Non-performing loans to total gross loans (%) in Gabon
Gabon: Non-performing loans to total gross loans (%) was 7.6% in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Non-performing loans to total gross loans in Gabon, 2010–2023
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in %.
Analysis
Gabon recorded 7.6% for non-performing loans to total gross loans in 2023.
That represents a change of down 0.8% on the previous year and up 176.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, non-performing loans to total gross loans in Gabon peaked at 15.7% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 2.5%, in 2012.
That places Gabon 33rd out of 156 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Non-performing loans to total gross loans (%) in Gabon, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 3.2% | — |
| 2011 | 2.8% | -12.0% |
| 2012 | 2.5% | -8.2% |
| 2013 | 2.7% | +7.6% |
| 2014 | 4.1% | +48.3% |
| 2015 | 9.1% | +124.8% |
| 2016 | 9.0% | -1.2% |
| 2017 | 11.8% | +30.6% |
| 2018 | 15.7% | +33.3% |
| 2019 | 9.2% | -41.3% |
| 2020 | 9.0% | -2.9% |
| 2021 | 7.6% | -15.1% |
| 2022 | 7.6% | +0.4% |
| 2023 | 7.6% | -0.8% |
Gabon compared with similar countries
- Gabon's 7.6% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 3.4%, 2.2× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Gabon's 7.6% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 6.7%, 1.1× the median. (29 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Non-performing loans to total gross loans (%) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | +124.8% | 4.1% | 9.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 7.0% | 2.5% | 15.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 7.9% | 7.6% | 9.0% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Gabon
More development goals data for Gabon
- Red List Index 0.9501 index (2025)
- Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin 35.93 per 100,000 people (2025)
- Manufacturing value added per capita 616.34 constant US$ (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds 19 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds (not extinct) 19 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds with unknown risk status 14 (2025)
- Number of local breeds with unknown risk status 11 (2025)
- Number of local breeds (not extinct) 13 (2025)
- Number of local breeds kept in the country 13 (2025)
- Infant deaths 1,777 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is non-performing loans to total gross loans in Gabon?
- Non-performing loans to total gross loans in Gabon was 7.6% in 2023, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest non-performing loans to total gross loans recorded in Gabon?
- The highest recorded value was 15.7% in 2018.
- What is the lowest non-performing loans to total gross loans recorded in Gabon?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.5% in 2012.
- How does Gabon rank for non-performing loans to total gross loans?
- Gabon ranks 33rd out of 156 countries with data for 2023.
- Is non-performing loans to total gross loans rising or falling in Gabon?
- Over the last ten years it is up 176.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Gabon data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Non-performing loans to total gross loans (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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