The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Gabon Statistical Development Project (P157473) Gabon Statistical Development Project (P157473) WESTERN AND CENTRAL AFRICA | Gabon | Poverty and Equity Global Practice | IBRD/IDA | Investment Project Financing | FY 2017 | Seq No: 11 | ARCHIVED on 06-Jun-2023 | ISR55746 | Implementing Agencies: CNTIPPEE, Republic of Gabon Key Dates Key Project Dates Bank Approval Date: 30-Mar-2017 Effectiveness Date: 09-Nov-2017 Planned Mid Term Review Date: 30-Oct-2020 Actual Mid-Term Review Date: 15-Dec-2020 Original Closing Date: 31-Dec-2021 Revised Closing Date: 31-Oct-2023 pdoTable Project Development Objectives Project Development Objective (from Project Appraisal Document) The development objective of this project is to strengthen the statistical capacity of the Borrower, fill key data gaps, improve statistical production, and enhance statistical dissemination practices. Has the Project Development Objective been changed since Board Approval of the Project Objective? No Components Table Name Component 1: Improved Data Collection, Statistical Production, and Dissemination:(Cost $33.30 M) Component 2: Build Technical Capacity and Modernize Infrastructure:(Cost $12.70 M) Component 3: National Statistical System Institutional Reform and Project Management Capacity Building:(Cost $4.00 M) Overall Ratings Name Previous Rating Current Rating Progress towards achievement of PDO Moderately Satisfactory Moderately Satisfactory Overall Implementation Progress (IP) Moderately Satisfactory Moderately Satisfactory Overall Risk Rating Low Low Implementation Status and Key Decisions This ISR draws on the findings from the last ISM conducted from January 26 and 27, 2023 and from April 17 to 27, 2023. Project Implementation status: Project performance: The project is on track. To date, the overall project disbursement is 77 percent. The project is closing on October 31, 2023. Over the last six months, the project made some progress toward achieving the project development objective. The main results since the last ISR is the completion of the pilot cartography, the training of enumerators for the census cartography and fieldwork of the agriculture survey. Considering activities expected to be implemented by June 30, including the launch of the vulnerable census and the launch of the census cartography across the country, disbursement is expected to reach 92 percent by the end of the fiscal year. 6/6/2023 Page 1 of 5 The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Gabon Statistical Development Project (P157473) Risks Systematic Operations Risk-rating Tool Risk Category Rating at Approval Previous Rating Current Rating Political and Governance Moderate Low Moderate Macroeconomic Moderate Moderate Moderate Sector Strategies and Policies Moderate Moderate Moderate Technical Design of Project or Program Moderate Low Low Institutional Capacity for Implementation and Substantial Moderate Moderate Sustainability Fiduciary Moderate Moderate Substantial Environment and Social Low Moderate Moderate Stakeholders Low Low Low Other -- Moderate Moderate Overall Moderate Low Low Results PDO Indicators by Objectives / Outcomes Increase in Gabon's Statistical Capacity IN01277972 ►Increase in Gabon's Statistical Capacity Index score (Number, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 40.00 40.00 52.20 65.00 Date 31-Dec-2015 19-Oct-2022 31-May-2023 31-Oct-2023 The value has increased due to the availability of DHS key indicators report which update six out of the Comments: twelve sub-indicators impacted by the project. IN01277973 ►Improved national accounts and price statistics (Percentage, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 40.00 40.00 100.00 Date 31-Dec-2016 19-Oct-2022 31-May-2023 31-Oct-2023 6/6/2023 Page 2 of 5 The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Gabon Statistical Development Project (P157473) To date, the Consumer Price Index (CPI) publications are available (10%), as well as the update of the base year of the CPI which is effective (30%) since 2018. To date, the national account series from 2010 Comments: to 2020 produce under the 1993 system of national account is not published. The rebasing of national account and migration to the SNA 2008 is still an on-going work. IN01277974 ►Number of welfare, agriculture, economic and business surveys and censuses conducted (Number, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 2.00 11.00 13.00 15.00 Date 31-Dec-2016 19-Oct-2022 31-May-2023 31-Oct-2023 The project conducted a number of surveys and censuses in the following areas: 2017 household budget survey for poverty monitoring, (Enquete Gabonaise pour l’Evaluation de la Pauvreté, EGEP II) completed; Survey on the impact of COVID-19 among households (10 waves completed); Demographic and Health Comments: Survey (EDSG III completed); Agriculture Census ; Education Census (2018-2019), Enterprise census and 2020-2021 Education census. However, to date only 13 of this surveys have reports validated and publish on the DGS website. Data dissemination practices improved IN01277971 ►Number of survey and census microdata files freely available on-line (Number, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 0.00 0.00 8.00 Date 31-Dec-2015 19-Oct-2022 31-May-2023 31-Oct-2023 The DGS website is being updated with the support of the project. The launch of the new website is being delayed by challenges faced by the National Agency for Digital Infrastructure and Frequencies where the Comments: new website will be housed. Intermediate Results Indicators by Components Component 1: Improved Data Collection, Statistical Production, and Dissemination IN01277975 ►Base year of the CPI is updated (Yes/No, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value No Yes Yes Yes Date 31-Dec-2016 19-Oct-2022 31-May-2023 31-Oct-2023 IN01277977 ►Data collection of the next welfare survey is completed (Yes/No, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target 6/6/2023 Page 3 of 5 The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Gabon Statistical Development Project (P157473) Value No No No Yes Date 31-Dec-2016 19-Oct-2022 31-May-2023 31-Oct-2023 IN01277979 ►Data collection of the next DHS is completed (Yes/No, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value No Yes Yes Yes Date 31-Dec-2016 19-Oct-2022 31-May-2023 31-Oct-2023 Component 2: Build Technical Capacity and Modernize Infrastructure IN01277976 ►Increase in number of qualified technical staff working on national accounts at the Statistics Office (Number, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 2.00 19.00 19.00 8.00 Date 31-Dec-2016 19-Oct-2022 31-May-2023 31-Oct-2023 The team currently has 19 executives, including 11 junior accountants (4 females) who were gradually Comments: recruited by the project for the National Accounts needs. IN01277978 ►Number of staff at the Statistics Office with improved skills (Number, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 90.00 90.00 80.00 Date 31-Dec-2016 19-Oct-2022 31-May-2023 31-Oct-2023 IN01277980 Number of women of the Statistics Office with improved skills (Number, Custom Breakdown) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 21.00 23.00 16.00 Date 31-Dec-2016 19-Oct-2022 31-May-2023 31-Oct-2023 Performance-Based Conditions Data on Financial Performance Disbursements (by loan) 6/6/2023 Page 4 of 5 The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Gabon Statistical Development Project (P157473) Project Loan/Credit/TF Status Currency Original Revised Cancelled Disbursed Undisbursed % Disbursed P157473 IBRD-86990 Effective USD 50.00 50.00 0.00 40.15 11.65 78% Key Dates (by loan) Project Loan/Credit/TF Status Approval Date Signing Date Effectiveness Date Orig. Closing Date Rev. Closing Date P157473 IBRD-86990 Effective 30-Mar-2017 18-Apr-2017 09-Nov-2017 31-Dec-2021 31-Oct-2023 Cumulative Disbursements Restructuring History Level 2 Approved on 23-Oct-2021 Related Project(s) There are no related projects. 6/6/2023 Page 5 of 5