Gabon: IMF repurchases and charges (TDS, current US$)

Key figures

What the numbers say

In 2024, Gabon's IMF repurchases and charges (TDS, current US$) rose US$101.31 million on 2023 (from US$190.63 million to US$291.95 million).

Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1994 to 2023), the average change was +US$4.97 million and a typical year strayed about US$27.9 million from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 3.5 standard deviations above that average, so it was unusually large compared with the rest of the record.

On record, the biggest yearly rise was US$127.63 million in 2023 and the biggest yearly fall was US$46.8 million in 1996. The numbers show how large and when, not why; for the cause, look at what happened in that country in those years.

From 2015 to 2024 the straight-line trend is upward, about US$26.25 million a year. A straight line explains 63% 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 2024, Gabon had the 24th highest value of the 119 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 2024 ranking

• Dominican Republic — 20th of 119: US$368.88 million
• Sri Lanka — 21st of 119: US$342.77 million
• Indonesia — 22nd of 119: US$328.83 million
• Türkiye — 24th of 119: US$282.88 million
• Ethiopia — 25th of 119: US$257.97 million
• Myanmar — 26th of 119: US$255.68 million

What this measures

IMF repurchases are total repayments of outstanding drawings from the General Resources Account during the year specified, excluding repayments due in the reserve tranche. IMF charges cover interest payments with respect to all uses of IMF resources, excluding those resulting from drawings in the reserve tranche. Data are in current U.S. dollars.

Regional and income-group figures are computed by the World Bank as a sum.

All 53 values

IMF repurchases and charges (TDS, current US$) in nearby economies

• Angola — US$534.35 million (2024)
• Benin — US$107.83 million (2024)
• Botswana — US$12.59 million (2024)
• Burkina Faso — US$30.47 million (2024)
• Burundi — US$14.63 million (2024)
• Cabo Verde — US$1.68 million (2024)
• Cameroon — US$126.78 million (2024)
• Central African Republic — US$42.42 million (2024)
• Chad — US$72.94 million (2024)
• Comoros

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 IMF repurchases and charges (TDS, current US$)?

US$291.95 million in 2024, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).

How does Gabon rank?

24th highest of 119 economies with data for 2024.

Is the latest change in IMF repurchases and charges (TDS, current US$) unusual for Gabon?

In 2024, Gabon's IMF repurchases and charges (TDS, current US$) rose US$101.31 million on 2023 (from US$190.63 million to US$291.95 million). Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1994 to 2023), the average change was +US$4.97 million and a typical year strayed about US$27.9 million from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 3.5 standard deviations above that average, so it was unusually large compared with the rest of the record.

Where does this data come from?

The World Bank's World Development Indicators, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: International Debt Statistics, World Bank (WB).

Source

World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator DT.TDS.DIMF.CD, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: International Debt Statistics, 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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