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About

Spain-Gabon Trade: In 2023, Spain exported $105M to Gabon. The main products that Spain exported to Gabon were Planes, Helicopters, and/or Spacecraft ($36.7M), Refined Petroleum ($5.17M), and Packaged Medicaments ($4.39M). Over the past 5 years the exports of Spain to Gabon have increased at an annualized rate of 11.8%, from $60.4M in 2018 to $105M in 2023.

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

Gabon-Spain Trade: In 2023, Gabon exported $739M to Spain. The main products that Gabon exported to Spain were Special Purpose Ships ($586M), Crude Petroleum ($79.4M), and Palm Oil ($26.9M). Over the past 5 years the exports of Gabon to Spain have increased at an annualized rate of 4.1%,  from $605M in 2018 to $739M in 2023.

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

Comparison: In 2023,  Spain ranked 31 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI 0.86), and 16 in total exports ($402B). 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, Spain exported $105M to Gabon. The main products exported from Spain to Gabon were Planes, Helicopters, and/or Spacecraft ($36.7M), Refined Petroleum ($5.17M), and Packaged Medicaments ($4.39M). During the last 5 years the exports of Spain to Gabon have increased at an annualized rate of 11.8%, from $60.4M in 2018 to $105M in 2023.

In 2018, Gabon exported $739M to Spain. The main products exported from Gabon to Spain were Special Purpose Ships ($586M), Crude Petroleum ($79.4M), and Palm Oil ($26.9M). During the last 5 years the exports of Gabon to Spain have increased at an annualized rate of 4.1%, from $605M in 2023 to $739M in 2018.

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

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

Market Competitiveness

Color
Spain
Top Destination
France$61.9B
Gabon
Top Destination
China$2.77B

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

In 2023, countries that imported more from Spain than Gabon included France ($61.9B), Germany ($40.2B), and Portugal ($38.1B).

In 2023, countries that imported more from Gabon than Spain included Republic of the Congo ($574M), Indonesia ($875M), and Marshall Islands ($72.9M).

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

Comparative Advantage Spain - Gabon

Flow
Scale

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

During 2023, Spain had a large net trade with Gabon in the exports of Transportation ($37.9M), Machines ($16.2M), and Chemical Products ($9.27M).

During 2018, Gabon had a large net trade with Spain in the exports of Transportation ($612M), Mineral Products ($81.8M), and Animal and Vegetable Bi-Products ($34.9M).

Potential Exports

Potential Exports

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Top Product Potential Spain Gabon+$1.94MRefined Petroleum
Top Product Potential Gabon Spain+$84MCrude 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 Spain and Gabon. This means that a dot/product with the flag of Spain indicates it has a comparative advantage over Gabon. Similarly, a dot/product with the flag of Gabon indicates it has a comparative advantage over Spain.

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

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