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Gabon trade in 2024

In 2024, Gabon exported $8.1 billion and imported $2.7 billion, a trade surplus of $5.3 billion. It was the world's 113th-largest exporter, with 0.04% of world exports. Its top export was crude petroleum (65% of the total) and its main trading partner was China (33.8% of its trade).

Summary

Exports
$8.1billion
Imports
$2.7billion
Trade balance
+$5.3billion
Routes to the main partners. Width: trade value; color: estimated transport mode.SeaAirLand
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Products

What it exports

Crude petroleum (65%) and manganese ore (21.1%) together make up 86.1% of its exports.

  1. Crude petroleum$5.2 billion · 65%
    Main partner: China
  2. Manganese ore$1.7 billion · 21.1%
    Main partner: China
  3. Sawn wood$366 million · 4.6%
    Main partner: China
  4. Wood veneer sheets$244 million · 3%
    Main partner: India
  5. Refined petroleum$174 million · 2.2%
    Main partner: Belgium
  6. Palm oil$100 million · 1.3%
    Main partner: Spain
  7. Plywood$77 million · 0.95%
    Main partner: Italy
  8. Coal tar oils$32 million · 0.39%
    Main partner: Germany
  9. Ferroalloys$22 million · 0.28%
    Main partner: Greece
  10. Wooden railway sleepers$14 million · 0.18%
    Main partner: Belgium

What it imports

Poultry meat (3.8%) and refined petroleum (2.6%) together make up 6.5% of its imports.

  1. Poultry meat$104 million · 3.8%
    Main partner: Brazil
  2. Refined petroleum$72 million · 2.6%
    Main partner: Belgium
  3. Trucks$66 million · 2.4%
    Main partner: China
  4. Medicines in measured doses or retail packs$60 million · 2.2%
    Main partner: France
  5. Cars$53 million · 2%
    Main partner: South Korea
  6. Air pumps, compressors and fans$41 million · 1.5%
    Main partner: United States
  7. Valves and taps$41 million · 1.5%
    Main partner: France
  8. Parts for cranes and excavators$41 million · 1.5%
    Main partner: United States
  9. Airplanes and helicopters$37 million · 1.4%
    Main partner: France
  10. Liquid pumps$36 million · 1.3%
    Main partner: France

Its products

Destinations and sources of its products that have their own page.

By Harmonized System chapter (95)
ChapterExportsImports
27 · Oil, gas and coal$5.4 billion$94 million
26 · Ores and slag$1.7 billion$813 thousand
44 · Wood$716 million$2 million
15 · Fats and oils$115 million$13 million
72 · Iron and steel$25 million$46 million
74 · Copper$17 million$5 million
40 · Rubber$8 million$40 million
97 · Art and antiques$5 million$9 thousand
76 · Aluminum$5 million$33 million
84 · Mechanical machinery$3 million$493 million
78 · Lead$3 million$129 thousand
23 · Animal feed and food waste$3 million$5 million
85 · Electrical and electronic equipment$3 million$197 million
28 · Inorganic chemicals$2 million$7 million
03 · Fish and seafood$2 million$28 million
90 · Precision and medical instruments$1 million$49 million
38 · Miscellaneous chemicals$882 thousand$27 million
94 · Furniture and lighting$805 thousand$62 million
87 · Vehicles$745 thousand$192 million
88 · Aircraft and spacecraft$726 thousand$44 million
73 · Iron and steel products$625 thousand$165 million
10 · Cereals$283 thousand$62 million
39 · Plastics$225 thousand$119 million
75 · Nickel$216 thousand$2 million
22 · Beverages and spirits$171 thousand$46 million
33 · Perfumes and cosmetics$121 thousand$22 million
83 · Miscellaneous metal goods$105 thousand$15 million
89 · Ships and boats$104 thousand$21 million
92 · Musical instruments$100 thousand$996 thousand
21 · Food preparations$98 thousand$35 million
70 · Glass$95 thousand$11 million
19 · Baked goods and cereal products$84 thousand$59 million
25 · Salt, stone and cement$82 thousand$27 million
08 · Fruit and nuts$66 thousand$6 million
48 · Paper and paperboard$64 thousand$46 million
18 · Cocoa and chocolate$56 thousand$5 million
62 · Woven clothing$53 thousand$21 million
30 · Pharmaceuticals$47 thousand$64 million
63 · Home textiles and used clothing$47 thousand$28 million
49 · Books and printed matter$45 thousand$5 million
07 · Vegetables$39 thousand$8 million
82 · Tools and cutlery$33 thousand$17 million
34 · Soap and cleaning products$27 thousand$23 million
42 · Leather goods and bags$27 thousand$10 million
47 · Wood pulp$25 thousand$3 thousand
86 · Railway equipment$23 thousand$30 million
68 · Stone, plaster and cement articles$20 thousand$15 million
95 · Toys and sports gear$20 thousand$9 million
61 · Knitted clothing$19 thousand$13 million
32 · Dyes, paints and tanning agents$18 thousand$17 million
20 · Preserved fruit and vegetables$15 thousand$30 million
59 · Coated and technical textiles$14 thousand$2 million
69 · Ceramics$12 thousand$39 million
02 · Meat and offal$11 thousand$176 million
64 · Footwear$11 thousand$21 million
79 · Zinc$7 thousand$173 thousand
57 · Carpets and rugs$7 thousand$2 million
91 · Watches and clocks$5 thousand$1 million
60 · Knitted fabric$5 thousand$794 thousand
09 · Coffee, tea and spices$5 thousand$3 million
56 · Felt, nonwovens and rope$3 thousand$4 million
37 · Photographic goods$3 thousand$972 thousand
12 · Oilseeds and grains$3 thousand$1 million
71 · Gems and precious metals$3 thousand$1 million
35 · Glues, starches and enzymes$2 thousand$3 million
65 · Hats$2 thousand$1 million
06 · Live plants and flowers$2 thousand$402 thousand
31 · Fertilizers$2 thousand$13 million
96 · Other manufactured goods$1 thousand$8 million
29 · Organic chemicals$827$8 million
67 · Feathers and artificial flowers$533$4 million
17 · Sugar and sweets$436$24 million
55 · Synthetic staple fibers$425$1 million
05 · Other animal products$378$2 million
13 · Gums and plant extracts$330$421 thousand
81 · Other base metals$249$345 thousand
01 · Live animals$233$670 thousand
58 · Special fabrics and lace$172$979 thousand
11 · Milling products and malt$121$22 million
52 · Cotton$115$3 million
04 · Dairy, eggs and honey$82$33 million
46 · Wicker and basketware$11$148 thousand
16 · Prepared meat and fish$0$52 million
24 · Tobacco$0$7 million
54 · Synthetic filaments$0$5 million
36 · Explosives and matches$0$3 million
66 · Umbrellas and canes$0$1 million
53 · Other plant fibers$0$189 thousand
14 · Other plant products$0$157 thousand
51 · Wool$0$35 thousand
45 · Cork$0$21 thousand
93 · Weapons and ammunition$0$14 thousand
80 · Tin$0$14 thousand
43 · Fur and fur goods$0$13 thousand
41 · Hides and leather$0$1 thousand

Trading partners

China is its main destination (36.2% of exports) and source (26.5% of imports).

Who it sells to

PartnerValue (USD billions)ShareMode
China2.936.2%Sea
Indonesia1.113.1%Sea
Brazil0.739.1%Sea
Malaysia0.597.3%Sea
India0.526.5%Sea
Netherlands0.374.6%Sea
Italy0.344.3%Sea
Thailand0.263.2%Sea
Spain0.232.8%Sea
United States0.182.2%Sea

Who it buys from

PartnerValue (USD millions)ShareMode
China72126.5%Sea
France60422.2%Sea
United States1455.3%Sea
Belgium1124.1%Sea
Turkey95.53.5%Sea
India90.73.3%Sea
Netherlands87.93.2%Sea
Brazil792.9%Sea
Morocco56.82.1%Sea
Italy54.12%Sea

Overview 1995–2024

In 2024, Gabon accounted for 0.04% of world exports, compared with 0.05% in 1995.

Exports and imports

Exports tripled since 1995

USD billions (current). Bars: trade balance (green surplus, red deficit).

  • Exports 8.1
  • Imports 2.7
  • Balance +5.3

Source: CEPII BACI

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YearExportsImportsTrade balance
1995$2.7 billion$765 million$2 billion
1996$3.7 billion$1 billion$2.7 billion
1997$3.9 billion$1.2 billion$2.6 billion
1998$2.6 billion$1.4 billion$1.2 billion
1999$3 billion$1 billion$2 billion
2000$3.7 billion$1 billion$2.6 billion
2001$3.1 billion$1.1 billion$2 billion
2002$3.1 billion$1.1 billion$2 billion
2003$3.7 billion$1 billion$2.6 billion
2004$4.5 billion$1.2 billion$3.3 billion
2005$5.4 billion$1.7 billion$3.7 billion
2006$4.6 billion$2 billion$2.6 billion
2007$6.7 billion$2.8 billion$3.9 billion
2008$9.5 billion$3.2 billion$6.2 billion
2009$5.9 billion$3.1 billion$2.8 billion
2010$7.8 billion$3.6 billion$4.2 billion
2011$10.9 billion$3.5 billion$7.5 billion
2012$15.1 billion$5.9 billion$9.2 billion
2013$13.5 billion$7.9 billion$5.6 billion
2014$13.8 billion$10.7 billion$3.1 billion
2015$11.8 billion$7.2 billion$4.6 billion
2016$10.8 billion$6.7 billion$4.1 billion
2017$7.4 billion$4.3 billion$3.1 billion
2018$10.8 billion$3.6 billion$7.1 billion
2019$9.3 billion$4.1 billion$5.1 billion
2020$7.4 billion$3.9 billion$3.5 billion
2021$8.8 billion$3.8 billion$4.9 billion
2022$11 billion$4.2 billion$6.9 billion
2023$10.6 billion$4.7 billion$6 billion
2024$8.1 billion$2.7 billion$5.3 billion

World rank

Gabon fell from 77th to 113th among the world's exporters

Rank among 222 countries by export value (1st at the top).

  • 77th in 1995
  • 113th in 2024

Source: CEPII BACI

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YearRank
199577th
199674th
199776th
199885th
199983rd
200083rd
200187th
200293rd
200390th
200489th
200591st
200699th
200793rd
200890th
200998th
201094th
201193rd
201279th
201384th
201485th
201587th
201685th
2017101st
201893rd
201996th
2020103rd
2021108th
2022103rd
2023104th
2024113th

What it sells

Its top export group is still oil, gas and coal: 68% in 2024

% of exports by Harmonized System chapter.

  • Other 0%
  • Art and antiques 0%
  • Rubber 0%
  • Copper 0%
  • Iron and steel 0%
  • Fats and oils 1%
  • Wood 9%
  • Ores and slag 21%
  • Oil, gas and coal 68%

Source: CEPII BACI

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Chapter19952024
Oil, gas and coal72.9%67.5%
Ores and slag6.8%21.1%
Wood17.3%8.9%
Fats and oils0.07%1.4%
Iron and steel0.02%0.31%
Copper0.01%0.21%
Rubber0.17%0.09%
Art and antiques0%0.06%
Other2.8%0.36%

Who it trades with

China went from 4% to 34% of Gabon's trade

% of total trade (exports + imports) with each partner.

  • China 34%
  • Indonesia 10%
  • Brazil 8%
  • France 7%
  • India 6%

Source: CEPII BACI

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Partner19952024
China3.6%33.8%
Indonesia0.06%9.9%
Brazil0.53%7.5%
France20%6.7%
India0.02%5.7%

Production hubs

Largest industrial emission sources (Climate TRACE, 2025)

  • Gabon basin (conventional onshore)Oil and gas · 4.7 Mt CO₂e
  • Gabon basin (conventional offshore)Oil and gas · 3 Mt CO₂e
  • Lower Congo basinOil and gas · 1.6 Mt CO₂e
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Largest economic production hubs (gridded GDP, 2024)

  • Libreville$18.7 billion (PPP, 2021 dollars)
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Sources and methodology

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Methodology

Goods trade from CEPII BACI (BACI_HS92_V202601), in current US dollars, with exports and imports reconciled between countries. The transport mode is our own estimate based on value per kilo and geography. Ranks are computed among the countries with data each year. Services are not included. Data up to 2024.

Neighboring countries

Main partners

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