COUNTRIES / GABON

GABON: EXTRACTIVE INDUSTRIES DATA


Oil Gas
Proven Reserves 2 billion bbl 28 billion cubic meters
Production 250,000 bbl/day 100 million cubic meters/year
Revenue (Yearly) $1.9 billion N/A
Revenue as % of GDP 54% N/A
Revenue as % of Total Exports 83% N/A
Revenue as % of Total Govt. Revenue 64-70% N/A
Consumption 14,000 bbl per day 100 million cubic meters
Net Exports (Production minus Consumption) .234 million bbl/day 0
Source: EIA, OECD, EIU, IMF

 

GABON: EXTRACTIVE INDUSTRIES COMPANIES


State-owned Major Private Multi-national
Oil Société Nationale Petrolière Gabonaise 26 companies including Total, Royal Dutch/Shell, ExxonMobil, Agip, Perenco S.A., Marathon Oil Corporation and VAALCO Gabon (Etame), Inc.
Source: EIA, EIU

 

GABON: KEY ECONOMIC AND GOVERNANCE INDICATORS

GDP
$21.4 billion
GDP per capita
$12,252
Population (millions)
1.5
Life Expectancy at Birth (years)
56.2 years
Human Poverty Index 1
20.4%
United Nations Human Development Ranking
119
TI Corruption Perceptions Index
(out of 179 countries)
96
Key World Bank Governance Indicators
(percentile, 0 to 100)*
World Bank Governance Matters (2008)
Voice and Accountability 24.5
Government Effectiveness 27.5
Regulatory Quality 32.0
Rule of Law 32.9
Control of Corruption 20.8
Political Stability 51.9
* Percentile rank indicates the percentage of countries worldwide that rank below Gabon. Higher values indicate better governance.

Source: Transparency International, United Nations, World Bank