Botswana (BWA) and Gabon (GAB) Trade | The Observatory of Economic Complexity

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Botswana-Gabon Trade: In 2021, Botswana exported $72.5k to Gabon. The main products that Botswana exported to Gabon were N/A. Over the past 16 years the exports of Botswana to Gabon have increased at an annualized rate of 1.26%, from $59.4k in 2005 to $72.5k in 2021.

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

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

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

Comparison: In 2022, Botswana ranked 91 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI -0.59), and 107 in total exports ($8.65B). 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, Botswana exported $72.5k to Gabon. There were not main exports from Botswana to Gabon in 2021. During the last 16 years the exports of Botswana to Gabon have increased at an annualized rate of 1.26%, from $59.4k in 2005 to $72.5k in 2021.

Gabon does not register exports to Botswana. The main products exported from Gabon to Botswana were Broadcasting Equipment ($1.43k) and Electrical Transformers ($32).

Exports from Botswana () to Gabon () (2022)

Exports from Gabon () to Botswana () (2022)

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Trade between Botswana () and Gabon ()

Botswana Exports

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Market Competitiveness

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Botswana
Top DestinationUnited Arab Emirates$2.31B

Gabon
Top DestinationChina$3.4B

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

In 2022, countries that imported more from Botswana than Gabon included United Arab Emirates ($2.31B), Belgium ($1.55B), and South Africa ($836M).

In 2022, countries that imported more from Gabon than Botswana included China ($3.4B), South Korea ($617M), and Italy ($576M).

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

Comparative Advantage Botswana - Gabon

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

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

Potential Exports

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Top Product Potential Botswana Gabon+$1.46kInsulated Wire

Top Product Potential Gabon Botswana+$2.73kRefined 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 Botswana and Gabon. This means that a dot/product with the flag of Botswana indicates it has a comparative advantage over Gabon. Similarly, a dot/product with the flag of Gabon indicates it has a comparative advantage over Botswana.

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Historical Data

Bilateral Trade by Products

Exports from Botswana () to Gabon () (2022)

Exports from Gabon () to Botswana () (2022)

Latest Data

Trade between Botswana () and Gabon ()

Botswana Exports

Market Competitiveness

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

Comparative Advantage Botswana - Gabon

Potential Exports

Potential Exports

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Economic Complexity

Competitive Landscape

Product Space of Botswana () and Gabon () (2022)

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