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About

United Arab Emirates-Gabon Trade: In 2023, United Arab Emirates exported $71.7M to Gabon. The main products that United Arab Emirates exported to Gabon were Refined Petroleum ($12.5M), Iron Pipes ($6.63M), and Cement ($2.69M). Over the past 5 years the exports of United Arab Emirates to Gabon have increased at an annualized rate of 14.8%, from $35.9M in 2018 to $71.7M in 2023.

In 2023, United Arab Emirates did not export any services to Gabon.

Gabon-United Arab Emirates Trade: In 2023, Gabon exported $68.2M to United Arab Emirates. The main products that Gabon exported to United Arab Emirates were Gold ($58.6M), Sawn Wood ($7.38M), and Rough Wood ($506k). Over the past 5 years the exports of Gabon to United Arab Emirates have increased at an annualized rate of 8.99%,  from $44.3M in 2018 to $68.2M in 2023.

In 2023, Gabon did not export any services to United Arab Emirates.

Comparison: In 2023,  United Arab Emirates ranked 54 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI 0.15), and 21 in total exports ($357B). That same year, Gabon ranked 92 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI -0.62), and 102 in total exports ($10.6B).

Historical Data

Bilateral Trade by Products

Depth
Value

In 2023, United Arab Emirates exported $71.7M to Gabon. The main products exported from United Arab Emirates to Gabon were Refined Petroleum ($12.5M), Iron Pipes ($6.63M), and Cement ($2.69M). During the last 5 years the exports of United Arab Emirates to Gabon have increased at an annualized rate of 14.8%, from $35.9M in 2018 to $71.7M in 2023.

In 2018, Gabon exported $68.2M to United Arab Emirates. The main products exported from Gabon to United Arab Emirates were Gold ($58.6M), Sawn Wood ($7.38M), and Rough Wood ($506k). During the last 5 years the exports of Gabon to United Arab Emirates have increased at an annualized rate of 8.99%, from $44.3M in 2023 to $68.2M in 2018.

Exports from United Arab Emirates (Flag) to Gabon (Flag) (2023)

Exports from Gabon (Flag) to United Arab Emirates (Flag) (2023)

Latest Data

Trade between United Arab Emirates (Flag) and Gabon (Flag)

United Arab Emirates Exports

Market Competitiveness

Color
United Arab Emirates
Top Destination
China$40.2B
Gabon
Top Destination
China$2.77B

This map shows whether countries import more from United Arab Emirates or Gabon. Each country is colored based on the difference in imports they receive from United Arab Emirates and Gabon or the difference in the growth in imports.

In 2023, countries that imported more from United Arab Emirates than Gabon included India ($38.2B), China ($40.2B), and Japan ($37.4B).

In 2023, countries that imported more from Gabon than United Arab Emirates included Republic of the Congo ($574M), Marshall Islands ($72.9M), and Bahamas ($61.8M).

Difference in imports from Gabon (Flag) and United Arab Emirates (Flag) (2023)

Comparative Advantage United Arab Emirates - Gabon

Flow
Scale

This chart compares trade between United Arab Emirates and Gabon by product, considering products traded by both, United Arab Emirates and Gabon.

During 2023, United Arab Emirates had a large net trade with Gabon in the exports of Machines ($18.1M), Mineral Products ($15.7M), and Metals ($11.9M).

During 2018, Gabon had a large net trade with United Arab Emirates in the exports of Precious Metals ($58.6M), Wood Products ($7.9M), and Machines ($650k).

Potential Exports

Potential Exports

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Top Product Potential United Arab Emirates Gabon+$2.53MRefined Petroleum
Top Product Potential Gabon United Arab Emirates+$2.29MGold

We estimate the export potential of an economy for each product and destination using an extension of the bilateral relatedness model of Jun et al. (2019).This extended gravity model considers similarities among products and geographies and explains more than 50% of the variance in future trade flows.

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Economic Complexity

Competitive Landscape

This visualization shows the product space at the HS4 level with the flags of United Arab Emirates and Gabon. This means that a dot/product with the flag of United Arab Emirates indicates it has a comparative advantage over Gabon. Similarly, a dot/product with the flag of Gabon indicates it has a comparative advantage over United Arab Emirates.

Product Space of United Arab Emirates (Flag) and Gabon (Flag) (2023)

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