Human capital per capita, male in Gabon

Gabon: Human capital per capita, male was 5,734 current US$ in 2020. ▲ Rising

Latest (2020)
5,734 current US$
Change on year
down 12.0%
World rank
116th
of 151 countries
All-time high
8,637 current US$
in 2011
All-time low
3,278 current US$
in 1998
Years of data
26
1995–2020

Human capital per capita, male in Gabon, 1995–2020

02.0k4.0k6.0k8.0k1995200720201995: 4.2k current US$1996: 4.7k current US$1997: 4.2k current US$1998: 3.3k current US$1999: 3.5k current US$2000: 3.6k current US$2001: 3.5k current US$2002: 3.8k current US$2003: 4.6k current US$2004: 5.1k current US$2005: 5.4k current US$2006: 5.8k current US$2007: 6.7k current US$2008: 8.2k current US$2009: 6.1k current US$2010: 6.9k current US$2011: 8.6k current US$2012: 7.9k current US$2013: 7.8k current US$2014: 7.9k current US$2015: 6.0k current US$2016: 5.7k current US$2017: 6.1k current US$2018: 6.7k current US$2019: 6.5k current US$2020: 5.7k current US$

Source: World Bank. Measured in current US$.

Analysis

Gabon recorded 5,734 current US$ for human capital per capita, male in 2020.

That represents a change of down 12.0% on the previous year and down 17.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, human capital per capita, male in Gabon peaked at 8,637 current US$ in 2011 and was at its lowest, 3,278 current US$, in 1998.

Gabon ranks 116th of 151 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.

Human capital per capita, male in Gabon, year by year

Annual values for Human capital per capita, male (current US$) in Gabon, 1995 to 2020.
Year current US$ Change
1995 4,234 current US$ —
1996 4,656 current US$ +10.0%
1997 4,154 current US$ -10.8%
1998 3,278 current US$ -21.1%
1999 3,474 current US$ +6.0%
2000 3,618 current US$ +4.1%
2001 3,485 current US$ -3.7%
2002 3,763 current US$ +8.0%
2003 4,622 current US$ +22.8%
2004 5,054 current US$ +9.3%
2005 5,368 current US$ +6.2%
2006 5,755 current US$ +7.2%
2007 6,674 current US$ +16.0%
2008 8,229 current US$ +23.3%
2009 6,100 current US$ -25.9%
2010 6,943 current US$ +13.8%
2011 8,637 current US$ +24.4%
2012 7,890 current US$ -8.6%
2013 7,846 current US$ -0.6%
2014 7,880 current US$ +0.4%
2015 6,037 current US$ -23.4%
2016 5,741 current US$ -4.9%
2017 6,051 current US$ +5.4%
2018 6,695 current US$ +10.6%
2019 6,516 current US$ -2.7%
2020 5,734 current US$ -12.0%

Gabon compared with similar countries

  • Gabon's 5,734 current US$ is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 14,255 current US$, 40% of the median. (43 countries reporting)
  • Gabon's 5,734 current US$ is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 4,622 current US$, 1.2× the median. (42 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 3,959 current US$ 3,278 current US$ 4,656 current US$ 5
2000s 5,267 current US$ 3,485 current US$ 8,229 current US$ 10
2010s 7,024 current US$ 5,741 current US$ 8,637 current US$ 10
2020s 5,734 current US$ 5,734 current US$ 5,734 current US$ 1

Countries ranked near Gabon

  1. 113 Mauritania 5,957 current US$ compare
  2. 114 Nicaragua 5,907 current US$ compare
  3. 115 Ethiopia 5,903 current US$ compare
  4. 117 Solomon Islands 5,603 current US$ compare
  5. 118 Angola 5,478 current US$ compare
  6. 119 Mali 5,031 current US$ compare

See the full ranking of 151 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is human capital per capita, male in Gabon?
Human capital per capita, male in Gabon was 5,734 current US$ in 2020, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest human capital per capita, male recorded in Gabon?
The highest recorded value was 8,637 current US$ in 2011.
What is the lowest human capital per capita, male recorded in Gabon?
The lowest recorded value was 3,278 current US$ in 1998.
How does Gabon rank for human capital per capita, male?
Gabon ranks 116th out of 151 countries with data for 2020.
Is human capital per capita, male rising or falling in Gabon?
Over the last ten years it is down 17.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Gabon data come from?
The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Human capital per capita, male (current US$). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Human capital per capita, male (current US$)
Unit
current US$
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
151 places, 3,885 data points, 1995–2020
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