Gabon economic update : protecting the poor despite slower growth (English)

The structure of the Gabonese economy in 2014 reveals a strong dominance of services which account for 57.8 percent of real gross domestic product (GDP), followed by oil industry (20.6 per cent), other industries (15.4 per cent), and agriculture (6.3 per cent). Following lower oil revenues, from reduced prices and production, and lower non-oil revenue, the government reduced public expenditure from 26.7 percent of GDP in 2013 to 23.6 percent in 2014...

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Author

Smith,Gregory;

Tsouck Ibounde,Rick Emery;

Ndoutoume,Privat Yves;

Coulibaly,Souleymane;
Document Date
2015/12/01
Document Type
Working Paper (Numbered Series)
Report Number
101797
Volume No
1
Total Volume(s)
1
Country
Gabon,
Region
Western and Central Africa,
Disclosure Date
2016/02/23
Disclosure Status
Disclosed
Doc Name
Gabon economic update : protecting the poor despite slower growth
Keywords
Macroeconomics and Fiscal Management Practice

Language

English

Rel. Proj ID

GA-Gabon Economic Updates -- P151536

Major Sector

FY17 - Industry, Trade and Services

FY17 - Public Administration

Theme

FY17 - Subnational Fiscal Policies,FY17 - External Finance,FY17 - Jobs,FY17 - Monetary and Credit Policies,FY17 - Fiscal Policy,FY17 - Data production, accessibility and use,FY17 - Macroeconomic Resilience,FY17 - Macro-financial policies,FY17 - Economic Growth and Planning,FY17 - Inclusive Growth,FY17 - Structural Transformation and Economic Diversification,FY17 - Tax policy,FY17 - Public Expenditure Policy,FY17 - Fiscal sustainability,FY17 - Migration, Remittances and Diaspora Engagement,FY17 - Labor Market Institutions,FY17 - Green Growth,FY17 - Youth Employment,FY17 - Labor Market Policy and Programs,FY17 - Data Development and Capacity Building

Sector

FY17 - Other Industry, Trade and Services,FY17 - Other Public Administration

Topics

Agriculture and Food Security,Cash for Work,Health,Poverty,Social Protection and Labor,

Historic Topics

Industry, Macroeconomics and Economic Growth, Poverty Reduction,

Historic SubTopics

Food Security, Health Care Services Industry, Inequality, Labor Markets, Labor Policies, Rural Labor Markets, Social Protections & Assistance,

Unit Owning

EFI-AFR1-MTI-MacroFiscal-2 (EAEM2)

Version Type

Revised

Series Name

Gabon economic update|no. 1;

Product Line

Economic and Sector Work

Citation

Smith,Gregory; Tsouck Ibounde,Rick Emery; Ndoutoume,Privat Yves; Coulibaly,Souleymane.

Gabon economic update : protecting the poor despite slower growth (English). Gabon economic update|no. 1 Washington, D.C. : World Bank Group. http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/865721468196752305

Gabon economic update : protecting the poor despite slower growth (English)

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