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Gabon

Gabonese Republic: its economy, what is open there now and who is doing business there.

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Contract awards on record
704Awards
Companies on record
123
Deals tracked
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French Central African CFA (XAF) French civil law
AU, ECCAS, CEMAC, OPEC, AfCFTA, WTO

Gabon is a high-income African economy (by GDP per capita) driven by oil and gas, manganese mining (world's second-largest producer via COMILOG/Eramet), and forestry. Oil production has declined from peak levels but remains the economic backbone. Following the August 2023 military takeover, the transitional government has pledged democratic elections. Gabon's relatively small population (2.3 million) and significant resource wealth provide high per-capita income by African standards. The Libreville Special Economic Zone targets manufacturing and agro-processing. Challenges include economic diversification, governance reform, and infrastructure development outside Libreville.

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Snapshot

Population~2.6 MWorld Bank, 2025
GDP (current USD)$21.4 BWorld Bank, 2025
GDP per Capita$8,263World Bank, 2025
GDP Growth2.47%World Bank, 2025
Inflation (y/y)~1.77%World Bank, 2025
Policy Rate5.00%Central Bank
Unemployment20.15%World Bank, ILO modelled estimate, 2025
Internet Use~68.72%World Bank, 2024
Electrification~92.00%World Bank WDI
CPI Score (Rank)29.0/100 (#136)Transparency Intl
HDI (Rank)0.706 (#112)UNDP HDR
Credit RatingS&P: Withdrawn, Apr 2016Moody's: Caa2 (Negative), 24 Jun 2026Fitch: CCC-, 22 May 2026Long term foreign currency, checked 6 Nov 2026
MarketBVMAC (Bourse des Valeurs Mobilieres de l'Afrique Centrale, Douala)

World Bank Indicators Compare with another country

GDP (current USD)$21.4 BWorld Bank, 2025
GDP growth (annual)2.47%World Bank, 2025
GDP per capita (USD)$8,263World Bank, 2025
Population, total2.6 MWorld Bank, 2025
FDI net inflows (USD)$378.8 MWorld Bank, 2025
Inflation (consumer prices)1.77%World Bank, 2025
Unemployment (% labour force)20.15%World Bank, 2025
Internet use (% of people)68.72%World Bank, 2024
Trade (% of GDP)84.89%World Bank, 2025

Climate Readiness Full ranking

71out of 100
Advanced readiness
Climate adaptation readiness for Gabon, from 5 of 5 measured indicators.
Energy access9292.0% · 30% weight
Governance readiness2929 / 100 CPI · 20% weight
Human readiness710.706 HDI · 20% weight
Economic readiness81$8,263, 2025 · 15% weight
Digital readiness7474.0% · 15% weight
This scores climate adaptation readiness (adaptive capacity), following the readiness dimension of the ND-GAIN framework, from five measured indicators scaled 0 to 100. It does not measure emissions or physical climate vulnerability. Energy access is the most climate-specific of the five; the others cover governance, the economy, human development and digital readiness. The economic sub-score is relative to the African countries we cover.
How this is computed

Adaptive capacity to absorb climate finance and adapt, following the readiness dimension of the ND-GAIN framework, from measured indicators only. It is not a measure of emissions or physical climate vulnerability.

  • Energy access (30%): World Bank, access to electricity (% of population). The single most climate and energy specific signal held: SDG 7 and the clean-energy transition.
  • Governance readiness (20%): Transparency International, Corruption Perceptions Index (0-100). ND-GAIN governance readiness: the capacity to govern and deploy climate finance. Higher is cleaner.
  • Human readiness (20%): UNDP, Human Development Index (0-1). ND-GAIN social readiness: the adaptive capacity of the population.
  • Economic readiness (15%): World Bank, GDP per capita (current US$), latest measured year. ND-GAIN economic readiness: the capacity to finance adaptation. Scored relative to the covered set.
  • Digital readiness (15%): World Bank, individuals using the Internet (% of population). Information systems for early warning and adaptation.

A country is scored only when at least 4 of the five indicators are held. Sub-scores are weighted and renormalised over the indicators that are present; nothing is estimated for one that is absent.

Country Facts

CapitalLibreville
RegionCentral Africa
CurrencyCentral African CFA (XAF)
FX RegimeFixed peg to EUR via CFA franc
Stock ExchangeBVMAC (Bourse des Valeurs Mobilieres de l'Afrique Centrale, Douala)
Legal SystemFrench civil law
Time ZoneAfrica/Libreville

Focus Sectors

Oil & Gas
Manganese Mining
Forestry (timber)
Agriculture
Telecoms
Construction
Financial Services
Port Services
Eco-Tourism

Trade

Exports $8.04B (2024)

0.7% to other African countries

Top export partners

China
36.3%
Indonesia
13.1%
Brazil
9.1%
Malaysia
7.3%
India
6.5%
Netherlands
4.6%
Italy
4.3%
Thailand
3.2%
Spain
2.8%
USA
2.2%

Top export products (HS 4)

Petroleum oils and oils obtained from bituminous minerals
65.1%
Manganese ores and concentrates, including ferruginous manganese ores and concentrates with a manganese content of 20% or more, calculated on the dry weight
21.0%
Wood sawn or chipped lengthwise, sliced or peeled, whether or not planed, sanded or finger-jointed, of a thickness exceeding 6mm
4.5%
Sheets for veneering (including those obtained by slicing laminated wood), for plywood or for similar laminated wood and other wood, sawn lengthwise, sliced or peeled, planed or not, sanded, spliced or end-jointed, of a thickness not exceeding 6 mm
3.0%
Petroleum oils and oils from bituminous minerals, not crude
2.2%
Palm oil and its fractions
1.3%
Plywood, veneered panels and similar laminated wood
0.9%
Oils and other products of the distillation of high temperature coal tar
0.4%
Ferro-alloys
0.3%
Railway or tramway sleepers (cross-ties) of wood
0.2%

By HS chapter

Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation 67.7%Ores, slag and ash 21.0%Wood and articles of wood 8.9%Animal, vegetable or microbial fats and oils and their cleavage products 1.4%Iron and steel 0.3%Copper and articles thereof 0.2%Rubber and articles thereof 0.1%Works of art 0.1%Aluminium and articles thereof 0.1%Chemical products n.e.c. 0.0%

Imports $2.67B (2024)

7.8% from other African countries

Top import partners

China
27.0%
France
22.6%
USA
5.4%
Belgium
4.2%
Türkiye
3.6%
India
3.4%
Netherlands
3.3%
Brazil
3.0%
Morocco
2.1%
Italy
2.0%

Top import products (HS 4)

Meat and edible offal of poultry
3.9%
Petroleum oils and oils from bituminous minerals, not crude
2.7%
Vehicles
2.4%
Medicaments
2.2%
Motor cars and other motor vehicles
1.9%
Air or vacuum pumps, air or other gas compressors and fans
1.5%
Taps, cocks, valves and similar appliances for pipes, boiler shells, tanks, vats or the like, including pressure-reducing valves and thermostatically controlled valves
1.5%
Machinery parts
1.5%
Aircraft n.e.c. in heading no. 8801, except unmanned aircraft of heading 8806, (e.g. helicopters, aeroplanes)
1.4%
Pumps
1.3%

By HS chapter

Machinery and mechanical appliances, boilers, nuclear reactors 18.1%Electrical machinery and equipment and parts thereof 7.2%Vehicles 6.8%Meat and edible meat offal 6.6%Iron or steel articles 6.1%Plastics and articles thereof 4.2%Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation 3.5%Pharmaceutical products 2.4%Cereals 2.3%Furniture 2.3%

Source: CEPII BACI (version 202601, updated 22 Jan 2026), Etalab 2.0 (licence). Goods only, HS 2022, current USD, 2024. Aggregated by allbusiness.africa.

Regulations & Taxes

Corporate Income Tax30% standard (oil companies: variable)
VAT / Sales Tax18% standard

Tenders

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Fourniture et installation de 09 climatiseurs a la salle polyvalente de mekambo

UNDP

Achat et installation des cameras de surveillance & mise en service du controle

UNDP

Achat groupe de consommables+fournitures de bureau

UNDP

Contract Awards

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Auditeur Interne pour les deux (2) Projets HISWACA & PDUG

World Bank-financed project P180085 (Western and Central Africa)

Consultant individuel Responsable en Développement Urbain

Government of Gabon (World Bank-financed, project P177372)

Chargé d'opération Nelly Harivony EYI MBA pour le PDUG

Government of Gabon (World Bank-financed, project P177372)

Chargé d'opération Juste ABIA pour le projet PDUG

Government of Gabon (World Bank-financed, project P177372)