Public Disclosure Copy The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Gabon Statistical Development Project (P157473) Gabon Statistical Development Project (P157473) AFRICA | Gabon | Poverty and Equity Global Practice | IBRD/IDA | Investment Project Financing | FY 2017 | Seq No: 3 | ARCHIVED on 06-Jul-2018 | ISR33347 | Implementing Agencies: Gabonese Republic, Commission Nationale des Travaux d'Intérêt Public pour la Promotion de l'Entreprenariat et de l'Empl Key Dates Key Project Dates Bank Approval Date:30-Mar-2017 Effectiveness Date:09-Nov-2017 Planned Mid Term Review Date:-- Actual Mid-Term Review Date:-- Original Closing Date:31-Dec-2021 Revised Closing Date:31-Dec-2021 Project Development Objectives Project Development Objective (from Project Appraisal Document) The development objective of this project is to strengthen the statistical capacity of the Borrower, fill key data gaps, improve statistical production, and enhance statistical dissemination practices. Has the Project Development Objective been changed since Board Approval of the Project Objective? No PHRPDODEL Components Name Component 1: Improved Data Collection, Statistical Production, and Dissemination:(Cost $32.80 M) Component 2: Build Technical Capacity and Modernize Infrastructure:(Cost $13.50 M) Component 3: National Statistical System Institutional Reform and Project Management Capacity Building:(Cost $3.57 M) Overall Ratings Name Previous Rating Current Rating Progress towards achievement of PDO  Satisfactory  Satisfactory Overall Implementation Progress (IP)  Satisfactory  Moderately Satisfactory Overall Risk Rating  Moderate  Moderate Implementation Status and Key Decisions 7/6/2018 Page 1 of 6 Public Disclosure Copy Public Disclosure Copy The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Gabon Statistical Development Project (P157473) The Gabon Statistical Development Project was approved by the Board of the World Bank on March 30, 2017 followed by signing of the project on April 18, 2017. It became effective on November 9, 2017. The development objective of this project is to strengthen the capacity of the country to fill data gaps, improve statistical production, and enhance statistical dissemination practices. So far, the project has already funded the implementation of a new poverty survey. The data collection of the new survey was done on tablets. It started in July 2017 and finished in December 2017. Following the production of the new poverty indicators in May 2018, the report on household socio- economic characteristics and poverty analysis is expected to be available in July 2018. The project has also provided support to make progress on National Accounts, which enable the production of accounts for 20011 to 2016, filling the large gaps that exists in that area. These accounts are expected to be released also in July 2018. However, there is still some improvements to be made. For instance, the base year of the national accounts is back to 2001, while the recommendation is to perform a base year’s change every five years, and the accounts are still based on the 1993 System of National Accounts. The latest 2008 version of the system is not yet used. More importantly, many source data used are still incomplete, especially concerning the modern enterprise sector, the informal sector, the agriculture and the household final consumption. For that reasons, the next priority of the project in that area will be to conduct a business census and surveys as well as informal sector surveys in addition to the agriculture census. Progress has also been recorded on the CPI. The definition of a new household baskets and product outlets, to prepare for the rebasing of the index from its current base year (2003) to 2017 has been started and the data collection of the basis prices has already started in March 2018 and will be completed in December 2018. Furthermore, preparatory activities for a next Demographic and Health Survey (DHS) and the implementation of the agriculture census are also well advanced and data collection for these activities are planned to start in the coming months. However, as indicated above, the Client has not made sufficient progress on the area of the statistical reform. Training activities of the NSO’s staff are also undergoing, specifically in the areas of household surveys, CPI and National Accounts. Risks Systematic Operations Risk-rating Tool Risk Category Rating at Approval Previous Rating Current Rating Political and Governance  Moderate  Moderate  Moderate Macroeconomic  Moderate  Moderate  Moderate Sector Strategies and Policies  Moderate  Moderate  Moderate Technical Design of Project or Program  Moderate  Moderate  Moderate Institutional Capacity for Implementation and Sustainability  Substantial  Moderate  Moderate Fiduciary  Moderate  Moderate  Moderate Environment and Social  Low  Low  Low Stakeholders  Low  Low  Low Other  --  --  -- Overall  Moderate  Moderate  Moderate Results Project Development Objective Indicators 7/6/2018 Page 2 of 6 Public Disclosure Copy Public Disclosure Copy The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Gabon Statistical Development Project (P157473) PHINDPDOTBL  Increase in Gabon's Statistical Capacity Index score (Number, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 40.00 36.70 36.70 65.00 Date 31-Dec-2015 22-Dec-2017 25-Jun-2018 31-Dec-2021 PHINDPDOTBL  Improved national accounts and price statistics (Percentage, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 0.00 0.00 100.00 Date 31-Dec-2016 22-Dec-2017 25-Jun-2018 31-Dec-2021 PHINDPDOTBL  Number of welfare, agriculture, economic and business surveys and censuses conducted (Number, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 2.00 2.00 3.00 10.00 Date 31-Dec-2016 22-Dec-2017 25-Jun-2018 31-Dec-2021 PHINDPDOTBL  Number of survey and census microdata files freely available on-line (Number, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 0.00 0.00 8.00 Date 31-Dec-2015 22-Dec-2017 25-Jun-2018 28-Feb-2021 Overall Comments Intermediate Results Indicators 7/6/2018 Page 3 of 6 Public Disclosure Copy Public Disclosure Copy The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Gabon Statistical Development Project (P157473) PHINDIRITBL  Base year of the CPI is updated (Yes/No, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value N N N Y Date 31-Dec-2016 22-Dec-2017 25-Jun-2018 31-Dec-2021 PHINDIRITBL  Data collection of the next welfare survey is completed (Yes/No, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value N Y Y Y Date 31-Dec-2016 22-Dec-2017 25-Jun-2018 31-Dec-2021 PHINDIRITBL  Increase in number of qualified technical staff working on national accounts at the Statistics Office (Number, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 2.00 8.00 8.00 8.00 Date 31-Dec-2016 22-Dec-2017 25-Jun-2018 31-Dec-2021 PHINDIRITBL  Data collection of the next DHS is completed (Yes/No, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value N N N Y Date 31-Dec-2016 22-Dec-2017 25-Jun-2018 31-Dec-2021 7/6/2018 Page 4 of 6 Public Disclosure Copy Public Disclosure Copy The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Gabon Statistical Development Project (P157473) PHINDIRITBL  Number of staff at the Statistics Office with improved skills (Number, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 20.00 50.00 80.00 Date 31-Dec-2016 22-Dec-2017 25-Jun-2018 31-Dec-2021 PHINDIRITBL  Number of women of the Statistics Office with improved skills (Number, Custom Breakdown) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 5.00 15.00 16.00 Date 31-Dec-2016 22-Dec-2017 25-Jun-2018 31-Dec-2021 Overall Comments Data on Financial Performance Disbursements (by loan) Project Loan/Credit/TF Status Currency Original Revised Cancelled Disbursed Undisbursed Disbursed P157473 IBRD-86990 Effective USD 50.00 50.00 0.00 11.84 38.97 23% Key Dates (by loan) Project Loan/Credit/TF Status Approval Date Signing Date Effectiveness Date Orig. Closing Date Rev. Closing Date P157473 IBRD-86990 Effective 30-Mar-2017 18-Apr-2017 09-Nov-2017 31-Dec-2021 31-Dec-2021 Cumulative Disbursements 7/6/2018 Page 5 of 6 Public Disclosure Copy Public Disclosure Copy The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Gabon Statistical Development Project (P157473) Restructuring History There has been no restructuring to date. Related Project(s) There are no related projects. 7/6/2018 Page 6 of 6 Public Disclosure Copy