Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (SDR), annual growth rate in Gabon
Gabon: Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (SDR), annual growth rate was -60.68 % change on previous year in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (SDR), annual growth rate in Gabon, 1961–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in % change on previous year.
Analysis
The most recent figure for reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (sdr), annual growth rate in Gabon is -60.68 % change on previous year, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of down 904.2% on the previous year and down 359.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (sdr), annual growth rate in Gabon peaked at 874.04 % change on previous year in 1980 and was at its lowest, -99.75 % change on previous year, in 1987.
That places Gabon 182nd out of 188 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (SDR), annual growth rate in Gabon, year by year
| Year | % change on previous year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 12.63 % change on previous year | — |
| 1962 | 5.14 % change on previous year | -59.3% |
| 1963 | -31.91 % change on previous year | -720.8% |
| 1964 | 12.79 % change on previous year | -140.1% |
| 1965 | 96.53 % change on previous year | +654.5% |
| 1966 | -36.45 % change on previous year | -137.8% |
| 1967 | -20.95 % change on previous year | -42.5% |
| 1968 | -47.9 % change on previous year | +128.7% |
| 1969 | 60.52 % change on previous year | -226.3% |
| 1970 | 50.93 % change on previous year | -15.8% |
| 1971 | 65.42 % change on previous year | +28.4% |
| 1972 | -20.1 % change on previous year | -130.7% |
| 1973 | 128.44 % change on previous year | -739.1% |
| 1974 | 137.51 % change on previous year | +7.1% |
| 1975 | 52.32 % change on previous year | -62.0% |
| 1976 | -21.08 % change on previous year | -140.3% |
| 1977 | -98.91 % change on previous year | +369.3% |
| 1979 | -36.8 % change on previous year | -62.8% |
| 1980 | 874.04 % change on previous year | -2474.8% |
| 1981 | 108.32 % change on previous year | -87.6% |
| 1982 | 72.09 % change on previous year | -33.5% |
| 1983 | -39.33 % change on previous year | -154.6% |
| 1984 | 15.53 % change on previous year | -139.5% |
| 1985 | -12.37 % change on previous year | -179.7% |
| 1986 | -46.18 % change on previous year | +273.3% |
| 1987 | -99.75 % change on previous year | +116.0% |
| 1989 | -40.32 % change on previous year | -59.6% |
| 1990 | 639.63 % change on previous year | -1686.4% |
| 1991 | 16.78 % change on previous year | -97.4% |
| 1992 | -76.98 % change on previous year | -558.9% |
| 1993 | -99.09 % change on previous year | +28.7% |
| 1995 | -16.87 % change on previous year | -83.0% |
| 1996 | 73.62 % change on previous year | -536.3% |
| 1997 | 21.12 % change on previous year | -71.3% |
| 1998 | -94.81 % change on previous year | -548.9% |
| 1999 | 19.27 % change on previous year | -120.3% |
| 2001 | -94.77 % change on previous year | -591.8% |
| 2003 | 28.84 % change on previous year | -130.4% |
| 2004 | 112.95 % change on previous year | +291.7% |
| 2005 | 66.17 % change on previous year | -41.4% |
| 2006 | 58.15 % change on previous year | -12.1% |
| 2007 | 4.95 % change on previous year | -91.5% |
| 2008 | 60.86 % change on previous year | +1130.6% |
| 2009 | -8.81 % change on previous year | -114.5% |
| 2010 | -12.68 % change on previous year | +44.0% |
| 2011 | 27.97 % change on previous year | -320.6% |
| 2012 | 9.81 % change on previous year | -64.9% |
| 2013 | 30.09 % change on previous year | +206.6% |
| 2014 | -13.2 % change on previous year | -143.9% |
| 2015 | -23.23 % change on previous year | +76.0% |
| 2016 | -62.57 % change on previous year | +169.4% |
| 2017 | 19.94 % change on previous year | -131.9% |
| 2018 | 50 % change on previous year | +150.8% |
| 2019 | 5.2 % change on previous year | -89.6% |
| 2020 | -3.38 % change on previous year | -165.0% |
| 2021 | -28.89 % change on previous year | +754.4% |
| 2022 | 47.35 % change on previous year | -263.9% |
| 2023 | 7.55 % change on previous year | -84.1% |
| 2024 | -60.68 % change on previous year | -904.2% |
Gabon compared with similar countries
- Gabon's -60.68 % change on previous year is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 3.01 % change on previous year. (56 countries reporting)
- Gabon's -60.68 % change on previous year is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 9.31 % change on previous year. (40 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (SDR), annual growth rate 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | +2474.8% | -36.8 % change on previous year | 874.04 % change on previous year |
| 1990 | +1686.4% | -40.32 % change on previous year | 639.63 % change on previous year |
| 2008 | +1130.6% | 4.95 % change on previous year | 60.86 % change on previous year |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 5.6 % change on previous year | -47.9 % change on previous year | 96.53 % change on previous year | 9 |
| 1970s | 28.64 % change on previous year | -98.91 % change on previous year | 137.51 % change on previous year | 9 |
| 1980s | 92.45 % change on previous year | -99.75 % change on previous year | 874.04 % change on previous year | 9 |
| 1990s | 53.63 % change on previous year | -99.09 % change on previous year | 639.63 % change on previous year | 9 |
| 2000s | 28.54 % change on previous year | -94.77 % change on previous year | 112.95 % change on previous year | 8 |
| 2010s | 3.13 % change on previous year | -62.57 % change on previous year | 50 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2020s | -7.61 % change on previous year | -60.68 % change on previous year | 47.35 % change on previous year | 5 |
Countries ranked near Gabon
- 179 Algeria -28.98 % change on previous year compare
- 180 Malawi -33.35 % change on previous year compare
- 181 Liberia -47.21 % change on previous year compare
- 183 Czechoslovakia -63.24 % change on previous year compare
- 184 South Sudan -77.05 % change on previous year compare
- 185 Cuba -100 % change on previous year
- 185 Sudan -100 % change on previous year compare
- 185 Yemen, People's Democratic Republic of -100 % change on previous year compare
- 185 Yugoslavia, Socialist Federal Republic of -100 % change on previous year compare
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 reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (sdr), annual growth rate in Gabon?
- Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (sdr), annual growth rate in Gabon was -60.68 % change on previous year in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (sdr), annual growth rate recorded in Gabon?
- The highest recorded value was 874.04 % change on previous year in 1980.
- What is the lowest reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (sdr), annual growth rate recorded in Gabon?
- The lowest recorded value was -99.75 % change on previous year in 1987.
- How does Gabon rank for reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (sdr), annual growth rate?
- Gabon ranks 182nd out of 188 countries with data for 2024.
- Is reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (sdr), annual growth rate rising or falling in Gabon?
- Over the last ten years it is down 359.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Gabon data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (SDR), annual growth rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
The year-on-year percentage change in Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (SDR). Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.
Computed from
- Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange International Monetary Fund
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (SDR). Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.