Spending by international visitors while visiting a country … unit in Gabon
Gabon: Spending by international visitors while visiting a country … unit was 0.002 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2015. ◆ Volatile
Spending by international visitors while visiting a country, per unit in Gabon, 1995–2015
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in current US$ per US$ of GDP.
Analysis
The most recent figure for spending by international visitors while visiting a country, per unit in Gabon is 0.002 current US$ per US$ of GDP, measured in 2015.
That represents a change of down 16.5% on the previous year and up 47.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, spending by international visitors while visiting a country, per unit in Gabon peaked at 0.0307 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 1999 and was at its lowest, 0.0014 current US$ per US$ of GDP, in 2005.
That places Gabon 180th out of 191 countries with data for 2015, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Spending by international visitors while visiting a country … unit in Gabon, year by year
| Year | current US$ per US$ of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 0.019 current US$ per US$ of GDP | — |
| 1996 | 0.016 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -15.7% |
| 1997 | 0.0193 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +21.0% |
| 1998 | 0.0245 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +26.9% |
| 1999 | 0.0307 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +25.0% |
| 2000 | 0.0195 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -36.5% |
| 2001 | 0.0092 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -53.0% |
| 2002 | 0.0144 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +57.6% |
| 2003 | 0.0129 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -10.6% |
| 2004 | 0.0095 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -26.2% |
| 2005 | 0.0014 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -85.8% |
| 2007 | 0.0021 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +53.9% |
| 2008 | 0.0017 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -18.5% |
| 2009 | 0.0022 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +27.1% |
| 2010 | 0.0062 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +186.3% |
| 2011 | 0.0014 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -77.5% |
| 2012 | 0.0023 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +64.9% |
| 2013 | 0.0035 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +51.2% |
| 2014 | 0.0024 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -31.3% |
| 2015 | 0.002 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -16.5% |
Gabon compared with similar countries
- Gabon's 0.002 current US$ per US$ of GDP is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0327 current US$ per US$ of GDP, 6% of the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Gabon's 0.002 current US$ per US$ of GDP is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0125 current US$ per US$ of GDP, 16% of the median. (41 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0219 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.016 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0307 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 5 |
| 2000s | 0.0081 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0014 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0195 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 9 |
| 2010s | 0.003 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0014 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0062 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 6 |
Countries ranked near Gabon
- 177 Malawi 0.0022 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 178 Marshall Islands 0.0022 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 179 China 0.0021 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 181 Libya 0.002 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 182 Nigeria 0.0014 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 183 Bangladesh 0.001 current US$ per US$ of GDP 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 spending by international visitors while visiting a country, per unit in Gabon?
- Spending by international visitors while visiting a country, per unit in Gabon was 0.002 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2015, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest spending by international visitors while visiting a country, per unit recorded in Gabon?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0307 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 1999.
- What is the lowest spending by international visitors while visiting a country, per unit recorded in Gabon?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0014 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2005.
- How does Gabon rank for spending by international visitors while visiting a country, per unit?
- Gabon ranks 180th out of 191 countries with data for 2015.
- Is spending by international visitors while visiting a country, per unit rising or falling in Gabon?
- Over the last ten years it is up 47.1%. 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 Spending by international visitors while visiting a country, per unit of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Spending by international visitors while visiting a country divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Spending by international visitors while visiting a country ÷ GDP (current US$)
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- Spending by international visitors while visiting a country UN Tourism (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
- GDP Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks
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Spending by international visitors while visiting a country divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.