Current expenditure, total in Gabon
Gabon: Current expenditure, total was 1.10 trillion current LCU in 2011. ▲ Rising
Current expenditure, total in Gabon, 1984–2011
Source: World Bank country economists. Measured in current LCU.
Analysis
Gabon recorded 1.10 trillion current LCU for current expenditure, total in 2011. That is the highest value across all 28 years on record.
The figure is up 12.0% on the previous year and up 27.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, current expenditure, total in Gabon peaked at 1.10 trillion current LCU in 2011 and was at its lowest, 241.10 billion current LCU, in 1984.
Gabon ranks 15th of 51 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 28 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 269.88 billion current LCU | 241.10 billion current LCU | 294.10 billion current LCU | 6 |
| 1990s | 508.87 billion current LCU | 327.20 billion current LCU | 918.70 billion current LCU | 10 |
| 2000s | 778.20 billion current LCU | 627.24 billion current LCU | 914.29 billion current LCU | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.04 trillion current LCU | 982.78 billion current LCU | 1.10 trillion current LCU | 2 |
Countries ranked near Gabon
More science & technology data for Gabon
- Scientific and technical journal articles 90.57 (2023)
- Mobile phone subscriptions 3.18 million (2024)
- Mobile phone subscriptions per 100 people 125.34 per 100 people (2024)
- Mobile and landline phone subscriptions per 100 people 125.34 per 100 people (2024)
- Share of the population using the Internet 68.7% (2024)
- Number of people using the Internet 1.56 million users (2021)
- Landline Internet subscriptions per 100 people 4.69 per 100 people (2024)
- Landline Internet subscriptions 119,181 (2024)
- Landline Internet subscriptions per 100 people, by download speed 3.97 per 100 population (2023)
- Net official development assistance to medical research and basic health sectors 13.89 million millions of constant united states dollars (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is current expenditure, total in Gabon?
- Current expenditure, total in Gabon was 1.10 trillion current LCU in 2011, according to World Bank country economists.
- What is the highest current expenditure, total recorded in Gabon?
- The highest recorded value was 1.10 trillion current LCU in 2011.
- What is the lowest current expenditure, total recorded in Gabon?
- The lowest recorded value was 241.10 billion current LCU in 1984.
- How does Gabon rank for current expenditure, total?
- Gabon ranks 15th out of 51 countries with data for 2011.
- Is current expenditure, total rising or falling in Gabon?
- Over the last ten years it is up 27.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Gabon data come from?
- The figures come from World Bank country economists, published as part of Current expenditure, total (current LCU). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 28 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data).
About this data
Total current expenditure includes requited payments other than for capital assets or for goods or services to be used in the production of capital assets, and unrequited payments for purposes other than permitting the recipients to acquire capital assets, compensating the recipients for damage or destruction of capital assets, or increasing the financial capital of the recipients. Data are shown for central government only. Data are in current local currency.