Deposit money banks'' assets to GDP in Gabon
Gabon: Deposit money banks'' assets to GDP was 18.6% in 2019. ▼ Falling
Deposit money banks'' assets to GDP in Gabon, 1960–2019
Source: International Financial Statistics (IFS), International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2019, deposit money banks'' assets to gdp in Gabon stood at 18.6%.
The figure is down 3.5% on the previous year and up 70.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, deposit money banks'' assets to gdp in Gabon peaked at 38.9% in 1987 and was at its lowest, 8.2%, in 1960.
Gabon ranks 167th of 187 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 60 years of available data.
Deposit money banks'' assets to GDP in Gabon, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 8.2% | — |
| 1961 | 10.8% | +30.7% |
| 1962 | 12.6% | +16.7% |
| 1963 | 21.9% | +74.4% |
| 1964 | 18.2% | -16.9% |
| 1965 | 16.1% | -11.5% |
| 1966 | 17.5% | +8.8% |
| 1967 | 15.0% | -14.6% |
| 1968 | 16.3% | +8.8% |
| 1969 | 17.9% | +9.8% |
| 1970 | 19.9% | +11.2% |
| 1971 | 20.5% | +2.9% |
| 1972 | 26.0% | +26.6% |
| 1973 | 23.6% | -8.9% |
| 1974 | 16.7% | -29.5% |
| 1975 | 16.9% | +1.5% |
| 1976 | 18.7% | +10.6% |
| 1977 | 23.8% | +27.3% |
| 1978 | 29.2% | +22.6% |
| 1979 | 23.3% | -20.1% |
| 1980 | 19.1% | -17.9% |
| 1981 | 19.2% | +0.2% |
| 1982 | 19.7% | +2.7% |
| 1983 | 22.0% | +11.7% |
| 1984 | 21.5% | -2.2% |
| 1985 | 27.5% | +27.7% |
| 1986 | 35.4% | +28.8% |
| 1987 | 38.9% | +9.8% |
| 1988 | 27.7% | -28.9% |
| 1989 | 24.8% | -10.2% |
| 1990 | 20.3% | -18.1% |
| 1991 | 22.2% | +9.1% |
| 1992 | 18.7% | -15.9% |
| 1993 | 17.4% | -6.5% |
| 1994 | 14.6% | -16.2% |
| 1995 | 14.8% | +1.3% |
| 1996 | 12.3% | -17.1% |
| 1997 | 14.2% | +15.2% |
| 1998 | 16.8% | +18.6% |
| 1999 | 15.5% | -7.4% |
| 2000 | 11.7% | -24.5% |
| 2001 | 13.2% | +12.3% |
| 2002 | 14.4% | +9.5% |
| 2003 | 13.1% | -9.3% |
| 2004 | 10.7% | -18.1% |
| 2005 | 9.6% | -10.5% |
| 2006 | 10.6% | +10.7% |
| 2007 | 14.5% | +36.4% |
| 2008 | 9.4% | -35.1% |
| 2009 | 10.9% | +15.5% |
| 2010 | 10.6% | -2.8% |
| 2011 | 12.1% | +14.5% |
| 2012 | 15.2% | +25.6% |
| 2013 | 19.5% | +28.2% |
| 2014 | 20.0% | +2.6% |
| 2015 | 20.1% | +0.5% |
| 2016 | 22.6% | +12.5% |
| 2017 | 16.5% | -26.9% |
| 2018 | 19.2% | +16.5% |
| 2019 | 18.6% | -3.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 15.5% | 8.2% | 21.9% | 10 |
| 1970s | 21.9% | 16.7% | 29.2% | 10 |
| 1980s | 25.6% | 19.1% | 38.9% | 10 |
| 1990s | 16.7% | 12.3% | 22.2% | 10 |
| 2000s | 11.8% | 9.4% | 14.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 17.4% | 10.6% | 22.6% | 10 |
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- 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 deposit money banks'' assets to gdp in Gabon?
- Deposit money banks'' assets to gdp in Gabon was 18.6% in 2019, according to International Financial Statistics (IFS), International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest deposit money banks'' assets to gdp recorded in Gabon?
- The highest recorded value was 38.9% in 1987.
- What is the lowest deposit money banks'' assets to gdp recorded in Gabon?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.2% in 1960.
- How does Gabon rank for deposit money banks'' assets to gdp?
- Gabon ranks 167th out of 187 countries with data for 2019.
- Is deposit money banks'' assets to gdp rising or falling in Gabon?
- Over the last ten years it is up 70.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Gabon data come from?
- The figures come from International Financial Statistics (IFS), International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as part of Deposit money banks'' assets to GDP (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Claims on domestic real nonfinancial sector by 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 deposit money bank claims, 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. Deposit money bank assets (IFS lines 22, a-d); 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).