Gabon (GAB) and Hong Kong (HKG) Trade | The Observatory of Economic Complexity

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Gabon-Hong Kong Trade: In 2022, Gabon exported $2.45M to Hong Kong. The main products that Gabon exported to Hong Kong were Dried/Salted/Smoked/Brined Fish ($1.49M), Scrap Aluminium ($432k), and Brooms ($239k). Over the past 5 years the exports of Gabon to Hong Kong have increased at an annualized rate of 5.51%, from $1.88M in 2017 to $2.45M in 2022.

In 2022, Gabon did not export any services to Hong Kong.

Hong Kong-Gabon Trade: In 2022, Hong Kong exported $10.3M to Gabon. The main products that Hong Kong exported to Gabon were Broadcasting Equipment ($7.45M), Electric Soldering Equipment ($1.03M), and Batteries ($632k). Over the past 5 years the exports of Hong Kong to Gabon have increased at an annualized rate of 41.3%, from $1.82M in 2017 to $10.3M in 2022.

In 2022, Hong Kong 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, Hong Kong ranked 21 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI 1.18), and 39 in total exports ($113B).

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Bilateral Trade by Products

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In 2022, Gabon exported $2.45M to Hong Kong. The main products exported from Gabon to Hong Kong were Dried/Salted/Smoked/Brined Fish ($1.49M), Scrap Aluminium ($432k), and Brooms ($239k). During the last 5 years the exports of Gabon to Hong Kong have increased at an annualized rate of 5.51%, from $1.88M in 2017 to $2.45M in 2022.

In 2017, Hong Kong exported $10.3M to Gabon. The main products exported from Hong Kong to Gabon were Broadcasting Equipment ($7.45M), Electric Soldering Equipment ($1.03M), and Batteries ($632k). During the last 5 years the exports of Hong Kong to Gabon have increased at an annualized rate of 41.3%, from $1.82M in 2022 to $10.3M in 2017.

Exports from Gabon () to Hong Kong () (2022)

Exports from Hong Kong () to Gabon () (2022)

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Trade between Gabon () and Hong Kong ()

Hong Kong Exports

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Gabon
Top DestinationChina$3.4B

Hong Kong
Top DestinationChina$23.4B

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

In 2022, countries that imported more from Gabon than Hong Kong included Italy ($576M), Morocco ($44.6M), and Sao Tome and Principe ($1.73M).

In 2022, countries that imported more from Hong Kong than Gabon included China ($23.4B), India ($14.3B), and Netherlands ($6.56B).

Difference in imports from Hong Kong () and Gabon () (2022)

Comparative Advantage Gabon - Hong Kong

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

During 2022, Gabon had a large net trade with Hong Kong in the exports of Animal Products ($1.49M), Metals ($432k), and Miscellaneous ($244k).

During 2017, Hong Kong had a large net trade with Gabon in the exports of Machines ($9.7M), Textiles ($231k), and Animal Products ($116k).

Potential Exports

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Top Product Potential Gabon Hong Kong+$154kSawn Wood

Top Product Potential Hong Kong Gabon+$1.24MTelephones

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

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Historical Data

Bilateral Trade by Products

Exports from Gabon () to Hong Kong () (2022)

Exports from Hong Kong () to Gabon () (2022)

Latest Data

Trade between Gabon () and Hong Kong ()

Hong Kong Exports

Market Competitiveness

Difference in imports from Hong Kong () and Gabon () (2022)

Comparative Advantage Gabon - Hong Kong

Potential Exports

Potential Exports

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Economic Complexity

Competitive Landscape

Product Space of Gabon () and Hong Kong () (2022)

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