Gabon: Personal transfers, receipts (current US$, BoP)

Key figures

What the numbers say

In 2015, Gabon's personal transfers, receipts (current US$, BoP) fell 69.9% on 2014 (from US$13.56 million to US$4.09 million).

Across the 27 yearly changes before that (1980 to 2014), the average change was +42.8% and a typical year strayed about 121% 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 374.3% in 1983 and the biggest yearly fall was 69.9% in 2015. 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 there is no clear straight-line trend: a straight line explains 25% of the movement over 9 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

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What this measures

Personal transfers are current transfers, in cash or in kind, received by resident households from non-resident households. This indicator is expressed in current prices, meaning no adjustment has been made to account for price changes over time. This indicator is expressed in United States dollars.

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

All 31 values

Personal transfers, receipts (current US$, BoP) in nearby economies

• Angola — US$13.53 million (2025)
• Benin — US$313.86 million (2023)
• Botswana — US$143.36 million (2025)
• Burkina Faso — US$537.52 million (2024)
• Burundi — US$240.45 million (2025)
• Cabo Verde — US$338.3 million (2025)
• Cameroon — US$593.65 million (2024)
• Comoros — US$301.04 million (2023)
• Congo, Dem. Rep. — US$3.22 billion (2025)
• Congo, 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 personal transfers, receipts (current US$, BoP)?

US$4.09 million in 2015, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).

How has it changed since 1979?

It is up 4,247% from US$94,020 in 1979 (11.05% a year on average, compounded). The highest value was US$13.56 million in 2014 and the lowest US$47,331 in 1980.

Is the latest change in personal transfers, receipts (current US$, BoP) unusual for Gabon?

In 2015, Gabon's personal transfers, receipts (current US$, BoP) fell 69.9% on 2014 (from US$13.56 million to US$4.09 million). Across the 27 yearly changes before that (1980 to 2014), the average change was +42.8% and a typical year strayed about 121% 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.

Where does this data come from?

The World Bank's World Development Indicators, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).

Source

World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator BX.TRF.PWKR.CD, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: Balance of Payments 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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