Gabon

Government debt in Gabon

Government debt in Gabon: 90% of GDP in 1990 and 84.2% of GDP in 2025, by IMF estimates.

Latest, 2025
84.2% of GDP
Since 1990
−5.8 percentage points
Rank, 2025
28 of 149
counting from the highest
Projected, 2031
123.8% of GDP
IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026)

% of GDP · IMF

Government debt in GabonGovernment debt in Gabon: 90% of GDP in 1990 and 84.2% of GDP in 2025, by IMF estimates. The IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026) puts it at 123.8% of GDP in 2031.
Estimates, IMFIMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026)

What the numbers say

  • The IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026) puts it at 123.8% of GDP in 2031.
  • The highest was 90.1% of GDP in 1993, the lowest 20.1% of GDP in 2008.

Every year

% of GDP · IMF

YearGabon
202584.2
202470.9
202370.6
202265.6
202172.9
202083
201959.8
201862.3
201762.9
201664.5
201544.7
201434.1
201331.1
201221.4
201121.4
201021.3
200926
200820.1
200739.2
200634.9
200541.7
200460.3
200370.2
200281.1
200181
200072.5
199973.1
199887.6
199757
199664.6
199573.4
199471.3
199390.1
199287.9
199189.4
199090
IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026) · 2026–2031
YearGabon
202683.7
202792.4
2028101.9
2029109.5
2030116.8
2031123.8

Good to know

  • What the government owes, as a share of the economy’s yearly output.
  • 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 149 countries with a value in 2025, highest first.

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