Iran (IRN) and Gabon (GAB) Trade | The Observatory of Economic Complexity

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Iran-Gabon Trade: In 2023, Iran exported $635k to Gabon. The main products that Iran exported to Gabon were Malt Extract ($280k), Office Machine Parts ($120k), and Packaged Medicaments ($71.6k). Over the past 5 years the exports of Iran to Gabon have decreased at an annualized rate of 3.09%, from $743k in 2018 to $635k in 2023.

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

Gabon-Iran In N/A, Gabon did not export any products to Iran.

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

Comparison: In 2023, Iran ranked 58 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI 0.084), and 92 in total exports ($13.2B). 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

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In 2023, Iran exported $635k to Gabon. The main products exported from Iran to Gabon were Malt Extract ($280k), Office Machine Parts ($120k), and Packaged Medicaments ($71.6k). During the last 5 years the exports of Iran to Gabon have decreased at an annualized rate of 3.09%, from $743k in 2018 to $635k in 2023.

Gabon does not register exports to Iran.

Exports from Iran () to Gabon () (2023)

Exports from Gabon () to Iran () (2023)

Market Competitiveness

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Exports

Export Growth

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Iran
Top DestinationChina$4.59B

Gabon
Top DestinationChina$2.77B

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

In 2023, countries that imported more from Iran than Gabon included Turkey ($2.18B), China ($4.59B), and Pakistan ($943M).

In 2023, countries that imported more from Gabon than Iran included Indonesia ($875M), Israel ($680M), and Spain ($739M).

Difference in imports from Gabon () and Iran () (2023)

Comparative Advantage Iran - Gabon

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

During 2023, Iran had a large net trade with Gabon in the exports of Foodstuffs ($330k), Machines ($152k), and Chemical Products ($74k).

Potential Exports

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Top Product Potential Iran Gabon+$1.91kCement

Top Product Potential Gabon Iran+$2.51kPalm Oil

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

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Historical Data

Bilateral Trade by Products

Exports from Iran () to Gabon () (2023)

Exports from Gabon () to Iran () (2023)

Market Competitiveness

Difference in imports from Gabon () and Iran () (2023)

Comparative Advantage Iran - Gabon

Potential Exports

Potential Exports

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Economic Complexity

Competitive Landscape

Product Space of Iran () and Gabon () (2023)

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