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Gabon

Official language: French
Currency: CFA Franc
Capital City: Libreville
Area: 267668km²
Subregional membership(s): Central Africa, Economic and Monetary Community of Central Africa , Economic Community of Central African States (ECCAS), Oil producing economies, Sub-Saharan Africa, Economic and Monetary Community of Central Africa (CEMAC), Franc Zone

2172.6K

₂₀₁₉

Mid-year population

14.6B

₂₀₁₇

GDP at current prices, USD

48.3

₂₀₁₇

Under five mortality rate

138.7

₂₀₁₁

Primary enrolment ratio

Population and migration

United Nations Population Division, United Nations Population Fund

Indicator	2010	2011	2012	2013	2014	2015	2016	2017	2018	2019
Average annual population growth rate - Total (%)	3.6	3.7	3.8	3.7	3.5	3.2	2.9	2.7	2.5	2.5
Average annual population growth rate - Urban (%)	2.7	2.7	2.7	2.7	2.7	2.4	2.4	2.4
Life expectancy at birth - Female (years)	62.8	63.6	64.4	65.2	66.0	66.7	67.4	67.9	68.3	68.7
Life expectancy at birth - Male (years)	60.0	60.7	61.4	62.1	62.7	63.2	63.6	63.9	64.2	64.4
Life expectancy at birth - Total (years)	61.4	62.2	62.9	63.7	64.3	64.9	65.4	65.8	66.2	66.5
Migrants as a percentage of the international migrant stock - 0-4 (%)	8.5					8.6		8.4
Migrants as a percentage of the international migrant stock - 10-14 (%)	7.0					6.0		5.7
Migrants as a percentage of the international migrant stock - 15-19 (%)	8.8					6.5		6.2
Migrants as a percentage of the international migrant stock - 20-24 (%)	10.1					9.2		8.5
Migrants as a percentage of the international migrant stock - 25-29 (%)	10.3					10.7		10.5
Migrants as a percentage of the international migrant stock - 30-34 (%)	9.8					10.4		10.6
Migrants as a percentage of the international migrant stock - 35-39 (%)	8.9					9.3		9.5
Migrants as a percentage of the international migrant stock - 40-44 (%)	7.9					8.1		8.3
Migrants as a percentage of the international migrant stock - 45-49 (%)	6.5					7.1		7.2
Migrants as a percentage of the international migrant stock - 5-9 (%)	7.6					6.6		6.6
Migrants as a percentage of the international migrant stock - 50-54 (%)	5.3					5.6		5.8
Migrants as a percentage of the international migrant stock - 55-59 (%)	4.3					4.4		4.5
Migrants as a percentage of the international migrant stock - 60-64 (%)	2.7					3.5		3.5
Migrants as a percentage of the international migrant stock - 65+ (%)	2.3					4.0		4.8
Population - Female (%)	49.9	49.8	49.8
Population - Female (thousands)	802.4	830.7	861.3	893.3	925.1	955.9	985.1	1,013	1,040	1,066
Population - Male (thousands)	821.7	853.9	888.3	923.8	958.7	991.8	1,023	1,052	1,079	1,106
Population - Total (thousands)	1,624	1,685	1,750	1,817	1,884	1,948	2,008	2,065	2,119	2,173
Population - Urban (%)	85.5	86.1	86.6	87.2	87.7	88.1	88.6	89.0	89.4	89.7
Population - Urban (%)	85.5	86.1	86.6	87.2	87.7	88.1	88.6	89.0
Population - Urban (thousands)	1,403	1,461	1,522	1,584	1,644	1,701	1,753	1,802
Total fertility rate (per woman)	4.2	4.1	4.1	4.1	4.1	4.1	4.0	4.0	4.0	3.9

Health

United Nations Statistics Division, World Bank, World Health Organization

Indicator	2010	2011	2012	2013	2014	2015	2016	2017	2018	2019
Maternal mortality ratio (per 100,000 live births)	322.0	317.0	314.0	308.0	295.0	291.0
Neo-natal mortality (Per 1,000 live births)	25.0	24.5	24.0	23.5	23.0	22.5	22.0	21.5
Percentage of children under-five and underweight (%)			6.5
Percentage of mothers provided at least one antenatal care - Total (%)	95.0	95.0	95.0	95.0	95.0
Prevalence of undernourishment (%)
Prevalence of underweight children under-five years of age - Total (%)			6.5
Proportion of 1 year-old children immunised against measles (%)	62.0	72.0	71.0	70.0
Proportion of population below minimum level of dietary energy consumption (%)	5.0	5.0	5.0	5.0	5.0	5.0
Proportion of population using improved drinking water source - Total (%)	91.0	92.0	92.0	93.0	93.0	93.0
Proportion of the population using improved sanitation facilities - Total (%)	41.0	41.0	41.0	42.0	42.0	42.0
Under-five mortality rate (Per 1,000 live births)	63.3	60.6	57.7	54.8	52.3	50.8

Education

United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), United Nations Statistics Division, United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)

Indicator	2010	2011	2012	2013	2014	2015	2016	2017	2018	2019
Adult literacy rate - Female (%)			79.9			81.0
Adult literacy rate - Male (%)			84.9			85.3
Adult literacy rate - Total (%)			82.3			83.2
Gender parity index of teachers in primary education who are trained (ratio)
Gross enrolment ratio in primary - Female (%)		139.9
Gross enrolment ratio in primary - Male (%)		144.0
Gross enrolment ratio in primary - Total (%)		138.7
Gross enrolment ratio in secondary - Female (%)
Gross enrolment ratio in secondary - Male (%)
Gross enrolment ratio in secondary - Total (%)
Gross enrolment ratio in teritiary - Female (%)
Gross enrolment ratio in teritiary - Male (%)
Gross enrolment ratio in teritiary - Total (%)
Literacy rates of 15-24 years old - Female (%)			89.4
Literacy rates of 15-24 years old - Male (%)			87.4
Literacy rates of 15-24 years old - Total (%)			88.5			89.1
Mean years of schooling - Total (years)	7.6	7.7	7.8	7.8	7.8
Pupil-teacher ratio, primary education - Total (rate)		24.5
Pupil-teacher ratio, secondary education - Total (rate)
Pupil-teacher ratio, tertiary education - Total (rate)
Ratio of girls to boys in primary education (ratio)		1.0
Ratio of girls to boys in secondary education (ratio)
Ratio of school attendance rate of orphans to school attendance rate of non orphans (%)			1.0
School life Expectancy in Primary - Female (years)		8.4
School life Expectancy in Primary - Male (years)		8.7
School life Expectancy in Primary - Total (years)		8.6
School life Expectancy in Secondary - Female (years)
School life Expectancy in Secondary - Male (years)
School life Expectancy in Secondary - Total (years)
School life Expectancy in Tertiary - Female (years)
School life Expectancy in Tertiary - Male (years)
School life Expectancy in Tertiary - Total (years)
Survival Rate to the last grade in Primary - Total (%)

National accounts

United Nations Statistics Division

Indicator	2010	2011	2012	2013	2014	2015	2016	2017	2018	2019
Expenditure on GDP at current purchaser's values - National Currency (billions)	7,112	8,582	8,767	8,691	8,988	8,504	8,299	8,512
Expenditure on GDP at current purchaser's values - US dollars (billions)	14.4	18.2	17.2	17.6	18.2	14.4	14.0	14.6

Prices

International Monetary Fund (IMF)

Indicator	2010	2011	2012	2013	2014	2015	2016	2017	2018	2019
Inflation, all items (index)	112.66	114.09	117.15	117.71	123.02	123.14	125.41	128.54
Inflation, all items - Annual change (%)	1.5	1.3	2.7	0.5	4.5	-0.1	2.1	3.0
Inflation, end of period consumer prices (%)	0.7	2.3	2.2	3.3	1.7	-1.2	4.1	2.5
Inflation, end of period consumer prices (index)	113.11	115.71	118.22	122.07	124.19	122.77	127.76	130.96

Energy

African Union Commission, United Nations Statistics Division, U.S. Energy Information Administration

Indicator	2010	2011	2012	2013	2014	2015	2016	2017	2018	2019
Electricity - Consumption (Giga watt hours)			1,619	1,736	1,997	2,104	2,224	2,357
Electricity - Consumption (Giga watt hours)	1,475	1,548	1,654	1,805
Electricity - total biofuels and waste production (Giga watt hours)	9	9	9.93	10	10	11	12	13
Electricity - total fossil fules production (Giga watt hours)	855.1	1,010	1,024	1,320	1,560	2,503	2,148	2,168
Electricity - total hydro production (Giga watt hours)	906.9	839.8	908	931.9	794.5	862	930	1,013
Electricity - total Solar wind tide wave production (Giga watt hours)	0	3.5	3.53	3.58	3.64	3.67	3.72
Oil - Consumption (metric tons)			689.00	761.00	741.00	728.00	745.00	763.00
Total electricity installed capacity - kilowatt hours (thousands)	416.0	444.0	464.0	671.0	671.0	671.0	671.0
Total electricity production (Giga watt hours)	1,771	1,863	1,945	2,266	2,368	2,130	2,300	2,489

Tourism

World Bank, World Tourism Organization, World Travel and Tourism Council (WTTC)

Indicator	2010	2011	2012	2013	2014	2015	2016	2017	2018	2019
International tourism expenditures - current USD (millions)
International tourism receipts (% of total exports)
International tourism receipts - current USD (millions)	89.0	25.4	39.5
International tourism, number of arrivals - Total (thousands)
Rooms in hotels and similar establishments (thousands)
Total contribution to employment, tourism (%)	3.2	2.4	2.0	1.9	2.2	2.4		2.6
Total contribution to GDP, tourism (%)	2.9	2.3	2.3	2.4	2.5	2.7		2.9

Transport

Indicator	2010	2011	2012	2013	2014	2015	2016	2017	2018	2019
Paved Road (% of total) (%)	12.0
Total length of railways (kilometre)	810	810	810	810	810

Information society

International Telecommunication Union (ITU)

Indicator	2010	2011	2012	2013	2014	2015	2016	2017	2018	2019
Fixed telephone lines (per 100 inhabitants) (%)	1.9	1.3	1.3	1.1	1.0	1.0	1.0	1.1
Internet users per 100 inhabitants (%)	13.0	18.0	24.0	30.5	38.1	45.8	48.1	50.3
Mobile telephone subscribers (number)	1,610,000	2,370,227	2,557,728	2,745,229	2,932,731	2,821,555	2,962,486	2,663,243
Mobile telephone subscribers (per 100 inhabitants) (%)	98.2	139.7	145.6	151.1	156.4	146.2	149.6	131.5

International trade

International Road Federation, World Bank

Indicator	2010	2011	2012	2013	2014	2015	2016	2017	2018	2019

Banking, insurance, financial statistics

International Monetary Fund (IMF)

Indicator	2010	2011	2012	2013	2014	2015	2016	2017	2018	2019
Deposit rate (%) (%)	3.3	3.3	3.3	3.2	2.6	2.5
Exchange rate, period average (national currency per USD)	495.28	471.87	510.53	494.04	494.41	591.45
Interest rate - Lending (%)

Government finance fiscal and public sector statistics

World Bank, International Monetary Fund (IMF)

Indicator	2010	2011	2012	2013	2014	2015	2016	2017	2018	2019
Debt service ratio - Per export (ratio)	4.5	3.6	3.8
Net ODA (% of GNI) (%)
Net ODA - Per capita (US dollars)	64.79	40.92	39.19	47.99	59.32	51.18	20.96	52.51
Net ODA - US dollars (millions)	106.3	69.5	68.9	87.2	111.3	98.8	41.5	106.4
Total external debt - as % of GDP (%)	21.3	21.4	21.4	31.1	34.1	44.7	64.2	62.6	58.2	58.5

Balance of payments

International Monetary Fund (IMF), United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD), Economic Commission for Africa

Indicator	2010	2011	2012	2013	2014	2015	2016	2017	2018	2019
Capital Account net - US dollars (billions)	0.0	0.0				0.0
Compensation of employees - US dollars (millions)	27.1	17.6	13.3	9.8	15.9	14.4
Current account balance - as % of GDP (%)	14.9	24.0	17.9	7.3	7.6	-5.6	-10.1	-4.8
Current account balance - US dollars (millions)	2,453	2,604	1,978	1,463	1,112	141.0	-1,419.0	-729.0
Errors and omissions - US dollars (millions)
Financial Account net - US dollars (millions)
Inward flows of Foreign Direct investment - Flow, US dollars (millions)	521.7	874.9	-220.9	771.2	1,048	990.4	1,241	1,498
Inward flows of Foreign Direct investment - Stock, US dollars (millions)	2,829	3,525	4,357	5,128	6,140	6,763	7,467
Outward flows of Foreign Direct investment - Flow, US dollars (millions)	374.9	-223.3	12.5	-225.3	-146.1	-150.4	45.3	-83.7
Outward flows of Foreign Direct investment - Stock, US dollars (millions)	326.8	254.6	338.6	113.0	6,140	6,763	7,467
Portfolio Investment (Net) - US dollars (millions)
Primary income (Net) - US dollars (millions)	-1,737.3	-1,266.2	-1,566.5	-842.5	-534.0	-104.3
Secondary income (Net) - US dollars (millions)	-226.3	-391.2	-455.8	-574.7	-558.5	-95.4
Services Balance - US dollars (millions)	-1,315.1	-2,233.0	-2,137.3	-2,429.5	-2,233.8	-1,600.6
Trade balance - as % of GDP (%)					26.5
Trade balance - US dollars (millions)	5,732	6,495	6,137	5,309	4,438	1,941
Workers remittances (Net) - US dollars (millions)

Environment

United Nations Statistics Division, Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), World Bank

Indicator	2010	2011	2012	2013	2014	2015	2016	2017	2018	2019
Carbon Dioxide Emission - metric tons (thousands)	2,244	2,237
CO2 emissions, total, per capita and per $1 GDP (PPP) (Kilograms)	0.09	0.08
Consumption of ozone-depleting CFCs in ODP (metric tons)	30.60	46.00	30.30	28.60
Emissions of carbon dioxide - metric tons (millions)	2.7	3.0	3.2	3.4	3.5
Energy use (Kg oil equivalent) per $1,000 (PPP) GDP (per 1,000 population)	76.0	72.0
Forest Area as % of Land Area (%)						89.3
Forest Area as % of Land Area (%)	85.4	86.2	86.9	87.7
Land area covered by forest (%)	85.4
Proportion of terrestrial and marine areas protected (%)	19.9		19.9

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