Gabon (GAB) and Ghana (GHA) Trade | The Observatory of Economic Complexity

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Gabon-Ghana Trade: In 2021, Gabon exported $4.4M to Ghana. The main products that Gabon exported to Ghana were N/A. Over the past 5 years the exports of Gabon to Ghana have decreased at an annualized rate of 43.7%, from $77.9M in 2016 to $4.4M in 2021.

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

Ghana-Gabon Trade: In 2021, Ghana exported $4.55M to Gabon. The main products that Ghana exported to Gabon were N/A. Over the past 5 years the exports of Ghana to Gabon have decreased at an annualized rate of 0.69%, from $4.71M in 2016 to $4.55M in 2021.

In 2021, Ghana 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, Ghana ranked 122 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI -1.32), and 79 in total exports ($20B).

Historical Data

Bilateral Trade by Products

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In 2021, Gabon exported $4.4M to Ghana. There were not main exports from Gabon to Ghana in 2021. During the last 5 years the exports of Gabon to Ghana have decreased at an annualized rate of 43.7%, from $77.9M in 2016 to $4.4M in 2021.

In 2016, Ghana exported $4.55M to Gabon. There were not main exports from Ghana to Gabon in 2016. During the last 5 years the exports of Ghana to Gabon have decreased at an annualized rate of 0.69%, from $4.71M in 2021 to $4.55M in 2016.

Exports from Gabon () to Ghana () (2021)

Exports from Ghana () to Gabon () (2021)

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Trade between Gabon () and Ghana ()

Ghana Exports

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Market Competitiveness

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Exports

Export Growth

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Gabon
Top DestinationChina$3.4B

Ghana
Top DestinationUnited Arab Emirates$4.72B

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

In 2022, countries that imported more from Gabon than Ghana included China ($3.4B), South Korea ($617M), and Indonesia ($394M).

In 2022, countries that imported more from Ghana than Gabon included United Arab Emirates ($4.72B), Switzerland ($3.37B), and United States ($2.83B).

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

Comparative Advantage Gabon - Ghana

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

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

During 2016, Ghana had a large net trade with Gabon in the exports of .

Potential Exports

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Top Product Potential Gabon Ghana+$3.41kRefined Petroleum

Top Product Potential Ghana Gabon+$1.88kProcessed Fish

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 Ghana. This means that a dot/product with the flag of Gabon indicates it has a comparative advantage over Ghana. Similarly, a dot/product with the flag of Ghana indicates it has a comparative advantage over Gabon.

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Historical Data

Bilateral Trade by Products

Exports from Gabon () to Ghana () (2021)

Exports from Ghana () to Gabon () (2021)

Latest Data

Trade between Gabon () and Ghana ()

Ghana Exports

Market Competitiveness

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

Comparative Advantage Gabon - Ghana

Potential Exports

Potential Exports

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Economic Complexity

Competitive Landscape

Product Space of Gabon () and Ghana () (2021)

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