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GA · currency XAF (Central African CFA franc)

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Overview

  • Population

    2.6M

    people · 2025

    World Bank

  • GDP

    $21.4B

    current US$ · 2025

    World Bank

  • Inflation

    not yet covered

  • Policy rate

    4.50%

    % · effective 29 Jun 2026

    BEAC

  • Official exchange rate reference

    589.52

    XAF per US$1 · 11 Nov 2026, 00:00 UTC

    XAF CFA peg (via Frankfurter EUR)

  • USDT peer-to-peer rate parallel market

    630.00

    XAF per US$1 · 12 Nov 2026, 04:30 UTC

    Bybit P2P

Coverage: 38 of 41 annual indicators reported, latest years 2015–2026. Gaps read “not available” (source has no figure) or “not yet covered” (not yet collected), never zero.

Currencies & Rates

Official and market exchange rates, policy rates, government yields, bank rates, reserves and stock indices.

Exchange rates

XAF per US$1. Official and market rates are separate series and are never blended.
SeriesRateAs ofSource
Official rate reference 589.52 11 Nov 2026, 00:00 UTC XAF CFA peg (via Frankfurter EUR)
Parallel-market rate (USDT peer-to-peer median) parallel 630.00 12 Nov 2026, 04:30 UTC Bybit P2P
Market premium% by which the market rate exceeds the official rate +6.87% -0.76% pts over 7 days How we measure

Market premium history · since Aug 2026 · collected by The African Exponent

5%8%11%Aug 2026Sep 2026Oct 2026Nov 2026

Official rate, 10-year annual average (XAF per US$1, World Bank)

49055562020142017202020232025

Policy rate

InstrumentRateEffectiveSource
Taux d'intérêt des appels d'offres (TIAO)% per year · BEAC 4.50% 29 Jun 2026 BEAC

Checked 12 Sep 2026, 01:10 UTC

Government securities yields

not yet covered

Annual indicators

Annual indicators · latest year reported for Gabon · change over the period shown
Indicator Latest Year Change Source Data
FX reserves Current US$, total reserves including gold includes gold $638.8M 2024 ↓ $1.8B since 2014 World Bank CSV Rank Compare
Deposit rate % per year, average bank deposit rate 2.5% 2017 ↓ 0.1 pts since 2014 World Bank CSV Rank Compare

Not available for Gabon: Lending rate.

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FX reserves

$638.8M · 2024

$630M$1.6B$2.5B201420162018202020222024

↓ $1.8B since 2014

Deposit rate

2.5% · 2017

2.4%2.5%2.6%2014201520162017

↓ 0.1 pts since 2014

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Economy & Prices

Output, growth, inflation, jobs, investment, the structure of the economy and minimum wages.

Inflation % change from a year earlier

not yet covered

Annual indicators

Annual indicators · latest year reported for Gabon · change over the period shown
Indicator Latest Year Change Source Data
GDP Current US$ $21.4B 2025 ↑ $3.2B since 2014 World Bank CSV Rank Compare
GDP growth % change, real (inflation-adjusted) 2.5% 2025 ↓ 1.8 pts since 2014 World Bank CSV Rank Compare
GDP per capita (PPP) Current international $ per person, PPP $22,218 2025 ↑ $7,365 since 2014 World Bank CSV Rank Compare
GDP per capita growth % change per person, real 0.3% 2025 ↓ 0.5 pts since 2014 World Bank CSV Rank Compare
Unemployment % of labour force ILO modeled estimate — national definitions differ 20.2% 2025 ↑ 0.3 pts since 2014 World Bank CSV Rank Compare
Investment rate Gross fixed capital formation, % of GDP 24.8% 2025 ↓ 10.9 pts since 2014 World Bank CSV Rank Compare
Agriculture share of GDP Agriculture value added, % of GDP 6.8% 2025 ↑ 3.1 pts since 2014 World Bank CSV Rank Compare
Manufacturing share of GDP Manufacturing value added, % of GDP 19.1% 2025 ↑ 1.7 pts since 2014 World Bank CSV Rank Compare
Services share of GDP Services value added, % of GDP 42.3% 2025 ↑ 9.7 pts since 2014 World Bank CSV Rank Compare
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GDP

$21.4B · 2025

$14B$17.5B$21B201520172019202120232025

↑ $3.2B since 2014

GDP growth

2.5% · 2025

-2%0%4%201520172019202120232025

↓ 1.8 pts since 2014

GDP per capita (PPP)

$22,218 · 2025

$13,000$17,500$22,000201520172019202120232025

↑ $7,365 since 2014

GDP per capita growth

0.3% · 2025

-5%0%2%201520172019202120232025

↓ 0.5 pts since 2014

Unemployment

20.2% · 2025

19%20%21%201520172019202120232025

↑ 0.3 pts since 2014

Investment rate

24.8% · 2025

16%22.5%29%201520172019202120232025

↓ 10.9 pts since 2014

Agriculture share of GDP

6.8% · 2025

4.3%5.5%6.8%201520172019202120232025

↑ 3.1 pts since 2014

Manufacturing share of GDP

19.1% · 2025

16%19%22%201520172019202120232025

↑ 1.7 pts since 2014

Services share of GDP

42.3% · 2025

33%39%45%201520172019202120232025

↑ 9.7 pts since 2014

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Public Finance & Debt

Government revenue, budget balance, public and external debt, debt service and sovereign credit ratings.

Sovereign credit ratings

No published sovereign rating recorded

Annual indicators

Annual indicators · latest year reported for Gabon · change over the period shown
Indicator Latest Year Change Source Data
Government revenue / GDP General government revenue, % of GDP 2026 is an IMF projection (forecast) for the year in progress when fetched, not a reported outturn. 19.6% 2026 ↓ 10.2 pts since 2014 IMF DataMapper CSV Rank Compare
Budget balance / GDP General government net lending/borrowing, % of GDP Latest 1–2 years are IMF estimates -10% 2026 ↓ 16 pts since 2014 IMF World Economic Outlook Oct 2025 CSV Rank Compare
Debt to GDP General government gross debt, % of GDP Latest 1–2 years are IMF estimates 86.1% 2026 ↑ 52 pts since 2014 IMF World Economic Outlook Oct 2025 CSV Rank Compare
Gross debt (national currency) General government gross debt, local currency Latest 1–2 years are IMF estimates CFA11.2T 2026 ↑ CFA8.1T since 2014 IMF World Economic Outlook Oct 2025 CSV
External debt Total external debt stocks, current US$ $6.8B 2024 ↑ $2.2B since 2014 World Bank CSV Rank Compare
Debt service / exports Total debt service, % of exports and primary income 15.4% 2021 ↑ 9.3 pts since 2014 World Bank CSV Rank Compare
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Government revenue / GDP

19.6% · 2026

15%19%23%201620182020202220242026

↓ 10.2 pts since 2014

Budget balance / GDP

-10% · 2026

-10%0%6%20142017202020232026

↓ 16 pts since 2014

Debt to GDP

86.1% · 2026

34%60%86%20142017202020232026

↑ 52 pts since 2014

Gross debt (national currency)

CFA11.2T · 2026

CFA3.0TCFA7.0TCFA11.0T20142017202020232026

↑ CFA8.1T since 2014

External debt

$6.8B · 2024

$4.6B$6.3B$8B201420162018202020222024

↑ $2.2B since 2014

Debt service / exports

15.4% · 2021

6%17.5%29%201420182021

↑ 9.3 pts since 2014

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Trade & Resources

Exports, imports, trade partners and products, investment and remittance flows, oil and commodities.

Trade profile

Goods and services, current US$
FlowLatestChange
Exports $5.4B · 2015 ↓ $3B since 2014
Imports $5B · 2015 ↓ $1.2B since 2014
Balance derived $340.7M · 2015 ↓ $1.9B since 2014
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Exports

$5.4B · 2015

$5.3B$6.8B$8.4B20142015

↓ $3B since 2014

Imports

$5B · 2015

$5B$5.6B$6.2B20142015

↓ $1.2B since 2014

Balance

$340.7M · 2015

$340M$1.3B$2.2B20142015

↓ $1.9B since 2014

Top exports · 2023

Products

  1. Mineral fuels$6.9B · 54.0%
  2. Ores, slag and ash$3B · 23.3%
  3. Ships and boats$1.6B · 12.8%
  4. Wood and wood articles$837.3M · 6.6%
  5. Animal or vegetable fats and oils$104.6M · 0.8%
Show all 10 products
  1. Machinery and mechanical appliances$70.5M · 0.6%
  2. Articles of iron or steel$47.4M · 0.4%
  3. Electrical machinery and equipment$39.5M · 0.3%
  4. Iron and steel$38.8M · 0.3%
  5. Aircraft and spacecraft$21.5M · 0.2%

Partners

  1. China$3.5B · 27.7%
  2. France$1.3B · 10.6%
  3. Spain$755.1M · 5.9%
  4. Netherlands$724M · 5.7%
  5. Israel$679.8M · 5.4%
Show all 10 partners
  1. Malaysia$631.4M · 5.0%
  2. Italy$594M · 4.7%
  3. India$588.4M · 4.6%
  4. Congo$574M · 4.5%
  5. Indonesia$573.3M · 4.5%

Top imports · 2023

Products

  1. Ships and boats$982.1M · 23.3%
  2. Machinery and mechanical appliances$577.1M · 13.7%
  3. Mineral fuels$290.7M · 6.9%
  4. Articles of iron or steel$235.3M · 5.6%
  5. Vehicles other than railway$232.1M · 5.5%
Show all 10 products
  1. Electrical machinery and equipment$219.8M · 5.2%
  2. Meat and edible offal$164.6M · 3.9%
  3. Cereals$133.2M · 3.2%
  4. Railway locomotives$112.2M · 2.7%
  5. Pharmaceutical products$111M · 2.6%

Partners

  1. South Korea$560.4M · 13.3%
  2. France$548.6M · 13.0%
  3. China$489.7M · 11.6%
  4. United States$318.4M · 7.5%
  5. India$164.2M · 3.9%
Show all 10 partners
  1. Germany$136M · 3.2%
  2. Japan$121.1M · 2.9%
  3. Panama$120.6M · 2.9%
  4. M49 899$120.1M · 2.8%
  5. United Kingdom$111.4M · 2.6%

2025 filings are still arriving — this page updates as each country reports

Commodity exposure for Gabon →

Annual indicators

Annual indicators · latest year reported for Gabon · change over the period shown
Indicator Latest Year Change Source Data
Exports of goods and services Goods and services, current US$ $5.4B 2015 ↓ $3B since 2014 World Bank CSV Rank Compare
Exports per capita derived Current US$ per person (derived) $2,641 2015 ↓ $1,623 since 2014 Derived from World Bank series on this page CSV Rank Compare
Current account / GDP Current-account balance, % of GDP Latest 1–2 years are IMF estimates -4.3% 2026 ↓ 10.4 pts since 2014 IMF World Economic Outlook Oct 2025 CSV Rank Compare
FDI inflows Foreign direct investment, net inflows, current US$ $1.1B 2024 ↓ $118.5M since 2014 World Bank CSV Rank Compare
Remittances Personal remittances received, current US$ $18.5M 2015 ↓ $11M since 2014 World Bank CSV Rank Compare
Terms of trade Net barter terms of trade, index (2015 = 100) 111.70 2024 ↓ 26.60 since 2014 World Bank CSV Rank Compare
Crude production Crude oil production, barrels per day EIA · thousand barrels/day 239.3 kb/d 2025 ↑ 19.3 kb/d since 2014 EIA CSV Rank Compare

Not available for Gabon: Tourist arrivals.

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Exports of goods and services

$5.4B · 2015

$5.3B$6.8B$8.4B20142015

↓ $3B since 2014

Exports per capita

$2,641 · 2015

$2,600$3,450$4,30020142015

↓ $1,623 since 2014

Current account / GDP

-4.3% · 2026

-6%0%9%20142017202020232026

↓ 10.4 pts since 2014

FDI inflows

$1.1B · 2024

$41M$870.5M$1.7B201420162018202020222024

↓ $118.5M since 2014

Remittances

$18.5M · 2015

$18M$23.5M$29M20142015

↓ $11M since 2014

Terms of trade

111.70 · 2024

85.00112.50140.00201420162018202020222024

↓ 26.60 since 2014

Crude production

239.3 kb/d · 2025

170 kb/d205 kb/d240 kb/d201520172019202120232025

↑ 19.3 kb/d since 2014

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People & Society

Population, health, education, poverty and inequality, access to services and democracy.

Annual indicators · latest year reported for Gabon · change over the period shown
Indicator Latest Year Change Source Data
Population People, total 2.6M 2025 ↑ 614,731 since 2014 World Bank CSV Rank Compare
Median age Years 21.5 years 2023 ↑ 0.5 years since 2014 UN WPP 2024, via Our World in Data CSV
Life expectancy Years at birth 68.5 years 2024 ↑ 2.4 years since 2014 World Bank CSV Rank Compare
Child mortality Under-5 deaths per 1,000 live births 32.6 per 1,000 2024 ↓ 13.2 since 2014 World Bank CSV Rank Compare
Health expenditure Current health spending, % of GDP 3.1% 2023 ↑ 0.6 pts since 2014 World Bank CSV Rank Compare
Physicians Per 1,000 people 0.5 per 1,000 2022 ↑ 0.2 since 2016 World Bank CSV Rank Compare
Adult literacy % of people aged 15 and over 88.9% 2021 — World Bank CSV Rank Compare
Poverty ($3/day) % of people below $3.00 a day (2021 PPP) 3.8% 2017 — World Bank CSV Rank Compare
National poverty line % of people below the national poverty line 33.4% 2017 — World Bank CSV
Gini index Income inequality, 0 (equal) to 100 38.00 2017 — World Bank CSV Rank Compare
Electricity access % of population 95.1% 2024 ↑ 8 pts since 2014 World Bank CSV Rank Compare
Internet users % of population using the internet 68.7% 2024 ↑ 30.6 pts since 2014 World Bank CSV Rank Compare
Account ownership % of people aged 15+ with an account Findex · every 3–4 years 68.2% 2024 ↑ 35.2 pts since 2014 World Bank CSV Rank Compare
Electoral democracy V-Dem electoral democracy index, 0 to 1 0.30 2025 ↓ 0.07 since 2014 V-Dem Institute CSV Rank Compare

Not available for Gabon: Tertiary enrollment.

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Population

2.6M · 2025

2M2.3M2.6M201520172019202120232025

↑ 614,731 since 2014

Median age

21.5 years · 2023

2121.5222014201820202023

↑ 0.5 years since 2014

Life expectancy

68.5 years · 2024

6667.569201420162018202020222024

↑ 2.4 years since 2014

Child mortality

32.6 per 1,000 · 2024

323946201420162018202020222024

↓ 13.2 since 2014

Health expenditure

3.1% · 2023

2.5%3%3.4%2014201820202023

↑ 0.6 pts since 2014

Physicians

0.5 per 1,000 · 2022

0.30.50.72016201820202022

↑ 0.2 since 2016

Adult literacy

88.9% · 2021

2021

Poverty ($3/day)

3.8% · 2017

2017

National poverty line

33.4% · 2017

2017

Gini index

38.00 · 2017

2017

Electricity access

95.1% · 2024

86%90.5%95%201420162018202020222024

↑ 8 pts since 2014

Internet users

68.7% · 2024

38%53.5%69%201420162018202020222024

↑ 30.6 pts since 2014

Account ownership

68.2% · 2024

33%50.5%68%201420162018202020222024

↑ 35.2 pts since 2014

Electoral democracy

0.30 · 2025

0.220.310.40201520172019202120232025

↓ 0.07 since 2014

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Listed companies

Also listed in Gabon, incorporated elsewhere

  • La Régionale BankLA RÉGIONALE · incorporated in CM · Sector not classified
  • SAFACAMSAFACAM · incorporated in CM · Sector not classified
  • SEMCSEMC · incorporated in CM · Sector not classified
  • SOCAPALMSOCAPALM · incorporated in CM · Sector not classified

Listed in Gabon, country of incorporation not established

Listed on the Bourse des Valeurs Mobilières de l'Afrique Centrale (BVMAC); no official source we collected states where these companies are incorporated, so they are not counted as Gabon companies.

All listed companies · Company CSV downloads

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All 40 CSV files for Gabon

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