Getting credit: Credit registry coverage in Gabon
Gabon: Getting credit: Credit registry coverage was 28.5% in 2019. ◆ Volatile
Getting credit: Credit registry coverage in Gabon, 2005–2019
Source: World Bank. Measured in % of adults.
Analysis
The most recent figure for getting credit: credit registry coverage in Gabon is 28.5%, measured in 2019.
That represents a change of down 1.7% on the previous year and up 630.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, getting credit: credit registry coverage in Gabon peaked at 53.8% in 2012 and was at its lowest, 2.4%, in 2007.
Gabon ranks 41st of 191 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Getting credit: Credit registry coverage in Gabon, year by year
| Year | % of adults | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 2.6% | — |
| 2006 | 2.6% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 2.4% | -7.7% |
| 2008 | 2.4% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 3.9% | +62.5% |
| 2010 | 22.5% | +476.9% |
| 2011 | 24.2% | +7.6% |
| 2012 | 53.8% | +122.3% |
| 2013 | 51.1% | -5.0% |
| 2014 | 50.8% | -0.6% |
| 2015 | 52.0% | +2.4% |
| 2016 | 50.8% | -2.3% |
| 2017 | 28.9% | -43.1% |
| 2018 | 29.0% | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 28.5% | -1.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.8% | 2.4% | 3.9% | 5 |
| 2010s | 39.2% | 22.5% | 53.8% | 10 |
Countries ranked near Gabon
- 38 Italy 31.1% compare
- 39 Indonesia 30.9% compare
- 40 El Salvador 30.4% compare
- 42 Oman 27.1% compare
- 43 Dominican Republic 26.8% compare
- 44 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 26.1% compare
More private sector data for Gabon
- Merchandise trade 72.8% (2025)
- Food imports 15.7% (2023)
- Manufactures imports 76.4% (2023)
- Merchandise imports 4.00 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 0.9% (2023)
- Manufactures exports 17.8% (2023)
- Merchandise exports 11.60 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 4,473 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.5414 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate -10.77 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is getting credit: credit registry coverage in Gabon?
- Getting credit: credit registry coverage in Gabon was 28.5% in 2019, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest getting credit: credit registry coverage recorded in Gabon?
- The highest recorded value was 53.8% in 2012.
- What is the lowest getting credit: credit registry coverage recorded in Gabon?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.4% in 2007.
- How does Gabon rank for getting credit: credit registry coverage?
- Gabon ranks 41st out of 191 countries with data for 2019.
- Is getting credit: credit registry coverage rising or falling in Gabon?
- Over the last ten years it is up 630.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Gabon data come from?
- The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Getting credit: Credit registry coverage (% of adults). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The credit registry coverage reports the number of individuals and firms listed in a credit registry’s database as of January 1 with information on their borrowing history from the past five years, and the number of individuals and firms that have had no borrowing history in the past five years but for which a lender requested a credit report from the registry in the previous calendar year. The number is expressed as a percentage of the adult population.