Prices & public finance · Sub-Saharan Africa · Upper-middle income
Gabon: prices, money and public finance
Inflation is 1.8% (2025), 127th of 180 in the world and 33rd of 44 in Sub-Saharan Africa. GDP deflator is -4.0% (2025), 203rd of 209 in the world and 46th of 46 in Sub-Saharan Africa. Exchange rate is 581.93 (2025), 36th of 210 in the world and 19th of 47 in Sub-Saharan Africa.
Inflation
GabonSub-Saharan AfricaUpper-middle incomeWorld
GDP deflator
GabonSub-Saharan AfricaUpper-middle incomeWorld
11 indicators
Prices & public finance: Gabon in detail
Latest reported value, world rank and rank within Sub-Saharan Africa; values around 2000, 2010, 2020; group and world columns are World Bank aggregates.
| Indicator | Latest | World rank | In region | ~2000 | ~2010 | ~2020 | 10-year change | Region | Income group | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| InflationInflation, consumer prices, annual % | 1.8%2025 | 127/180 | 33/44 | 0.5% | 1.5% | 1.4% | +2.1 ppsince 2015 | 3.4% | 3.3% | 3.0% | |
| GDP deflatorInflation, GDP deflator, annual % | -4.0%2025 | 203/209 | 46/46 | 28.1% | 16.6% | -9.0% | +5.0 ppsince 2015 | 4.1% | 3.3% | 3.3% | |
| Exchange rateOfficial exchange rate, local currency per US$ | 581.932025 | 36/210 | 19/47 | 710.21 | 494.79 | 575.59 | −1.6%since 2015 | — | — | — | |
| Tax revenueTax revenue, % of GDP | 9.5%2021 | 124/142 | 25/32 | · | 14.1%2012 | 12.4% | — | — | 10.4% | 13.9% | |
| Government revenueGovernment revenue excluding grants, % of GDP | 15.1%2021 | 118/142 | 19/32 | · | 29.8%2012 | 17.4% | — | — | 18.5% | 24.0% | |
| Government expenseGovernment expense, % of GDP | 14.1%2021 | 124/142 | 23/32 | · | 16.3%2012 | 16.4% | — | — | — | 28.5% | |
| External debtExternal debt stocks, % of GNI | 36.0%2024 | 76/119 | 27/43 | 91.4% | 23.3% | 53.3% | +9.0 ppsince 2014 | — | 21.3% | — | |
| Private creditDomestic credit to private sector, % of GDP | 13.4%2019 | — | — | 8.7% | 8.2% | 13.4%2019 | +3.3 ppsince 2009 | 31.7% | 139.0% | 140.3% | |
| Broad moneyBroad money, % of GDP | 22.9%2019 | — | — | 14.6% | 19.7% | 22.9%2019 | +2.6 ppsince 2009 | 42.6% | 167.9% | 135.7% | |
| Reserves, months of importsTotal reserves in months of imports | 4.22015 | — | — | 0.9 | 3.1 | · | +78%since 2005 | 6.1 | 9.9 | 8.6 | |
| Military spendingMilitary expenditure, % of GDP | 1.66%2025 | 80/156 | 15/45 | 1.69% | 1.87% | 1.72% | +0.5 ppsince 2015 | 1.13% | 1.87% | 2.48% |
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0)“·” — no value reported within two years of that date. World rank counts countries with a recent value.
Better than ten years ago
- Reserves, months of imports+78%4.2 in 2015
Worse than ten years ago
- Inflation+2.1 pp1.8% in 2025
- External debt+9.0 pp36.0% in 2024
Only indicators where higher or lower is clearly better are rated (for example, unemployment down is better, life expectancy up is better).
neighbours
Gabon and its neighbours
Countries sharing a land border with Gabon. Latest values since 2005; the highest in each row is marked.
| Indicator | Gabon | Angola | Cameroon | Republic of the Congo | Equatorial Guinea | São Tomé and Príncipe |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Inflation | 1.8%2025 | 20.2%2025 | 3.4%2025 | 2.4%2025 | 2.9%2024 | 11.0%2025 |
| GDP deflator | -4.0%2025 | 20.5%2025 | 2.8%2025 | -3.4%2025 | -1.4%2025 | 11.9%2025 |
| Exchange rate | 581.932025 | 911.992025 | 581.932025 | 581.932025 | 581.932025 | 21.752025 |
| Tax revenue | 9.5%2021 | 7.6%2024 | 11.3%2021 | 6.5%2021 | 6.6%2022 | — |
| Government revenue | 15.1%2021 | 18.2%2024 | 13.7%2021 | 20.1%2021 | 26.4%2022 | — |
| Government expense | 14.1%2021 | 14.6%2019 | 12.4%2021 | 16.1%2021 | 11.0%2022 | — |
| External debt | 36.0%2024 | 79.6%2024 | 31.3%2024 | 44.9%2024 | — | 42.7%2024 |
| Private credit | 13.4%2019 | 6.6%2025 | 14.1%2019 | 13.8%2023 | 5.8%2023 | 7.8%2023 |
| Broad money | 22.9%2019 | 13.8%2025 | 21.4%2018 | 28.4%2023 | 13.7%2023 | 21.4%2025 |