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Gabon

GA · GAB · 266AfricaXAF FCFA16 methods

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Digital payment use reaches 67% of Gabonese adults, one of the highest rates in Central Africa.

~1.6M
online population
~50%
banked adults
~8%
credit card population
MixMethodsBehaviourBanksSourcesFacts

Payment mix

share of e-commerce spend
  • Cash40%
  • Mobile Money35%
  • Card15%
  • Bank Transfer9%
  • Other1%

Methods in use

top 8 of 16
All 16 methods in Gabon →

Checkout behaviour

87% mobile phone ownership and ~70% internet penetration support digital payment growth.

39% of adults save formally, reflecting a somewhat developed financial services culture.

Facts
ISO 3166
GA · GAB · 266
Region
Africa
Population
~2.4M
Currency
XAF FCFA
Banked adults
~50%
Methods live
16
Banks covered
1
Banking groups present

Headquartered outside Gabon. The catalogue has no bank headquartered here yet.

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