Share of government consumption in GDP vs. share of population living in extreme poverty in Gabon
Gabon: Share of government consumption in GDP vs. share of population living in extreme poverty was 19.4% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Share of government consumption in GDP vs. share of population living in extreme poverty in Gabon, 1960–2023
Source: Feenstra et al. - Penn World Table (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of government consumption in gdp vs. share of population living in extreme poverty in Gabon is 19.4%, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of up 7.3% on the previous year and up 9.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of government consumption in gdp vs. share of population living in extreme poverty in Gabon peaked at 25.2% in 2003 and was at its lowest, 7.4%, in 1965.
That places Gabon 96th out of 184 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Share of government consumption in GDP vs. share of population living in extreme poverty in Gabon, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 7.6% | — |
| 1961 | 8.9% | +16.7% |
| 1962 | 8.8% | -1.6% |
| 1963 | 7.8% | -11.4% |
| 1964 | 7.9% | +1.3% |
| 1965 | 7.4% | -5.5% |
| 1966 | 9.0% | +20.3% |
| 1967 | 10.4% | +16.2% |
| 1968 | 10.8% | +3.8% |
| 1969 | 11.2% | +3.9% |
| 1970 | 10.1% | -9.9% |
| 1971 | 10.7% | +5.8% |
| 1972 | 14.6% | +36.8% |
| 1973 | 10.3% | -29.6% |
| 1974 | 8.8% | -14.4% |
| 1975 | 12.6% | +43.4% |
| 1976 | 11.7% | -7.0% |
| 1977 | 14.3% | +21.7% |
| 1978 | 9.2% | -35.5% |
| 1979 | 8.4% | -8.4% |
| 1980 | 10.6% | +25.2% |
| 1981 | 13.5% | +28.1% |
| 1982 | 15.1% | +11.4% |
| 1983 | 16.4% | +8.7% |
| 1984 | 16.3% | -0.6% |
| 1985 | 16.7% | +2.4% |
| 1986 | 21.2% | +27.2% |
| 1987 | 17.4% | -17.9% |
| 1988 | 19.0% | +9.0% |
| 1989 | 13.2% | -30.6% |
| 1990 | 10.1% | -23.3% |
| 1991 | 11.6% | +15.1% |
| 1992 | 10.2% | -12.3% |
| 1993 | 10.7% | +5.3% |
| 1994 | 12.0% | +11.8% |
| 1995 | 10.8% | -10.2% |
| 1996 | 11.0% | +2.2% |
| 1997 | 14.5% | +31.3% |
| 1998 | 23.1% | +59.9% |
| 1999 | 17.9% | -22.4% |
| 2000 | 16.4% | -8.8% |
| 2001 | 21.8% | +33.0% |
| 2002 | 23.5% | +7.8% |
| 2003 | 25.2% | +7.5% |
| 2004 | 25.1% | -0.5% |
| 2005 | 24.5% | -2.3% |
| 2006 | 23.0% | -6.2% |
| 2007 | 19.8% | -14.1% |
| 2008 | 15.2% | -22.9% |
| 2009 | 22.2% | +45.8% |
| 2010 | 19.0% | -14.4% |
| 2011 | 13.4% | -29.5% |
| 2012 | 16.0% | +19.5% |
| 2013 | 17.7% | +10.5% |
| 2014 | 20.4% | +15.0% |
| 2015 | 21.3% | +4.3% |
| 2016 | 22.2% | +4.6% |
| 2017 | 22.2% | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 17.7% | -20.4% |
| 2019 | 18.2% | +3.2% |
| 2020 | 19.7% | +8.0% |
| 2021 | 19.6% | -0.6% |
| 2022 | 18.1% | -7.8% |
| 2023 | 19.4% | +7.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 9.0% | 7.4% | 11.2% | 10 |
| 1970s | 11.1% | 8.4% | 14.6% | 10 |
| 1980s | 15.9% | 10.6% | 21.2% | 10 |
| 1990s | 13.2% | 10.1% | 23.1% | 10 |
| 2000s | 21.7% | 15.2% | 25.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 18.8% | 13.4% | 22.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 19.2% | 18.1% | 19.7% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Gabon
More poverty & inequality data for Gabon
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via the World Bank 1 surveys (2025)
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via 0 surveys per person (2025)
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via 0 surveys per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Fertility rate vs. share living in extreme poverty 3.65 live births per woman (2023)
- Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty 1,587 kg per hectare (2024)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, annual growth rate -0.0126 % change on previous year (2024)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled 20.49 (1996)
- Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality 20.5% (1996)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (1996)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of government consumption in gdp vs. share of population living in extreme poverty in Gabon?
- Share of government consumption in gdp vs. share of population living in extreme poverty in Gabon was 19.4% in 2023, according to Feenstra et al. - Penn World Table (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of government consumption in gdp vs. share of population living in extreme poverty recorded in Gabon?
- The highest recorded value was 25.2% in 2003.
- What is the lowest share of government consumption in gdp vs. share of population living in extreme poverty recorded in Gabon?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.4% in 1965.
- How does Gabon rank for share of government consumption in gdp vs. share of population living in extreme poverty?
- Gabon ranks 96th out of 184 countries with data for 2023.
- Is share of government consumption in gdp vs. share of population living in extreme poverty rising or falling in Gabon?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Gabon data come from?
- The figures come from Feenstra et al. - Penn World Table (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of government consumption in GDP vs. share of population living in extreme poverty. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Government consumption divided by gross domestic product, expressed as a percentage.