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About

Ireland-Gabon Trade: In 2023, Ireland exported $16.1M to Gabon. The main products that Ireland exported to Gabon were Malt Extract ($7.83M), Concentrated Milk ($2.11M), and Packaged Medicaments ($1.07M). Over the past 5 years the exports of Ireland to Gabon have increased at an annualized rate of 15.8%, from $7.7M in 2018 to $16.1M in 2023.

In 2023, Ireland did not export any services to Gabon.

Gabon-Ireland Trade: In 2023, Gabon exported $546k to Ireland. The main products that Gabon exported to Ireland were Sawn Wood ($214k), Fermented Milk Products ($118k), and Textile Processing Machines ($76.7k). Over the past 5 years the exports of Gabon to Ireland have decreased at an annualized rate of 41.3%,  from $7.82M in 2018 to $546k in 2023.

In 2023, Gabon did not export any services to Ireland.

Comparison: In 2023,  Ireland ranked 17 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI 1.31), and 29 in total exports ($241B). 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, Ireland exported $16.1M to Gabon. The main products exported from Ireland to Gabon were Malt Extract ($7.83M), Concentrated Milk ($2.11M), and Packaged Medicaments ($1.07M). During the last 5 years the exports of Ireland to Gabon have increased at an annualized rate of 15.8%, from $7.7M in 2018 to $16.1M in 2023.

In 2018, Gabon exported $546k to Ireland. The main products exported from Gabon to Ireland were Sawn Wood ($214k), Fermented Milk Products ($118k), and Textile Processing Machines ($76.7k). During the last 5 years the exports of Gabon to Ireland have decreased at an annualized rate of 41.3%, from $7.82M in 2023 to $546k in 2018.

Exports from Ireland (Flag) to Gabon (Flag) (2023)

Exports from Gabon (Flag) to Ireland (Flag) (2023)

Market Competitiveness

Color
Ireland
Top Destination
United States$67.4B
Gabon
Top Destination
China$2.77B

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

In 2023, countries that imported more from Ireland than Gabon included United States ($67.4B), Germany ($26.7B), and United Kingdom ($20.5B).

In 2023, countries that imported more from Gabon than Ireland included Indonesia ($875M), Republic of the Congo ($574M), and Cameroon ($113M).

Difference in imports from Gabon (Flag) and Ireland (Flag) (2023)

Comparative Advantage Ireland - Gabon

Flow
Scale

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

During 2023, Ireland had a large net trade with Gabon in the exports of Foodstuffs ($8.17M), Animal Products ($2.59M), and Machines ($2.31M).

During 2018, Gabon had a large net trade with Ireland in the exports of Wood Products ($227k), Animal Products ($156k), and Machines ($97.7k).

Potential Exports

Potential Exports

Depth
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Sort By
Top Product Potential Ireland Gabon+$536kScented Mixtures
Top Product Potential Gabon Ireland+$297kSawn Wood

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 Ireland and Gabon. This means that a dot/product with the flag of Ireland indicates it has a comparative advantage over Gabon. Similarly, a dot/product with the flag of Gabon indicates it has a comparative advantage over Ireland.

Product Space of Ireland (Flag) and Gabon (Flag) (2023)

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