Gabon: Staff Report for the 2014 Article IV Consultation
IMF Staff Country Reports, February 25, 2015
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Bibliographic details
- Published: February 25, 2015
- Series: IMF Staff Country Reports
- DOI: https://doi.org/10.5089/9781498309165.002
Executive summary — main findings
- Gabon’s growth performance has recently been strong.
- Fiscal pressures have increased significantly.
- Real GDP growth has averaged about 6 percent in the last four years on the back of substantial scaling-up of capital spending.
- The authorities are implementing Plan Stratégique Gabon Emergent to promote economic diversification and growth inclusiveness.
- The medium-term growth outlook has weakened as a result of the sharp decline in oil prices, but is expected to remain relatively strong.
- Growth is expected to be driven by a number of projects under way in agro-industry, mining, and wood processing.
Key themes and areas of analysis
- External debt
- Oil prices
- Prices
- Public debt
- Public financial management (PFM)
- Revenue administration
Regional and topical keywords (as presented)
- Africa
- Central Africa
- CR
- debt
- debt stock
- Gabon
- GDP
- Global
- investment spending
- ISCR
- oil price shock
- Oil prices
- oil revenue management
- price
- revenue
- sustainability framework
Document and access notes
- Also available in French
- Publication date listed: February 25, 2015
- Format available: PDF
Gabon: Staff Report for the 2014 Article IV Consultation (IMF Staff Country Report No. 2015/047, February 25, 2015).
Content in this bundle
- 1. Growth Performance
- Gabon : Consultations de 2014 au Titre de l’Article IV; Rapport du FMI No. 15/47, 2 février, 2015