Travel services (% of commercial service exports) in Gabon
Gabon: Travel services (% of commercial service exports) was 9.2% in 2015. ◆ Volatile
Travel services in Gabon, 1978–2015
Source: Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of commercial service exports.
Analysis
In 2015, travel services in Gabon stood at 9.2%.
That represents a change of down 69.9% on the previous year and up 18.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, travel services in Gabon peaked at 30.6% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 1.3%, in 1984.
Gabon ranks 178th of 198 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Travel services (% of commercial service exports) in Gabon, year by year
| Year | % of commercial service exports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1978 | 10.8% | — |
| 1979 | 6.7% | -37.5% |
| 1980 | 5.8% | -14.3% |
| 1981 | 2.7% | -52.5% |
| 1982 | 2.5% | -10.2% |
| 1983 | 2.0% | -19.3% |
| 1984 | 1.3% | -34.1% |
| 1985 | 7.2% | +446.4% |
| 1986 | 12.3% | +72.1% |
| 1987 | 5.7% | -53.6% |
| 1988 | 3.9% | -31.3% |
| 1989 | 1.5% | -62.2% |
| 1990 | 1.4% | -2.9% |
| 1991 | 1.5% | +1.4% |
| 1992 | 1.7% | +16.0% |
| 1993 | 1.4% | -19.8% |
| 1994 | 2.6% | +92.5% |
| 1995 | 9.1% | +246.5% |
| 1996 | 4.8% | -47.1% |
| 1997 | 9.1% | +90.2% |
| 1998 | 12.2% | +33.4% |
| 1999 | 6.0% | -50.8% |
| 2000 | 11.9% | +99.3% |
| 2001 | 10.5% | -12.0% |
| 2002 | 26.9% | +156.2% |
| 2003 | 9.0% | -66.6% |
| 2004 | 7.3% | -18.8% |
| 2005 | 7.8% | +6.5% |
| 2007 | 15.0% | +93.6% |
| 2008 | 23.6% | +57.1% |
| 2009 | 13.7% | -42.0% |
| 2010 | 20.3% | +48.7% |
| 2011 | 7.2% | -64.8% |
| 2012 | 13.0% | +81.1% |
| 2013 | 23.1% | +77.7% |
| 2014 | 30.6% | +32.5% |
| 2015 | 9.2% | -69.9% |
Gabon compared with similar countries
- Gabon's 9.2% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 49.0%, 19% of the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Gabon's 9.2% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 43.9%, 21% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Travel services (% of commercial service exports) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1985 | +446.4% | 1.3% | 7.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 8.8% | 6.7% | 10.8% | 2 |
| 1980s | 4.5% | 1.3% | 12.3% | 10 |
| 1990s | 5.0% | 1.4% | 12.2% | 10 |
| 2000s | 14.0% | 7.3% | 26.9% | 9 |
| 2010s | 17.2% | 7.2% | 30.6% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Gabon
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)
- Commercial service imports 1.86 billion current US$ (2015)
- Food exports 0.9% (2023)
- Manufactures exports 17.8% (2023)
- Merchandise exports 11.60 billion current US$ (2025)
- Commercial service exports 273.34 million current US$ (2015)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 4,473 current US$ per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is travel services in Gabon?
- Travel services in Gabon was 9.2% in 2015, according to Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest travel services recorded in Gabon?
- The highest recorded value was 30.6% in 2014.
- What is the lowest travel services recorded in Gabon?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.3% in 1984.
- How does Gabon rank for travel services?
- Gabon ranks 178th out of 198 countries with data for 2015.
- Is travel services rising or falling in Gabon?
- Over the last ten years it is up 18.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Gabon data come from?
- The figures come from Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as part of Travel services (% of commercial service exports). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Travel services cover goods and services for own use or to give away acquired from an economy by nonresidents during visits to that economy, or acquired from other economies by residents during visits to these other economies. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of service exports which are commercial services provided by residents to non-residents.