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Gabon

Sub-Saharan Africa · Upper middle income · IMF WEO April 2026 · World Bank WDI

GDP▲ 3.5%
Current prices2025
22USD bn
GDP per capita▲ 1.3%
Current prices2025
9,376USD
Real GDP growth▼ 0.9 pp
Annual change2025
2.5%
Inflation▲ 0.8 pp
Average consumer prices2025
2.0%
Government debt▲ 8.0 pp
General government, gross2025
78.9% of GDP
Current account▼ 4.9 pp
Balance2025
-3.1% of GDP
Population▲ 2.2%
Total2025
2.31million

Real GDP growth, %

Since 1995 · lighter bars = IMF projection
-8.90.07.41995: 5.0%1996: 3.6%1997: 5.7%1998: 3.5%1999: -8.9%2000: -1.9%2001: 2.1%2002: -0.2%2003: 2.2%2004: 0.7%2005: 3.9%2006: -3.6%2007: 6.5%2008: -3.0%2009: -1.2%2010: 7.4%2011: 7.1%2012: 5.3%2013: 5.5%2014: 4.4%2015: 3.9%2016: 2.1%2017: 0.5%2018: 0.9%2019: 3.8%2020: -1.8%2021: 1.5%2022: 3.0%2023: 2.4%2024: 3.4%2025: 2.5%2026: 2.7% (IMF projection)2027: 2.8% (IMF projection)2028: 2.8% (IMF projection)2029: 2.8% (IMF projection)2030: 2.8% (IMF projection)2031: 2.9% (IMF projection)IMF projection19952000200520102015202020252030

Inflation, %

Average consumer prices · lighter bars = IMF projection
-1.90.09.61995: 9.6%1996: 0.7%1997: 4.0%1998: 1.4%1999: -1.9%2000: 0.5%2001: 2.1%2002: 0.2%2003: 2.1%2004: 0.4%2005: 1.2%2006: -1.4%2007: 5.0%2008: 5.3%2009: 1.9%2010: 1.4%2011: 1.3%2012: 2.7%2013: 0.5%2014: 4.5%2015: -0.1%2016: 2.1%2017: 2.7%2018: 4.8%2019: 2.0%2020: 1.7%2021: 1.1%2022: 4.3%2023: 3.6%2024: 1.2%2025: 2.0%2026: 2.5% (IMF projection)2027: 2.4% (IMF projection)2028: 2.3% (IMF projection)2029: 2.3% (IMF projection)2030: 2.3% (IMF projection)2031: 2.3% (IMF projection)IMF projection19952000200520102015202020252030

IMF outlook

IMF World Economic Outlook April 2026 · italics = IMF projection
Indicator2021202220232024202520262027202820292030
Real GDP growth %1.53.02.43.42.52.72.82.82.82.8
Inflation, average consumer prices %1.14.33.61.22.02.52.42.32.32.3
GDP, current prices USD bn19202021222324252628
GDP per capita, current prices USD9,1149,4789,0799,2589,3769,91810,05010,26210,51610,771
GDP per capita, PPP Int. USD20,62422,48223,36524,22725,00025,84726,58527,20027,87028,573
General government gross debt % of GDP72.965.670.670.978.986.194.3102.1108.0114.3
General government net lending/borrowing % of GDP-1.9-0.91.8-3.3-8.5-10.0-11.2-12.0-10.5-11.1
Current account balance % of GDP3.38.83.01.7-3.1-4.3-5.5-6.1-5.5-6.0
Population million2.132.162.212.262.312.362.412.462.512.57

Government debt, % of GDP

General government gross debt
0.01212000: 72%2001: 81%2002: 81%2003: 70%2004: 60%2005: 42%2006: 35%2007: 39%2008: 20%2009: 26%2010: 21%2011: 21%2012: 21%2013: 31%2014: 34%2015: 45%2016: 64%2017: 63%2018: 62%2019: 60%2020: 83%2021: 73%2022: 66%2023: 71%2024: 71%2025: 79%2026: 86% (IMF projection)2027: 94% (IMF projection)2028: 102% (IMF projection)2029: 108% (IMF projection)2030: 114% (IMF projection)2031: 121% (IMF projection)IMF projection2000200520102015202020252030

Current account, % of GDP

Balance of payments
-6.60.024.62000: 18.5%2001: 10.3%2002: 6.3%2003: 11.8%2004: 11.9%2005: 20.9%2006: 14.6%2007: 22.1%2008: 24.6%2009: 6.6%2010: 17.1%2011: 14.3%2012: 11.5%2013: 8.3%2014: 6.1%2015: 1.0%2016: -5.4%2017: -0.7%2018: 7.1%2019: 4.6%2020: -0.5%2021: 3.3%2022: 8.8%2023: 3.0%2024: 1.7%2025: -3.1%2026: -4.3% (IMF projection)2027: -5.5% (IMF projection)2028: -6.1% (IMF projection)2029: -5.5% (IMF projection)2030: -6.0% (IMF projection)2031: -6.6% (IMF projection)IMF projection2000200520102015202020252030

Economic structure

Value added by sector, % of GDP · World Bank
AgricultureManufacturingOther industryServices
YearStructureAgricultureIndustryManufacturingServices
19958.052.44.539.6
20055.059.912.929.6
20154.348.216.739.0
20256.847.219.142.3

Income, trade and society

World Bank WDI · change over 10 years
IndicatorLatestUnitYear10Y change
GNI per capita, Atlas method8,090USD2025+6.3%
GNI, Atlas method21USD bn2025+35.1%
Exports of goods and services55.5% of GDP2025+9.5 pp
Imports of goods and services29.4% of GDP2025+1.5 pp
Life expectancy at birth68.5years2024+3.7%
Urban population92.1% of total2025+4.0 pp

Sources: IMF World Economic Outlook (April 2026; 2026 onwards are IMF projections) · World Bank World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0)