Gabon's expense (current LCU) was 1.52 trillion in 2021, the latest year in the World Bank's World Development Indicators. That is up 6.71% from 1.42 trillion in 2016 (1.31% a year on average, compounded).
Key figures
| Value | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Latest | 1.52 trillion | 2021 |
| Five years earlier | 1.42 trillion | 2016 |
| Highest | 1.52 trillion | 2021 |
| Lowest | 1.28 trillion | 2018 |
| Average since 2012 | 1.4 trillion | 2012–2021 |
| First recorded | 1.43 trillion | 2012 |
Over five years it is up 6.71% from 1.42 trillion in 2016 (1.31% a year on average, compounded). Since 2012 it is up 6.17% from 1.43 trillion in 2012 (0.67% a year on average, compounded).
What the numbers say
In 2021, Gabon's expense (current LCU) rose 4.3% on 2020 (from 1.45 trillion to 1.52 trillion).
Across the 8 yearly changes before that (2013 to 2020), the average change was +0.3% and a typical year strayed about 5.4% from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.7 standard deviations above that average, so it was an ordinary year: it sits within the range of normal year-to-year movement.
On record, the biggest yearly rise was 8.5% in 2020 and the biggest yearly fall was 5.5% in 2018. The numbers show how large and when, not why; for the cause, look at what happened in that country in those years.
From 2012 to 2021 there is no clear straight-line trend: a straight line explains 1% of the movement over 10 observed years, so the value is moving around more than it is heading anywhere.
Worked out from the yearly values above. How the checks work: standard deviation, z-scores and straight-line trends.
How it compares
In 2021, Gabon had the 6th highest value of the 14 economies reporting that year. Higher is not always better: for some indicators the lowest value is the one to aim for. See the full ranking.
Closest to Gabon in the 2021 ranking
- Mongolia — 2nd of 14: 13.81 trillion
- Cameroon — 3rd of 14: 3.1 trillion
- Bangladesh — 4th of 14: 2.94 trillion
- Congo, Rep. — 6th of 14: 1.33 trillion
- Burundi — 7th of 14: 1 trillion
- Nepal — 8th of 14: 846.22 billion
What this measures
Expense is a decrease in net worth resulting from a transaction. This indicator is expressed in current prices, meaning no adjustment has been made to account for price changes over time. This series is expressed in local currency units.
Limitations: For most countries central government finance data have been consolidated into one account, but for others only budgetary central government accounts are available. Countries reporting budgetary data are noted in the country metadata. Because budgetary accounts may not include all central government units (such as social security funds), they usually provide an incomplete picture. In federal states the central government accounts provide an incomplete view of total public finance. Data on government revenue and expense are collected by the IMF through questionnaires to member countries and by the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD).
All 10 values
| Year | Expense (current LCU) |
|---|---|
| 2021 | 1,515,196,404,585 |
| 2020 | 1,452,253,999,068 |
| 2019 | 1,338,870,908,952 |
| 2018 | 1,283,317,393,044 |
| 2017 | 1,358,200,658,653 |
| 2016 | 1,419,913,693,445 |
| 2015 | 1,461,335,791,032 |
| 2014 | 1,371,013,870,000 |
| 2013 | 1,419,231,782,277 |
| 2012 | 1,427,150,983,266 |
Expense (current LCU) in nearby economies
- Angola — 5.06 trillion (2019)
- Botswana — 69.39 billion (2024)
- Burkina Faso — 2.39 trillion (2023)
- Burundi — 1 trillion (2021)
- Cabo Verde — 54.45 billion (2020)
- Cameroon — 3.1 trillion (2021)
- Central African Republic — 162.73 billion (2021)
- Congo, Dem. Rep. — 17.59 trillion (2022)
- Congo, Rep. — 1.33 trillion (2021)
- Côte d'Ivoire — 8.76 trillion (2023)
- Equatorial Guinea — 943.03 billion (2022)
- Eswatini
More public sector data for Gabon
- Military expenditure (current USD) — 356.11 million (2025)
- Military expenditure (current LCU) — 207.07 billion (2025)
- Military expenditure (% of GDP) — 1.66% (2025)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values) — 6 million (2024)
- Armed forces personnel, total — 7,000 (2020)
- Armed forces personnel (% of total labor force) — 1% (2020)
- Military expenditure (% of general government expenditure) — 6.45% (2025)
- Statistical performance indicators (SPI): Pillar 1 data use score (scale 0-100) — 60 (2024)
- Statistical performance indicators (SPI): Pillar 3 data products score (scale 0-100) — 62.39 (2024)
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Questions people ask
- What is Gabon's expense (current LCU)?
- 1.52 trillion in 2021, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).
- How has it changed since 2012?
- It is up 6.17% from 1.43 trillion in 2012 (0.67% a year on average, compounded). The highest value was 1.52 trillion in 2021 and the lowest 1.28 trillion in 2018.
- How does Gabon rank?
- 6th highest of 14 economies with data for 2021.
- Is the latest change in expense (current LCU) unusual for Gabon?
- In 2021, Gabon's expense (current LCU) rose 4.3% on 2020 (from 1.45 trillion to 1.52 trillion). Across the 8 yearly changes before that (2013 to 2020), the average change was +0.3% and a typical year strayed about 5.4% from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.7 standard deviations above that average, so it was an ordinary year: it sits within the range of normal year-to-year movement.
Source
World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator GC.XPN.TOTL.CN, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF) Figures are fetched from the World Bank API and refreshed monthly; see the series on data.worldbank.org. The full definition and method are in the World Bank's metadata glossary. Comparisons use the same World Bank release.
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