Travel services (% of commercial service imports) in Gabon
Gabon: Travel services (% of commercial service imports) was 12.5% in 2015. ▲ Rising
Travel services in Gabon, 1978–2015
Source: Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of commercial service imports.
Analysis
In 2015, travel services in Gabon stood at 12.5%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 26.1% on the previous year and down 53.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, travel services in Gabon peaked at 32.5% in 2001 and was at its lowest, 8.0%, in 1985.
That places Gabon 138th out of 198 countries with data for 2015, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 37 years of available data.
Travel services (% of commercial service imports) in Gabon, year by year
| Year | % of commercial service imports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1978 | 18.4% | — |
| 1979 | 12.0% | -34.5% |
| 1980 | 12.6% | +4.5% |
| 1981 | 12.7% | +1.0% |
| 1982 | 10.4% | -18.5% |
| 1983 | 8.7% | -15.6% |
| 1984 | 8.2% | -5.7% |
| 1985 | 8.0% | -2.7% |
| 1986 | 15.3% | +90.5% |
| 1987 | 18.3% | +19.8% |
| 1988 | 17.3% | -5.4% |
| 1989 | 14.3% | -17.4% |
| 1990 | 13.9% | -2.8% |
| 1991 | 13.3% | -3.9% |
| 1992 | 16.5% | +23.5% |
| 1993 | 15.3% | -6.9% |
| 1994 | 17.7% | +15.5% |
| 1995 | 16.6% | -6.5% |
| 1996 | 11.0% | -33.6% |
| 1997 | 9.2% | -16.5% |
| 1998 | 8.6% | -6.1% |
| 1999 | 10.7% | +24.5% |
| 2000 | 10.0% | -7.0% |
| 2001 | 32.5% | +226.2% |
| 2002 | 26.5% | -18.6% |
| 2003 | 23.8% | -10.1% |
| 2004 | 23.3% | -1.9% |
| 2005 | 27.1% | +16.0% |
| 2007 | 23.3% | -13.8% |
| 2008 | 23.5% | +0.6% |
| 2009 | 22.0% | -6.1% |
| 2010 | 21.5% | -2.2% |
| 2011 | 22.2% | +3.0% |
| 2012 | 13.2% | -40.3% |
| 2013 | 10.4% | -21.3% |
| 2014 | 16.9% | +62.0% |
| 2015 | 12.5% | -26.1% |
Gabon compared with similar countries
- Gabon's 12.5% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 23.2%, 54% of the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Gabon's 12.5% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 9.4%, 1.3× the median. (46 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Travel services (% of commercial service imports) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | +226.2% | 10.0% | 32.5% |
| 1986 | +90.5% | 8.0% | 15.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 15.2% | 12.0% | 18.4% | 2 |
| 1980s | 12.6% | 8.0% | 18.3% | 10 |
| 1990s | 13.3% | 8.6% | 17.7% | 10 |
| 2000s | 23.6% | 10.0% | 32.5% | 9 |
| 2010s | 16.1% | 10.4% | 22.2% | 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 12.5% 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 32.5% in 2001.
- What is the lowest travel services recorded in Gabon?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.0% in 1985.
- How does Gabon rank for travel services?
- Gabon ranks 138th out of 198 countries with data for 2015.
- Is travel services rising or falling in Gabon?
- Over the last ten years it is down 53.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 imports). 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 imports which are commercial services provided by non-residents to residents.