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Gabon – Current Account Balance

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Current account balance as a share of GDP. Summarizes net trade in goods, services, income, and transfers with the rest of the world. · World Bank

0.98% −5.13% from 2014 Global rank: 135th · all-time high: 24.59% (2008)

Gabon's current account balance was 0.98% in 2015, a decrease of +5.13% from 6.11% in 2014. This ranked 135th globally. The all-time high was 24.59% in 2008.

APA

Gabon Current Account Balance. HistorySaid. Retrieved March 12, 2026, from https://historysaid.com/gabon/current-account

BibTeX

@misc{historysaid_gabon_current-account,
  title = {Gabon Current Account Balance},
  url = {https://historysaid.com/gabon/current-account},
  publisher = {HistorySaid},
  year = {2026}
}

Data & Projection▾

Gabon Current Account Balance – Historical Data
Year	Value	Change	Rank
2030* IMF	-3.54%	–	–
2029* IMF	-2.78%	–	–
2028* IMF	-2.12%	–	–
2027* IMF	-1.29%	–	–
2026* IMF	-0.35%	–	–
2025* IMF	1.78%	–	–
2015	0.98%	−5.13%	135th
2014	6.11%	−2.20%	162nd
2013	8.31%	−3.21%	169th
2012	11.52%	−2.78%	169th
2011	14.30%	−2.77%	175th
2010	17.07%	+10.43%	174th
2009	6.64%	−17.96%	166th
2008	24.59%	+2.53%	172nd
2007	22.06%	+1.37%	169th
2005	20.69%	+8.80%	163rd
2004	11.90%	+0.14%	145th
2003	11.76%	+5.43%	146th
2002	6.34%	−3.96%	135th
2001	10.30%	−9.40%	139th
2000	19.70%	+11.33%	144th
1999	8.37%	+21.66%	137th
1998	-13.28%	−23.26%	18th
1997	9.98%	−5.63%	141st
1996	15.61%	+5.23%	141st
1995	10.38%	+2.81%	137th
1994	7.57%	+8.69%	136th
1993	-1.12%	+1.89%	93rd
1992	-3.01%	−4.39%	73rd
1991	1.38%	−1.43%	111th
1990	2.82%	+7.41%	109th
1989	-4.59%	+11.46%	41st
1988	-16.05%	−2.37%	5th
1987	-13.68%	+17.38%	5th
1986	-31.07%	−26.20%	4th
1985	-4.87%	−8.03%	41st
1984	3.16%	+0.28%	111th
1983	2.89%	−5.66%	110th
1982	8.55%	−1.89%	117th
1981	10.44%	+1.47%	112th
1980	8.97%	+0.80%	108th
1979	8.17%	+5.08%	95th
1978	3.09%	–	95th

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* IMF World Economic Outlook projection

Detected Pattern▾

Export Boom Cycle

Current account surplus with strong export growth (>15% YoY), reserve accumulation, and moderate GDP growth. Typical of commodity exporters during price surges.

Reserves YoY +27.7% GDP growth 5.6% C/A balance 8.3%

This pattern occurred 682 times in history, 460 successful

United Arab Emirates 2024

Reserves YoY

+25.6%

GDP growth

4.0%

C/A balance

14.5%

Guatemala 2024

Reserves YoY

+14.6%

GDP growth

3.7%

C/A balance

2.9%

Cambodia 2024

Reserves YoY

+12.6%

GDP growth

6.0%

C/A balance

0.5%

Sri Lanka 2024

Reserves YoY

+38.3%

GDP growth

5.0%

C/A balance

1.2%

Lesotho 2024

Reserves YoY

+18.0%

GDP growth

2.9%

C/A balance

3.9%

Lithuania 2024

Reserves YoY

+20.1%

GDP growth

2.8%

C/A balance

3.3%

HistorySaid – pattern alert

Gabon matched the Export Boom Cycle pattern in 2013. Historically, 67% of countries showing this pattern (460 out of 682) saw current account balance improve within 24 months. View full analysis →