Gabon National Assembly payroll rises by 47.4%
By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on Gabonclic
Gabon’s 2027 draft budget provides 9.20 billion CFA francs for National Assembly personnel costs, compared with 6.25 billion in 2026, an increase of 47.4%. The allocation represents 29.7% of the lower house’s total budget of 31.03 billion CFA francs, according to appropriations attached to the finance bill.
Personnel expenditure at Gabon’s National Assembly is expected to reach 9.20 billion CFA francs in 2027, a 47.4% increase compared with the 2026 supplementary finance law. The table showing the allocation of appropriations attached to the 2027 draft budget indicates an increase of nearly 2.96 billion CFA francs.
The lower house of Parliament’s total budget would rise by 43.8% to 31.03 billion CFA francs. The payroll would therefore account for 29.7% of this allocation, compared with around 29% in 2026. The increase in personnel expenditure is equivalent to nearly one-third of the additional 9.46 billion CFA francs planned for the institution.
The staffing table attached to the draft budget lists 629 people at the National Assembly. Divided by this number, the allocation corresponds to an accounting average of around 14.63 million CFA francs per person per year. This calculation does not represent an individual salary: the appropriations cover different categories of expenditure, and their distribution among recipients is not specified.
The increase comes within the framework of Gabon’s 2027 budget, adopted at 6,223.1 billion CFA francs. The draft also provides for a reduction in the Defence budget to 272.5 billion CFA francs, according to the appropriations planned for the ministry.
