Gabon's scientific and technical journal articles was 90.57 in 2023, the latest year in the World Bank's World Development Indicators. That is up 73.07% from 52.33 in 2013 (5.64% a year on average, compounded).
Key figures
| Value | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Latest | 90.57 | 2023 |
| Five years earlier | 61.46 | 2018 |
| Ten years earlier | 52.33 | 2013 |
| Highest | 100.2 | 2022 |
| Lowest | 21.65 | 1996 |
| Average since 2014 | 72.4 | 2014–2023 |
| First recorded | 21.65 | 1996 |
What the numbers say
In 2023, Gabon's scientific and technical journal articles fell 9.6% on 2022 (from 100.2 to 90.57).
Across the 26 yearly changes before that (1997 to 2022), the average change was +8.1% and a typical year strayed about 20.9% from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.8 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 52.7% in 2005 and the biggest yearly fall was 35.3% in 2000. The numbers show how large and when, not why; for the cause, look at what happened in that country in those years.
From 2014 to 2023 the straight-line trend is upward, about 4.98 a year. A straight line explains 79% 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.
A straight-line projection, tested first
Extending that straight line gives about 106.22 for 2026. We show this only because the same method, fitted on earlier years, predicted 2021 to 2023 better than "no change" would have: its average miss was 20.5, against 27.01 for assuming no change. Treat it as a continuation of the recent pattern, not a forecast of events: it cannot see a recession, a policy change or a revision to the data.
See how a linear trend forecast works and the guide on forecasting without fooling yourself.
How it compares
In 2023, Gabon had the 142nd highest value of the 197 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.
| Value | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Gabon | 90.57 | 2023 |
| World | 3.27 million | 2023 |
| Sub-Saharan Africa | 48,023 | 2023 |
| Upper middle income | 1.32 million | 2023 |
Closest to Gabon in the 2023 ranking
- Dominican Republic — 139th of 197: 104.52
- Bhutan — 140th of 197: 102.52
- Congo, Rep. — 141st of 197: 95.66
- Niger — 143rd of 197: 90.18
- Sierra Leone — 144th of 197: 86.32
- Gambia, The — 145th of 197: 79.8
What this measures
Article counts refer to publications from a selection of conference proceedings and peer-reviewed journals from Scopus in science and engineering fields, according to the National Center for Science and Engineering Statistics Taxonomy of Disciplines.
Limitations: Because the bibliometric database is constantly updated, the National Center for Science and Engineering Statistics (NCSES) does not recommend comparing bibliometric data across different editions of the Science and Engineering Indicators publication. For each edition of Indicators, NCSES uses a fixed snapshot of the database. This means that although trends are comparable, the exact number of articles, citations, and other data will vary across editions. For more information about comparing fixed versus dynamic journal data sets, see Schneider et al. (2019).
Regional and income-group figures are computed by the World Bank as a gap-filled total.
All 28 values
| Year | Scientific and technical journal articles |
|---|---|
| 2023 | 90.57 |
| 2022 | 100.2 |
| 2021 | 94.55 |
| 2020 | 68.1 |
| 2019 | 77.54 |
| 2018 | 61.46 |
| 2017 | 56.86 |
| 2016 | 59.58 |
| 2015 | 58.16 |
| 2014 | 56.93 |
| 2013 |
Scientific and technical journal articles in nearby economies
- Angola — 50.27 (2023)
- Benin — 437.17 (2023)
- Botswana — 383.84 (2023)
- Burkina Faso — 519.72 (2023)
- Burundi — 36.26 (2023)
- Cabo Verde — 18.34 (2023)
- Cameroon — 1,547 (2023)
- Central African Republic — 25.75 (2023)
- Chad — 52.36 (2023)
- Comoros — 8.01 (2023)
More infrastructure data for Gabon
- Mobile cellular subscriptions — 3.18 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions (per 100 people) — 125.34 (2024)
- Air transport, registered carrier departures worldwide — 2,305 (2016)
- Air transport, passengers carried — 77,320 (2016)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions — 67,119 (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions (per 100 people) — 2.64 (2024)
- Medium and high-tech exports (% manufactured exports) — 30.01% (2024)
- Individuals using the Internet (% of population) — 68.72% (2024)
- Rail lines (total route-km) — 648 (2021)
- Railways, goods transported (million ton-km)
Reading data like this
Questions people ask
- What is Gabon's scientific and technical journal articles?
- 90.57 in 2023, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).
- How has it changed since 1996?
- It is up 318.34% from 21.65 in 1996 (5.44% a year on average, compounded). The highest value was 100.2 in 2022 and the lowest 21.65 in 1996.
- How does Gabon rank?
- 142nd highest of 197 economies with data for 2023.
Source
World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator IP.JRN.ARTC.SC, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: Science and Engineering Indicators, National Science Foundation (NSF), uri: https://ncses.nsf.gov/indicators 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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