Foreign Assets, Net Foreign Assets in Gabon
Gabon: Foreign Assets, Net Foreign Assets was 1.04 trillion in 2011. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2011)
1.04 trillion
Change on year
up 16.8%
World rank
44th
of 178 countries
All-time high
1.04 trillion
in 2011
All-time low
-73.13 billion
in 1988
Years of data
52
1960–2011
Foreign Assets, Net Foreign Assets in Gabon, 1960–2011
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
In 2011, foreign assets, net foreign assets in Gabon stood at 1.04 trillion. That is the highest value across all 52 years on record.
The figure is up 16.8% on the previous year and up 5,004.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, foreign assets, net foreign assets in Gabon peaked at 1.04 trillion in 2011 and was at its lowest, -73.13 billion, in 1988.
Gabon ranks 44th of 178 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Foreign Assets, Net Foreign Assets in Gabon, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 3.02 billion | — |
| 1961 | 2.64 billion | -12.6% |
| 1962 | 2.65 billion | +0.4% |
| 1963 | 480.00 million | -81.9% |
| 1964 | -40.00 million | -108.3% |
| 1965 | 2.45 billion | -6225.0% |
| 1966 | 765.00 million | -68.8% |
| 1967 | 2.01 billion | +162.2% |
| 1968 | 714.10 million | -64.4% |
| 1969 | 1.72 billion | +140.6% |
| 1970 | 1.51 billion | -11.9% |
| 1971 | 6.26 billion | +313.7% |
| 1972 | 5.90 billion | -5.7% |
| 1973 | 10.14 billion | +71.8% |
| 1974 | 18.44 billion | +81.8% |
| 1975 | 29.86 billion | +61.9% |
| 1976 | 26.95 billion | -9.7% |
| 1977 | -18.24 billion | -167.7% |
| 1978 | -15.52 billion | -14.9% |
| 1979 | -9.75 billion | -37.2% |
| 1980 | 15.77 billion | -261.8% |
| 1981 | 38.47 billion | +143.9% |
| 1982 | 95.10 billion | +147.2% |
| 1983 | 80.87 billion | -15.0% |
| 1984 | 101.94 billion | +26.1% |
| 1985 | 53.90 billion | -47.1% |
| 1986 | 11.48 billion | -78.7% |
| 1987 | -11.18 billion | -197.4% |
| 1988 | -73.13 billion | +554.0% |
| 1989 | -52.13 billion | -28.7% |
| 1990 | 15.22 billion | -129.2% |
| 1991 | 30.82 billion | +102.5% |
| 1992 | -26.19 billion | -185.0% |
| 1993 | -29.24 billion | +11.6% |
| 1994 | 58.92 billion | -301.5% |
| 1995 | 14.90 billion | -74.7% |
| 1996 | 92.87 billion | +523.4% |
| 1997 | 89.36 billion | -3.8% |
| 1998 | -57.47 billion | -164.3% |
| 1999 | -56.67 billion | -1.4% |
| 2000 | 164.24 billion | -389.8% |
| 2001 | -21.29 billion | -113.0% |
| 2002 | 24.20 billion | -213.7% |
| 2003 | 70.68 billion | +192.0% |
| 2004 | 280.19 billion | +296.4% |
| 2005 | 530.78 billion | +89.4% |
| 2006 | 704.83 billion | +32.8% |
| 2007 | 1.02 trillion | +44.6% |
| 2008 | 974.47 billion | -4.4% |
| 2009 | 977.22 billion | +0.3% |
| 2010 | 893.86 billion | -8.5% |
| 2011 | 1.04 trillion | +16.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.64 billion | -40.00 million | 3.02 billion | 10 |
| 1970s | 5.56 billion | -18.24 billion | 29.86 billion | 10 |
| 1980s | 26.11 billion | -73.13 billion | 101.94 billion | 10 |
| 1990s | 13.25 billion | -57.47 billion | 92.87 billion | 10 |
| 2000s | 472.43 billion | -21.29 billion | 1.02 trillion | 10 |
| 2010s | 968.86 billion | 893.86 billion | 1.04 trillion | 2 |
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More financial sector data for Gabon
- Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (SDR), annual growth rate -60.68 % change on previous year (2024)
- Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (SDR), per unit of GDP 0.0176 SDR per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (SDR), per capita 144.64 SDR per person (2024)
- Reserves excluding gold (SDR), annual growth rate -54.6 % change on previous year (2024)
- Reserves excluding gold (SDR), per capita 192.92 SDR per person (2024)
- Total reserves (gold at market value) (SDR), annual growth rate -54.6 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total reserves (gold at market value) (SDR), per capita 192.92 SDR per person (2024)
- Total reserves (gold at national valuation) (SDR), annual growth rate -52.21 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total reserves (gold at national valuation) (SDR), per capita 203.08 SDR per person (2024)
- Total reserves in months of imports, annual growth rate -1.66 % change on previous year (2015)
Frequently asked questions
- What is foreign assets, net foreign assets in Gabon?
- Foreign assets, net foreign assets in Gabon was 1.04 trillion in 2011, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest foreign assets, net foreign assets recorded in Gabon?
- The highest recorded value was 1.04 trillion in 2011.
- What is the lowest foreign assets, net foreign assets recorded in Gabon?
- The lowest recorded value was -73.13 billion in 1988.
- How does Gabon rank for foreign assets, net foreign assets?
- Gabon ranks 44th out of 178 countries with data for 2011.
- Is foreign assets, net foreign assets rising or falling in Gabon?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5,004.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Gabon data come from?
- The figures come from International Monetary Fund, published as part of Foreign Assets, Net Foreign Assets (Depository Corporations Survey, Domestic currency). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The Monetary and Financial Statistics (MFS), Non-standard dataset provides discontinued, vintage country-reported financial data that are not harmonized and use country-specific terms.