State Capacity Index in Gabon
Gabon: State Capacity Index was -0.2089 in 2015. ◆ Volatile
State Capacity Index in Gabon, 1960–2015
Source: Jonathan Hanson and Rachel Sigman (2021); Population based on various sources (2023) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2015, state capacity index in Gabon stood at -0.2089.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 33.2% on the previous year and up 36.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, state capacity index in Gabon peaked at 0.2915 in 1979 and was at its lowest, -0.8365, in 1973.
That places Gabon 138th out of 166 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.
State Capacity Index in Gabon, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | -0.6972 | — |
| 1961 | -0.6478 | -7.1% |
| 1962 | -0.5914 | -8.7% |
| 1963 | -0.5482 | -7.3% |
| 1964 | -0.5311 | -3.1% |
| 1965 | -0.4733 | -10.9% |
| 1966 | -0.4679 | -1.1% |
| 1967 | -0.5225 | +11.7% |
| 1968 | -0.5314 | +1.7% |
| 1969 | -0.4868 | -8.4% |
| 1970 | -0.5032 | +3.4% |
| 1971 | -0.4743 | -5.7% |
| 1972 | -0.4384 | -7.6% |
| 1973 | -0.8365 | +90.8% |
| 1974 | -0.6616 | -20.9% |
| 1975 | -0.3429 | -48.2% |
| 1976 | -0.3144 | -8.3% |
| 1977 | -0.0068 | -97.8% |
| 1978 | 0.1665 | -2536.3% |
| 1979 | 0.2915 | +75.1% |
| 1980 | -0.4508 | -254.6% |
| 1981 | -0.4533 | +0.6% |
| 1982 | -0.4125 | -9.0% |
| 1983 | -0.4111 | -0.3% |
| 1984 | -0.417 | +1.4% |
| 1985 | -0.3414 | -18.1% |
| 1986 | -0.2825 | -17.3% |
| 1987 | -0.1459 | -48.4% |
| 1988 | -0.1945 | +33.3% |
| 1989 | -0.1896 | -2.5% |
| 1990 | -0.0383 | -79.8% |
| 1991 | 0.0333 | -186.8% |
| 1992 | 0.0124 | -62.8% |
| 1993 | 0.1368 | +1006.8% |
| 1994 | 0.0742 | -45.8% |
| 1995 | 0.0807 | +8.8% |
| 1996 | 0.0576 | -28.6% |
| 1997 | 0.0769 | +33.5% |
| 1998 | 0.0749 | -2.6% |
| 1999 | 0.1426 | +90.3% |
| 2000 | -0.074 | -151.9% |
| 2001 | -0.0237 | -68.0% |
| 2002 | 0.0637 | -368.7% |
| 2003 | 0.0711 | +11.6% |
| 2004 | -0.2171 | -405.3% |
| 2005 | -0.3294 | +51.7% |
| 2006 | -0.423 | +28.4% |
| 2007 | -0.4304 | +1.7% |
| 2008 | -0.3425 | -20.4% |
| 2009 | -0.1855 | -45.8% |
| 2010 | -0.2718 | +46.5% |
| 2011 | -0.1258 | -53.7% |
| 2012 | -0.2893 | +130.0% |
| 2013 | -0.1604 | -44.6% |
| 2014 | -0.1568 | -2.2% |
| 2015 | -0.2089 | +33.2% |
Gabon compared with similar countries
- Gabon's -0.2089 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.5986. (47 countries reporting)
- Gabon's -0.2089 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is -0.0931, 2.2× the median. (46 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where State Capacity Index 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1978 | +2536.3% | -0.0068 | 0.1665 |
| 1993 | +1006.8% | 0.0124 | 0.1368 |
| 2004 | -405.3% | 0.0711 | -0.2171 |
| 2002 | +368.7% | -0.0237 | 0.0637 |
| 1980 | -254.6% | 0.2915 | -0.4508 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | -0.5498 | -0.6972 | -0.4679 | 10 |
| 1970s | -0.312 | -0.8365 | 0.2915 | 10 |
| 1980s | -0.3299 | -0.4533 | -0.1459 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0651 | -0.0383 | 0.1426 | 10 |
| 2000s | -0.1891 | -0.4304 | 0.0711 | 10 |
| 2010s | -0.2022 | -0.2893 | -0.1258 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Gabon
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 state capacity index in Gabon?
- State capacity index in Gabon was -0.2089 in 2015, according to Jonathan Hanson and Rachel Sigman (2021); Population based on various sources (2023) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest state capacity index recorded in Gabon?
- The highest recorded value was 0.2915 in 1979.
- What is the lowest state capacity index recorded in Gabon?
- The lowest recorded value was -0.8365 in 1973.
- How does Gabon rank for state capacity index?
- Gabon ranks 138th out of 166 countries with data for 2015.
- Is state capacity index rising or falling in Gabon?
- Over the last ten years it is up 36.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Gabon data come from?
- The figures come from Jonathan Hanson and Rachel Sigman (2021); Population based on various sources (2023) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of State Capacity Index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Measures state capacity by combining 21 different indicators related to three key dimensions: extractive capacity, coercive capacity, and administrative capacity. Higher values indicate greater state capacity.