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COUNTRY PROFILE

Gabon is a French speaking country located along the Atlantic coast of central Africa with an area of about 267,667 km2 and a population of 2,119,036. About 60% of the population resides in the capital, Libreville, and Port Gentil, the economic capital of the country. This upper middle-income country is heavily reliant on extractive industries, with oil accounting for 80% of exports and 45% of GDP and manganese and rubber comprising the country's other major exports. The share of non-extractive sectors such as agribusiness and transport and communication is growing.

Installed Renewable Energy Capacity

Access to Electricity (% of Population), GDP in Million USD (Constant Prices 2010), Inflation, Consumer Prices

Key Players

Agencies
Policies
Country Data
Case Studies

Ministry of Water and Energy
The Ministry of Energy and Hydraulic Resources
Ministry of the Economy, Prospective and Development Programming in Charge of the Promotion of Private Public Investments
Gabon Oil Company
Ministry of Forests and the Environment
Gabonese Energy and Water Company (SEEG)

Emerging Gabon Strategic Plan (PSGE)

Africa Energy Portal

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Key Economic Indicators

GDP (current)

USD 15.01 Billion

in 2017
GDP growth rate (current)

0.5%

in 2017
WB Ease of doing business rank

169

in 2018
Foreign direct investment

USD 1498.04 Million

in 2017
Lending interest rate to private sector

NA

in 2017
Domestic Credit to Private Sector

10.21%

in 2017

Key Energy Indicators

Electric power consumption per capita

1172.89 kWh

in 2014
Share of electricity from RE in grid

43.74%

in 2015

Sovereign Credit Rating

Standard & Poor's

NA
Moody's

Caa1
Fitch

B

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