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: 2 | ARCHIVED on 31-Dec-2017 | ISR31067 | 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  Satisfactory Overall Risk Rating  Moderate  Moderate Implementation Status and Key Decisions 12/31/2017 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. A US$3.75 Million Project Preparation Advance (PPA) had been used to start implementing key urgent activities, like the poverty household survey and closing the availability gap of national accounts. In this regard, after the preparatory activities of this survey, the data collection started in mid-July 2017 and completed on December 19, 2017. The data cleaning and processing are now about to start with the objective to produce the preliminary results on poverty indicators by end of March 2018. In addition to the poverty survey, the advance has been used to make progress in preparation of the next Demographic and Health Survey, which is fundamental for the updating of the country maternal and child health and mortality indicators as well for the updating of HIV and access to health and education service delivery indicators. The project has also made progress on filling the gap on availability of national accounts data with the preparation work on the accounts for 2011 to 2015 about to finish. Preparatory activities on the Consumer Price Index have also recorded progress. The data collection of the basis prices of the new renovated CPI is expected to start in early 2018. However, the Client has not made sufficient progress on the area of the statistical reform. A decree that provides basis for the new Statistical Agency to start its activities is still waiting for the government approval, even though support has been provided to draft the decree for more than one year ago. 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 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 12/31/2017 Page 2 of 6 Public Disclosure Copy Public Disclosure Copy The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Gabon Statistical Development Project (P157473) Date 31-Dec-2015 27-Jun-2017 22-Dec-2017 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 27-Jun-2017 22-Dec-2017 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 2.00 10.00 Date 31-Dec-2016 27-Jun-2017 22-Dec-2017 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 27-Jun-2017 22-Dec-2017 28-Feb-2021 Overall Comments Intermediate Results Indicators 12/31/2017 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 27-Jun-2017 22-Dec-2017 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 N Y Y Date 31-Dec-2016 27-Jun-2017 22-Dec-2017 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 27-Jun-2017 22-Dec-2017 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 27-Jun-2017 22-Dec-2017 31-Dec-2021 12/31/2017 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 0.00 20.00 80.00 Date 31-Dec-2016 27-Jun-2017 22-Dec-2017 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 0.00 5.00 16.00 Date 31-Dec-2016 27-Jun-2017 22-Dec-2017 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 8.20 42.36 16% 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 12/31/2017 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. 12/31/2017 Page 6 of 6 Public Disclosure Copy