Gabon: Gross savings (current LCU)

Key figures

What the numbers say

In 2015, Gabon's gross savings (current LCU) fell 14.3% on 2014 (from 3.81 trillion to 3.26 trillion).

Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1983 to 2014), the average change was +14.6% and a typical year strayed about 44% from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.7 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 153.6% in 1994 and the biggest yearly fall was 67.6% 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 2007 to 2015 the straight-line trend is upward, about 161.32 billion a year. A straight line explains 45% of the movement over 9 observed years.

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

What this measures

Savings is an amount that represents the part of disposable income (adjusted for the change in pension entitlements) that is not spent on final consumption. Gross savings are calculated as gross national income less total consumption, plus net transfers. 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.

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Gross savings (current LCU) in nearby economies

• Angola — 16.51 trillion (2024)
• Benin — 3.61 trillion (2023)
• Botswana — 76.02 billion (2025)
• Burkina Faso — 2.23 trillion (2024)
• Burundi — 7.73 trillion (2025)
• Cabo Verde — 63.24 billion (2025)
• Cameroon — 5.02 trillion (2024)
• Comoros — 80.36 billion (2023)
• Congo, Dem. Rep. — 69.91 trillion (2025)
• Congo, Rep. — 2.6 trillion (2021)
• Côte d'Ivoire — 9.06 trillion (2024)

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 gross savings (current LCU)?

3.26 trillion in 2015, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).

How has it changed since 1978?

It is up 1,469% from 208.05 billion in 1978 (7.72% a year on average, compounded). The highest value was 3.85 trillion in 2012 and the lowest 125.02 billion in 1987.

Is the latest change in gross savings (current LCU) unusual for Gabon?

In 2015, Gabon's gross savings (current LCU) fell 14.3% on 2014 (from 3.81 trillion to 3.26 trillion). Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1983 to 2014), the average change was +14.6% and a typical year strayed about 44% from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.7 standard deviations below that average, so it was an ordinary year: it sits within the range of normal year-to-year movement.

Where does this data come from?

The World Bank's World Development Indicators, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs); National Accounts data files, Central Banks; Staff estimates, World Bank (WB).

Source

World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator NY.GNS.ICTR.CN, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs); National Accounts data files, Central Banks; 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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