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About

China-Gabon Trade: In 2023, China exported $562M to Gabon. The main products that China exported to Gabon were Special Purpose Ships ($31.8M), Iron Pipes ($29.3M), and Delivery Trucks ($20.3M). Over the past 5 years the exports of China to Gabon have increased at an annualized rate of 4.61%, from $448M in 2018 to $562M in 2023.

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

Gabon-China Trade: In 2023, Gabon exported $2.77B to China. The main products that Gabon exported to China were Crude Petroleum ($1.7B), Manganese Ore ($820M), and Sawn Wood ($194M). Over the past 5 years the exports of Gabon to China have decreased at an annualized rate of 1.09%,  from $2.93B in 2018 to $2.77B in 2023.

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

Comparison: In 2023,  China ranked 21 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI 1.16), and 1 in total exports ($3.42T). 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, China exported $562M to Gabon. The main products exported from China to Gabon were Special Purpose Ships ($31.8M), Iron Pipes ($29.3M), and Delivery Trucks ($20.3M). During the last 5 years the exports of China to Gabon have increased at an annualized rate of 4.61%, from $448M in 2018 to $562M in 2023.

In 2018, Gabon exported $2.77B to China. The main products exported from Gabon to China were Crude Petroleum ($1.7B), Manganese Ore ($820M), and Sawn Wood ($194M). During the last 5 years the exports of Gabon to China have decreased at an annualized rate of 1.09%, from $2.93B in 2023 to $2.77B in 2018.

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

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

Market Competitiveness

Color
China
Top Destination
United States$436B
Gabon
Top Destination
China$2.77B

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

In 2023, countries that imported more from China than Gabon included United States ($436B), Hong Kong ($259B), and Japan ($169B).

In 2023, countries that imported more from Gabon than China included Gibraltar ($52M) and Sao Tome and Principe ($19.6M).

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

Comparative Advantage China - Gabon

Flow
Scale

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

During 2023, China had a large net trade with Gabon in the exports of Machines ($169M), Transportation ($103M), and Metals ($87.9M).

During 2018, Gabon had a large net trade with China in the exports of Mineral Products ($2.52B), Wood Products ($220M), and Metals ($24.8M).

Potential Exports

Potential Exports

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Top Product Potential China Gabon+$7.6MTelephones
Top Product Potential Gabon China+$553MCrude 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

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

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

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