Use of interpolation and extrapolation on original Gini coefficient data in Gabon
Gabon: Use of interpolation and extrapolation on original Gini coefficient data was 17,963 in 2017. ◆ Volatile
Use of interpolation and extrapolation on original Gini coefficient data in Gabon, 1820–2017
Source: Various sources (2020) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for use of interpolation and extrapolation on original gini coefficient data in Gabon is 17,963, measured in 2017. That is the highest value across all 15 years on record.
The figure is up 44.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, use of interpolation and extrapolation on original gini coefficient data in Gabon peaked at 17,963 in 2017 and was at its lowest, 1,766, in 1850.
Gabon ranks 58th of 160 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1820s | 2,013 | 2,013 | 2,013 | 1 |
| 1850s | 1,766 | 1,766 | 1,766 | 1 |
| 1870s | 2,180 | 2,180 | 2,180 | 1 |
| 1890s | 2,115 | 2,115 | 2,115 | 1 |
| 1910s | 2,184 | 2,184 | 2,184 | 1 |
| 1920s | 2,023 | 2,023 | 2,023 | 1 |
| 1950s | 2,958 | 2,958 | 2,958 | 1 |
| 1960s | 3,982 | 3,982 | 3,982 | 1 |
| 1970s | 5,587 | 5,587 | 5,587 | 1 |
| 1980s | 8,402 | 8,402 | 8,402 | 1 |
| 1990s | 7,646 | 7,646 | 7,646 | 1 |
| 2000s | 11,538 | 10,638 | 12,438 | 2 |
| 2010s | 16,445 | 14,927 | 17,963 | 2 |
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)
- 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)
- Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality 20.5% (1996)
- Gender Inequality Index 0.505 (2023)
- Share of government consumption in GDP vs. share of population living in extreme poverty 19.4% (2023)
- Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in women 0.1443 (2023)
- Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient by sex 0.1443 (2023)
- Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in men 0.1711 (2023)
- Income inequality: Atkinson index 0.3142 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is use of interpolation and extrapolation on original gini coefficient data in Gabon?
- Use of interpolation and extrapolation on original gini coefficient data in Gabon was 17,963 in 2017, according to Various sources (2020) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest use of interpolation and extrapolation on original gini coefficient data recorded in Gabon?
- The highest recorded value was 17,963 in 2017.
- What is the lowest use of interpolation and extrapolation on original gini coefficient data recorded in Gabon?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,766 in 1850.
- How does Gabon rank for use of interpolation and extrapolation on original gini coefficient data?
- Gabon ranks 58th out of 160 countries with data for 2017.
- Is use of interpolation and extrapolation on original gini coefficient data rising or falling in Gabon?
- Over the last ten years it is up 44.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Gabon data come from?
- The figures come from Various sources (2020) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Use of interpolation and extrapolation on original Gini coefficient data. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
In order to produce global estimates of historical poverty trends we have interpolated or extrapolated inequality data for missing observations. Green indicates observations of the Gini coefficient available in the original source.