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Invest in Gabon

A short guide for companies expanding into Gabon: the economy at a glance, the rules and steps to set up, and who can help, each with its source.

1. Gabon at a glance

The currency is the Central African CFA franc (XAF).

Source: BEAC, home page (in French)⁠ (opens in a new tab) · as of October 30, 2026

2. Before you set up

The investment agency, any one-stop route, the sectors reserved for nationals and the zones, as the guide found them.

3. Steps to set up

The main steps, in order, each with the body responsible and its official page.

Setting up in Gabon

  1. Prepare the company creation file and submit it on the Digital Investment Window, where ANPI-Gabon validates it.Agence Nationale de Promotion des InvestissementsOfficial page⁠ (opens in a new tab)

    Source: ANPI-Gabon, company formalities page (in French)⁠ (opens in a new tab) · as of October 31, 2026

  2. Have the tax directorate register the legal acts of the company.Direction Générale des ImpôtsOfficial page⁠ (opens in a new tab)

    Source: ANPI-Gabon, company formalities page (in French)⁠ (opens in a new tab) · as of October 31, 2026

  3. Receive the commercial register number from the court registry.GreffeOfficial page⁠ (opens in a new tab)

    Source: ANPI-Gabon, company formalities page (in French)⁠ (opens in a new tab) · as of October 31, 2026

  4. Receive the tax identification number from the tax directorate.Direction Générale des ImpôtsOfficial page⁠ (opens in a new tab)

    Source: ANPI-Gabon, company formalities page (in French)⁠ (opens in a new tab) · as of October 31, 2026

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  1. Register the company and its staff with the social security fund and the health insurance fund.Caisse Nationale de Sécurité SocialeOfficial page⁠ (opens in a new tab)

    Source: CNSS Gabon, home page, 2026⁠ (opens in a new tab) · as of October 30, 2026

  2. Have the company published in the Official Journal and receive the Single Registration Form from ANPI-Gabon.Agence Nationale de Promotion des InvestissementsOfficial page⁠ (opens in a new tab)

    Source: ANPI-Gabon, company formalities page (in French)⁠ (opens in a new tab) · as of October 31, 2026

  3. Check the list of regulated activities that need a prior approval or technical license before or after creation.Agence Nationale de Promotion des InvestissementsOfficial page⁠ (opens in a new tab)

    Source: ANPI-Gabon, company formalities page (in French)⁠ (opens in a new tab) · as of October 31, 2026

  4. Ask the tax directorate whether your new company qualifies for its five-year tax relief for new companies.Direction Générale des ImpôtsOfficial page⁠ (opens in a new tab)

    Source: Gabon tax directorate, tax incentives under ordinary law (in French)⁠ (opens in a new tab) · as of October 31, 2026

  5. Foreign investors who need a visa on arrival ask ANPI-Gabon for a prior entry authorization.Agence Nationale de Promotion des InvestissementsFCFA 45,000Official page⁠ (opens in a new tab)

    Source: ANPI-Gabon, entry and visa support page (in French)⁠ (opens in a new tab) · as of October 30, 2026

  6. Move capital and profits through a bank under the Charter's repatriation guarantee and the franc zone exchange rules.Banque des États de l'Afrique CentraleOfficial page⁠ (opens in a new tab)

    Source: Gabon commerce ministry, Investment Charter, Law 15/98 (in French)⁠ (opens in a new tab) · as of October 31, 2011

4. Organizations that help investors

Start with ANPI-Gabon and DGDDI. Each card links to the organization’s own site.

Each card says what it can help with:Get adviceFind financeMeet requirementsResearch markets

Investment and business setup

Customs and tax

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Chambers and industry associations

5. Worth knowing

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Facts read from public sources, with an editorial cut-off of October 31, 2026. Nothing here is investment, legal, tax or sanctions advice. Check current status with the organization before you rely on it.