The Gabonese Human Development Index (HDI) has experienced a significant downturn since 2021, reversing decades of steady progress. After peaking at 0.704 in 2020, the index dropped to 0.693 the following year, pushing the nation from the high human development category into the medium human development bracket. This alarming shift exposes the vulnerabilities of an economic model heavily reliant on oil revenues, which has proven insufficiently resilient to withstand economic and health crises.
Gabon faces sharp decline in human development since 2021
