Financial system deposits to GDP in Gabon
Gabon: Financial system deposits to GDP was 18.7% in 2019. ▲ Rising
Financial system deposits to GDP in Gabon, 1960–2019
Source: International Financial Statistics (IFS), International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for financial system deposits to gdp in Gabon is 18.7%, measured in 2019.
The figure is down 3.2% on the previous year and up 18.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, financial system 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.
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 Democratic Republic of the Congo 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 financial system deposits to gdp in Gabon?
- Financial system deposits to gdp in Gabon was 18.7% in 2019, according to International Financial Statistics (IFS), International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest financial system deposits to gdp recorded in Gabon?
- The highest recorded value was 20.2% in 2013.
- What is the lowest financial system deposits to gdp recorded in Gabon?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.9% in 1961.
- How does Gabon rank for financial system deposits to gdp?
- Gabon ranks 168th out of 185 countries with data for 2019.
- Is financial system 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 Financial system 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 and other financial institutions 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. Financial system deposits (IFS lines 24, 25, 44, and 45); 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).