Broad money growth (annual %) in Gabon
Gabon: Broad money growth (annual %) was 1.4% in 2019. ◆ Volatile
Broad money growth in Gabon, 1961–2019
Source: International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in annual %.
Analysis
Gabon recorded 1.4% for broad money growth in 2019.
The figure is down 95.9% on the previous year and down 59.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, broad money growth in Gabon peaked at 86.7% in 1976 and was at its lowest, -17.4%, in 2017.
That places Gabon 155th out of 167 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Broad money growth (annual %) in Gabon, year by year
| Year | annual % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 15.6% | — |
| 1962 | 18.1% | +16.4% |
| 1963 | 9.2% | -49.0% |
| 1964 | 7.2% | -21.9% |
| 1965 | 6.6% | -8.3% |
| 1966 | -2.0% | -129.6% |
| 1967 | 5.2% | -366.3% |
| 1968 | 12.6% | +142.3% |
| 1969 | 18.6% | +47.2% |
| 1970 | 8.6% | -53.9% |
| 1971 | 14.2% | +65.6% |
| 1972 | 27.8% | +96.1% |
| 1973 | 32.1% | +15.2% |
| 1974 | 67.1% | +109.3% |
| 1975 | 61.2% | -8.8% |
| 1976 | 86.7% | +41.7% |
| 1977 | -0.0% | -100.1% |
| 1978 | -14.8% | +33890.6% |
| 1979 | 8.1% | -154.7% |
| 1980 | 24.6% | +203.5% |
| 1981 | 15.9% | -35.4% |
| 1982 | 13.5% | -15.1% |
| 1983 | 17.9% | +33.2% |
| 1984 | 15.7% | -12.3% |
| 1985 | 12.1% | -23.2% |
| 1986 | -10.1% | -183.4% |
| 1987 | -13.0% | +29.0% |
| 1988 | 0.2% | -101.6% |
| 1989 | 5.9% | +2761.0% |
| 1990 | 3.7% | -37.6% |
| 1991 | 8.3% | +125.9% |
| 1992 | -15.8% | -290.4% |
| 1993 | -1.7% | -89.1% |
| 1994 | 37.4% | -2275.1% |
| 1995 | 10.1% | -72.9% |
| 1996 | 17.2% | +70.2% |
| 1997 | 11.3% | -34.5% |
| 1998 | -1.8% | -116.4% |
| 1999 | -3.0% | +62.4% |
| 2000 | 18.3% | -710.3% |
| 2001 | 4.2% | -77.2% |
| 2002 | 4.7% | +12.8% |
| 2003 | -1.8% | -137.7% |
| 2004 | 9.7% | -647.6% |
| 2005 | 32.7% | +236.4% |
| 2006 | 14.3% | -56.2% |
| 2007 | 7.5% | -47.6% |
| 2008 | 10.8% | +44.4% |
| 2009 | 3.4% | -68.7% |
| 2010 | 20.7% | +510.7% |
| 2011 | 27.1% | +30.6% |
| 2012 | 10.0% | -63.1% |
| 2013 | 10.9% | +9.2% |
| 2014 | -2.6% | -124.2% |
| 2015 | 0.4% | -113.5% |
| 2016 | -4.0% | -1223.7% |
| 2017 | -17.4% | +334.9% |
| 2018 | 33.2% | -290.9% |
| 2019 | 1.4% | -95.9% |
Gabon compared with similar countries
- Gabon's 1.4% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 9.3%, 15% of the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Gabon's 1.4% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 12.5%, 11% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Broad money growth (annual %) in Gabon changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1978 | -33890.6% | -0.0% | -14.8% |
| 1989 | +2761.0% | 0.2% | 5.9% |
| 1994 | +2275.1% | -1.7% | 37.4% |
| 2016 | -1223.7% | 0.4% | -4.0% |
| 2000 | +710.3% | -3.0% | 18.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 10.1% | -2.0% | 18.6% | 9 |
| 1970s | 29.1% | -14.8% | 86.7% | 10 |
| 1980s | 8.3% | -13.0% | 24.6% | 10 |
| 1990s | 6.6% | -15.8% | 37.4% | 10 |
| 2000s | 10.4% | -1.8% | 32.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 8.0% | -17.4% | 33.2% | 10 |
Countries ranked near Gabon
More financial sector data for Gabon
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, annual growth rate 6.41 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0012 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, per capita 9.79 units per person (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, annual growth rate 1.33 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, per unit of GDP 0.0009 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, per capita 7.15 units per person (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, annual growth rate 6.41 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0012 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, per capita 9.79 units per person (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, SDR, annual growth rate 1.33 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is broad money growth in Gabon?
- Broad money growth in Gabon was 1.4% in 2019, according to International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest broad money growth recorded in Gabon?
- The highest recorded value was 86.7% in 1976.
- What is the lowest broad money growth recorded in Gabon?
- The lowest recorded value was -17.4% in 2017.
- How does Gabon rank for broad money growth?
- Gabon ranks 155th out of 167 countries with data for 2019.
- Is broad money growth rising or falling in Gabon?
- Over the last ten years it is down 59.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Gabon data come from?
- The figures come from International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as part of Broad money growth (annual %). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Broad money is the sum of all liquid financial instruments held by money-holding sectors that are widely accepted in an economy as a medium of exchange, plus those that can be converted into a medium of exchange at short notice at, or close to, their full nominal value. This indicator denotes the percentage change over each previous year of the constant price (base year 2015) series in United States dollars.