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Gabon vs Egypt

Gabon and Egypt side by side across 201 indicators — each row links to the full 54-country ranking, with sources and the API call behind every figure.

GDP$23.36B vs $429.65BGabon vs Egypt
GDP per Capita$9,918 vs $3,904Gabon vs Egypt
Population2.59M vs 118.37MGabon vs Egypt

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201 indicators

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Indicator Gabon EgyptPeriod
GDPEconomy$23.36B$429.65B2026
GDP per CapitaEconomy$9,918$3,9042026
Inflation RateEconomy2.5%14.3%2026
Central Bank Policy RateEconomy4.5%—2025-12-15
Official Exchange RateEconomy569.51 LCU/USD49.83 LCU/USD2026-06
Budget BalanceEconomy-10%-12.1%2026
Unemployment RateEconomy20.2%6.8%2025
Public DebtEconomy86.1%87%2026
Trade BalanceEconomy$5.59B$-42.71B2025
GDP GrowthEconomy2.7%4.2%2026
GNI per CapitaEconomy$8,090$3,2602025
GNI per Capita (PPP)Economy$21,660$19,3302025
GDP (PPP)Economy$57.62B$2.39T2025
Agriculture (% of GDP)Economy6.8%16.6%2025
Industry (% of GDP)Economy47.2%32.1%2025
Manufacturing (% of GDP)Economy19.1%14.5%2025
Services (% of GDP)Economy42.3%47.3%2025
Investment (% of GDP)Economy24.8%12.9%2025
Remittances ReceivedEconomy$18.46M$41.52B2015/2025 ⚠
Remittances (% of GDP)Economy0.1%11.4%2015/2025 ⚠
External Debt (% of GNI)Economy36%42%2024
Foreign ReservesEconomy$638.79M$48.88B2024/2025
Credit to Private Sector (% of GDP)Economy13.4%25.8%2019/2025 ⚠
Tax Revenue (% of GDP)Economy9.5%12.5%2021/2015 ⚠
Labor Force ParticipationEconomy51.1%44.6%2025
Female Labor Force ParticipationEconomy41.6%18.5%2025
Income Inequality (Gini)Economy3828.52017/2021
Extreme Poverty RateEconomy3.8%1.4%2017/2021
Account OwnershipEconomy68.2%43.1%2024
Youth NEET RateEconomy20.2%23.8%2024
Military Spending (% of GDP)Economy1.5%0.7%2024
Trade Openness (% of GDP)Economy84.9%51.3%2025
Inflation (GDP Deflator)Economy-4%25%2025
Tourism ReceiptsEconomy$28.7M$4.87B2015/2020 ⚠
Tourist ArrivalsEconomy526K13.03M2005/2019 ⚠
Current Account BalanceEconomy-4.3%-4.2%2026
Foreign Direct InvestmentEconomy$1.14B$46.58B2024
FDI (% of GDP)Economy5.5%15.2%2024
Government Revenue (% of GDP)Economy20.9%—2024
Government Spending (% of GDP)Economy24.8%—2024
Youth Unemployment RateEconomy34.5%15.3%2024
Productive Capacity IndexEconomy3542.22024
Natural Resource RentsEconomy18.5%5.1%2021
Oil Rents (% of GDP)Economy15.6%3%2021
Mineral Rents (% of GDP)Economy0%0%2021
Natural Gas Rents (% of GDP)Economy0.3%2%2021
Foreign Aid (% of GNI)Economy0.3%0.1%2023
Foreign Aid per CapitaEconomy$21$42023
Lending Interest RateEconomy—24.3%2024
Real Interest RateEconomy—-7%2024
Gross Savings (% of GDP)Economy38.4%8.1%2015/2025 ⚠
Adjusted Net Income per CapitaEconomy$4,438$3,1852021
Employment in AgricultureEconomy28.9%17.5%2025
Employment in IndustryEconomy18.9%29.4%2025
Employment in ServicesEconomy52.3%53.1%2025
Vulnerable EmploymentEconomy29.8%23.9%2025
Household Consumption (% of GDP)Economy37.9%93.4%2025
Income Share of Poorest 20%Economy6%9.7%2017/2021
Bank Branches per 100,000Economy8.86.62013/2024 ⚠
ATMs per 100,000Economy12.237.12013/2024 ⚠
GDP per Capita GrowthEconomy0.3%2.8%2025
Debt Service (% of GNI)Economy5.6%8.9%2024
Poverty Rate ($3.65/day)Economy8%7.1%2017/2021
Poverty Rate ($6.85/day)Economy32.9%58.5%2017/2021
Exports of Goods & ServicesTrade$11.89B$72.39B2025
Imports of Goods & ServicesTrade$6.3B$115.11B2025
Export Diversification IndexTrade0.8770.5992024
Export Concentration IndexTrade0.6240.1352024
Liner Shipping ConnectivityTrade12.966.72021
Fuel Exports (% of Exports)Trade54%12.5%2023/2024
Manufactures Exports (% of Exports)Trade17.8%51.9%2023/2024
Food Exports (% of Exports)Trade0.9%21.9%2023/2024
High-Tech Exports (% of Manufactured)Trade1.8%3.8%2023/2024
Exports (% of GDP)Trade55.5%19.8%2025
Imports (% of GDP)Trade29.4%31.5%2025
Human Development IndexDevelopment0.7330.7542023
Gender Inequality IndexDevelopment0.5050.3982023
Inequality-adjusted HDIDevelopment0.5580.5822023
PopulationDemographics2.59M118.37M2025
Population GrowthDemographics2.1%1.6%2025
Life ExpectancyDemographics68.5 years71.8 years2024
Median AgeDemographics21.6 years24.7 years2026
Fertility RateDemographics3.592.742024
Rural PopulationDemographics7.9%57.1%2025
Population Under 15Demographics36.2%31.6%2025
Urban PopulationDemographics92.1%42.9%2025
Population DensityDemographics10.3/km²120.7/km²2026
Birth RateDemographics26.220.52026
Death RateDemographics6.155.62026
Net Migration RateDemographics0.44-0.442026
Life Expectancy (Female)Demographics71.2 years74 years2024
Life Expectancy (Male)Demographics66.1 years69.7 years2024
Urban Population GrowthDemographics2.4%1.8%2025
Infant MortalityHealth25.920.82024
HIV PrevalenceHealth2.8%0.1%2024
Health Spending (% of GDP)Health3.1%4.9%2023
Physicians per 1,000Health0.520.672022/2020
UHC Service Coverage IndexHealth48712023
Road Traffic DeathsHealth12.59.42021
Premature NCD MortalityHealth18.1%26%2021
Out-of-Pocket Health SpendingHealth17.3%57.2%2023
Safely Managed SanitationHealth—57.3%2024
Maternal MortalityHealth232.7172023
Under-Five MortalityHealth33.217.52023
Neonatal MortalityHealth16.89.252023
Tuberculosis IncidenceHealth371102024
Measles ImmunizationHealth56%97%2025
DTP3 ImmunizationHealth62%98%2025
Basic Drinking WaterHealth—18.4%2024
Basic SanitationHealth—39.8%2024
Diabetes PrevalenceHealth8.5%22.4%2024
Hospital Beds per 1,000Health1.951.062011/2021 ⚠
Contraceptive PrevalenceHealth24.8%58.5%2021/2014 ⚠
Skilled Birth AttendanceHealth89.3%97.1%2012/2021 ⚠
Nurses & Midwives per 1,000Health2.371.792022/2018
Adolescent Fertility RateHealth89.541.12024
Health Spending per CapitaHealth$253$1412023
NCD Share of DeathsHealth37.6%64.2%2021
Smoking PrevalenceHealth13.3%25%2024
Antenatal Care CoverageHealth94.7%90.3%2012/2014
Child StuntingChild Welfare13.7%12.9%2024
Child WastingChild Welfare3.4%3.3%2020/2021
Birth RegistrationChild Welfare95.6%99.1%2021
Child MarriageChild Welfare13.3%15.8%2021
Overweight ChildrenChild Welfare5%10.1%2020/2021
Education Spending (% of GDP)Education2.3%3.8%2023/2008 ⚠
Tertiary EnrollmentEducation7.7%38%2003/2025 ⚠
Adult Literacy RateEducation88.9%79.5%2021/2022
Youth Literacy RateEducation94%95.2%2021/2022
Primary Completion RateEducation76.1%96.1%2017/2022 ⚠
Lower Secondary CompletionEducation44.2%88.1%2017/2022 ⚠
Primary Net EnrollmentEducation71.2%96.5%2019/2024 ⚠
Lower Secondary EnrollmentEducation64.2%93.4%2019/2024 ⚠
Upper Secondary EnrollmentEducation54.3%70%2019/2024 ⚠
Upper Secondary CompletionEducation22.2%75.7%2017/2022 ⚠
Qualified Primary TeachersEducation92%87.1%2019/2024 ⚠
Secondary EnrollmentEducation70.3%84.8%2019/2024 ⚠
UndernourishmentFood Security25.3%9.4%2023
Agricultural Land (% of Land)Agriculture8.4%4.1%2023
Food Production IndexAgriculture105.8109.12022
Cassava ProductionAgriculture306.21K t—2024
Coffee ProductionAgriculture103.97 t—2024
Cocoa ProductionAgriculture100 t—2024
Sorghum ProductionAgriculture—780K t2024
Maize ProductionAgriculture45.98K t7.21M t2024
Rice ProductionAgriculture1.76K t6.43M t2024
Wheat ProductionAgriculture—9.4M t2024
Maize YieldAgriculture1,561 kg/ha7,585 kg/ha2024
Rice YieldAgriculture2,800 kg/ha9,132 kg/ha2024
Wheat YieldAgriculture—6,778 kg/ha2024
Cattle StockAgriculture39.7K head2.6M head2024
Homicide RateGovernance—1.32017
Corruption Perceptions IndexGovernance27302024
Electoral Democracy IndexGovernance0.3020.1872025
Liberal Democracy IndexGovernance0.1780.1152025
Political Corruption IndexGovernance0.720.7292025
Control of CorruptionGovernance-0.94-0.832024
Government EffectivenessGovernance-0.57-0.12024
Rule of LawGovernance-1.16-0.752024
Political StabilityGovernance-0.28-0.982024
Regulatory QualityGovernance-0.72-0.52024
Voice and AccountabilityGovernance-1.02-1.62024
Refugees HostedHumanitarian166220.03K2025
Internally Displaced PeopleHumanitarian002025
Asylum Seekers HostedHumanitarian86878.27K2025
Stateless PeopleHumanitarian052025
Internet UsersTechnology68.7%74.6%2024
Mobile SubscriptionsTechnology125.397.12024
4G CoverageTechnology98%98%2024
Fixed Broadband SubscriptionsTechnology4.711.72024
Mobile Data PriceTechnology2.7%1.6%2025
3G CoverageTechnology98%99.8%2024
Fixed Broadband PriceTechnology6.6%2.5%2025
Mobile Bundle PriceTechnology2.1%0.7%2025
R&D Spending (% of GDP)Technology0.6%1%2009/2024 ⚠
Electricity AccessInfrastructure95.1%100%2024
Air Transport PassengersInfrastructure77.32K16.67M2016/2023 ⚠
Slum PopulationInfrastructure38.8%3.8%2022
Renewable Energy CapacityEnergy332.3 MW9.3K MW2025
Solar CapacityEnergy11.5 MW3.3K MW2025
Wind CapacityEnergy—3K MW2025
Hydropower CapacityEnergy319.6 MW2.8K MW2025
Renewable Energy ShareEnergy91.3%6.1%2021
Clean Cooking AccessEnergy91.4%99.9%2023
Electricity Consumption per CapitaEnergy1,023 kWh1,493 kWh2023
Power Transmission LossesEnergy18.9%19.9%2023
Off-grid Renewable CapacityEnergy2.3 MW35.3 MW2025
Rural Electricity AccessEnergy51.3%100%2024
Solar Share of ElectricityEnergy0%3.1%2024/2025
Wind Share of ElectricityEnergy0%3.8%2024/2025
Hydropower Share of ElectricityEnergy35%6.1%2024/2025
Fossil Share of ElectricityEnergy64.6%87%2024/2025
Electricity DemandEnergy3.2 TWh244 TWh2024/2025
Electricity Carbon IntensityEnergy523 gCO₂/kWh563 gCO₂/kWh2024/2025
Primary Energy per CapitaEnergy6,477 kWh9,661 kWh2023/2024
CO2 Emissions per CapitaClimate2.05 t2.5 t2024
Renewable Electricity OutputClimate31.6%12.2%2021
Forest AreaClimate91.2%0%2023
Protected AreasClimate24.4%11.6%2025
Freshwater WithdrawalsClimate0.1%7,750%2022
PM2.5 Air PollutionClimate31.3 µg/m³43.1 µg/m³2023

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Frequently asked questions

Does Gabon or Egypt have the larger economy?

Egypt has the larger economy: $23.36B for Gabon versus $429.65B for Egypt (GDP, current US$).

How do Gabon and Egypt compare across indicators?

This page compares Gabon and Egypt on 201 indicators — economy, demographics, health, governance and more — each with its latest value, source, and a link to the full 54-country ranking.

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Call GET /v1/data?metric_key=<key>&latest=true&country_codes=GA,EG with a free Africa API key to get both countries' latest values as JSON.

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