Domestic credit to private sector in Gabon
Gabon: Domestic credit to private sector was 13.4% in 2019. ▼ Falling
Domestic credit to private sector in Gabon, 1960–2019
Source: International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
Gabon recorded 13.4% for domestic credit to private sector in 2019.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.2% on the previous year and up 32.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, domestic credit to private sector in Gabon peaked at 29.7% in 1987 and was at its lowest, 6.6%, in 1996.
That places Gabon 162nd out of 187 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 60 years of available data.
Domestic credit to private sector in Gabon, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 8.2% | — |
| 1961 | 10.7% | +30.5% |
| 1962 | 12.6% | +17.2% |
| 1963 | 20.3% | +61.2% |
| 1964 | 16.0% | -21.2% |
| 1965 | 13.9% | -12.7% |
| 1966 | 14.5% | +3.8% |
| 1967 | 14.2% | -1.9% |
| 1968 | 14.7% | +3.9% |
| 1969 | 15.6% | +6.1% |
| 1970 | 17.8% | +13.6% |
| 1971 | 18.5% | +4.4% |
| 1972 | 22.8% | +23.1% |
| 1973 | 20.6% | -9.9% |
| 1974 | 13.1% | -36.2% |
| 1975 | 14.4% | +9.8% |
| 1976 | 13.9% | -3.7% |
| 1977 | 18.1% | +30.3% |
| 1978 | 24.1% | +33.4% |
| 1979 | 19.1% | -20.6% |
| 1980 | 15.8% | -17.6% |
| 1981 | 16.3% | +3.3% |
| 1982 | 15.6% | -4.5% |
| 1983 | 17.7% | +13.9% |
| 1984 | 16.2% | -8.7% |
| 1985 | 20.2% | +24.9% |
| 1986 | 28.5% | +41.2% |
| 1987 | 29.7% | +4.2% |
| 1988 | 16.7% | -43.7% |
| 1989 | 15.5% | -7.6% |
| 1990 | 12.9% | -16.5% |
| 1991 | 14.6% | +13.2% |
| 1992 | 10.9% | -25.2% |
| 1993 | 10.3% | -5.7% |
| 1994 | 6.8% | -34.5% |
| 1995 | 7.9% | +17.3% |
| 1996 | 6.6% | -16.8% |
| 1997 | 8.7% | +31.7% |
| 1998 | 10.8% | +24.2% |
| 1999 | 10.0% | -7.6% |
| 2000 | 8.7% | -12.7% |
| 2001 | 12.5% | +44.0% |
| 2002 | 12.3% | -1.7% |
| 2003 | 11.5% | -6.4% |
| 2004 | 9.3% | -19.5% |
| 2005 | 8.5% | -8.7% |
| 2006 | 9.6% | +12.9% |
| 2007 | 10.0% | +4.2% |
| 2008 | 8.7% | -13.0% |
| 2009 | 10.1% | +16.5% |
| 2010 | 8.2% | -18.6% |
| 2011 | 9.5% | +16.0% |
| 2012 | 11.3% | +18.6% |
| 2013 | 15.0% | +32.8% |
| 2014 | 14.5% | -3.1% |
| 2015 | 14.5% | -0.2% |
| 2016 | 13.8% | -4.7% |
| 2017 | 10.3% | -25.6% |
| 2018 | 13.1% | +27.1% |
| 2019 | 13.4% | +2.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 14.1% | 8.2% | 20.3% | 10 |
| 1970s | 18.2% | 13.1% | 24.1% | 10 |
| 1980s | 19.2% | 15.5% | 29.7% | 10 |
| 1990s | 10.0% | 6.6% | 14.6% | 10 |
| 2000s | 10.1% | 8.5% | 12.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 12.4% | 8.2% | 15.0% | 10 |
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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 domestic credit to private sector in Gabon?
- Domestic credit to private sector in Gabon was 13.4% in 2019, according to International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest domestic credit to private sector recorded in Gabon?
- The highest recorded value was 29.7% in 1987.
- What is the lowest domestic credit to private sector recorded in Gabon?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.6% in 1996.
- How does Gabon rank for domestic credit to private sector?
- Gabon ranks 162nd out of 187 countries with data for 2019.
- Is domestic credit to private sector rising or falling in Gabon?
- Over the last ten years it is up 32.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Gabon data come from?
- The figures come from International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as part of Domestic credit to private sector (% of GDP). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Domestic credit to private sector refers to financial resources provided to the private sector by financial corporations, such as through loans, purchases of nonequity securities, and trade credits and other accounts receivable, that establish a claim for repayment. For some countries these claims include credit to public enterprises. The financial corporations include monetary authorities and deposit money banks, as well as other financial corporations where data are available (including corporations that do not accept transferable deposits but do incur such liabilities as time and savings deposits). Examples of other financial corporations are finance and leasing companies, money lenders, insurance corporations, pension funds, and foreign exchange companies. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) which is the total income earned through the production of goods and services in an economic territory during an accounting period.