Gabon’s Court of Auditors flags five budget imbalances
By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on Gabonreview
Illustrative image · RDNE Stock project · Pexels · Licence PexelsGabon’s Court of Auditors has identified five difficulties in executing the 2025 public finances, including the budget deficit, rising debt and low revenue collection. First president Pamphile Moussavou Ibouanga handed his reports to Hermann Immongault, according to Gabon Review.
The first president of Gabon’s Court of Auditors, Pamphile Moussavou Ibouanga, handed two reports on the execution of finance laws and the certification of the state’s accounts for 2025 to government vice-president Hermann Immongault on Thursday 5 November. The audit identified five imbalances: the persistent budget deficit, rising public debt, low revenue collection, domestic and external debt arrears, and a wage bill above reference thresholds, according to Gabonreview.
The Court of Auditors also noted recurring delays in the transmission of budget documents. These should normally reach it no later than 30 June following the close of the relevant financial year. Public revenues also have a collection rate below the reference indicators of the Central African Economic and Monetary Community (Cemac).
The findings come as the Gabonese government prepares a new programme with the International Monetary Fund (IMF). Hermann Immongault said the executive would examine the financial court’s recommendations before forwarding them to the president of the Republic. The measures expected concern in particular revenue mobilisation, control of public spending and settlement of accumulated debts.
