The Nkok special economic zone
The Nkok special economic zone, managed by Gabon Special Economic Zone (GSEZ), lies 27 km from Libreville.
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Invest in Gabon
The country's strengths, the projects listed in public plans, the incentive framework and the steps to set up, each with its source.
1.14billion USD
Foreign direct investment, net inflows, Source: World Bank
2.7%
Real GDP growth, Source: International Monetary Fund
2.59million inhabitants
Population, Source: World Bank
Key figures
Latest values published by international institutions, with their year and source.
Why 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.
A regional market: CEMAC
Gabon is a member of the Central African Economic and Monetary Community (CEMAC), which groups six states: Cameroon, the Central African Republic, Chad, the Congo, Equatorial Guinea and Gabon.
A currency pegged to the euro
Gabon's currency is the Central African CFA franc (code XAF), issued by the BEAC.
Significant natural resources
Gabon's economy relies on oil, manganese and timber.
The Commonwealth and the French-speaking world
A French-speaking country, Gabon joined the Commonwealth in June 2022, after its application was approved by the heads of government meeting in Kigali.
Measures to attract investors
According to the final communiqué published by Gabonactu, the Council of Ministers of 23 October 2025 announced that an investor contributing at least 10 billion CFA francs may obtain a permanent resident card valid for ten years.
Points to watch
Investors should also consider the weaknesses identified by international financial institutions.
Gabon in figures
- Nominal GDP
- 21.6 billion US dollars
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Source: FMI, WEO avril 2026 (NGDPD) (opens in a new tab), 2025 (estimation)
- GDP per capita
- 8,263 current US dollars
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Source: Banque mondiale, WDI (NY.GDP.PCAP.CD) (opens in a new tab), 2025
Opportunities by sector
Projects listed in public plans, by sector of activity.
In the Invest section
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Why 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.
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Opportunities and projects
Priority projects and sectors drawn from official plans (PAT, PNDT, PNCD) and recent public decisions, with their sources.
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Incentives and taxation
Investment Charter, special economic zone regime, tax rates and recent finance laws: the essentials, source by source.
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Investor guide
The steps for setting up in Gabon, from entry into the country to tax registration, with the administrations to contact and the procedure pages.
Prepare your set-up
Three entry points depending on how far your project has progressed.
8
steps to tax registration
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Administrative procedures
Company creation, import, export, taxation: documents, indicative costs and timeframes.
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Investor guide
The steps to set up, from entering the country to tax obligations.
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Legal texts
Codes, laws, decrees and CEMAC regulations that apply to businesses.
Sources
13 sources cited
- World Development Indicators, Gabon (API) (opens in a new tab)
- World Development Indicators, superficie, couvert forestier, IDE, exportations (API) (opens in a new tab)
- API DataMapper, séries NGDP_RPCH, PCPIPCH, GGXWDG_NGDP, NGDPD, NGDPDPC, BCA_NGDPD (WEO avril 2026) (opens in a new tab)
- Rôle de la BEAC (opens in a new tab)
- OHADA, site officiel (opens in a new tab)
- Gabon, pays membre du Commonwealth (opens in a new tab)
- Gabon restored to full membership within the Commonwealth (15 juillet 2025) (opens in a new tab)
- GSEZ Nkok (opens in a new tab)
- Communiqué final du Conseil des ministres du 23 octobre 2025 (opens in a new tab)
- ANPI-Gabon, site officiel (opens in a new tab)
- 2029 : le Gabon ferme la porte au manganèse brut et ouvre celle de l'industrie (opens in a new tab)
- Macro Poverty Outlook, Gabon (avril 2026) (opens in a new tab)
- Moderniser le rail pour relier l'avenir : signature du programme de modernisation et de sécurisation du Transgabonais (opens in a new tab)
