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🇬🇦 Gabon

Gabonese Republic

GAB GA Fr Central African CFA franc (XAF)

Every statistic we track for Gabon — 103 indicators, each with its latest value and world rank. Open the interactive profile →

GDP per capita (PPP)

$25,847

#85 of 191

Life expectancy

59.1 yrs

#170 of 188

Happiness score

5.17

#96 of 147

Liberal democracy

0.18

#114 of 179

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📈 Economy

Account Ownership 68.2% #79/139 2024
Bank Account Ownership 68.2% #78/139 2024
Current Account Balance -4.3% #131/190 2026
Debit Card Ownership 8.5% #126/140 2024
Digital Payments Usage 66.5% #27/97 2024
Exchange Rate (per US$) 606.4 #31/197 2024
Extreme Poverty 0% #111/237 2023
Fiscal Balance -10% #177/189 2026
GDP (current US$) 23.4 #127/190 2026
GDP (PPP) 60.9 #128/191 2026
GDP per Capita 9,918 #94/190 2026
GDP per Capita (Long Run) 15,721 #72/165 2022
GDP per Capita (PPP) 25,847 #85/191 2026
GDP per Capita Growth 4.4% #29/184 2019
Government Debt 86.1% #30/185 2026
Income per Person 18,150 #51/183 2018
Income per Person 18,150 #51/183 2018
Inflation (CPI) 2.5% #139/191 2026
Labour Productivity (GDP per hour) (PWT) 33.3 #57/130 2023
Made a Digital Payment 49.9% #58/144 2017
Mobile Money Account 61.6% #7/80 2024
Real GDP Growth 2.7% #103/191 2026
Share of World GDP (PPP) 0% #121/191 2026
Total GDP (Long Run) 36,035,291,983 #123/165 2022

👥 Demographics

Fertility Rate (WB) 3.6 #40/217 2024
Median Age 21.6 #183/235 2026
Population 1.6 #151/229 2013
Population 2.4 #137/191 2026
Population Density 10.3 #217/235 2026
Refugees by Country of Origin 984 #105/195 2025
Urban Population 91.9% #26/213 2024

🌐 Connectivity

Access to Electricity 94.1% #156/214 2023
Internet Users 68.7% #121/182 2024
Mobile Subscriptions 123.2 #73/209 2022
Read News Online 53.4% #23/75 2024

🫀 Health

Adult Obesity 21.3% #107/199 2022
Alcohol Consumption per Capita 8 #66/207 2022
Child Mortality (under-5) 3.3 #56/199 2024
Health Spending (QoG) 2.9% #177/189 2022
Hypertension Prevalence 37.4% #106/194 2019
Infant Mortality (QoG) 26.5 #54/191 2023
Life Expectancy 59.1 #170/188 2013
Life Expectancy 67.8 #138/186 2020
Suicide Rate 10.5 #67/185 2021
Tobacco Use Prevalence 13.3% #113/167 2022
Undernourishment 25.3% #14/166 2023
Universal Health Coverage Index 48 #164/195 2023

🎓 Education

Education Spending (QoG) 2.3% #92/112 2023
Mean Years of Schooling 10.2 #64/146 2020

🌱 Environment

CO₂ per Capita (WB) 2.1 #113/203 2024
Energy Use per Person 2,042 #57/149 2023
Renewable Electricity 35.4% #85/195 2024

🏛️ Governance

Civil Liberties (V-Dem) 0.8 #82/179 2025
Clean Elections (V-Dem) 0.2 #133/179 2025
Control of Corruption (QoG) -0.9 #149/192 2024
Corruption Perceptions Index 27 #135/179 2024
Corruption Perceptions Index (QoG) 27 #133/177 2024
Deliberative Democracy (V-Dem) 0.2 #114/179 2025
Egalitarian Democracy (V-Dem) 0.2 #104/179 2025
Electoral Democracy (V-Dem) 0.3 #118/179 2025
Freedom House Status (QoG) 3 #22/193 2024
Freedom in the World Score 20 #160/196 2024
Freedom of Expression (V-Dem) 0.7 #79/179 2025
Gender Equality (V-Dem) 0.8 #80/179 2025
Government Effectiveness (QoG) -0.6 #133/192 2024
Judicial Constraints on Executive (V-Dem) 0.3 #129/179 2025
Liberal Democracy (V-Dem) 0.2 #114/179 2025
Military Spending 1.7% #75/150 2025
Participatory Democracy (V-Dem) 0.2 #104/179 2025
Perceived Democracy (Afrobarometer) 14.6% #39/39 2023
Political Corruption (V-Dem) 0.7 #53/179 2025
Press Freedom (RSF) (QoG) 65.8 #56/173 2024
Rule of Law (V-Dem) 0.4 #106/179 2025
Support for Democracy (Afrobarometer) 73.4% #15/39 2023
Trust in the President (Afrobarometer) 25.7% #35/39 2023
Voice & Accountability (QoG) -1 #146/192 2024

📰 Media & news

Press Freedom Index 70.6 #43/177 2026

🛡️ Safety

Homicide Rate 4 #98/204 2023
Road Traffic Deaths 12.5 #94/195 2021

⚠️ Risk & resilience

Climate Seen as a Threat 80.5% #108/142 2023
Confident Can Protect Family 45.6% #73/142 2023
Disaster Exposure (WRI) 1.5 #85/193 2025
Experienced a Disaster 46.7% #20/142 2023
Experienced Discrimination (Skin Colour) 11.9% #33/139 2023
INFORM Risk Index 3.7 #96/191 2025
Resilience to Risk (WRP) 47.5 #102/141 2023
World Risk Index 6.2 #75/193 2025
Worry About Violent Crime 83.1% #21/142 2023

😊 Wellbeing

Happiness (Cantril Ladder) 5.2 #96/147 2025
Happiness Driver: Freedom 0.8 #101/146 2025
Happiness Driver: GDP 1.6 #71/147 2025
Happiness Driver: Generosity 0 #132/147 2025
Happiness Driver: Healthy Life Expectancy 0.5 #107/146 2025
Happiness Driver: Low Corruption 0.1 #97/147 2025
Happiness Driver: Social Support 1 #110/147 2025
Human Development Index 0.7 #109/193 2023

🧭 Attitudes & values

Attended a Demonstration 16.3% #29/151 2017
Believe Vaccines Are Effective 79.1% #94/143 2018
Believe Vaccines Are Safe 62.7% #121/143 2018
Trust in parliament 3.9 #110/151 2017
Trust in Science 56.2% #126/143 2018
Trust in Scientists 38.8% #138/143 2018
Trust in the legal system 4.5 #106/153 2017

Latest available period per indicator; rank is the country's position among all countries with data. Sources are credited on each indicator page.