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Reports and studies on Gabon published by national and international institutions.
The World Bank's tenth CEMAC economic barometer estimates Gabon's growth at 3.2 percent in 2025, the fiscal deficit at 12.2 percent of GDP and public debt at more than 80 percent of GDP at end-2025.
In its country note linked to the African Economic Outlook 2026, the African Development Bank (AfDB) estimates Gabon's growth at 2.7% in 2025 and projects 3.0% for 2026.
This World Bank brief, published in April 2026, presents Gabon's score on the Human Capital Index Plus (HCI+), 130 out of a maximum of 325, and identifies employment as the weakest pillar.
The peer review report of the Global Forum on Transparency and Exchange of Information for Tax Purposes, approved on 24 March 2026 and adopted by its members on 23 April 2026, concludes that Gabon is globally non-compliant with the international standard on exchange of information on request, compared with the largely compliant rating it received in 2016.
The World Bank's half-yearly note estimates Gabon's growth at 2.5% in 2025 and projects an average of 3.3% over 2026-2028.
Meeting in ordinary session on 2 April 2026 in Yaounde, the Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) of the Bank of Central African States (BEAC) decided to keep its policy rates unchanged, in a report that also highlights the decline in CEMAC zone foreign exchange reserves and the contribution of Gabonese manganese extraction to sub-regional growth in 2025.
The World Bank's 2026 landscape compiles indicators on employment, financial inclusion and women's economic rights in Gabon, together with the results of the Women, Business and the Law 2026 study.
Published in March 2026, the Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (EITI) report for Gabon covers the 2023 fiscal year of the oil and mining sector.
Published on 27 February 2026 by the International Monetary Fund (IMF), this technical assistance report describes a scoping mission carried out in Libreville from 5 to 16 May 2025 to help the Ministry of Economy and State Holdings develop a new macroeconomic projection model.
The World Bank's ninth economic barometer for the Central African Economic and Monetary Community (CEMAC) includes a section on Gabon: growth of 3.4 percent in 2024, public debt at 74.7 percent of GDP and expected average growth of 3.6 percent over 2025 to 2027.
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