Gabon’s 2027 budget bill totals 6,223.1 billion CFA francs
By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on Gabonreview
The 2027 finance bill presented to MPs proposes a balanced budget of 6,223.1 billion CFA francs, compared with 5,495.2 billion in the 2026 supplementary finance law. Parliamentary hearings began on 21 October, focusing on investment, debt and defence and security resources, according to Gabonreview.
Gabon’s 2027 finance bill provides for a balanced budget of 6,223.1 billion CFA francs in revenue and expenditure, compared with 5,495.2 billion in the 2026 supplementary finance law. Economy, Finance, Debt and Equity Minister Thierry Minko presented the figures to MPs at budget hearings that began on 21 October, reports Gabonreview.
The increase amounts to 727.9 billion CFA francs. Discussions in the National Assembly focused, among other things, on budget execution, public investment and the debt trajectory, with the debt ratio potentially reaching 94% of gross domestic product in 2027, according to Gabonreview.
For the 2027-2029 Public Investment Programme, government departments requested 6,065.9 billion CFA francs for 2027, while the available allocation stands at 1,120 billion. Transport infrastructure is to receive 286.4 billion, ahead of energy and water at 154.3 billion, health at 102.1 billion and national education at 61.8 billion, according to Gabonreview.
