Gabon: Exports as a capacity to import (constant LCU)

Key figures

What the numbers say

In 2025, Gabon's exports as a capacity to import (constant LCU) fell 12.4% on 2024 (from 12.73 trillion to 11.15 trillion).

Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1995 to 2024), the average change was +8.8% and a typical year strayed about 22.7% from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.9 standard deviations below 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 184.1% in 1974 and the biggest yearly fall was 43.6% in 1986. The numbers show how large and when, not why; for the cause, look at what happened in that country in those years.

From 2016 to 2025 the straight-line trend is upward, about 983.33 billion a year. A straight line explains 70% of the movement over 10 observed years.

Worked out from the yearly values above. How the checks work: standard deviation, z-scores and straight-line trends.

How it compares

In 2025, Gabon had the 20th highest value of the 128 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 2025 ranking

• Uganda — 17th of 128: 24.83 trillion
• Côte d'Ivoire — 18th of 128: 18.15 trillion
• Mexico — 19th of 128: 11.84 trillion
• Madagascar — 21st of 128: 10.02 trillion
• Thailand — 22nd of 128: 8.54 trillion
• Congo, Dem. Rep. — 23rd of 128: 8.15 trillion

What this measures

Exports as a capacity to import equals the current price value of exports of goods and services deflated by the import price index. This indicator is expressed in constant prices, meaning the series has been adjusted to account for price changes over time. The reference year for this adjustment varies by country. This series is expressed in local currency units.

All 66 values

Exports as a capacity to import (constant LCU) in nearby economies

• Angola — 4.07 trillion (2024)
• Benin — 2.32 trillion (2025)
• Botswana — 56.76 billion (2025)
• Burkina Faso — 4.97 trillion (2025)
• Cabo Verde — 107.39 billion (2025)
• Cameroon — 3.57 trillion (2025)
• Central African Republic — 165.96 billion (2025)
• Chad — 3.46 trillion (2025)
• Comoros — 54.15 billion (2025)
• Congo, Dem. Rep.

More economic policy & debt data for Gabon

• General government final consumption expenditure (current US$) — US$2.39 billion (2025)
• General government final consumption expenditure (current LCU) — 1.39 trillion (2025)
• General government final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$) — US$1.91 billion (2025)
• General government final consumption expenditure (constant LCU) — 992.1 billion (2025)
• General government final consumption expenditure (% of GDP) — 11.16% (2025)
• Households and NPISHs final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$) — US$5.93 billion (2025)
• Households and NPISHs final consumption expenditure (constant LCU) — 2.77 trillion (2025)
• Households and NPISHs final consumption expenditure per capita (constant 2015 US$)

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Questions people ask

What is Gabon's exports as a capacity to import (constant LCU)?

11.15 trillion in 2025, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).

How has it changed since 1960?

It is up 8,586% from 128.38 billion in 1960 (7.11% a year on average, compounded). The highest value was 15.09 trillion in 2022 and the lowest 128.38 billion in 1960.

How does Gabon rank?

20th highest of 128 economies with data for 2025.

Is the latest change in exports as a capacity to import (constant LCU) unusual for Gabon?

In 2025, Gabon's exports as a capacity to import (constant LCU) fell 12.4% on 2024 (from 12.73 trillion to 11.15 trillion). Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1995 to 2024), the average change was +8.8% and a typical year strayed about 22.7% from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.9 standard deviations below 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 NY.EXP.CAPM.KN, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks; National Accounts data files, Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD); Staff estimates, World Bank (WB) 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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