 489.82 million SDR (2024)
- Total reserves (gold at market value) 489.82 million SDR (2024)
- Total reserves (gold at national valuation) 515.60 million SDR (2024)
- Total reserves (gold at national valuation) (SDR), per capita 203.08 SDR per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is bank deposits to gdp in Gabon?
- Bank deposits to gdp in Gabon was 18.7% in 2019, according to International Financial Statistics (IFS), International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest bank deposits to gdp recorded in Gabon?
- The highest recorded value was 20.2% in 2013.
- What is the lowest bank deposits to gdp recorded in Gabon?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.9% in 1961.
- How does Gabon rank for bank deposits to gdp?
- Gabon ranks 168th out of 185 countries with data for 2019.
- Is bank deposits to gdp rising or falling in Gabon?
- Over the last ten years it is up 18.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Gabon data come from?
- The figures come from International Financial Statistics (IFS), International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as part of Bank deposits to GDP (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Demand, time and saving deposits in deposit money banks as a share of GDP, calculated using the following deflation method: {(0.5)*[Ft/P_et + Ft-1/P_et-1]}/[GDPt/P_at] where F is demand and time and saving deposits, P_e is end-of period CPI, and P_a is average annual CPI. Raw data are from the electronic version of the IMF’s International Financial Statistics. Bank deposits (IFS lines 24 and 25); GDP in local currency (IFS line 99B..ZF or, if not available, line 99B.CZF); end-of period CPI (IFS line 64M..ZF or, if not available, 64Q..ZF); and average annual CPI is calculated using the monthly CPI values (IFS line 64M..ZF).