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Gabon
Basic data — Gabon, Africa.
Data refreshed on 2026.05.10 · source: Wikidata
Composite reading — institute
Risque élevé
5.1 /10 risk
- Security 0.0
- Economy 4.5
- Diplomacy 5.0
- Influence 0.0
Security: 0 stable → 10 unstable · others: 0 weak → 10 strong. Computed from V-Dem, FH, CPI, RSF, World Bank, SIPRI, sanctions.
- Capital
- Libreville
- Population
- 2,469,296 inh.
- Area
- 267,668 km²
- Currency
- XAF
- Regime
- republic
Executive in office
Head of State
Brice Oligui Nguema
Head of Government
Raymond Ndong Sima
Economic indicators World Bank · 2025
GDP
21 G$
GDP / capita
8,230 $
Growth
3.4 %
Inflation
1.2 %
Unemployment
20.2 %
Defense / GDP
1.5 %
Life expectancy
68.5 yrs
Trade dependencies OEC · UN Comtrade · 2023
Exports
8 Md$
Imports
3 Md$
Balance
5 Md$
Top exports
- 63% Pétrole brut
- 17% Manganèse
Top imports
- 11% Pétrole raffiné
Coup d'État août 2023.
Diplomatic alignment UNGA 2020-2024 · Bailey-Strezhnev-Voeten
Vote concordance with each power at UN General Assembly.
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USA
29%
-
GBR
31%
-
FRA
36%
-
DEU
36%
-
RUS
53%
-
CHN
67%
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IND
65%
Abstention: 25%
Political calendar Wikipedia · IFES · NDI
Upcoming
-
2031
Présidentielle
Last election
-
2025-04-12
Présidentielle (post-coup)
Brice Oligui Nguema 94.9% — participation 70.4%
Last institutional rupture Coup 30 août 2023 (Oligui Nguema)
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