Gabon (GAB) and South Africa (ZAF) Trade | The Observatory of Economic Complexity

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Gabon-South Africa Trade: In 2022, Gabon exported $21.6M to South Africa. The main products that Gabon exported to South Africa were Manganese Ore ($4.45M), Sawn Wood ($2.6M), and Plywood ($1.56M). Over the past 5 years the exports of Gabon to South Africa have increased at an annualized rate of 70.5%, from $1.5M in 2017 to $21.6M in 2022.

In 2022, Gabon did not export any services to South Africa.

South Africa-Gabon Trade: In 2022, South Africa exported $46.6M to Gabon. The main products that South Africa exported to Gabon were Passenger and Cargo Ships ($9.73M), Delivery Trucks ($5M), and Malt Extract ($2.59M). Over the past 5 years the exports of South Africa to Gabon have increased at an annualized rate of 51.5%, from $5.83M in 2017 to $46.6M in 2022.

In 2022, South Africa 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, South Africa ranked 59 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI 0.076), and 34 in total exports ($147B).

Historical Data

Bilateral Trade by Products

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In 2022, Gabon exported $21.6M to South Africa. The main products exported from Gabon to South Africa were Manganese Ore ($4.45M), Sawn Wood ($2.6M), and Plywood ($1.56M). During the last 5 years the exports of Gabon to South Africa have increased at an annualized rate of 70.5%, from $1.5M in 2017 to $21.6M in 2022.

In 2017, South Africa exported $46.6M to Gabon. The main products exported from South Africa to Gabon were Passenger and Cargo Ships ($9.73M), Delivery Trucks ($5M), and Malt Extract ($2.59M). During the last 22 years the exports of South Africa to Gabon have increased at an annualized rate of 51.5%, from $5.83M in 1995 to $46.6M in 2017.

Exports from Gabon () to South Africa () (2022)

Exports from South Africa () to Gabon () (2022)

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Trade between Gabon () and South Africa ()

South Africa Exports

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Gabon
Top DestinationChina$3.4B

South Africa
Top DestinationChina$23.4B

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

In 2022, countries that imported more from Gabon than South Africa included Georgia ($26M) and Sao Tome and Principe ($1.73M).

In 2022, countries that imported more from South Africa than Gabon included China ($23.4B), United States ($10.9B), and Germany ($9.96B).

Difference in imports from South Africa () and Gabon () (2022)

Comparative Advantage Gabon - South Africa

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

During 2022, Gabon had a large net trade with South Africa in the exports of Wood Products ($4.6M), Mineral Products ($4.45M), and Instruments ($17.2k).

During 2017, South Africa had a large net trade with Gabon in the exports of Transportation ($16.2M), Machines ($9.32M), and Vegetable Products ($5.32M).

Potential Exports

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Top Product Potential Gabon South Africa+$941kSawn Wood

Top Product Potential South Africa Gabon+$1.58MDelivery Trucks

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

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Historical Data

Bilateral Trade by Products

Exports from Gabon () to South Africa () (2022)

Exports from South Africa () to Gabon () (2022)

Latest Data

Trade between Gabon () and South Africa ()

South Africa Exports

Market Competitiveness

Difference in imports from South Africa () and Gabon () (2022)

Comparative Advantage Gabon - South Africa

Potential Exports

Potential Exports

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Economic Complexity

Competitive Landscape

Product Space of Gabon () and South Africa () (2022)

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