Reserves excluding gold (SDR), per capita (Reserves capita) in Gabon
Gabon: Reserves excluding gold (SDR), per capita (Reserves capita) was 192.92 SDR per person in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Reserves excluding gold (SDR), per capita in Gabon, 1960–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in SDR per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for reserves excluding gold (sdr), per capita in Gabon is 192.92 SDR per person, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 55.6% on the previous year and down 77.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, reserves excluding gold (sdr), per capita in Gabon peaked at 1,020 SDR per person in 2013 and was at its lowest, 0.5122 SDR per person, in 1993.
That places Gabon 142nd out of 179 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 (SDR), per capita (Reserves capita) in Gabon, year by year
| Year | SDR per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 18.54 SDR per person | — |
| 1961 | 20.65 SDR per person | +11.3% |
| 1962 | 21.44 SDR per person | +3.9% |
| 1963 | 14.41 SDR per person | -32.8% |
| 1964 | 17.25 SDR per person | +19.7% |
| 1965 | 32.28 SDR per person | +87.1% |
| 1966 | 20.85 SDR per person | -35.4% |
| 1967 | 16.75 SDR per person | -19.7% |
| 1968 | 9.55 SDR per person | -43.0% |
| 1969 | 14.21 SDR per person | +48.7% |
| 1970 | 24.74 SDR per person | +74.1% |
| 1971 | 38.44 SDR per person | +55.4% |
| 1972 | 34.45 SDR per person | -10.4% |
| 1973 | 62.57 SDR per person | +81.6% |
| 1974 | 130.25 SDR per person | +108.2% |
| 1975 | 188.43 SDR per person | +44.7% |
| 1976 | 147.54 SDR per person | -21.7% |
| 1977 | 11.75 SDR per person | -92.0% |
| 1978 | 24.36 SDR per person | +107.3% |
| 1979 | 20.96 SDR per person | -14.0% |
| 1980 | 112.63 SDR per person | +437.5% |
| 1981 | 222.34 SDR per person | +97.4% |
| 1982 | 358.21 SDR per person | +61.1% |
| 1983 | 220.12 SDR per person | -38.6% |
| 1984 | 244.12 SDR per person | +10.9% |
| 1985 | 204.61 SDR per person | -16.2% |
| 1986 | 117.29 SDR per person | -42.7% |
| 1987 | 9.34 SDR per person | -92.0% |
| 1988 | 53.82 SDR per person | +476.3% |
| 1989 | 27.37 SDR per person | -49.2% |
| 1990 | 195.61 SDR per person | +614.7% |
| 1991 | 226.49 SDR per person | +15.8% |
| 1992 | 49.87 SDR per person | -78.0% |
| 1993 | 0.5122 SDR per person | -99.0% |
| 1994 | 109.62 SDR per person | +21300.1% |
| 1995 | 88.69 SDR per person | -19.1% |
| 1996 | 150.14 SDR per person | +69.3% |
| 1997 | 177.28 SDR per person | +18.1% |
| 1998 | 9.03 SDR per person | -94.9% |
| 1999 | 10.52 SDR per person | +16.5% |
| 2000 | 114.38 SDR per person | +987.3% |
| 2001 | 5.99 SDR per person | -94.8% |
| 2002 | 76.36 SDR per person | +1175.9% |
| 2003 | 95.7 SDR per person | +25.3% |
| 2004 | 200.85 SDR per person | +109.9% |
| 2005 | 319.62 SDR per person | +59.1% |
| 2006 | 490.68 SDR per person | +53.5% |
| 2007 | 499.03 SDR per person | +1.7% |
| 2008 | 777.01 SDR per person | +55.7% |
| 2009 | 765.22 SDR per person | -1.5% |
| 2010 | 655.38 SDR per person | -14.4% |
| 2011 | 788.54 SDR per person | +20.3% |
| 2012 | 828.45 SDR per person | +5.1% |
| 2013 | 1,020 SDR per person | +23.1% |
| 2014 | 864.69 SDR per person | -15.2% |
| 2015 | 658.75 SDR per person | -23.8% |
| 2016 | 279.56 SDR per person | -57.6% |
| 2017 | 314.17 SDR per person | +12.4% |
| 2018 | 429.35 SDR per person | +36.7% |
| 2019 | 437.51 SDR per person | +1.9% |
| 2020 | 414.49 SDR per person | -5.3% |
| 2021 | 392.13 SDR per person | -5.4% |
| 2022 | 437.56 SDR per person | +11.6% |
| 2023 | 434.17 SDR per person | -0.8% |
| 2024 | 192.92 SDR per person | -55.6% |
Gabon compared with similar countries
- Gabon's 192.92 SDR per person is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1,176 SDR per person, 16% of the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Gabon's 192.92 SDR per person is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 98.99 SDR per person, 1.9× the median. (40 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Reserves excluding gold (SDR), per capita (Reserves capita) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1994 | +21300.1% | 0.5122 SDR per person | 109.62 SDR per person |
| 2002 | +1175.9% | 5.99 SDR per person | 76.36 SDR per person |
| 2000 | +987.3% | 10.52 SDR per person | 114.38 SDR per person |
| 1990 | +614.7% | 27.37 SDR per person | 195.61 SDR per person |
| 1988 | +476.3% | 9.34 SDR per person | 53.82 SDR per person |
| 1980 | +437.5% | 20.96 SDR per person | 112.63 SDR per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 18.59 SDR per person | 9.55 SDR per person | 32.28 SDR per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 68.35 SDR per person | 11.75 SDR per person | 188.43 SDR per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 156.99 SDR per person | 9.34 SDR per person | 358.21 SDR per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 101.78 SDR per person | 0.5122 SDR per person | 226.49 SDR per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 334.48 SDR per person | 5.99 SDR per person | 777.01 SDR per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 627.59 SDR per person | 279.56 SDR per person | 1,020 SDR per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 374.25 SDR per person | 192.92 SDR per person | 437.56 SDR per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Gabon
- 139 Uzbekistan 221.09 SDR per person compare
- 140 Sri Lanka 211.84 SDR per person compare
- 141 Kyrgyzstan 200.71 SDR per person compare
- 143 Haiti 192.5 SDR per person compare
- 144 Sao Tome and Principe 191.38 SDR per person compare
- 145 Egypt 189.45 SDR per person 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 (sdr), per capita in Gabon?
- Reserves excluding gold (sdr), per capita in Gabon was 192.92 SDR per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest reserves excluding gold (sdr), per capita recorded in Gabon?
- The highest recorded value was 1,020 SDR per person in 2013.
- What is the lowest reserves excluding gold (sdr), per capita recorded in Gabon?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5122 SDR per person in 1993.
- How does Gabon rank for reserves excluding gold (sdr), per capita?
- Gabon ranks 142nd out of 179 countries with data for 2024.
- Is reserves excluding gold (sdr), per capita rising or falling in Gabon?
- Over the last ten years it is down 77.7%. 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 (SDR), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Reserves excluding gold (SDR) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Reserves excluding gold (SDR) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Reserves excluding gold International Monetary Fund
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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
Reserves excluding gold (SDR) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.