Gabon vs Congo - Brazzaville
Gabon vs Congo - Brazzaville: GDP growth
GDP growth: 3.2% a year in Gabon in 2025 and 0.8% a year in Congo - Brazzaville in 2022, by IMF estimates. In 2022 the value was higher in Gabon, by 2.2 percentage points, or 3.68 times that in Congo - Brazzaville.
% a year · IMF
What the numbers say
- Gabon has been higher since 2015, when it overtook Congo - Brazzaville.
- The IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026) puts Gabon at 2.9% a year and Congo - Brazzaville at 4% a year in 2031.
Every year
% a year · IMF
| Year | Gabon | Congo - Brazzaville |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 3.2 | 2.4 |
| 2024 | 3.4 | 1.9 |
| 2023 | 2.5 | 1.4 |
| 2022 | 3 | 0.8 |
| 2021 | 1.5 | -1.4 |
| 2020 | -1.8 | -6.1 |
| 2019 | 3.8 | 1.7 |
| 2018 | 0.9 | -2.3 |
| 2017 | 0.5 | -5.6 |
| 2016 | 2.1 | -8.7 |
| 2015 | 3.9 | 0.4 |
| 2014 | 4.4 | 6.6 |
| 2013 | 5.5 | -0.7 |
| 2012 | 5.3 | 9.9 |
| 2011 | 7.1 | 2.2 |
| 2010 | 7.4 | 9.9 |
| 2009 | -1.2 | 11.6 |
| 2008 | -3 | 6.3 |
| 2007 | 6.5 | -6.6 |
| 2006 | -3.6 | 8 |
| 2005 | 3.9 | 9.2 |
| 2004 | 0.7 | -0.2 |
| 2003 | 2.2 | 0.5 |
| 2002 | -0.2 | 1 |
| 2001 | 2.2 | -4.8 |
| 2000 | -1.9 | 11.8 |
| 1999 | -8.9 | -3.7 |
| 1998 | 3.5 | 9 |
| 1997 | 5.7 | -1 |
| 1996 | 3.6 | 3.5 |
| 1995 | 5 | 4 |
| 1994 | 3.7 | -1.4 |
| 1993 | 3.9 | 1.3 |
| 1992 | -3.1 | 4.2 |
| 1991 | 6.1 | 3.4 |
| 1990 | 5.1 | 1 |
| 1989 | 15.4 | 21.3 |
| 1988 | 3.5 | 21.9 |
| 1987 | -15.4 | 2.3 |
| 1986 | -2.1 | 2.3 |
| 1985 | 5.8 | 2.4 |
| 1984 | 4.9 | 2.4 |
| 1983 | 2 | 2.4 |
| 1982 | 4.1 | 2.4 |
| 1981 | -4 | 2.6 |
| 1980 | – | 12.7 |
- 12.3Projected
IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026) · 2026–2031
| Year | Gabon | Congo - Brazzaville |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 3 | 3.5 |
| 2027 | 2.9 | 3.6 |
| 2028 | 2.8 | 3.7 |
| 2029 | 2.9 | 3.9 |
| 2030 | 2.9 | 4 |
| 2031 | 2.9 | 4 |
Each country on its own
Good to know
- How much the economy grew or shrank in a year, after inflation.
- Source: IMF, World Economic Outlook, October 2026.
- The dashed line is the IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026), a scenario rather than a forecast.
- Ranks count the 143 countries with a value in 2025, highest first.
How the layers work, where their data comes from and what they can’t tell you: Countries through time
Gabon vs Congo - Brazzaville
Health
- Life expectancyGabon: 68.3 years in 2023Congo - Brazzaville: 65.8 years in 2023
- Child mortalityGabon: 3.3 per 100 live births in 2024Congo - Brazzaville: 3.9 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityGabon: 27.5 per 1,000 live births in 2023Congo - Brazzaville: 28.8 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- DepressionGabon: 4.05% in 2017Congo - Brazzaville: 4.01% in 2017
- Suicide rateGabon: 12.5 per 100,000 people in 2017Congo - Brazzaville: 14 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationGabon: 2.49 million people in 2023Congo - Brazzaville: 6.18 million people in 2023
- Population growthGabon: 2.18% a year in 2023Congo - Brazzaville: 2.42% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateGabon: 3.65 births per woman in 2023Congo - Brazzaville: 4.16 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationGabon: 92.1% in 2025Congo - Brazzaville: 64.1% in 2025
- Median ageGabon: 21.5 years in 2023Congo - Brazzaville: 18.3 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overGabon: 4% in 2023Congo - Brazzaville: 2.9% in 2023
- Net migration rateGabon: 0.4 per 1,000 people in 2023Congo - Brazzaville: -0.2 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingGabon: 1.66% of GDP in 2025Congo - Brazzaville: 1.31% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending in US dollarsGabon: $337M in 2025Congo - Brazzaville: $190M in 2025
- Military spending per personGabon: $139 in 2025Congo - Brazzaville: $32 in 2025
- Military share of state spendingGabon: 6.5% of government spending in 2025Congo - Brazzaville: 6% of government spending in 2025
- Armed forces personnelGabon: 7,000 people in 2020Congo - Brazzaville: 12,000 people in 2020
- National powerGabon: 0.02% of world capability in 2022Congo - Brazzaville: 0.05% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersGabon: 1% of the labour force in 2020Congo - Brazzaville: 0.55% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsGabon: 6 million TIV in 2024Congo - Brazzaville: 9 million TIV in 2024