Taxes on goods and services, GB (current LCU) in Gabon
Gabon: Taxes on goods and services, GB (current LCU) was 131.76 billion current LCU in 2011. ▲ Rising
Taxes on goods and services, GB in Gabon, 1990–2011
Source: World Bank country economists. Measured in current LCU.
Analysis
Gabon recorded 131.76 billion current LCU for taxes on goods and services, gb in 2011.
The figure is down 3.5% on the previous year and up 86.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, taxes on goods and services, gb in Gabon peaked at 136.47 billion current LCU in 2010 and was at its lowest, 43.00 billion current LCU, in 1996.
That places Gabon 18th out of 50 countries with data for 2011, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Taxes on goods and services, GB (current LCU) in Gabon, year by year
| Year | current LCU | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 51.80 billion current LCU | — |
| 1991 | 54.73 billion current LCU | +5.6% |
| 1992 | 53.31 billion current LCU | -2.6% |
| 1993 | 55.02 billion current LCU | +3.2% |
| 1994 | 58.50 billion current LCU | +6.3% |
| 1995 | 61.67 billion current LCU | +5.4% |
| 1996 | 43.00 billion current LCU | -30.3% |
| 1997 | 72.49 billion current LCU | +68.6% |
| 1998 | 72.82 billion current LCU | +0.5% |
| 1999 | 58.17 billion current LCU | -20.1% |
| 2000 | 80.16 billion current LCU | +37.8% |
| 2001 | 70.76 billion current LCU | -11.7% |
| 2002 | 83.50 billion current LCU | +18.0% |
| 2003 | 109.60 billion current LCU | +31.3% |
| 2004 | 115.10 billion current LCU | +5.0% |
| 2005 | 113.73 billion current LCU | -1.2% |
| 2006 | 113.74 billion current LCU | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 130.29 billion current LCU | +14.5% |
| 2008 | 130.70 billion current LCU | +0.3% |
| 2009 | 135.52 billion current LCU | +3.7% |
| 2010 | 136.47 billion current LCU | +0.7% |
| 2011 | 131.76 billion current LCU | -3.5% |
Gabon compared with similar countries
- Gabon's 131.76 billion current LCU is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 56.94 billion current LCU, 2.3× the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Gabon's 131.76 billion current LCU is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 43.80 billion current LCU, 3.0× the median. (7 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Taxes on goods and services, GB (current LCU) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 | +68.6% | 43.00 billion current LCU | 72.49 billion current LCU |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 58.15 billion current LCU | 43.00 billion current LCU | 72.82 billion current LCU | 10 |
| 2000s | 108.31 billion current LCU | 70.76 billion current LCU | 135.52 billion current LCU | 10 |
| 2010s | 134.11 billion current LCU | 131.76 billion current LCU | 136.47 billion current LCU | 2 |
Countries ranked near Gabon
More science & technology data for Gabon
- Mobile landline subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, gaps filled 125.34 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per capita 1.25 units per person (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per unit of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, gaps filled 3.18 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per square kilometre 11.82 units per square kilometre (2023)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, annual growth rate 2.23 % change on previous year (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, annual growth rate 4.46 % change on previous year (2024)
- Scientific and technical journal articles 90.57 (2023)
- Scientific and technical journal articles, per capita 0 units per person (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is taxes on goods and services, gb in Gabon?
- Taxes on goods and services, gb in Gabon was 131.76 billion current LCU in 2011, according to World Bank country economists.
- What is the highest taxes on goods and services, gb recorded in Gabon?
- The highest recorded value was 136.47 billion current LCU in 2010.
- What is the lowest taxes on goods and services, gb recorded in Gabon?
- The lowest recorded value was 43.00 billion current LCU in 1996.
- How does Gabon rank for taxes on goods and services, gb?
- Gabon ranks 18th out of 50 countries with data for 2011.
- Is taxes on goods and services, gb rising or falling in Gabon?
- Over the last ten years it is up 86.2%. 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 Taxes on goods and services, GB (current LCU). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Taxes on goods and services include all taxes and duties levied by central governments on the production, extraction, sale, transfer, leasing, or delivery of goods and rendering of services, or on the use of goods or permission to use goods or perform activities. These include general sales taxes, turnover or value added taxes, excise taxes, and motor vehicle taxes. Data are shown for central government only and are in current local currency.