Data stories
Short articles telling a change in Gabon's economy through the published series, with up to date charts and their sources.
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Data storyEnergy and utilities
Access to electricity is rising, generation remains partly hydro
More than 95% of Gabonese have access to electricity, but rural areas lag behind and generation has fallen since 2022. Hydropower still supplies over a third of electricity, compared with about 61% in the early 2000s.
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Data storyDigital and telecoms
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 a...
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Data storyMacroeconomy
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 t...
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Data storyMacroeconomy
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 withi...
