Summary
- China → Gabon
- $721million
- Gabon → China
- $2.9billion
- China’s balance
- -$2.2billion
Balance
China’s trade balance with Gabon
Trade between China and Gabon grew 28.8-fold since 1995
USD billions (current). China’s exports and imports; bars: its balance (green surplus, red deficit).
- Exports 0.7
- Imports 2.9
- Balance -2.2
Source: CEPII BACI
Show the numbers
| Year | Exports | Imports | Trade balance |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | $3 million | $123 million | -$120 million |
| 1996 | $7 million | $284 million | -$277 million |
| 1997 | $10 million | $390 million | -$380 million |
| 1998 | $14 million | $203 million | -$189 million |
| 1999 | $13 million | $354 million | -$341 million |
| 2000 | $8 million | $288 million | -$280 million |
| 2001 | $12 million | $236 million | -$224 million |
| 2002 | $5 million | $211 million | -$206 million |
| 2003 | $13 million | $268 million | -$255 million |
| 2004 | $20 million | $393 million | -$374 million |
| 2005 | $41 million | $332 million | -$291 million |
| 2006 | $62 million | $621 million | -$558 million |
| 2007 | $102 million | $1.3 billion | -$1.2 billion |
| 2008 | $132 million | $1.9 billion | -$1.8 billion |
| 2009 | $150 million | $958 million | -$808 million |
| 2010 | $231 million | $769 million | -$537 million |
| 2011 | $246 million | $527 million | -$281 million |
| 2012 | $438 million | $577 million | -$139 million |
| 2013 | $654 million | $950 million | -$296 million |
| 2014 | $1.4 billion | $1.6 billion | -$186 million |
| 2015 | $442 million | $1 billion | -$589 million |
| 2016 | $746 million | $1.3 billion | -$603 million |
| 2017 | $570 million | $2.3 billion | -$1.7 billion |
| 2018 | $446 million | $2.9 billion | -$2.4 billion |
| 2019 | $495 million | $4.4 billion | -$4 billion |
| 2020 | $411 million | $3.1 billion | -$2.7 billion |
| 2021 | $463 million | $2.5 billion | -$2 billion |
| 2022 | $533 million | $3.6 billion | -$3 billion |
| 2023 | $554 million | $2.9 billion | -$2.3 billion |
| 2024 | $721 million | $2.9 billion | -$2.2 billion |
What they sell each other
What China sells to Gabon
The top 10 headings in 2024, with their share of the total.
What Gabon sells to China
The top 10 headings in 2024, with their share of the total.
How it travels
The estimated sea route between Shanghai and Libreville is 10,101 nautical miles (18,707 km) long: ≈ 23.5–30 days at sea (at 18 and 14 knots).
Passages it crosses: Strait of Malacca and Singapore; and Cape of Good Hope.
Sailing estimate without port calls, waiting or transshipment; not a schedule. One main reference port per country: in large countries it does not represent all of its ports.
Split by transport mode
Mode estimated from value per kilo and geography; both directions together.
How much each matters to the other
Gabon was China’s 101st largest trading partner (0.1% of its trade), and China was Gabon’s largest (34%).
- Gabon in China’s trade
- 0.1%
- Gabon’s rank among China’s partners
- 101st
- China in Gabon’s trade
- 33.8%
- China’s rank among Gabon’s partners
- 1st
Compare with
Other partners of China
Sources and methodology
Sources and licenses
- CEPII BACI · Licence Ouverte Etalab 2.0
- World Bank, Global Shipping Traffic Density · CC BY 4.0 (route network derived by this site)
- World Port Index (NGA) · Public domain (US Government work)
- Natural Earth · Public domain
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. The sea route comes from our own network derived from World Bank shipping density (not from nautical charts), between one main reference port per country (World Port Index); days are the distance at 14 and 18 knots, without port calls or waiting. Data up to 2024.