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Gabon

Gabon reports more, and more often, than most of the continent. Eight of ten datasets here reach 2025; two stop earlier, and this page shows where.

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Where Gabon ranks in 2024, of 53 · change since 2014
26thGDP$20.9bn4
13thMobile125 per 10011
11thInternet use68.7%4
Last updated 1 Aug 2026 · World Bank · IMF · UNHCR
CameroonRepublic of the CongoEquatorial GuineaLibrevillePort-Gentil
Three land borders, 885 km of coast. Hover a neighbour to compare.
CapitalLibrevilleLanguagesFrenchCurrencyCentral African CFA franc · XAFArea267,668 km²

At a glance

2.6 million people, half of them under 22, in an economy of $23.4bn in 2026, growing 2.7% a year.

Gabon’s economy is measured monthly and its households are measured by census. That split runs through everything below: exchange rates and market prices arrive within days, while access to water and power is estimated years after the fact.

One of the four figures beside this is modelled rather than reported. The page marks which is which everywhere, so a number you cite is a number you can defend.

How current the record is
811
Current to 2025To 2024Stop by 2023
Population2.6mpeople · Reported · 2025
Median age21.6years · Modelled · 2026
GDP per capita$9,918current US$ · Reported · 2026
Internet use68.7%of population · Reported · 2024
Coverage — ten datasets, ten years

Eight of ten datasets carry a 2025 figure. Climate stops at 2024; policies stops at 1994. Hatching is the absence of a figure, not a low one.

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FX rates
Markets
Trade
Government
Policies
Prices
Power
Climate
Humanitarian
ReportedModelledNo figure
/v1/data?country_code=ga
Goods trade balanceExports and imports, US$ billions
05101520142024ImportsExports
Exports have run ahead of imports over the decade; the band is the surplus.World BankSources →
Where exports goTop destinations, 2023
China$3.52bnFrance$1.34bnSpain$0.76bn
China takes more of Gabon’s goods than France and Spain combined.Trade partners recordSources →
Where imports come fromTop origins, 2023
Rep. of Korea$0.56bnFrance$0.55bnChina$0.49bn
Rep. of Korea supplies 35% of the recorded imports.Trade partners recordSources →
GDP per capitaCurrent US$, not inflation-adjusted
$6k$8k$10k20142024$8,230
Reported every year, including the 2023 dip in dollar terms.IMFSources →
InflationAnnual change in consumer prices
0%3%6%201420241.2%
1.2% in 2024; the decade’s peak was 4.7% in 2018.IMFSources →
Remittances receivedUS$ billions, current prices
00020142024$0.02bn
Stops at 2015; the line ends where the record ends.World BankSources →
Goods exports by value2023 · top categories
Mineral fuels$6.85bnOres$2.95bnShips$1.62bn
Mineral fuels alone is 60% of the recorded top categories; services are excluded here.Trade products recordSources →
Public debtGross central government debt, share of GDP
0%50%100%2014202470.9%
Up 37 points since 2014.IMFSources →
Franc per US dollarAnnual average exchange rate
40060080020142024606.3
Lost 11% of its dollar value in 2022, then recovered in 2023.World Bank GEMSources →
Access to electricityShare of population with a connection
0501002014202495.1%
Up 8.0 points over the decade.World BankSources →
Under-five mortalityDeaths before age five, per 1,000 live births
3040502014202432.6
Falling steadily; modelled between census years.WHOSources →
Life expectancy at birthYears
6070802014202468.5 yrs
Rising steadily across the decade.World BankSources →
Mobile subscriptionsPer 100 people · 100 marks parity
10015020020142024125
More subscriptions than people since 2014.World BankSources →
Urban populationShare living in urban areas
80%90%100%2014202491.9%
Reported every year the record allows.World BankSources →
Who holds powerSeven heads of state across eight terms since 1960, and every office beneath the current one as the record holds it
/v1/government/overview/ga
19602026
The executive as of
Oct 2026Where it stands

Brice Clotaire Oligui Nguema has held the office of President of Gabon since Aug 2023. The record holds five current ministers, and a Prime Minister of Gabon.

ElectedAppointed
Brice Clotaire Oligui NguemaBrice Clotaire Oligui NguemaPresident of Gabonin office since Aug 2023
Alexandré Barro ChambrierAlexandré Barro ChambrierVice President of Gabonin office since Jan 2026
Raymond Ndong SimaRaymond Ndong SimaPrime Minister of Gabonin office since Sep 2023
6 seats confirmed current · 8 recorded for 2025
5Ministersone per portfolio · as the record holds them for this date
National EducationForeign AffairsHealth and Social AffairsEconomy and RecoveryAgriculture and Food
—Junior ministersjunior ministers for this date are not in the record
No ministers of state, delegates or deputy ministers are in the record for this date — hatching marks what we do not hold.
Outside the chain
—No subnational recordgovernors and provincial offices are not held

The record follows the national executive only. Governors, provincial administrators and other offices outside this chain are not held for Gabon.

Read this first Coverage varies by country and institution. Recorded offices are not a complete government roster. Marked current is a source claim. Missing dates are shown as uncertain. Office groups are classifications. Connections are recorded Wikidata relationships, not verified reporting lines.

Wikidata · offices, terms and their dates as the record classifies them · structure as of 18 Oct 2026 · Portraits: Wikimedia Commons, licences per imageAll offices and people →Data and sources →
Gabon
The whole table

Seven measures, with the year each one was taken

Reporting periods differ by source
IndicatorLatestYear2014ChangeCertaintySource
Access to electricity95.1%202487.1%+8.0 ptsReportedWorld Bank
Clean cooking fuel93.0%202485.0%+8.0 ptsReportedWorld Bank
Under-five mortality32.6202445.8−13.2 per 1,000ModelledWHO
Life expectancy at birth68.5 yrs202466.1 yrs+2.4 yrsReportedWorld Bank
Urban population92.1%202587.6%+4.5 ptsReportedWorld Bank
Internet use68.7%202438.1%+30.6 ptsReportedWorld Bank
Mobile subscriptions125 / 1002024148 / 100−23ReportedWorld Bank

Every indicator we hold for Gabon

145 of 207 indicators carry a figure for Gabon. Each opens its own page with the full history, the source and the API request.

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Education
Food Security
Agriculture
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Technology
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Energy
Climate

How Gabon ranks across Africa

Gabon's position on 144 indicators, among the countries with a recent figure for each. A higher place means a higher value, not a better result. Each links to the full ranking.

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Compare Gabon with other African countries

The record for every other African country, by region, and side-by-side comparisons where we publish them.

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Sources, method & citation

Every figure on this page is traceable to a named publication and a retrieval date. Where we model a value we say so; where no one has reported, we leave it empty.

Upstream sources
World Bank2025
IMF2026
UNHCR2025
ITU2025
Sources & methods
Cite this page

Africa API (2026) — “Gabon: country record”. Retrieved 18 Oct 2026.

Free to use under CC BY 4.0. Each upstream source keeps its own licence.
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