Economy

Gabon

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GDP per capita19602024
2762.76K5.25K7.73K10.2K19602024
Source: World Bank WDI
Private credit (% of GDP)19602019
6.5912.418.22429.719602019
Source: WB GFDD
IndicatorValue
GDP (nominal)20,900,000,000 US$World Bank WDI [2024]
GDP (PPP)54,600,000,000 US$World Bank WDI [2024]
GDP growth3.39 %World Bank WDI [2024]
GDP per capita8,230 US$World Bank WDI [2024]
Inflation (CPI)1.17 %World Bank WDI [2024]
Unemployment20.2 %World Bank WDI [2025]
Exports of goods & services13,500,000,000 US$World Bank WDI [2024]
Imports of goods & services5,740,000,000 US$World Bank WDI [2024]
Agriculture (% GDP)6.56 %World Bank WDI [2024]
Industry (% GDP)52.9 %World Bank WDI [2024]
Services (% GDP)36.8 %World Bank WDI [2024]
Industriespetroleum extraction and refining; manganese, gold; chemicals, ship repair, food and beverages, textiles, lumbering and plywood, cementCIA World Factbook [2025] · 2026 archive
Agricultural productsoil palm fruit, plantains, cassava, sugarcane, yams, taro, vegetables, maize, groundnuts, game meat (2023); note: top ten agricultural products based on tonnageCIA World Factbook [2025] · 2026 archive
Export commoditiescrude petroleum, ships, manganese ore, refined petroleum, wood (2023); note: top five export commodities based on value in dollarsCIA World Factbook [2025] · 2026 archive
Export partnersChina 26%, Indonesia 8%, Spain 7%, Israel 6%, Congo, Republic of the 5% (2023); note: top five export partners based on percentage share of exportsCIA World Factbook [2025] · 2026 archive
Import partnersFrance 14%, China 13%, S. Korea 13%, USA 7%, India 4% (2023); note: top five import partners based on percentage share of importsCIA World Factbook [2025] · 2026 archive
Gini index38 indexWorld Bank WDI [2017]
GDP per capita (1913)No authoritative open source found
Leading mineral commoditypetroleum, crude (11,200,000 tonnes (metric), 2023)BGS World Mineral Statistics [2023]
Wealth share of top 10%0.589 %World Inequality Database [2024]
Wealth share of top 1%0.243 %World Inequality Database [2024]
Gini (WID)1–38 indexWorld Inequality Database [2024] 1 index·World Bank WDI [2017] 38 index
Top export partnersChina (36.3%) / Indonesia (13.1%) / Brazil (9.1%) / Malaysia (7.3%) / India (6.5%)CEPII BACI [2024]
Top import partnersChina (27.0%) / France (22.6%) / USA (5.4%) / Belgium (4.2%) / Türkiye (3.6%)CEPII BACI [2024]
Top agricultural products
  • Roots and Tubers, Total
  • Oil palm fruit
  • Fruit Primary
  • Plantains and cooking bananas
  • Cassava, fresh
FAOSTAT [2024]
Bank assets (% of GDP)18.6 %WB GFDD [2019]
Private credit (% of GDP)13.4 %WB GFDD [2019]
Stock market capitalization (% of GDP)No authoritative open source found
Financial account ownership68.2 %WB Findex [2024]
Mobile-money account6.7 %WB Findex [2024]
Borrowed from a bank4.41 %WB Findex [2024]
Poverty headcount ($2.15/day)No authoritative open source found
Poverty headcount ($6.85/day)No authoritative open source found

Section metadata

Data year2025
EditionDatabook 2026
Coverage29/33
LicenseCC-BY
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Datasets on this page
  • World Bank WDI
    world_bank_wdi
    Edition: 2024
  • CIA World Factbook
    cia_factbook
    Edition: 2025
  • BGS World Mineral Statistics
    bgs_world_minerals
    Edition: 2023
  • World Inequality Database
    world_inequality_database
    Edition: 2026
  • CEPII BACI
    cepii_baci_trade
    Edition: 2026
  • FAOSTAT
    faostat
    Edition: 2026
  • WB GFDD
    world_bank_gfdd
    Edition: 2022
  • WB Findex
    world_bank_global_findex
    Edition: 2025
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About this data

Gabon's economy on Databook compiles 29 indicators from 8 open datasets including World Bank WDI, CIA World Factbook, BGS World Mineral Statistics. Key figures include gdp (nominal) (20,900,000,000 US$), gdp (ppp) (54,600,000,000 US$). Data is referenced to 2025. Every value carries its source and publication year, published under open licenses.