Gabon (GAB) and Spain (ESP) Trade | The Observatory of Economic Complexity

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Gabon-Spain Trade: In 2022, Gabon exported $166M to Spain. The main products that Gabon exported to Spain were Crude Petroleum ($95M), Palm Oil ($31.7M), and Manganese Ore ($15M). Over the past 5 years the exports of Gabon to Spain have increased at an annualized rate of 0.58%, from $162M in 2017 to $166M in 2022.

In 2022, Gabon did not export any services to Spain.

Spain-Gabon Trade: In 2022, Spain exported $47.2M to Gabon. The main products that Spain exported to Gabon were Delivery Trucks ($4.46M), Unglazed Ceramics ($3.32M), and Refined Petroleum ($3.3M). Over the past 5 years the exports of Spain to Gabon have decreased at an annualized rate of 1.19%, from $50.7M in 2017 to $47.2M in 2022.

In 2022, Spain did not export any services to Gabon.

Comparison: In 2022, Gabon ranked 112 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI -0.99), and 112 in total exports ($7.88B). That same year, Spain ranked 33 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI 0.81), and 20 in total exports ($394B).

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In 2022, Gabon exported $166M to Spain. The main products exported from Gabon to Spain were Crude Petroleum ($95M), Palm Oil ($31.7M), and Manganese Ore ($15M). During the last 5 years the exports of Gabon to Spain have increased at an annualized rate of 0.58%, from $162M in 2017 to $166M in 2022.

In 2017, Spain exported $47.2M to Gabon. The main products exported from Spain to Gabon were Delivery Trucks ($4.46M), Unglazed Ceramics ($3.32M), and Refined Petroleum ($3.3M). During the last 5 years the exports of Spain to Gabon have decreased at an annualized rate of 1.19%, from $50.7M in 2022 to $47.2M in 2017.

Exports from Gabon () to Spain () (2022)

Exports from Spain () to Gabon () (2022)

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Trade between Gabon () and Spain ()

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Gabon
Top DestinationChina$3.4B

Spain
Top DestinationFrance$65.2B

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

In 2022, no countries were registered that imported more from Gabon than from Spain.

In 2022, countries that imported more from Spain than Gabon included France ($65.2B), Germany ($39.2B), and Portugal ($34.9B).

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

Comparative Advantage Gabon - Spain

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

During 2022, Gabon had a large net trade with Spain in the exports of Mineral Products ($110M), Animal and Vegetable Bi-Products ($43.7M), and Wood Products ($9.46M).

During 2017, Spain had a large net trade with Gabon in the exports of Machines ($8.05M), Foodstuffs ($6.53M), and Chemical Products ($5.35M).

Potential Exports

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Top Product Potential Gabon Spain+$84MCrude Petroleum

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

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Historical Data

Bilateral Trade by Products

Exports from Gabon () to Spain () (2022)

Exports from Spain () to Gabon () (2022)

Latest Data

Trade between Gabon () and Spain ()

Spain Exports

Market Competitiveness

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

Comparative Advantage Gabon - Spain

Potential Exports

Potential Exports

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Economic Complexity

Competitive Landscape

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

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