How have things changed?, annual growth rate in Gabon
Gabon: How have things changed?, annual growth rate was 0.7737 % change on previous year in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2024)
0.7737 % change on previous year
Change on year
up 122.5%
World rank
96th
of 212 countries
All-time high
32.46 % change on previous year
in 1993
All-time low
-17.1 % change on previous year
in 2008
Years of data
59
1966–2024
How have things changed?, annual growth rate in Gabon, 1966–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in % change on previous year.
Analysis
The most recent figure for how have things changed?, annual growth rate in Gabon is 0.7737 % change on previous year, measured in 2024.
The figure is up 122.5% on the previous year and up 10.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, how have things changed?, annual growth rate in Gabon peaked at 32.46 % change on previous year in 1993 and was at its lowest, -17.1 % change on previous year, in 2008.
Gabon ranks 96th of 212 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
How have things changed?, annual growth rate in Gabon, year by year
| Year | % change on previous year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1966 | 0 % change on previous year | — |
| 1967 | 0 % change on previous year | — |
| 1968 | 12.5 % change on previous year | — |
| 1969 | 0 % change on previous year | -100.0% |
| 1970 | 11.11 % change on previous year | — |
| 1971 | 0 % change on previous year | -100.0% |
| 1972 | 0 % change on previous year | — |
| 1973 | 20 % change on previous year | — |
| 1974 | 0 % change on previous year | -100.0% |
| 1975 | 24.17 % change on previous year | — |
| 1976 | -0.5369 % change on previous year | -102.2% |
| 1977 | -5.47 % change on previous year | +918.0% |
| 1978 | 27.05 % change on previous year | -595.0% |
| 1979 | 17.98 % change on previous year | -33.5% |
| 1980 | -5.71 % change on previous year | -131.8% |
| 1981 | 1.75 % change on previous year | -130.6% |
| 1982 | 2.28 % change on previous year | +30.4% |
| 1983 | -5.61 % change on previous year | -346.2% |
| 1984 | 7.98 % change on previous year | -242.3% |
| 1985 | -0.2238 % change on previous year | -102.8% |
| 1986 | -3.48 % change on previous year | +1454.5% |
| 1987 | 9.7 % change on previous year | -378.8% |
| 1988 | -0.4282 % change on previous year | -104.4% |
| 1989 | -7.2 % change on previous year | +1581.9% |
| 1990 | -2.44 % change on previous year | -66.1% |
| 1991 | 10 % change on previous year | -510.2% |
| 1992 | 9.1 % change on previous year | -9.0% |
| 1993 | 32.46 % change on previous year | +256.8% |
| 1994 | -2.36 % change on previous year | -107.3% |
| 1995 | 30.79 % change on previous year | -1405.6% |
| 1996 | 18.11 % change on previous year | -41.2% |
| 1997 | -7.73 % change on previous year | -142.7% |
| 1998 | 21.82 % change on previous year | -382.2% |
| 1999 | -3.89 % change on previous year | -117.8% |
| 2000 | -6.62 % change on previous year | +70.0% |
| 2001 | -11.18 % change on previous year | +69.0% |
| 2002 | -3.07 % change on previous year | -72.5% |
| 2003 | 9.39 % change on previous year | -405.6% |
| 2004 | 1.3 % change on previous year | -86.2% |
| 2005 | -4.8 % change on previous year | -469.1% |
| 2006 | -5.13 % change on previous year | +6.8% |
| 2007 | -9 % change on previous year | +75.6% |
| 2008 | -17.1 % change on previous year | +90.0% |
| 2009 | -5.51 % change on previous year | -67.8% |
| 2010 | 10.45 % change on previous year | -289.6% |
| 2011 | 11.67 % change on previous year | +11.7% |
| 2012 | -0.2838 % change on previous year | -102.4% |
| 2013 | 0.2681 % change on previous year | -194.5% |
| 2014 | 0.7018 % change on previous year | +161.7% |
| 2015 | -10.46 % change on previous year | -1590.0% |
| 2016 | -6.03 % change on previous year | -42.3% |
| 2017 | -6.42 % change on previous year | +6.4% |
| 2018 | 0.0138 % change on previous year | -100.2% |
| 2019 | 0.0145 % change on previous year | +5.0% |
| 2020 | -0.3836 % change on previous year | -2754.4% |
| 2021 | 3.24 % change on previous year | -945.3% |
| 2022 | 3.97 % change on previous year | +22.4% |
| 2023 | -3.44 % change on previous year | -186.6% |
| 2024 | 0.7737 % change on previous year | -122.5% |
Gabon compared with similar countries
- Gabon's 0.7737 % change on previous year is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 2.16 % change on previous year, 36% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Gabon's 0.7737 % change on previous year is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.8505 % change on previous year, 91% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where How have things changed?, annual growth rate in Gabon changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | -2754.4% | 0.0145 % change on previous year | -0.3836 % change on previous year |
| 1989 | -1581.9% | -0.4282 % change on previous year | -7.2 % change on previous year |
| 2015 | -1590.0% | 0.7018 % change on previous year | -10.46 % change on previous year |
| 1986 | -1454.5% | -0.2238 % change on previous year | -3.48 % change on previous year |
| 1995 | +1405.6% | -2.36 % change on previous year | 30.79 % change on previous year |
| 2021 | +945.3% | -0.3836 % change on previous year | 3.24 % change on previous year |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 3.12 % change on previous year | 0 % change on previous year | 12.5 % change on previous year | 4 |
| 1970s | 9.43 % change on previous year | -5.47 % change on previous year | 27.05 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1980s | -0.0946 % change on previous year | -7.2 % change on previous year | 9.7 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1990s | 10.59 % change on previous year | -7.73 % change on previous year | 32.46 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2000s | -5.17 % change on previous year | -17.1 % change on previous year | 9.39 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2010s | -0.0076 % change on previous year | -10.46 % change on previous year | 11.67 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.833 % change on previous year | -3.44 % change on previous year | 3.97 % change on previous year | 5 |
Countries ranked near Gabon
- 93 Yemen 0.9363 % change on previous year compare
- 94 Sierra Leone 0.9272 % change on previous year compare
- 95 France 0.8916 % change on previous year compare
- 97 Sudan 0.7582 % change on previous year compare
- 98 Syria 0.7557 % change on previous year compare
- 99 Germany 0.7418 % change on previous year compare
More reference data data for Gabon
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0319 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.0505 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.0931 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0031 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.0931 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.107 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.1347 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.2352 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.5278 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0167 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is how have things changed?, annual growth rate in Gabon?
- How have things changed?, annual growth rate in Gabon was 0.7737 % change on previous year in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest how have things changed?, annual growth rate recorded in Gabon?
- The highest recorded value was 32.46 % change on previous year in 1993.
- What is the lowest how have things changed?, annual growth rate recorded in Gabon?
- The lowest recorded value was -17.1 % change on previous year in 2008.
- How does Gabon rank for how have things changed?, annual growth rate?
- Gabon ranks 96th out of 212 countries with data for 2024.
- Is how have things changed?, annual growth rate rising or falling in Gabon?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Gabon data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of How have things changed?, annual growth rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
The year-on-year percentage change in How have things changed?. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.
Computed from
- How have things changed? Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in How have things changed?. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.