Foreign Assets, Net Foreign Assets (Depository Corporations Survey) in Gabon
Gabon: Foreign Assets, Net Foreign Assets (Depository Corporations Survey) was 1.04 trillion in 2011. ◆ Volatile
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 (Depository Corporations Survey) 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% |
Gabon compared with similar countries
- Gabon's 1.04 trillion is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 139.49 billion, 7.5× the median. (50 countries reporting)
- Gabon's 1.04 trillion is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 354.99 billion, 2.9× the median. (47 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Foreign Assets, Net Foreign Assets (Depository Corporations Survey) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1965 | +6225.0% | -40.00 million | 2.45 billion |
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
- 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 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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About this data
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.