Food imports in Gabon
Gabon: Food imports was 15.7% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Food imports in Gabon, 1962–2023
Source: Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division. Measured in % of merchandise imports.
Analysis
Gabon recorded 15.7% for food imports in 2023.
The figure is up 2.5% on the previous year and up 63.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, food imports in Gabon peaked at 24.2% in 2004 and was at its lowest, 6.3%, in 2014.
That places Gabon 94th out of 196 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 49 years of available data.
Food imports in Gabon, year by year
| Year | % of merchandise imports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1962 | 21.7% | — |
| 1963 | 18.3% | -15.5% |
| 1964 | 18.1% | -1.1% |
| 1965 | 16.0% | -11.9% |
| 1966 | 15.3% | -4.3% |
| 1967 | 15.6% | +2.3% |
| 1968 | 16.9% | +8.1% |
| 1969 | 14.4% | -14.9% |
| 1970 | 14.3% | -0.8% |
| 1971 | 14.0% | -1.5% |
| 1975 | 13.1% | -6.4% |
| 1976 | 11.7% | -10.9% |
| 1977 | 11.3% | -3.4% |
| 1978 | 19.4% | +71.7% |
| 1979 | 19.0% | -2.1% |
| 1980 | 19.1% | +0.7% |
| 1981 | 16.0% | -16.3% |
| 1982 | 16.7% | +4.1% |
| 1983 | 18.0% | +7.8% |
| 1993 | 19.4% | +7.9% |
| 1994 | 17.3% | -10.7% |
| 1996 | 19.1% | +10.5% |
| 1997 | 17.6% | -8.0% |
| 1998 | 15.4% | -12.6% |
| 1999 | 19.2% | +24.5% |
| 2000 | 18.2% | -4.9% |
| 2001 | 18.3% | +0.5% |
| 2002 | 15.9% | -13.3% |
| 2003 | 15.0% | -5.3% |
| 2004 | 24.2% | +61.2% |
| 2005 | 19.1% | -21.2% |
| 2006 | 16.6% | -13.0% |
| 2007 | 18.1% | +9.0% |
| 2008 | 17.5% | -3.2% |
| 2009 | 17.1% | -2.2% |
| 2010 | 15.7% | -8.5% |
| 2011 | 18.5% | +17.8% |
| 2012 | 9.3% | -49.8% |
| 2013 | 9.6% | +3.6% |
| 2014 | 6.3% | -34.0% |
| 2015 | 8.9% | +39.6% |
| 2016 | 11.0% | +24.3% |
| 2017 | 14.8% | +34.1% |
| 2018 | 16.4% | +10.9% |
| 2019 | 14.3% | -12.5% |
| 2020 | 16.6% | +16.1% |
| 2021 | 16.9% | +1.6% |
| 2022 | 15.3% | -9.3% |
| 2023 | 15.7% | +2.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 17.0% | 14.4% | 21.7% | 8 |
| 1970s | 14.7% | 11.3% | 19.4% | 7 |
| 1980s | 17.5% | 16.0% | 19.1% | 4 |
| 1990s | 18.0% | 15.4% | 19.4% | 6 |
| 2000s | 18.0% | 15.0% | 24.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 12.5% | 6.3% | 18.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 16.1% | 15.3% | 16.9% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Gabon
More private sector data for Gabon
- Merchandise trade 72.8% (2025)
- Manufactures imports 76.4% (2023)
- Merchandise imports 4.00 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 0.9% (2023)
- Manufactures exports 17.8% (2023)
- Merchandise exports 11.60 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 4,473 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.5414 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate -10.77 % change on previous year (2025)
- Merchandise imports (current US$), per capita 1,543 current US$ per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is food imports in Gabon?
- Food imports in Gabon was 15.7% in 2023, according to Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division.
- What is the highest food imports recorded in Gabon?
- The highest recorded value was 24.2% in 2004.
- What is the lowest food imports recorded in Gabon?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.3% in 2014.
- How does Gabon rank for food imports?
- Gabon ranks 94th out of 196 countries with data for 2023.
- Is food imports rising or falling in Gabon?
- Over the last ten years it is up 63.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Gabon data come from?
- The figures come from Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division, published as part of Food imports (% of merchandise imports). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Food comprises the commodities in SITC (Rev. 3) sections 0 (food and live animals), 1 (beverages and tobacco), and 4 (animal and vegetable oils and fats) and division 22 (oil seeds, oil nuts, and oil kernels). This indicator is expressed as a percentage of merchandise imports which is comprised of goods whose economic ownership is changed between a non-resident and a 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.