Infrastructure
Ports, stations, airports and corridors
The country’s main transport and energy infrastructure, on sourced maps.
The data and procedures you need to invest in Gabon
Official and international figures, key sectors, applicable legislation and the steps to import, export or set up a company, brought together in one place with their sources.
3.4%
Real GDP growth, 2024, Source: International Monetary Fund
2.59million
Total population, 2025, Source: World Bank
8,263USD
GDP per capita, 2025, Source: World Bank
Gabon in figures
Key figures
The nine provinces
Total population
- 52,854 to 63,293
- 65,771 to 69,287
- 100,838 to 154,986
- 157,562 to 250,799
- 895,689
Source: General Directorate of Statistics of Gabon, 2013
Provinces ranked
- Estuaire 895,689
- Haut-Ogooué 250,799
- Ogooué-Maritime 157,562
- Woleu-Ntem 154,986
- Ngounié 100,838
- Moyen-Ogooué 69,287
- Ogooué-Lolo 65,771
- Ogooué-Ivindo 63,293
- Nyanga 52,854
Ports, airports and economic zones
- Airport, Customs office, Oil terminal, Port
- Border post
- Special economic zone
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List of places (42)
- Bitam Airport Airport
- M'Vengue El Hadj Omar Bongo Ondimba International Airport (Franceville) Airport
- Gamba Airport Airport
- Koulamoutou-Mabimbi Airport Airport
- Lambaréné Airport Airport
- Lastoursville Airport Airport
- Léon Mba International Airport (Libreville) Airport
- Makokou Airport Airport
- Mayumba Airport Airport
- Mékambo Airfield Airport
- Moanda Airfield Airport
- Mouila Airport Airport
- Okondja Airport Airport
- Oyem Airport Airport
- Port-Gentil International Airport Airport
- Tchibanga Airport Airport
- Doussala border post (Congo) Border post
- Eboro border post (Cameroon) Border post
- Meyo-Kyé border post (Equatorial Guinea and Cameroon) Border post
- Cap Lopez oil terminal Oil terminal
- Etame terminal Oil terminal
- Gamba oil terminal Oil terminal
- Oguendjo terminal Oil terminal
- Owendo Mineral Port (Arise P&L) Port
- Port of Port-Gentil Port
- Libreville Port-Môle Port
- Port of Owendo (commercial port and container terminal) Port
- Owendo mineral port (Comilog) Port
- Acaé secondary port (Libreville) Port
- Nkok Special Investment Zone Special economic zone
- Customs services at Léon Mba International Airport Customs office
- Directorate General of Customs and Indirect Duties (DGDDI) Customs office
- Franceville regional customs directorate Customs office
- Libreville regional customs directorate Customs office
- Oyem regional customs directorate Customs office
- Port-Gentil regional customs directorate Customs office
- Bitam customs office Border post
- Cocobeach customs office Border post
- Doussala customs office Border post
- Eboro customs office Border post
- Médouneu customs office Border post
- Moulengui-Binza customs office Border post
Real GDP growth
3.4%
+0.9 pts compared with 2023
Crude oil production
227.0kbbl/d
+2.3% compared with 2024
Manganese ore production
7,103kt
+4.4% compared with 2024
Veneer and sawn wood exports
1,6461000 m³
+42.7% compared with 2020
GDP per capita
8,263USD
+0.4% compared with 2024
Inflation (consumer prices)
1.2%
−2.5 pts compared with 2023
In 2025, Gabon’s exports of goods and services were equivalent to 55.5% of gross domestic product (GDP), and imports to 29.4%.
Source: World Bank, 2025
Gross public debt
70.9% of GDP
+0.3 pts compared with 2023
Foreign direct investment, net inflows
1,145M USD
−0.5% compared with 2023
Total population
2.59million
+2.1% compared with 2024
Access to electricity
95.1%
+1.0 pts compared with 2023
Internet users
68.7%
+0.5 pts compared with 2023
3.4% real growth in 2024
Real gross domestic product (GDP) grew by 3.4% in 2024, after 2.4% in 2023. The International Monetary Fund (IMF) estimates growth at 2.5% in 2025.
Real GDP growth
Annual change in %, 2025 and 2026: IMF estimates
Real GDP growth (Gabon) went from −1.9% in 2000 to 2.7% in 2026. The highest value was reached in 2010 (7.4%).
| Period | Real GDP growth (%) |
|---|---|
| 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 e |
| 2026 | 2.7 e |
p: provisional; e: estimate.
Provisional or estimated values are drawn with dashed lines.
Real economy
Sectors
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Oil
Crude oil production, exports and revenues.
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Timber and wood processing
Logging, sawn wood, veneer and plywood.
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Corridors and strategic routes
Road and rail routes, ports and border posts linking Gabon with its neighbours.
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Natural gas
Natural gas production and use.
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Energy and utilities
Electricity and water generation and distribution.
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Mining and mineral resources
Manganese, gold, iron ore and other mineral resources.
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Agro-industry
Palm oil, rubber, sugar and food processing.
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Agriculture and fisheries
Food crops, livestock, artisanal and industrial fisheries.
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Digital and telecoms
Mobile telephony, internet, infrastructure and digital services.
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Tourism
National parks, ecotourism and accommodation capacity.
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Financial services
Banking, microfinance, insurance and capital markets.
Procedures
Procedures
Guided path
Importing or exporting: get your list of procedures
Tell us your operation, your product and the country of origin or destination: the guided path assembles the steps, documents, authorities and fees that apply.
- Your operation and your product
- The steps and the authorities
- Documents, indicative costs and time frames
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Importing
Formalities and documents to bring goods into Gabon.
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Exporting
Authorisations, certificates and export formalities.
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Customs clearance and taxation
Customs declaration, regimes and tax obligations.
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Standards and certification
Compliance, quality controls and certificates.
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Licences and permits
Approvals and prior authorisations by activity.
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Tariffs and taxes
Customs duties, VAT and other applicable levies.
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Setting up a company
Registration, articles of association and first filings.
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Duties and taxes simulator
An indicative estimate of import duties.
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Legislation
Laws, decrees, orders and regional instruments.
Series and charts
Gabon in data
Fuels, 54% of merchandise exports in 2023
In 2023, fuels accounted for 54.0% of Gabon's merchandise exports. Ores and metals accounted for 23.3% and agricultural raw materials, including timber, for 3.9%.
95% of the population had access to electricity in 2024
In 2024, 95.1% of the population had access to electricity, compared with 73.6% in 2000. In rural areas, the access rate was 51.3%.
Access to electricity
Total and rural population, %
Access to electricity (Gabon) went from 73.6% in 2000 to 95.1% in 2024. Access to electricity, rural (Gabon) went from 11.6% in 2000 to 51.3% in 2024.
| Period | Access to electricity (%) | Access to electricity, rural (%) |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 73.6 | 11.6 |
| 2001 | 77.2 | 21.5 |
| 2002 | 77.8 | 21.0 |
| 2003 | 78.5 | 20.6 |
| 2004 | 79.2 | 20.1 |
| 2005 | 81.6 | 27.1 |
| 2006 | 80.5 | 19.2 |
| 2007 | 81.3 | 18.7 |
| 2008 | 82.0 | 18.3 |
| 2009 | 82.7 | 17.9 |
| 2010 | 89.3 | 50.0 |
| 2011 | 88.7 | 42.4 |
| 2012 | 89.3 | 32.3 |
| 2013 | 86.4 | 32.8 |
| 2014 | 87.1 | 19.8 |
| 2015 | 87.3 | 18.1 |
| 2016 | 88.1 | 18.9 |
| 2017 | 86.3 | n/a |
| 2018 | 89.6 | 21.3 |
| 2019 | 90.3 | 22.8 |
| 2020 | 91.1 | 24.7 |
| 2021 | 91.8 | 26.8 |
| 2022 | 93.5 | 29.0 |
| 2023 | 94.1 | 29.0 |
| 2024 | 95.1 | 51.3 |
n/a: not available.
Analysis
Data stories
22 September 2026
Public debt: trajectory and comparisons
Brought down to 20% of GDP in 2008, Gabon's public debt has been above 70% again since 2023. IMF and World Bank series show how falling oil revenue and rising spending changed the trajectory, and where Gabon stands within CEMAC.
22 September 2026
Two decades of growth and oil dependence
From 2000 to 2025, Gabon's growth followed oil cycles. IMF, World Bank and Energy Institute data show an economy that grew slowly, whose income per person remains tied to the barrel and whose exports are only beginning to diversify.
22 September 2026
Digital connectivity in figures
More than 125 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, nearly seven in ten Gabonese online, fixed broadband still rare but rising fast: World Bank and regulator data portray a largely connected country where the last gains are the hardest.
News and publications
News
Latest news
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Press release
ANPI-Gabon and CENAREST set up a joint technical secretariat for research and innovation
On 17 September 2026, the National Investment Promotion Agency and the National Centre for Scientific and Technological Research signed a memorandum of understanding creating a joint technical secretariat.
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Press release
Oil India's withdrawal from the Shakthi-II block should bring 5.6 billion CFA francs to the Gabonese state
According to Gabonreview, the Indian groups Oil India and Indian Oil Corporation are withdrawing from the Shakthi-II oil block after failing to meet their drilling commitments, and must pay a total penalty of about 10 million dollars, or 5.6 billion CFA francs.
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Programme
Council of Ministers authorises an 85 billion CFA franc loan for water and electricity in Greater Libreville
Meeting on 18 September 2026 in Port-Gentil, the Council of Ministers authorised the signing of a 129.7 million euro financing agreement, about 85.078 billion CFA francs, with the World Bank for the PASBAP project, according to Gabonreview.
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Press release
Council of Ministers adopts the 2027 draft budget, balanced at 6,223.1 billion CFA francs
According to Gabonmediatime, the Council of Ministers, meeting in Port-Gentil on 18 September 2026 under the chairmanship of Brice Clotaire Oligui Nguema, adopted the 2027 draft finance bill, balanced in revenue and expenditure at 6,223.1 billion CFA francs.
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Press release
Digital: a 41 billion CFA franc public-private partnership for the national backbone
On 14 September 2026, Gabon Fiber SA and the Société de patrimoine des infrastructures numériques (SPIN, the digital infrastructure asset-holding company) signed a 41 billion CFA franc public-private partnership contract, about 72 million US dollars, to lease and extend the national fibre optic network.
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Press release
Port-Gentil inaugurates Les Acieries du Gabon, a scrap steel processing plant
According to Gabonreview, a new scrap steel processing plant, Les Acieries du Gabon, was inaugurated in Port-Gentil on 17 September 2026, with an announced investment of 6 billion CFA francs and 500 announced jobs.
Why invest in Gabon
Location, the CEMAC regional market, a currency pegged to the euro, natural resources and the Nkok economic zone: Gabon's assets, presented with their sources.
- Nominal GDP
- 21.6 billion US dollars
Source: IMF, WEO April 2026 (NGDPD) (opens in a new tab), 2025 (estimate)
- Forest cover
- 91.2 % of land area
Source: World Bank, WDI (AG.LND.FRST.ZS) (opens in a new tab), 2023
