Ghana (GHA) and Gabon (GAB) Trade | The Observatory of Economic Complexity

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Ghana-Gabon Trade: In 2021, Ghana exported $4.55M to Gabon. The main products that Ghana exported to Gabon were N/A. Over the past 5 years the exports of Ghana to Gabon have decreased at an annualized rate of 0.69%, from $4.71M in 2016 to $4.55M in 2021.

In 2021, Ghana did not export any services to Gabon.

Gabon-Ghana Trade: In 2021, Gabon exported $4.4M to Ghana. The main products that Gabon exported to Ghana were N/A. Over the past 5 years the exports of Gabon to Ghana have decreased at an annualized rate of 30.2%, from $77.9M in 2016 to $4.4M in 2021.

In 2021, Gabon did not export any services to Ghana.

Comparison: In 2022, Ghana ranked 122 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI -1.32), and 79 in total exports ($20B). That same year, Gabon ranked 112 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI -0.99), and 112 in total exports ($7.88B).

Historical Data

Bilateral Trade by Products

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In 2021, Ghana exported $4.55M to Gabon. There were not main exports from Ghana to Gabon in 2021. During the last 5 years the exports of Ghana to Gabon have decreased at an annualized rate of 0.69%, from $4.71M in 2016 to $4.55M in 2021.

In 2016, Gabon exported $4.4M to Ghana. There were not main exports from Gabon to Ghana in 2016. During the last 5 years the exports of Gabon to Ghana have decreased at an annualized rate of 30.2%, from $77.9M in 2021 to $4.4M in 2016.

Exports from Ghana () to Gabon () (2021)

Exports from Gabon () to Ghana () (2021)

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Trade between Ghana () and Gabon ()

Ghana Exports

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Market Competitiveness

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Exports

Export Growth

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Ghana
Top DestinationUnited Arab Emirates$4.72B

Gabon
Top DestinationChina$3.4B

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

In 2022, countries that imported more from Ghana than Gabon included United Arab Emirates ($4.72B), Switzerland ($3.37B), and United States ($2.83B).

In 2022, countries that imported more from Gabon than Ghana included China ($3.4B), South Korea ($617M), and Indonesia ($394M).

Difference in imports from Gabon () and Ghana () (2022)

Comparative Advantage Ghana - Gabon

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This chart compares trade between Ghana and Gabon by product, considering products traded by both, Ghana and Gabon.

During 2021, Ghana had a large net trade with Gabon in the exports of .

During 2016, Gabon had a large net trade with Ghana in the exports of .

Potential Exports

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Top Product Potential Ghana Gabon+$1.88kProcessed Fish

Top Product Potential Gabon Ghana+$3.41kRefined Petroleum

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

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

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Historical Data

Bilateral Trade by Products

Exports from Ghana () to Gabon () (2021)

Exports from Gabon () to Ghana () (2021)

Latest Data

Trade between Ghana () and Gabon ()

Ghana Exports

Market Competitiveness

Difference in imports from Gabon () and Ghana () (2022)

Comparative Advantage Ghana - Gabon

Potential Exports

Potential Exports

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Economic Complexity

Competitive Landscape

Product Space of Ghana () and Gabon () (2021)

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