Gabon vs South Korea: Merchandise trade
Merchandise trade over time
- Gabon
- South Korea
How they compare
Gabon currently reports 72.8% against 71.6% in South Korea, a difference of 1.2%.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Gabon ahead.
Gabon ranks 60th and South Korea ranks 63rd of 204 countries.
Gabon has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Gabon | South Korea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 65.7% | 20.7% | 45.0% | Gabon |
| 1970s | 71.3% | 48.1% | 23.2% | Gabon |
| 1980s | 70.2% | 57.4% | 12.8% | Gabon |
| 1990s | 66.4% | 46.1% | 20.3% | Gabon |
| 2000s | 68.6% | 58.7% | 9.9% | Gabon |
| 2010s | 93.1% | 68.6% | 24.5% | Gabon |
| 2020s | 73.9% | 68.4% | 5.4% | Gabon |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher merchandise trade, Gabon or South Korea?
- Gabon, at 72.8% against 71.6% in South Korea as of 2025.
- What is the difference in merchandise trade between Gabon and South Korea?
- 1.2%, with Gabon ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Gabon and South Korea?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Gabon and South Korea rank globally for merchandise trade?
- Gabon ranks 60th and South Korea ranks 63rd of 204 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Trade Organization (WTO), published as Merchandise trade (% of GDP). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
General merchandise trade includes goods whose economic ownership is changed between a resident and a non-resident and that are not included in the following specific categories: goods under merchanting, non-monetary gold, and parts of travel, construction, and government goods and services n.i.e. It is the total of merchandise exports plus merchandise imports. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) which is the total income earned through the production of goods and services in an economic territory during an accounting period.