The Discreet Investor
World Passport Index · October 2026
Gabon passport: rank 138 of 199
The Gabon passport scores 45.0 out of 100 in our Investor Score and opens 59 destinations without a prior visa (Mobility Score 63.0, rank 157).
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Investor Score
How the Gabon passport scores on each pillar
| Pillar | Points | What drives it |
|---|---|---|
| Weighted mobility | 3.4 / 30 | 59 of 198 destinations without a prior visa; 11% of the maximum once destinations are weighted by economic importance. |
| Right to live and work | 0.0 / 20 | No automatic right to live and work in another country. |
| Banking access | 15.0 / 15 | Not on the FATF, EU or sanctions lists that banks check. |
| Tax and obligations | 15.0 / 15 | No worldwide tax, military service or exit permit for citizens abroad. |
| Citizenship flexibility | 7.0 / 10 | Dual citizenship allowed; Passed automatically to children born abroad; Can be withdrawn on broad grounds |
| Stability and consular protection | 4.7 / 10 | Political stability 68/100 · rule of law 42/100 · embassies or consulates in 42 countries. |
| Investor Score | 45.0 / 100 |
Weighted mobility
Where Gabon passport holders can travel
Entry rules for a short tourist or business stay, by category. Destinations are the 199 passport-issuing jurisdictions; dependent territories will be added in the first full edition.
Visa-free29
- Bangladesh · 90 days
- Barbados · 90 days
- Benin · 90 days
- Cameroon · 90 days
- Central African Republic · 90 days
- Chad · 90 days
- Dominica · 21 days
- Ecuador · 90 days
- Equatorial Guinea · 90 days
- Gambia · 90 days
- Haiti
- Hong Kong · 14 days
- Kiribati · 90 days
- Malaysia · 30 days
- Mauritius · 90 days
- Micronesia · 30 days
- Morocco · 90 days
- Palestine
- Panama · 90 days
- Philippines · 30 days
- Republic of the Congo · 90 days
- Rwanda · 30 days
- Samoa · 60 days
- Singapore · 30 days
- South Africa · 30 days
- St Vincent & the Grenadines
- Suriname · 90 days
- São Tomé & Príncipe · 15 days
- Tunisia
Electronic travel authorisation1
Visa on arrival29
- Bahrain · 14 days
- Bolivia · 30 days
- Burundi
- Cambodia · 30 days
- Cape Verde
- Comoros · 45 days
- Cuba · 90 days
- Ethiopia · 90 days
- Ghana · 30 days
- Guinea-Bissau · 90 days
- Laos · 30 days
- Macao
- Madagascar · 60 days
- Malawi · 90 days
- Maldives · 30 days
- Mauritania
- Mozambique · 30 days
- Namibia · 90 days
- Nepal · 90 days
- Nicaragua · 30 days
- Palau · 30 days
- Senegal · 90 days
- Sierra Leone · 30 days
- Somalia · 30 days
- Sri Lanka · 60 days
- St Lucia
- Tanzania
- Timor-Leste · 30 days
- Tuvalu
E-visa32
Visa required107
- Algeria
- Andorra
- Angola
- Argentina
- Armenia
- Australia
- Austria
- Azerbaijan
- Belarus
- Belgium
- Belize
- Bosnia & Herzegovina
- Brazil
- Brunei
- Bulgaria
- Canada
- Chile
- China
- Costa Rica
- Croatia
- Cyprus
- Czechia
- Denmark
- Dominican Republic
- Egypt
- El Salvador
- Eritrea
- Estonia
- Eswatini
- Fiji
- Finland
- France
- Georgia
- Germany
- Greece
- Grenada
- Guatemala
- Guyana
- Honduras
- Hungary
- Iceland
- Indonesia
- Iraq
- Ireland
- Israel
- Italy
- Jamaica
- Japan
- Jordan
- Kosovo
- Kuwait
- Latvia
- Lebanon
- Liberia
- Liechtenstein
- Lithuania
- Luxembourg
- Mali
- Malta
- Marshall Islands
- Mexico
- Moldova
- Monaco
- Montenegro
- Myanmar
- Nauru
- Netherlands
- New Zealand
- Niger
- North Korea
- North Macedonia
- Norway
- Oman
- Paraguay
- Peru
- Poland
- Portugal
- Romania
- Russia
- San Marino
- Saudi Arabia
- Serbia
- Slovakia
- Slovenia
- Solomon Islands
- South Korea
- Spain
- Sudan
- Sweden
- Switzerland
- Syria
- Taiwan
- Tajikistan
- Thailand
- Tonga
- Trinidad & Tobago
- Turkmenistan
- Türkiye
- Ukraine
- United Arab Emirates
- United Kingdom
- United States
- Uruguay
- Vanuatu
- Vatican City
- Venezuela
- Yemen
Right to live and work
Where Gabon citizens can live and work
Gabon citizens have no automatic right to live and work in another country: residence abroad depends on each country's immigration rules — or on a residence or citizenship by investment programme.
Banking access · Tax and obligations · Citizenship flexibility
Banking, tax and citizenship rules for Gabon citizens
Banking
- Not on the FATF, EU or sanctions lists that banks check.
Tax and obligations
- No worldwide tax, military service or exit permit for citizens abroad.
Citizenship
- Dual citizenship allowed
- Passed automatically to children born abroad
- Can be withdrawn on broad grounds
Stability and consular network
- Political stability 68/100 · rule of law 42/100 · embassies or consulates in 42 countries.
Gabon passport: common questions
How many countries can Gabon passport holders visit without a visa? +
59 of the 198 other passport-issuing jurisdictions: 29 visa-free, 1 with an electronic travel authorisation and 29 with a visa on arrival. A further 32 offer an e-visa, and 107 require a visa from an embassy or consulate.
Do Gabon citizens need a visa for the Schengen area, the United Kingdom and the United States? +
Schengen area (France): Visa required. United Kingdom: Visa required. United States: Visa required.
Is the Gabon passport good for investors? +
It ranks 138 of 199 in the Investor Score, with 45.0 points out of 100. Its strongest pillar is Banking access; its weakest is Right to live and work.
Sources: entry rules from the Wikipedia article Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0), read in October 2026; other pillars from official lists, legislation, the World Bank, UNDP and UN Tourism. Preliminary edition — see the methodology.
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