Total reserves (gold at market value) (SDR), per square kilometre in Gabon
Gabon: Total reserves (gold at market value) (SDR), per square kilometre was 4,187 SDR per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Total reserves (gold at market value) (SDR), per square kilometre in Gabon, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in SDR per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2023, total reserves (gold at market value) (sdr), per square kilometre in Gabon stood at 4,187 SDR per square kilometre.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.4% on the previous year and down 44.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total reserves (gold at market value) (sdr), per square kilometre in Gabon peaked at 7,569 SDR per square kilometre in 2013 and was at its lowest, 16.29 SDR per square kilometre, in 1993.
That places Gabon 155th out of 179 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Total reserves (gold at market value) (SDR), per square kilometre in Gabon, year by year
| Year | SDR per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 41.53 SDR per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 43.66 SDR per square kilometre | +5.1% |
| 1963 | 29.73 SDR per square kilometre | -31.9% |
| 1964 | 36.07 SDR per square kilometre | +21.3% |
| 1965 | 68.43 SDR per square kilometre | +89.7% |
| 1966 | 44.88 SDR per square kilometre | -34.4% |
| 1967 | 36.61 SDR per square kilometre | -18.4% |
| 1968 | 21.22 SDR per square kilometre | -42.0% |
| 1969 | 32.16 SDR per square kilometre | +51.6% |
| 1970 | 57.2 SDR per square kilometre | +77.9% |
| 1971 | 90.75 SDR per square kilometre | +58.6% |
| 1972 | 83.03 SDR per square kilometre | -8.5% |
| 1973 | 153.96 SDR per square kilometre | +85.4% |
| 1974 | 327.42 SDR per square kilometre | +112.7% |
| 1975 | 484.24 SDR per square kilometre | +47.9% |
| 1976 | 388 SDR per square kilometre | -19.9% |
| 1977 | 35.02 SDR per square kilometre | -91.0% |
| 1978 | 73.64 SDR per square kilometre | +110.3% |
| 1979 | 78.32 SDR per square kilometre | +6.4% |
| 1980 | 349.72 SDR per square kilometre | +346.5% |
| 1981 | 679.73 SDR per square kilometre | +94.4% |
| 1982 | 1,118 SDR per square kilometre | +64.4% |
| 1983 | 710.63 SDR per square kilometre | -36.4% |
| 1984 | 805.06 SDR per square kilometre | +13.3% |
| 1985 | 694.86 SDR per square kilometre | -13.7% |
| 1986 | 416.51 SDR per square kilometre | -40.1% |
| 1987 | 49.51 SDR per square kilometre | -88.1% |
| 1988 | 209.39 SDR per square kilometre | +322.9% |
| 1989 | 116.59 SDR per square kilometre | -44.3% |
| 1990 | 760.3 SDR per square kilometre | +552.1% |
| 1991 | 900.8 SDR per square kilometre | +18.5% |
| 1992 | 213.06 SDR per square kilometre | -76.3% |
| 1993 | 16.29 SDR per square kilometre | -92.4% |
| 1994 | 478.81 SDR per square kilometre | +2839.4% |
| 1995 | 399.59 SDR per square kilometre | -16.5% |
| 1996 | 684.06 SDR per square kilometre | +71.2% |
| 1997 | 823.58 SDR per square kilometre | +20.4% |
| 1998 | 52.65 SDR per square kilometre | -93.6% |
| 1999 | 61.28 SDR per square kilometre | +16.4% |
| 2000 | 576.71 SDR per square kilometre | +841.1% |
| 2001 | 41.38 SDR per square kilometre | -92.8% |
| 2002 | 411.22 SDR per square kilometre | +893.8% |
| 2003 | 527.38 SDR per square kilometre | +28.2% |
| 2004 | 1,122 SDR per square kilometre | +112.8% |
| 2005 | 1,833 SDR per square kilometre | +63.4% |
| 2006 | 2,893 SDR per square kilometre | +57.8% |
| 2007 | 3,040 SDR per square kilometre | +5.1% |
| 2008 | 4,875 SDR per square kilometre | +60.3% |
| 2009 | 4,934 SDR per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 2010 | 4,374 SDR per square kilometre | -11.3% |
| 2011 | 5,453 SDR per square kilometre | +24.7% |
| 2012 | 5,938 SDR per square kilometre | +8.9% |
| 2013 | 7,569 SDR per square kilometre | +27.5% |
| 2014 | 6,639 SDR per square kilometre | -12.3% |
| 2015 | 5,218 SDR per square kilometre | -21.4% |
| 2016 | 2,279 SDR per square kilometre | -56.3% |
| 2017 | 2,630 SDR per square kilometre | +15.4% |
| 2018 | 3,686 SDR per square kilometre | +40.2% |
| 2019 | 3,850 SDR per square kilometre | +4.5% |
| 2020 | 3,736 SDR per square kilometre | -3.0% |
| 2021 | 3,617 SDR per square kilometre | -3.2% |
| 2022 | 4,128 SDR per square kilometre | +14.1% |
| 2023 | 4,187 SDR per square kilometre | +1.4% |
Gabon compared with similar countries
- Gabon's 4,187 SDR per square kilometre is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 103,057 SDR per square kilometre, 4% of the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Gabon's 4,187 SDR per square kilometre is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 4,748 SDR per square kilometre, 88% of the median. (40 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Total reserves (gold at market value) (SDR), per square kilometre 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 | +2839.4% | 16.29 SDR per square kilometre | 478.81 SDR per square kilometre |
| 2002 | +893.8% | 41.38 SDR per square kilometre | 411.22 SDR per square kilometre |
| 2000 | +841.1% | 61.28 SDR per square kilometre | 576.71 SDR per square kilometre |
| 1990 | +552.1% | 116.59 SDR per square kilometre | 760.3 SDR per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 39.36 SDR per square kilometre | 21.22 SDR per square kilometre | 68.43 SDR per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 177.16 SDR per square kilometre | 35.02 SDR per square kilometre | 484.24 SDR per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 514.95 SDR per square kilometre | 49.51 SDR per square kilometre | 1,118 SDR per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 439.04 SDR per square kilometre | 16.29 SDR per square kilometre | 900.8 SDR per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 2,025 SDR per square kilometre | 41.38 SDR per square kilometre | 4,934 SDR per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 4,764 SDR per square kilometre | 2,279 SDR per square kilometre | 7,569 SDR per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 3,917 SDR per square kilometre | 3,617 SDR per square kilometre | 4,187 SDR per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Gabon
- 152 Sierra Leone 5,119 SDR per square kilometre compare
- 153 Malawi 4,378 SDR per square kilometre compare
- 154 Iran, Islamic Republic of 4,278 SDR per square kilometre compare
- 156 Tanzania, United Republic of 4,099 SDR per square kilometre compare
- 157 Mozambique 3,447 SDR per square kilometre compare
- 158 Liberia 3,416 SDR per square kilometre 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 total reserves (gold at market value) (sdr), per square kilometre in Gabon?
- Total reserves (gold at market value) (sdr), per square kilometre in Gabon was 4,187 SDR per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest total reserves (gold at market value) (sdr), per square kilometre recorded in Gabon?
- The highest recorded value was 7,569 SDR per square kilometre in 2013.
- What is the lowest total reserves (gold at market value) (sdr), per square kilometre recorded in Gabon?
- The lowest recorded value was 16.29 SDR per square kilometre in 1993.
- How does Gabon rank for total reserves (gold at market value) (sdr), per square kilometre?
- Gabon ranks 155th out of 179 countries with data for 2023.
- Is total reserves (gold at market value) (sdr), per square kilometre rising or falling in Gabon?
- Over the last ten years it is down 44.7%. 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 Total reserves (gold at market value) (SDR), per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Total reserves (gold at market value) (SDR) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Total reserves (gold at market value) (SDR) ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Total reserves (gold at market value) International Monetary Fund
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
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
Total reserves (gold at market value) (SDR) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.