Relationship dossier
People's Republic of China
Gabon
Relationship assessment
China and Gabon maintain a longstanding partnership focused on economic cooperation and investment.
People's Republic of China toward Gabon
+40China has pursued economic and infrastructure cooperation with Gabon through investment and bilateral agreements. In 2016, the two governments elevated their relationship to a comprehensive strategic cooperative partnership, and China announced further cooperation during Xi Jinping’s 2023 visit.
Gabon toward People's Republic of China
+35Gabon has engaged China through bilateral economic cooperation and agreements, including during the 2016 elevation of the relationship to a comprehensive strategic cooperative partnership and the further cooperation announced during Xi Jinping’s 2023 visit.
Overall relationship
+40The relationship has a durable cooperative framework, reinforced by the 2016 strategic partnership and repeated economic engagement. Investment and infrastructure cooperation are prominent features, though the extent and implementation of specific commitments are uncertain.
How to read these scores
Scores are rough judgments, not objective measurements or current verification. Directional scores describe government policy and conduct, not public opinion. The overall score is an independent estimate, never an average.
- −100
- Extreme sustained hostility
- −50
- Substantially adversarial
- 0
- Mixed or neutral, supported by knowledge
- +50
- Substantially cooperative
- +100
- Exceptionally close sustained partnership
“Not assessed” means there is no recorded score. Pair existence makes no claim about diplomatic recognition or established relations.
Relationship context
Overview
China and Gabon maintain a longstanding cooperative relationship encompassing investment, infrastructure and broader economic engagement. The relationship was elevated to a comprehensive strategic cooperative partnership in 2016, and the two governments announced further cooperation during Xi Jinping’s 2023 visit. The scope and implementation of individual projects and agreements are not fully clear.
Key developments
China and Gabon elevated their relationship to a comprehensive strategic cooperative partnership.
Xi Jinping visited Gabon, and the two governments announced further cooperation.
Major uncertainties
- The implementation and current status of bilateral investment and infrastructure agreements are unclear.
- The extent to which Gabon's 2023 change of government has affected bilateral policy is unclear.