Panama (PAN) and Gabon (GAB) Trade | The Observatory of Economic Complexity

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Panama-Gabon Trade: In 2023, Panama exported $121M to Gabon. The main products that Panama exported to Gabon were Special Purpose Ships ($121M), Passenger and Cargo Ships ($93.9k), and Sports Equipment ($1.74k). Over the past 5 years the exports of Panama to Gabon have increased at an annualized rate of 145%, from $1.36M in 2018 to $121M in 2023.

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

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

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

Comparison: In 2023, Panama ranked 69 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI -0.14), and 121 in total exports ($6.59B). 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, Panama exported $121M to Gabon. The main products exported from Panama to Gabon were Special Purpose Ships ($121M), Passenger and Cargo Ships ($93.9k), and Sports Equipment ($1.74k). During the last 5 years the exports of Panama to Gabon have increased at an annualized rate of 145%, from $1.36M in 2018 to $121M in 2023.

Gabon does not register exports to Panama. The main products exported from Gabon to Panama were Passenger and Cargo Ships ($8.82M).

Exports from Panama () to Gabon () (2023)

Exports from Gabon () to Panama () (2023)

Market Competitiveness

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Exports

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Panama
Top DestinationChina$1.62B

Gabon
Top DestinationChina$2.77B

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

In 2023, countries that imported more from Panama than Gabon included Japan ($653M), Costa Rica ($307M), and Denmark ($239M).

In 2023, countries that imported more from Gabon than Panama included China ($2.77B), Indonesia ($875M), and Israel ($680M).

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

Comparative Advantage Panama - Gabon

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

During 2023, Panama had a large net trade with Gabon in the exports of Transportation ($121M), Miscellaneous ($1.74k), and Textiles ($1.17k).

Potential Exports

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Top Product Potential Panama Gabon+$1.5kPassenger and Cargo Ships

Top Product Potential Gabon Panama+$5.67kCrude 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 Panama and Gabon. This means that a dot/product with the flag of Panama indicates it has a comparative advantage over Gabon. Similarly, a dot/product with the flag of Gabon indicates it has a comparative advantage over Panama.

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Historical Data

Bilateral Trade by Products

Exports from Panama () to Gabon () (2023)

Exports from Gabon () to Panama () (2023)

Market Competitiveness

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

Comparative Advantage Panama - Gabon

Potential Exports

Potential Exports

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Economic Complexity

Competitive Landscape

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

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