Gabon

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Gabon uses the Central African CFA franc and participates in BEAC's monetary and payments infrastructure. Bank accounts, cards and mobile-money services connect local commerce to domestic and regional channels in a market of 2.6 million people and US$8,300 GDP per capita in 2025.

Alpha-3:GAB
NUM:266
Population
2.6M
GDP
$21B
GDP per Capita
$8K
GDP Growth
2.5%
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World Bank, World Development Indicators (WDI), 2025

Cash in Gabon

Gabon remains a cash economy despite mobile-money options. Credit card payment options are available mainly at a few major hotels, and ATMs are concentrated in urban centers, leaving CFA-franc notes central to purchases beyond them.

ATMs (PER 100K)
12.1
BANKS (PER 100K)
8.2
DEBIT CARDS (PER ADULT)
2.2
CREDIT CARDS (PER ADULT)
0.1
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IMF, Financial Access Survey (FAS), 2025

Payment Methods

Estimated Monthly Usage, Aurato Research, October 2026

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