Country
Gabon GAB
score date 2026-10-08 · 30d +0.0
Seven dimensions
Credibility gap92.3
IMF / national CPI · as of 2026-10-08 · coverage: bronze
Behind the curve—
BIS policy rates + CPI · as of 2026-10-08 · coverage: bronze
Communication—
Central-bank statements · as of 2026-10-08 · coverage: bronze
Geopolitical50.1
GDELT · as of 2026-10-08 · coverage: bronze
Growth18.4
World Bank WDI / IMF WEO · as of 2026-10-08 · coverage: bronze
Liquidity46.8
IMF BOP / BIS / FRED · as of 2026-10-08 · coverage: bronze
Governance37.4
World Bank WGI · as of 2026-10-08 · coverage: bronze
Gabon sovereign credibility, in brief
Gabon scores 51.6 out of 100 on the composite sovereign credibility index — credibility band 50–65. That ranks it 25 of 43 in Sub-Saharan Africa, the 44th percentile of the region. The score has fallen 0.1 points over the past seven days. CPI 2.5% (implicit target) — credibility under pressure (52/100).
As of 2026-10-08 · scored daily from public data under methodology v8
Peer context
Rank 25/43 in Sub-Saharan Africa · 44th percentile
Region avg 49.2 · best 61.6 · worst 14.1
Ranked either side
- Namibia 52.7
- Zambia 52.3
- Burundi 50.4
- Madagascar 49.3
90-day trend
External pulse
- Port trade momentum, 30d YoY
- -48.6%
- as of 2026-10-09
- Commodity terms-of-trade, 12m change
- +22.6%
- as of 2026-10-09
Sources: Kpler; UN Global Platform; IMF PortWatch (portwatch.imf.org) · Terms-of-trade: IMF Commodity Terms of Trade
Key indicators
External & activity
| Current account (% GDP) | 1.0% | 2015-12-31 | World Bank |
| FDI inflows (% GDP) | 5.5% | 2024-12-31 | World Bank |
| GDP growth, annual | 2.5% | 2025-12-31 | World Bank |
| Nightlights radiance (monthly sum) | 76.7K | 2025-12-01 | World Bank / NASA Black Marble |
| Nightlights radiance, YoY | -8.2% | 2025-12-01 | derived |
| Remittances (% GDP) | 0.1% | 2015-12-31 | World Bank |
| Reserves (months of imports) | 4.2 mo | 2015-12-31 | World Bank |
| Trade openness (% GDP) | 84.9% | 2025-12-31 | World Bank |
| Unemployment rate | 20.2% | 2025-12-31 | World Bank |
| Unemployment rate (ILO) | 17.4% | 2024-12-31 | ILO |
Structure
| External debt (% GNI) | 36.0% | 2024-12-31 | World Bank |
| GDP per capita (USD) | $8,263 | 2025-12-31 | World Bank |
| Labor force participation | 49.5% | 2024-12-31 | ILO |
| WGI: control of corruption | -0.8 | 2025-12-31 | World Bank |
| WGI: government effectiveness | -0.6 | 2025-12-31 | World Bank |
| WGI: political stability | 0.1 | 2025-12-31 | World Bank |
| WGI: regulatory quality | -0.7 | 2025-12-31 | World Bank |
| WGI: rule of law | -1.0 | 2025-12-31 | World Bank |
| WGI: voice & accountability | -0.8 | 2025-12-31 | World Bank |
Nightlights: World Bank / NASA Black Marble VIIRS (CC BY 4.0)
Follow the moves
Every figure above is recomputed daily from public data, with the source and as-of date shown for each one. The weekly briefing says which scores moved, and why.