Gabon (GAB) and Thailand (THA) Trade | The Observatory of Economic Complexity

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Gabon-Thailand Trade: In 2022, Gabon exported $149M to Thailand. The main products that Gabon exported to Thailand were Crude Petroleum ($149M), Manganese Ore ($17.8k), and Scrap Plastic ($10.4k). Over the past 5 years the exports of Gabon to Thailand have increased at an annualized rate of 144%, from $1.73M in 2017 to $149M in 2022.

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

Thailand-Gabon Trade: In 2022, Thailand exported $25.3M to Gabon. The main products that Thailand exported to Gabon were Rice ($11.6M), Cars ($3.77M), and Large Construction Vehicles ($2.8M). Over the past 5 years the exports of Thailand to Gabon have decreased at an annualized rate of 15.3%, from $57.8M in 2017 to $25.3M in 2022.

In 2022, Thailand 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, Thailand ranked 29 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI 0.96), and 27 in total exports ($312B).

Historical Data

Bilateral Trade by Products

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In 2022, Gabon exported $149M to Thailand. The main products exported from Gabon to Thailand were Crude Petroleum ($149M), Manganese Ore ($17.8k), and Scrap Plastic ($10.4k). During the last 5 years the exports of Gabon to Thailand have increased at an annualized rate of 144%, from $1.73M in 2017 to $149M in 2022.

In 2017, Thailand exported $25.3M to Gabon. The main products exported from Thailand to Gabon were Rice ($11.6M), Cars ($3.77M), and Large Construction Vehicles ($2.8M). During the last 5 years the exports of Thailand to Gabon have decreased at an annualized rate of 15.3%, from $57.8M in 2022 to $25.3M in 2017.

Exports from Gabon () to Thailand () (2022)

Exports from Thailand () to Gabon () (2022)

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Trade between Gabon () and Thailand ()

Thailand Exports

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Gabon
Top DestinationChina$3.4B

Thailand
Top DestinationUnited States$53.4B

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

In 2022, countries that imported more from Gabon than Thailand included Sao Tome and Principe ($1.73M).

In 2022, countries that imported more from Thailand than Gabon included United States ($53.4B), China ($35.3B), and Japan ($24.6B).

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

Comparative Advantage Gabon - Thailand

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

During 2022, Gabon had a large net trade with Thailand in the exports of Mineral Products ($149M), Plastics and Rubbers ($12k), and Metals ($2.83k).

During 2017, Thailand had a large net trade with Gabon in the exports of Vegetable Products ($11.7M), Transportation ($5.72M), and Machines ($3.66M).

Potential Exports

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Top Product Potential Gabon Thailand+$59.6MCrude Petroleum

Top Product Potential Thailand Gabon+$1.88MCars

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

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Historical Data

Bilateral Trade by Products

Exports from Gabon () to Thailand () (2022)

Exports from Thailand () to Gabon () (2022)

Latest Data

Trade between Gabon () and Thailand ()

Thailand Exports

Market Competitiveness

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

Comparative Advantage Gabon - Thailand

Potential Exports

Potential Exports

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Economic Complexity

Competitive Landscape

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

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