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GDP
$21.1BCURRENT US$
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2012-2022
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GDP GROWTH
22.7%CURRENT US$
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$25.5TCURRENT US$
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2012-2022
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56.7%CURRENT US$
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$8,820CURRENT US$
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-5.65%CURRENT US$
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GDP PC
$76,399CURRENT US$
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47.5%CURRENT US$
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About

Gabon-United States Trade: In 2022, Gabon exported $232M to United States. The main products that Gabon exported to United States were Crude Petroleum ($117M), Manganese Ore ($83.3M), and Plywood ($13.1M). Over the past 5 years the exports of Gabon to United States have decreased at an annualized rate of 17.4%, from $603M in 2017 to $232M in 2022.

In 2022, Gabon did not export any services to United States.

United States-Gabon Trade: In 2022, United States exported $131M to Gabon. The main products that United States exported to Gabon were Poultry Meat ($23.1M), Excavation Machinery ($19.6M), and Liquid Pumps ($6.72M). Over the past 5 years the exports of United States to Gabon have decreased at an annualized rate of 29.3%,  from $741M in 2017 to $131M in 2022.

In 2022, United States 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, United States ranked 10 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI 1.47), and 2 in total exports ($1.95T).

Historical Data

Bilateral Trade by Products

Depth
Value

In 2022, Gabon exported $232M to United States. The main products exported from Gabon to United States were Crude Petroleum ($117M), Manganese Ore ($83.3M), and Plywood ($13.1M). During the last 5 years the exports of Gabon to United States have decreased at an annualized rate of 17.4%, from $603M in 2017 to $232M in 2022.

In 2017, United States exported $131M to Gabon. The main products exported from United States to Gabon were Poultry Meat ($23.1M), Excavation Machinery ($19.6M), and Liquid Pumps ($6.72M). During the last 5 years the exports of United States to Gabon have decreased at an annualized rate of 29.3%, from $741M in 2022 to $131M in 2017.

Exports from Gabon (Flag) to United States (Flag) (2022)

Exports from United States (Flag) to Gabon (Flag) (2022)

Latest Data

Trade between Gabon (Flag) and United States (Flag)

United States Exports

Market Competitiveness

Color
Gabon
Top Destination
China$3.4B
United States
Top Destination
Canada$308B

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

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

In 2022, countries that imported more from United States than Gabon included Canada ($308B), Mexico ($294B), and China ($151B).

Difference in imports from United States (Flag) and Gabon (Flag) (2022)

Comparative Advantage Gabon - United States

Flow
Scale

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

During 2022, Gabon had a large net trade with United States in the exports of Mineral Products ($200M), Wood Products ($22.7M), and Plastics and Rubbers ($3.51M).

During 2017, United States had a large net trade with Gabon in the exports of Machines ($63.6M), Animal Products ($25.5M), and Metals ($15.2M).

Potential Exports

Potential Exports

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Top Product Potential Gabon United States+$194MCrude Petroleum
Top Product Potential United States Gabon+$4.33MCars

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

Product Space of Gabon (Flag) and United States (Flag) (2022)

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