The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Gabon Statistical Development Project (P157473) Gabon Statistical Development Project (P157473) AFRICA | Gabon | Poverty and Equity Global Practice | IBRD/IDA | Investment Project Financing | FY 2017 | Seq No: 5 | ARCHIVED on 12-Sep-2019 | ISR38338 | Implementing Agencies: Gabonese Republic, GABONESE REPUBLIC Key Dates Key Project Dates Bank Approval Date: 30-Mar-2017 Effectiveness Date: 09-Nov-2017 Planned Mid Term Review Date: 24-Feb-2020 Actual Mid-Term Review Date: Original Closing Date: 31-Dec-2021 Revised Closing Date: 31-Dec-2021 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 $32.80 M) Component 2: Build Technical Capacity and Modernize Infrastructure:(Cost $13.50 M) Component 3: National Statistical System Institutional Reform and Project Management Capacity Building:(Cost $3.57 M) Overall Ratings Name Previous Rating Current Rating Progress towards achievement of PDO Satisfactory Satisfactory Overall Implementation Progress (IP) Moderately Satisfactory Moderately Satisfactory Overall Risk Rating Moderate Moderate Implementation Status and Key Decisions The development objective of this project is to strengthen the capacity of the country to fill data gaps, improve statistical production, and enhance statistical dissemination practices. In this regard, so far, the project has already funded the implementation of a new poverty survey. The project has also provided support to make progress on National Accounts. The large gap that existed in the availability of national accounts data has been filled. The annual national accounts from 2011 to 2017 are now produced and preparatory activities to make available quarterly national accounts are well advanced. Progress has also been recorded on the renovation of the Consumer Price Index (CPI). Based on the 2017 household survey, a new base year has replaced the outdated 2003 base year of the index. The geographical coverage of the CPI has also been improved from only Libreville to a national coverage. The new CPI results are expected to be released in September 2019. Furthermore, the data collection of the next 9/12/2019 Page 1 of 5 The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Gabon Statistical Development Project (P157473) Demographic and Health Survey (DHS) is expected to start in October 2019 for four months. In addition, the preparatory activities of the agriculture census are also almost completed with the technical support from the FAO. The data collection of the first school census since 2009, has also taken place and the results of the census are expected to be released by end of September 2019 with the technical support of the UNESCO. Capacity building activities of the NSO’s staff are also undergoing, specifically in the areas of household surveys, CPI and National Accounts. However, there is no sufficient progress made on the area of the statistical reform and modernization of physical infrastructure. Risks Systematic Operations Risk-rating Tool Risk Category Rating at Approval Previous Rating Current Rating Political and Governance Moderate Moderate Moderate Macroeconomic Moderate Moderate Moderate Sector Strategies and Policies Moderate Moderate Moderate Technical Design of Project or Program Moderate Moderate Moderate Institutional Capacity for Implementation and Sustainability Substantial Moderate Moderate Fiduciary Moderate Substantial Moderate Environment and Social Low Low Low Stakeholders Low Low Low Other -- -- -- Overall Moderate Moderate Moderate Results PDO Indicators by Objectives / Outcomes Increase in Gabon's Statistical Capacity IN00737483 ►Increase in Gabon's Statistical Capacity Index score (Number, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 40.00 36.70 36.70 65.00 Date 31-Dec-2015 10-Dec-2018 23-Aug-2019 31-Dec-2021 IN00737484 ►Improved national accounts and price statistics (Percentage, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 30.00 50.00 100.00 9/12/2019 Page 2 of 5 The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Gabon Statistical Development Project (P157473) Date 31-Dec-2016 10-Dec-2018 23-Aug-2019 31-Dec-2021 IN00737485 ►Number of welfare, agriculture, economic and business surveys and censuses conducted (Number, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 2.00 3.00 4.00 10.00 Date 31-Dec-2016 10-Dec-2018 23-Aug-2019 31-Dec-2021 Data dissemination practices improved IN00737482 ►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 10-Dec-2018 23-Aug-2019 28-Feb-2021 Intermediate Results Indicators by Components Component 1: Improved Data Collection, Statistical Production, and Dissemination IN00737506 ►Base year of the CPI is updated (Yes/No, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value No No Yes Yes Date 31-Dec-2016 10-Dec-2018 23-Aug-2019 31-Dec-2021 IN00737508 ►Data collection of the next welfare survey is completed (Yes/No, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value No Yes Yes Yes Date 31-Dec-2016 10-Dec-2018 23-Aug-2019 31-Dec-2021 IN00737510 ►Data collection of the next DHS is completed (Yes/No, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value No No No Yes Date 31-Dec-2016 10-Dec-2018 23-Aug-2019 31-Dec-2021 Component 2: Build Technical Capacity and Modernize Infrastructure IN00737507 9/12/2019 Page 3 of 5 The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Gabon Statistical Development Project (P157473) ►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 14.00 15.00 8.00 Date 31-Dec-2016 10-Dec-2018 23-Aug-2019 31-Dec-2021 IN00737509 ►Number of staff at the Statistics Office with improved skills (Number, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 50.00 60.00 80.00 Date 31-Dec-2016 25-Jun-2018 23-Aug-2019 31-Dec-2021 IN00737511 Number of women of the Statistics Office with improved skills (Number, Custom Breakdown) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 15.00 15.00 16.00 Date 31-Dec-2016 25-Jun-2018 23-Aug-2019 31-Dec-2021 Data on Financial Performance Disbursements (by loan) Project Loan/Credit/TF Status Currency Original Revised Cancelled Disbursed Undisbursed % Disbursed P157473 IBRD-86990 Effective USD 50.00 50.00 0.00 15.37 35.55 30% 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-Dec-2021 Cumulative Disbursements 9/12/2019 Page 4 of 5 The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Gabon Statistical Development Project (P157473) Restructuring History There has been no restructuring to date. Related Project(s) There are no related projects. 9/12/2019 Page 5 of 5