Sub-Saharan Africa · Upper-middle income
Gabon: key statistics
Gabon has 2.6m people (2025) and a GDP per person of $8,263. Below: 77 indicators with the latest year, world rank and change over ten years.
- Capital
- Libreville
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
- Income group
- Upper-middle income
- Currency
- Central African CFA franc XAF
- Languages
- French
- ISO codes
- GAGAB
- Land neighbours
- Angola, Cameroon, Republic of the Congo, Equatorial Guinea, São Tomé and Príncipe
Population2.6m2025 · rank 142 of 217GDP$21.4bn2025 · rank 133 of 211GDP per capita$8,2632025 · rank 112 of 211Life expectancy68.5 yrs2024 · rank 165 of 217Internet users68.7%2024 · rank 125 of 188Fertility3.592024 · rank 40 of 217CO₂ per person2.05 t2024 · rank 113 of 203Inflation1.8%2025 · rank 127 of 180
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Each profile brings together the indicators of one topic with world and regional rank, values since 2000, group averages and a comparison with neighbours.
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World rank counts countries with a value in the recent window; regional rank is within Sub-Saharan Africa.
PopulationFull population profile
| Indicator | Value | Year | World rank | In region | 10-year change | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Population | 2.6m | 2025 | 142/217 | 38/48 | +27% | 8.2bn | |
| Population growth | 2.11% | 2025 | 42/217 | 30/48 | −1.0 pp | 0.91% | |
| Urban share | 92.1% | 2025 | 28/217 | 1/48 | +4.0 pp | 57.8% | |
| Fertility | 3.59 | 2024 | 40/217 | 37/48 | −9.1% | 2.19 | |
| Aged 65+ | 4.1% | 2025 | 163/217 | 8/48 | +0.1 pp | 10.4% | |
| Aged 0–14 | 36.2% | 2025 | 48/217 | 40/48 | −0.3 pp | 24.4% | |
| Density | 9.9 | 2024 | 202/216 | 44/48 | +28% | 62.1 | |
| Birth rate | 27.1 | 2024 | 42/217 | 38/48 | −14% | 16.3 | |
| Area | 267,670 km² | 2024 | 76/216 | 26/48 | ±0.0% | 140,539,257 km² |
EconomyFull economy profile
| Indicator | Value | Year | World rank | In region | 10-year change | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GDP | $21.4bn | 2025 | 133/211 | 23/46 | +49% | $118tn | |
| GDP per capita | $8,263 | 2025 | 112/211 | 3/46 | +17% | $14,406 | |
| GDP per capita, PPP | $22,218 | 2025 | 100/199 | 3/46 | +55% | $25,704 | |
| GNI per capita | $8,090 | 2025 | 101/201 | 3/46 | +6.3% | $14,244 | |
| GDP growth | 2.5% | 2025 | 132/210 | 38/46 | −1.4 pp | 2.9% | |
| GDP per capita growth | 0.3% | 2025 | 170/210 | 37/46 | −0.4 pp | 2.0% | |
| Agriculture share | 6.8% | 2025 | 94/198 | 36/45 | +2.4 pp | 4.0% | |
| Industry share | 47.2% | 2025 | 7/201 | 1/45 | −1.0 pp | 25.0% | |
| Services share | 42.3% | 2025 | 178/201 | 30/45 | +3.3 pp | 63.3% | |
| Investment | 24.8% | 2025 | 70/175 | 14/43 | −4.4 pp | 26.3% | |
| Savings | 38.4% | 2015 | — | — | −6.3 pp | 26.0% |
Prices & public financeFull prices & public finance profile
| Indicator | Value | Year | World rank | In region | 10-year change | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Inflation | 1.8% | 2025 | 127/180 | 33/44 | +2.1 pp | 3.0% | |
| Exchange rate | 581.93 | 2025 | 36/210 | 19/47 | −1.6% | — | |
| Tax revenue | 9.5% | 2021 | 124/142 | 25/32 | — | 13.9% | |
| Government expense | 14.1% | 2021 | 124/142 | 23/32 | — | 28.5% | |
| External debt | 36.0% | 2024 | 76/119 | 27/43 | +9.0 pp | — | |
| Military spending | 1.66% | 2025 | 80/156 | 15/45 | +0.5 pp | 2.48% |
Trade & investmentFull trade & investment profile
| Indicator | Value | Year | World rank | In region | 10-year change | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Exports | 55.5% | 2025 | 41/184 | 3/43 | +9.5 pp | 29.5% | |
| Imports | 29.4% | 2025 | 136/184 | 25/43 | +1.5 pp | 28.5% | |
| Trade openness | 84.9% | 2025 | 87/184 | 13/43 | +10.9 pp | 68.5% | |
| Current account | 1.0% | 2015 | — | — | −19.7 pp | — | |
| FDI inflows | 1.8% | 2025 | 113/197 | 29/46 | +1.5 pp | 1.4% | |
| Remittances | 0.1% | 2015 | — | — | ±0.0 pp | 0.8% | |
| Tourist arrivals | 526,000 | 2005 | — | — | +159% | 2.4bn |
LabourFull labour profile
| Indicator | Value | Year | World rank | In region | 10-year change | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unemployment | 20.2% | 2025 | 6/187 | 4/47 | +0.2 pp | 4.8% | |
| Youth unemployment | 36.3% | 2025 | 13/187 | 6/47 | +0.4 pp | 13.4% | |
| Participation rate | 51.1% | 2025 | 159/187 | 42/47 | +0.6 pp | 61.0% | |
| Women's participation | 41.6% | 2025 | 146/187 | 42/47 | +0.2 pp | 48.9% |
Aid, poverty & equalityFull aid, poverty & equality profile
| Indicator | Value | Year | World rank | In region | 10-year change | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net ODA received | $53.1m | 2023 | 125/145 | 46/48 | −39% | $259bn | |
| ODA, % of GNI | 0.3% | 2023 | 115/139 | 45/47 | −0.3 pp | 0.2% | |
| ODA per person | $21.4 | 2023 | 112/145 | 45/48 | −53% | $32.2 | |
| Extreme poverty | 3.8% | 2017 | 61/151 | 42/44 | −5.4 pp | 10.1% | |
| Poverty, $4.20/day | 8.0% | 2017 | 66/151 | 42/44 | −12.3 pp | 18.2% | |
| National poverty rate | 33.4% | 2017 | 40/145 | 33/45 | — | — | |
| Gini index | 38.0 | 2017 | 53/151 | 24/44 | −10.0% | — | |
| Undernourishment | 23.3% | 2024 | 17/167 | 12/44 | +9.6 pp | 8.1% | |
| Women in parliament | 21.6% | 2025 | 116/190 | 26/46 | +7.4 pp | 27.2% |
EducationFull education profile
| Indicator | Value | Year | World rank | In region | 10-year change | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adult literacy | 88.9% | 2021 | 86/141 | 7/41 | — | 87.7% | |
| Female literacy | 87.1% | 2021 | 94/147 | 8/41 | — | 84.6% | |
| Primary enrolment | 100.2% | 2019 | — | — | −33.0 pp | 102.2% | |
| Secondary enrolment | 70.3% | 2019 | — | — | +20.8 pp | 77.3% | |
| Tertiary enrolment | 7.7% | 2003 | — | — | — | 43.6% | |
| Primary completion | 67.7% | 2003 | — | — | — | 88.0% | |
| Pupils per teacher | 24.5 | 2011 | — | — | −50% | 23.4 | |
| Education spending | 2.3% | 2023 | 162/184 | 36/43 | −0.7 pp | 3.6% |
HealthFull health profile
| Indicator | Value | Year | World rank | In region | 10-year change | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Life expectancy | 68.5 yrs | 2024 | 165/217 | 9/48 | +3.7% | 73.5 yrs | |
| Infant mortality | 25.9 | 2024 | 55/196 | 42/48 | −25% | 27.7 | |
| Under-5 mortality | 32.6 | 2024 | 56/196 | 44/48 | −29% | 37.4 | |
| Maternal mortality | 233 | 2023 | 33/194 | 30/48 | −0.9% | 197 | |
| Health spending | 3.1% | 2023 | 175/193 | 41/48 | +0.3 pp | 10.1% | |
| Health spending per person | $253 | 2023 | 121/193 | 8/48 | −3.2% | $1,317 | |
| Physicians | 0.52 | 2022 | 130/180 | 7/46 | +438% | 1.86 | |
| Measles vaccination | 57% | 2024 | 181/193 | 40/48 | −4.0 pp | 84% | |
| HIV prevalence | 2.8% | 2024 | 14/153 | 14/44 | −1.2 pp | 0.7% | |
| Child stunting | 14.4% | 2020 | 77/154 | 43/46 | −11.5 pp | — | |
| Basic water | 88.6% | 2024 | 153/206 | 7/46 | +2.6 pp | 91.5% | |
| Basic sanitation | 57.4% | 2024 | 162/203 | 11/46 | +13.0 pp | 82.2% |
Digital & energy accessFull digital & energy access profile
| Indicator | Value | Year | World rank | In region | 10-year change | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Internet users | 68.7% | 2024 | 125/188 | 6/46 | +30.6 pp | 73.6% | |
| Mobile subscriptions | 125.3 | 2024 | 76/210 | 12/48 | −15% | 111.5 | |
| Fixed broadband | 4.7 | 2024 | 141/208 | 6/48 | +760% | 20.1 | |
| Electricity access | 95.1% | 2024 | 154/215 | 4/48 | +8.0 pp | 91.9% | |
| Clean cooking | 93.0% | 2024 | 97/192 | 3/48 | +8.0 pp | 75.4% |
EnvironmentFull environment profile
| Indicator | Value | Year | World rank | In region | 10-year change | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CO₂ per person | 2.05 t | 2024 | 113/203 | 6/47 | −35% | 4.69 t | |
| Renewable energy | 91.3% | 2021 | 4/212 | 4/48 | +11.6 pp | 19.7% | |
| Renewable power | 33.0% | 2021 | 88/206 | 25/48 | −8.3 pp | 27.8% | |
| Forest cover | 91.4% | 2024 | 3/214 | 1/48 | −0.3 pp | 31.1% | |
| Arable land | 1.3% | 2024 | 179/206 | 44/48 | ±0.0 pp | 10.7% | |
| Water withdrawals | 0.1% | 2022 | 171/177 | 42/47 | ±0.0 pp | 9.0% |
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0)
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