Romania (ROU) and Gabon (GAB) Trade | The Observatory of Economic Complexity

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Romania-Gabon Trade: In 2023, Romania exported $21.8M to Gabon. The main products that Romania exported to Gabon were Tug Boats ($9.15M), Valves ($2.85M), and Cars ($1.61M). Over the past 5 years the exports of Romania to Gabon have increased at an annualized rate of 31.6%, from $5.52M in 2018 to $21.8M in 2023.

In 2023, Romania did not export any services to Gabon.

Gabon-Romania Trade: In 2023, Gabon exported $3.76M to Romania. The main products that Gabon exported to Romania were Tug Boats ($3.73M), Other Engines ($14.5k), and Other Furniture ($7.17k). Over the past 5 years the exports of Gabon to Romania have increased at an annualized rate of 18.7%, from $804k in 2018 to $3.76M in 2023.

In 2023, Gabon did not export any services to Romania.

Comparison: In 2023, Romania ranked 28 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI 1.02), and 41 in total exports ($104B). That same year, Gabon ranked 92 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI -0.62), and 102 in total exports ($10.6B).

Historical Data

Bilateral Trade by Products

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In 2023, Romania exported $21.8M to Gabon. The main products exported from Romania to Gabon were Tug Boats ($9.15M), Valves ($2.85M), and Cars ($1.61M). During the last 5 years the exports of Romania to Gabon have increased at an annualized rate of 31.6%, from $5.52M in 2018 to $21.8M in 2023.

In 2018, Gabon exported $3.76M to Romania. The main products exported from Gabon to Romania were Tug Boats ($3.73M), Other Engines ($14.5k), and Other Furniture ($7.17k). During the last 5 years the exports of Gabon to Romania have increased at an annualized rate of 18.7%, from $804k in 2023 to $3.76M in 2018.

Exports from Romania () to Gabon () (2023)

Exports from Gabon () to Romania () (2023)

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Trade between Romania () and Gabon ()

Romania Exports

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Romania
Top DestinationGermany$19.9B

Gabon
Top DestinationChina$2.77B

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

In 2023, countries that imported more from Romania than Gabon included Germany ($19.9B), Italy ($10.2B), and France ($6.5B).

In 2023, countries that imported more from Gabon than Romania included China ($2.77B), Indonesia ($875M), and Republic of the Congo ($574M).

Difference in imports from Gabon () and Romania () (2023)

Comparative Advantage Romania - Gabon

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

During 2023, Romania had a large net trade with Gabon in the exports of Transportation ($11.9M), Machines ($6.24M), and Metals ($2.29M).

During 2018, Gabon had a large net trade with Romania in the exports of Transportation ($3.73M), Machines ($15.3k), and Miscellaneous ($7.17k).

Potential Exports

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Top Product Potential Romania Gabon+$1.1MCars

Top Product Potential Gabon Romania+$137kRubber

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

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Historical Data

Bilateral Trade by Products

Exports from Romania () to Gabon () (2023)

Exports from Gabon () to Romania () (2023)

Latest Data

Trade between Romania () and Gabon ()

Romania Exports

Market Competitiveness

Difference in imports from Gabon () and Romania () (2023)

Comparative Advantage Romania - Gabon

Potential Exports

Potential Exports

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Economic Complexity

Competitive Landscape

Product Space of Romania () and Gabon () (2023)

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