Private credit by deposit money banks to GDP in Gabon
Gabon: Private credit by deposit money banks to GDP was 13.3% in 2019. ▼ Falling
Private credit by deposit money banks to GDP in Gabon, 1960–2019
Source: International Financial Statistics (IFS), International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for private credit by deposit money banks to gdp in Gabon is 13.3%, measured in 2019.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.3% on the previous year and up 45.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, private credit by deposit money banks to gdp in Gabon peaked at 29.7% in 1987 and was at its lowest, 6.6%, in 1996.
That places Gabon 163rd 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.
Private credit by deposit money banks to GDP in Gabon, year by year
| Year | % | 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 | 10.2% | +17.2% |
| 2002 | 11.2% | +10.2% |
| 2003 | 10.1% | -10.3% |
| 2004 | 8.1% | -20.0% |
| 2005 | 7.6% | -5.6% |
| 2006 | 8.7% | +15.0% |
| 2007 | 11.2% | +27.9% |
| 2008 | 8.0% | -28.4% |
| 2009 | 9.2% | +14.5% |
| 2010 | 7.5% | -18.6% |
| 2011 | 8.6% | +15.4% |
| 2012 | 11.3% | +30.8% |
| 2013 | 15.0% | +32.9% |
| 2014 | 14.5% | -3.1% |
| 2015 | 14.5% | -0.2% |
| 2016 | 13.8% | -4.8% |
| 2017 | 10.3% | -25.7% |
| 2018 | 13.1% | +27.3% |
| 2019 | 13.3% | +2.3% |
Gabon compared with similar countries
- Gabon's 13.3% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 49.7%, 27% of the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Gabon's 13.3% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 15.4%, 87% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
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 | 9.3% | 7.6% | 11.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 12.2% | 7.5% | 15.0% | 10 |
Countries ranked near Gabon
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 private credit by deposit money banks to gdp in Gabon?
- Private credit by deposit money banks to gdp in Gabon was 13.3% in 2019, according to International Financial Statistics (IFS), International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest private credit by deposit money banks to gdp recorded in Gabon?
- The highest recorded value was 29.7% in 1987.
- What is the lowest private credit by deposit money banks to gdp recorded in Gabon?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.6% in 1996.
- How does Gabon rank for private credit by deposit money banks to gdp?
- Gabon ranks 163rd out of 187 countries with data for 2019.
- Is private credit by deposit money banks to gdp rising or falling in Gabon?
- Over the last ten years it is up 45.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Gabon data come from?
- The figures come from International Financial Statistics (IFS), International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as part of Private credit by deposit money banks to GDP (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Private credit by deposit money banks and other financial institutions to GDP, calculated using the following deflation method: {(0.5)*[Ft/P_et + Ft-1/P_et-1]}/[GDPt/P_at] where F is credit to the private sector, 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. Private credit by deposit money banks (IFS line 22d); 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).