Is merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current us$), per unit rising or falling in Gabon?

Over the last ten years it is down 42.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.

Merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current US$), per unit in Gabon

Name: Merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current US$), per unit in Gabon
Creator: Statizoid (derived)
License: Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page

Gabon: Merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current US$), per unit was 0.211 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)

0.211 current US$ per US$ of GDP

Change on year

up 9.0%

World rank

154th

of 202 countries

All-time high

0.5223 current US$ per US$ of GDP

in 2014

All-time low

0.1243 current US$ per US$ of GDP

in 2004

Years of data

1960–2023

Merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current US$), per unit in Gabon, 1960–2023

Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in current US$ per US$ of GDP.

Analysis

Gabon recorded 0.211 current US$ per US$ of GDP for merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current us$), per unit in 2023.

That represents a change of up 9.0% on the previous year and down 42.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current us$), per unit in Gabon peaked at 0.5223 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2014 and was at its lowest, 0.1243 current US$ per US$ of GDP, in 2004.

Gabon ranks 154th of 202 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.

Merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current US$), per unit in Gabon, year by year

Annual values for Merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current US$), per unit of GDP in Gabon, 1960 to 2023.
Year	current US$ per US$ of GDP	Change
1960	0.2114 current US$ per US$ of GDP	—
1961	0.201 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-4.9%
1962	0.198 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-1.5%
1963	0.2913 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+47.1%
1964	0.2406 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-17.4%
1965	0.2579 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+7.2%
1966	0.2538 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-1.6%
1967	0.2335 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-8.0%
1968	0.1993 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-14.6%
1969	0.2428 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+21.8%
1970	0.2278 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-6.2%
1971	0.2323 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+2.0%
1972	0.2917 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+25.6%
1973	0.2004 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-31.3%
1974	0.1968 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-1.8%
1975	0.1903 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-3.3%
1976	0.1604 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-15.7%
1977	0.2347 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+46.3%
1978	0.2208 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-5.9%
1979	0.1657 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-25.0%
1980	0.1506 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-9.1%
1981	0.2093 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+39.0%
1982	0.214 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+2.2%
1983	0.1954 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-8.7%
1984	0.199 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+1.9%
1985	0.2635 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+32.4%
1986	0.2428 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-7.8%
1987	0.2229 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-8.2%
1988	0.2277 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+2.1%
1989	0.1833 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-19.5%
1990	0.1327 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-27.6%
1991	0.1904 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+43.4%
1992	0.162 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-14.9%
1993	0.1954 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+20.6%
1994	0.1515 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-22.4%
1995	0.1702 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+12.3%
1996	0.1501 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-11.8%
1997	0.2298 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+53.1%
1998	0.2417 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+5.2%
1999	0.3327 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+37.7%
2000	0.1863 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-44.0%
2001	0.1991 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+6.8%
2002	0.1395 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-29.9%
2003	0.128 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-8.2%
2004	0.1243 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-2.9%
2005	0.1514 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+21.7%
2006	0.167 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+10.3%
2007	0.1686 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+0.9%
2008	0.1644 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-2.5%
2009	0.2064 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+25.6%
2010	0.2073 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+0.4%
2011	0.155 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-25.2%
2012	0.3177 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+105.0%
2013	0.3658 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+15.1%
2014	0.5223 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+42.8%
2015	0.422 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-19.2%
2016	0.4363 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+3.4%
2017	0.2544 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-41.7%
2018	0.2042 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-19.7%
2019	0.2267 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+11.0%
2020	0.2237 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-1.3%
2021	0.1832 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-18.1%
2022	0.1936 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+5.6%
2023	0.211 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+9.0%

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1960s	0.233 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.198 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.2913 current US$ per US$ of GDP	10
1970s	0.2121 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.1604 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.2917 current US$ per US$ of GDP	10
1980s	0.2109 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.1506 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.2635 current US$ per US$ of GDP	10
1990s	0.1957 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.1327 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.3327 current US$ per US$ of GDP	10
2000s	0.1635 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.1243 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.2064 current US$ per US$ of GDP	10
2010s	0.3112 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.155 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.5223 current US$ per US$ of GDP	10
2020s	0.2029 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.1832 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.2237 current US$ per US$ of GDP	4

Countries ranked near Gabon

151 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 0.2195 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
152 San Marino 0.2132 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
153 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 0.211 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
155 Papua New Guinea 0.2052 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
156 Iraq 0.2037 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
157 Ghana 0.2034 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare

See the full ranking of 249 places →

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)

All data for Gabon →

Frequently asked questions

What is merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current us$), per unit in Gabon?: Merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current us$), per unit in Gabon was 0.211 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current us$), per unit recorded in Gabon?: The highest recorded value was 0.5223 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2014.
What is the lowest merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current us$), per unit recorded in Gabon?: The lowest recorded value was 0.1243 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2004.
How does Gabon rank for merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current us$), per unit?: Gabon ranks 154th out of 202 countries with data for 2023.
Is merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current us$), per unit rising or falling in Gabon?: Over the last ten years it is down 42.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Gabon data come from?: The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current US$), per unit of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current US$) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.

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Indicator: Merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current US$), per unit of GDP
Unit: current US$ per US$ of GDP
Source: Statizoid (derived)
Licence: Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage: 249 places, 12,916 data points, 1960–2023
Last refreshed: 21 August 2026

Merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current US$) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.