Liquid liabilities to GDP in Gabon
Gabon: Liquid liabilities to GDP was 22.9% in 2019. ▲ Rising
Liquid liabilities to GDP in Gabon, 1960–2019
Source: International Financial Statistics (IFS), International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for liquid liabilities to gdp in Gabon is 22.9%, measured in 2019.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.9% on the previous year and up 12.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, liquid liabilities to gdp in Gabon peaked at 24.9% in 2013 and was at its lowest, 11.9%, in 1974.
That places Gabon 170th out of 184 countries with data for 2019, putting it 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 | 16.1% | 14.2% | 21.3% | 10 |
| 1970s | 17.1% | 11.9% | 21.1% | 10 |
| 1980s | 19.5% | 16.9% | 24.4% | 10 |
| 1990s | 15.8% | 14.0% | 18.8% | 10 |
| 2000s | 16.7% | 14.6% | 20.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 22.7% | 19.4% | 24.9% | 10 |
Countries ranked near Gabon
More financial sector data for Gabon
- Domestic credit to private sector by banks 13.3% (2019)
- Total reserves in months of imports 4.25 (2015)
- Net domestic credit 2.41 trillion current LCU (2019)
- Net foreign assets 481.13 billion current LCU (2019)
- Monetary Sector credit to private sector 13.4% (2019)
- Broad money 22.9% (2019)
- Claims on central government, etc. 9.5% (2019)
- Domestic credit to private sector 13.4% (2019)
- Official exchange rate 581.93 LCU per US$, period average (2025)
- Net migration 1,116 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is liquid liabilities to gdp in Gabon?
- Liquid liabilities to gdp in Gabon was 22.9% in 2019, according to International Financial Statistics (IFS), International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest liquid liabilities to gdp recorded in Gabon?
- The highest recorded value was 24.9% in 2013.
- What is the lowest liquid liabilities to gdp recorded in Gabon?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.9% in 1974.
- How does Gabon rank for liquid liabilities to gdp?
- Gabon ranks 170th out of 184 countries with data for 2019.
- Is liquid liabilities to gdp rising or falling in Gabon?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.9%. 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 Liquid liabilities to GDP (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Ratio of liquid liabilities to GDP, calculated using the following deflation method: {(0.5)*[Ft/P_et + Ft-1/P_et-1]}/[GDPt/P_at] where F is liquid liabilities, 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. Liquid liabilities (IFS lines 55L or, if not available, line 35L); 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) For Eurocurrency area countries liquid liabilities are estimated by summing IFS items 34A, 34B and 35.