Overall surplus/deficit, excluding current grants in Gabon

Gabon: Overall surplus/deficit, excluding current grants was 335.59 billion current LCU in 2011. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2011)
335.59 billion current LCU
Change on year
up 143.3%
World rank
5th
of 50 countries
All-time high
742.13 billion current LCU
in 2008
All-time low
-579.80 billion current LCU
in 1984
Years of data
28
1984–2011

Overall surplus/deficit, excluding current grants in Gabon, 1984–2011

-500.0B0500.0B1984199720111984: -579.8B current LCU1985: -38.5B current LCU1986: -101.4B current LCU1987: -102.3B current LCU1988: -112.3B current LCU1989: -86.8B current LCU1990: -71.9B current LCU1991: -37.0B current LCU1992: -78.7B current LCU1993: -91.2B current LCU1994: -46.3B current LCU1995: 69.7B current LCU1996: 65.6B current LCU1997: 46.6B current LCU1998: -369.4B current LCU1999: 34.1B current LCU2000: 421.5B current LCU2001: 111.7B current LCU2002: 118.8B current LCU2003: 260.1B current LCU2004: 284.4B current LCU2005: 391.0B current LCU2006: 460.4B current LCU2007: 470.7B current LCU2008: 742.1B current LCU2009: 337.1B current LCU2010: 137.9B current LCU2011: 335.6B current LCU

Source: World Bank country economists. Measured in current LCU.

Analysis

Gabon recorded 335.59 billion current LCU for overall surplus/deficit, excluding current grants in 2011.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 143.3% on the previous year and up 200.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, overall surplus/deficit, excluding current grants in Gabon peaked at 742.13 billion current LCU in 2008 and was at its lowest, -579.80 billion current LCU, in 1984.

Gabon ranks 5th of 50 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s -170.18 billion current LCU -579.80 billion current LCU -38.50 billion current LCU 6
1990s -47.85 billion current LCU -369.36 billion current LCU 69.67 billion current LCU 10
2000s 359.79 billion current LCU 111.70 billion current LCU 742.13 billion current LCU 10
2010s 236.76 billion current LCU 137.92 billion current LCU 335.59 billion current LCU 2

Countries ranked near Gabon

  1. 2 Angola 999.03 billion current LCU compare
  2. 3 Algeria 720.90 billion current LCU compare
  3. 4 Sierra Leone 404.28 billion current LCU compare
  4. 6 Equatorial Guinea 55.50 billion current LCU compare
  5. 7 Seychelles 7.62 million current LCU compare
  6. 8 Mali -4 current LCU compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is overall surplus/deficit, excluding current grants in Gabon?
Overall surplus/deficit, excluding current grants in Gabon was 335.59 billion current LCU in 2011, according to World Bank country economists.
What is the highest overall surplus/deficit, excluding current grants recorded in Gabon?
The highest recorded value was 742.13 billion current LCU in 2008.
What is the lowest overall surplus/deficit, excluding current grants recorded in Gabon?
The lowest recorded value was -579.80 billion current LCU in 1984.
How does Gabon rank for overall surplus/deficit, excluding current grants?
Gabon ranks 5th out of 50 countries with data for 2011.
Is overall surplus/deficit, excluding current grants rising or falling in Gabon?
Over the last ten years it is up 200.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Gabon data come from?
The figures come from World Bank country economists, published as part of Overall surplus/deficit, excluding current grants (current LCU). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Overall surplus/deficit, excluding current grants (current LCU)
Unit
current LCU
Source
World Bank country economists
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
50 places, 1,359 data points, 1965–2011
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Overall budget surplus/deficit (excluding current grants) is current and capital revenue excluding current grants, less total expenditure and lending minus repayments. Data are shown for central government only, and are in current local currency.