Annual growth of GDP per employed person in Gabon
Gabon: Annual growth of GDP per employed person was -0.1% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Annual growth of GDP per employed person in Gabon, 2000–2025
Source: International Labour Organization – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2025, annual growth of gdp per employed person in Gabon stood at -0.1%.
That represents a change of down 104.4% on the previous year and down 150.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, annual growth of gdp per employed person in Gabon peaked at 4.2% in 2020 and was at its lowest, -6.4%, in 2022.
That places Gabon 155th out of 187 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Annual growth of GDP per employed person in Gabon, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | -4.6% | — |
| 2001 | -1.0% | -77.8% |
| 2002 | -4.0% | +291.2% |
| 2003 | -1.4% | -64.9% |
| 2004 | -2.8% | +100.0% |
| 2005 | -1.2% | -56.8% |
| 2006 | -5.6% | +359.5% |
| 2007 | 2.5% | -145.1% |
| 2008 | -6.3% | -349.4% |
| 2009 | -3.4% | -45.0% |
| 2010 | 3.4% | -199.7% |
| 2011 | 1.9% | -45.2% |
| 2012 | 0.4% | -79.8% |
| 2013 | 1.2% | +221.1% |
| 2014 | 0.2% | -81.1% |
| 2015 | 0.1% | -56.5% |
| 2016 | -1.1% | -1240.0% |
| 2017 | -2.4% | +109.6% |
| 2018 | -1.8% | -23.0% |
| 2019 | 1.1% | -159.8% |
| 2020 | 4.2% | +280.9% |
| 2021 | -2.2% | -152.7% |
| 2022 | -6.4% | +188.7% |
| 2023 | -0.0% | -99.8% |
| 2024 | 1.1% | -11500.0% |
| 2025 | -0.1% | -104.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | -2.8% | -6.3% | 2.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.3% | -2.4% | 3.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | -0.6% | -6.4% | 4.2% | 6 |
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More work & labour data for Gabon
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes, annual 0.6318 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male, annual growth 0.6403 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female, annual growth 0.6237 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, annual growth rate -0.4321 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, annual growth rate 1.39 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population 3,339 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population 176.73 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female 3,488 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male 3,415 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes 6,903 1000 No (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is annual growth of gdp per employed person in Gabon?
- Annual growth of gdp per employed person in Gabon was -0.1% in 2025, according to International Labour Organization – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest annual growth of gdp per employed person recorded in Gabon?
- The highest recorded value was 4.2% in 2020.
- What is the lowest annual growth of gdp per employed person recorded in Gabon?
- The lowest recorded value was -6.4% in 2022.
- How does Gabon rank for annual growth of gdp per employed person?
- Gabon ranks 155th out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is annual growth of gdp per employed person rising or falling in Gabon?
- Over the last ten years it is down 150.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Gabon data come from?
- The figures come from International Labour Organization – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Annual growth of GDP per employed person. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Annual growth rate of real GDP per employed person (%).