🇬🇦 Gabon National Debt Clock
Live tracker for Gabon government debt. The national debt currently stands at
approximately $21.3 billion, growing at $106 per second based on IMF projections. Debt-to-GDP: 84%. Per-citizen share: $9,033.
The IMF's latest actual fiscal data for Gabon is for 2013; later years are IMF estimates.
Among the 194 governments tracked here, Gabon ranks 42nd by debt-to-GDP, 108th by total debt and 70th by debt per person.
Gabon's Debt Trajectory (2015–2025)
Gabon's ratio has risen past its previous high of 83% (2020) to roughly 84% at end-2025. Source: IMF World Economic Outlook, October 2026, general government gross debt.
Gabon Net Debt and Interest
The IMF publishes no net debt figure for Gabon, so only the gross figure can be shown. The IMF's figures put Gabon's net interest bill at about 5.0% of GDP in 2025, about $1.1 billion, or 26% of government revenue. That is 14th of the 177 governments ranked by interest as a share of revenue.
Source: IMF World Economic Outlook, October 2026, general government, 2025, mostly IMF estimates. Net debt leaves out equity holdings, and what counts as an asset varies by country. Net interest is the primary balance minus the overall balance. A government in default or arrears can show a low figure that understates what it owes. Data · method.
About Gabon's National Debt
Gabon, an oil producer whose budget leans on hydrocarbon revenue, saw its debt rise from about 45% of GDP in 2015 to an elevated 84% on IMF figures. Since a military coup in August 2023 it has done most of its new borrowing on the regional CEMAC bond market, swapped regional bonds in April 2025 to push back repayments, and built up payment arrears; Fitch rates it CCC-. Net interest takes about a quarter of government revenue.
Gabon's debt-to-GDP ratio of 84% is elevated: higher than 78% of the 194 governments tracked here. No ratio is safe or dangerous on its own — whether a debt is sustainable depends on the interest rate on it, how fast the economy grows, the currency it is owed in and who holds it. By total government debt, Gabon ranks 108th of the 194 governments tracked here.
At the current borrowing rate of $106 per second, Gabon adds about $9 million to its government debt every day — roughly $3.3 billion per year. Each of Gabon's 2 million residents carries an individual share of approximately $9,033. That is below the world average of roughly $14,700 in government debt per person.
Figures are computed by Global Debt Clock by linear extrapolation from each country's baseline figure, named in the source line on this page (for most countries, the IMF World Economic Outlook, October 2026). Actual debt changes through discrete bond issuances — these counters illustrate the approximate scale and pace of sovereign borrowing.
Gabon National Debt — Frequently Asked Questions
What is Gabon's national debt right now?
Gabon's national debt is approximately $21.3 billion as of November 8, 2026, growing at $106 per second. Its debt-to-GDP ratio is 84% and each citizen's share is about $9,033.
How fast is Gabon's debt growing?
Gabon's government debt is growing at approximately $106 per second — about $9 million per day — derived from the IMF's projections for 2026.
What is Gabon's debt per capita?
Each of Gabon's 2 million residents carries a notional share of approximately $9,033 of the national debt.
What is Gabon's debt-to-GDP ratio?
Gabon's debt-to-GDP ratio is 84%. That is higher than 78% of the 194 governments tracked here.
How much interest does Gabon pay on its debt?
The IMF's figures put Gabon's net interest bill at about 5.0% of GDP in 2025, about $1.1 billion, or 26% of government revenue.
Why is Gabon's government debt at this level?
Gabon, an oil producer whose budget leans on hydrocarbon revenue, saw its debt rise from about 45% of GDP in 2015 to an elevated 84% on IMF figures. Since a military coup in August 2023 it has done most of its new borrowing on the regional CEMAC bond market, swapped regional bonds in April 2025 to push back repayments, and built up payment arrears; Fitch rates it CCC-. Net interest takes about a quarter of government revenue.
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Data & Citation
Source: IMF WEO October 2026 (GGXWDG, end-2025 stock) · baseline anchored .
Methodology: debt = 18,426,857,259 + 106 × seconds_since(2026-01-01)
Machine-readable data: /api/debt?c=ga (live JSON) · /data/debt.json (full dataset)
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