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Gabon · data for latest available · data as of 26 October 2026 · printed 27 Oct 2026
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Gabon

Sub-Saharan Africa Capital Libreville Upper middle income Nation age 66 years (since 1960) i GAB · GA
NationsTree Index 2025 i34.0150th of 196 Tree height 2025 i4.1 msee ranking Military strength i22percentile
Population i2.6 m142nd of 217 Area i267,670 km²76th of 216 GDP i$21.43 bn132nd of 210 GDP (PPP) i$57.62 bn intl.130th of 199 GDP per person (PPP) i$22,218 intl.100th of 199 Life expectancy i68.5 years165th of 217
Index pillars
Foundations · roots i24
Strength · trunk i35
Quality of life · crown i34
Problems (higher = fewer) · dry branches i38
Direction (5-year change) · new shoots i47
CSV

In short

Gabon is 150th of 196 countries in the NationsTree Index, with a score of 34.0 out of 100; its tree is 4.1 m tall.

It has 2.6 million people and an economy of $57.62 bn at purchasing power parity, 130th of 199 in the world.

Its strongest positions: Renewable energy (4th of 212), Renewable freshwater per person (8th of 183) and Inflation (54th of 180).

Its weakest positions: Unemployment (182nd of 187), Government budget balance (185th of 192) and DPT immunization (183rd of 193).

Over five years it fell from 136th to 150th in the index.

All data

Data as of 26 October 2026

Latest available value for each indicator, with its year. World rank is among countries with recent data (last 5 years of the series).

Land & people

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Surface area ikm² 267,670 76th/216
Land area ikm² 257,670 76th/216
Population ipeople 2.6 m 142nd/217
Population growth i% 2.11% 42nd/217
Population density ipeople/km² 9.9 202nd/216
Urban population i% 92.1% 28th/217
Population aged 0–14 i% 36.2% 48th/217
Population aged 65+ i% 4.1% 163rd/217

Economy

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GDP iUSD $21.43 bn 132nd/210
GDP (PPP) iintl. USD $57.62 bn 130th/199
Real GDP (PPP, constant 2021 prices) iintl. USD 2021 $49.23 bn 130th/199
GDP per person iUSD $8,263 111th/210
GDP per person (PPP) iintl. USD $22,218 100th/199
GNI per person (Atlas) iUSD $8,090 101st/201
GDP growth i% 2.5% 132nd/210
Inflation i% 1.8% 54th/180
Unemployment i% 20.2% 182nd/187
General government gross debt i% of GDP 84.2% 152nd/189
Government budget balance i% of GDP -12.1% 185th/192

Main industries

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Agriculture, forestry, fishing i% of GDP 6.8% 94th/197
Industry incl. construction i% of GDP 47.2% 7th/200
Manufacturing i% of GDP 19.1% 25th/192
Services i% of GDP 42.3% 177th/200

Trade

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Exports of goods & services iUSD $11.89 bn 104th/182
Imports of goods & services iUSD $6.30 bn 135th/182
Exports i% of GDP 55.5% 40th/183
Imports i% of GDP 29.4% 135th/183
Trade openness i% of GDP 84.9% 86th/183
Fuel exports i% of merchandise exports 54.0% 23rd/170
Manufactures exports i% of merchandise exports 17.8% 110th/171
Food exports i% of merchandise exports 0.9% 163rd/171
Ores & metals exports i% of merchandise exports 23.3% 24th/171
High-tech exports i% of manufactured exports 1.8% 134th/168
Current account balance i% of GDP -6.0% 150th/191
Foreign direct investment, inflows i% of GDP 1.8% 113th/196

Natural resources

73
Natural resource rents i% of GDP 18.5% 26th/209
Oil rents i% of GDP 15.56% 13th/197
Natural gas rents i% of GDP 0.27% 49th/197
Coal rents i% of GDP 0.00% 68th/195
Mineral rents i% of GDP 0.02% 79th/209
Forest rents i% of GDP 2.65% 28th/209
Arable land i% of land area 1.3% 179th/206
Renewable freshwater per person im³ 67,469 8th/183

Tourism

International tourist arrivals iarrivals 526,0002005
Tourism receipts iUSD $28.7 m2015
Tourism receipts i% of exports 0.5%2015
Outbound trips idepartures 236,0002003

Society & health

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Life expectancy iyears 68.5 165th/217
Under-5 mortality iper 1,000 births 32.6 141st/196
Physicians iper 1,000 people 0.52 124th/174
Hospital beds iper 1,000 people 2.02011
DPT immunization i% of children 12–23 months 61% 183rd/193
Secondary enrolment i% gross 70.3%2019
Social protection coverage (incl. pensions) i% of population 49.4%2017
Old-age dependency ratio i% of working-age population 6.9% 162nd/217
Health spending i% of GDP 3.1% 175th/193
Adult literacy i% 88.9% 54th/98
Tertiary enrolment i% gross 7.7%2003
Human Development Index iindex 0–1 0.733 108th/193
Income inequality (Gini) iindex 38.02017
Extreme poverty i% of population 3.8%2017

Infrastructure & digital

31
Access to electricity i% of population 95.1% 154th/215
Internet users i% of population 68.7% 125th/186
Mobile subscriptions iper 100 people 125 76th/210
Fixed broadband iper 100 people 4.7 141st/208
Trade & transport infrastructure quality (LPI) iscore 1–5 2.20 131st/164
Rail lines iroute-km 648 74th/82
Air passengers carried ipassengers 77,3202016

Environment & energy

67
CO₂ emissions per person it CO₂e 2.05 91st/203
Renewable energy i% of final energy use 91.3% 4th/212
Air pollution (PM2.5) iµg/m³ 31.3 157th/200
Forest area i% of land area 91.4% 3rd/214
Energy use per person ikg oil eq. 1,932 60th/149

Institutions & safety

30
Government effectiveness iscore 0–100 41.1 146th/205
Control of corruption iscore 0–100 32.4 154th/207
Rule of law iscore 0–100 41.8 165th/207
Political stability iscore 0–100 67.7 107th/207
Regulatory quality iscore 0–100 42.9 154th/205
Voice & accountability iscore 0–100 42.6 144th/205

Military

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Military expenditure iUSD $356.1 m 114th/156
Military expenditure i% of GDP 1.7% 80th/156
Military expenditure i% of government spending 6.4% 54th/154
Armed forces personnel ipeople 7,000 142nd/170
Armed forces personnel i% of labour force 1.00% 70th/168
Arms imports (SIPRI TIV) iTIV 6.0 m 125th/163

Science & innovation

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R&D spending i% of GDP 0.58%2009
Scientific articles iarticles 91 142nd/197

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Sources

Figures on this page come from: World Bank — World Development Indicators, International Monetary Fund — World Economic Outlook (DataMapper), Global Change Data Lab (Our World in Data) — Our World in Data, World Bank — Worldwide Governance Indicators . Nation age: Wikidata P571 (inception) (source). Every value is stored with its year and source series; see Sources & licences and Methodology.

Cite as: NationsTree (2026). Gabon — country profile. https://nationstree.org/countries/gabon. Data as of 26 October 2026.

All figures come from official statistics published by public institutions (World Bank WDI and WGI, compiling UN agencies, IMF, WHO and national statistical offices). Each value carries its year; ranks are positions among countries with data.
Cite as: NationsTree (2026). Gabon — country profile. https://nationstree.org/countries/gabon. Data as of 26 October 2026.
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