Merchandise exports to high-income economies in Gabon
Gabon: Merchandise exports to high-income economies was 42.6% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Merchandise exports to high-income economies in Gabon, 1960–2023
Source: Staff estimates, World Bank (WB). Measured in % of total merchandise exports.
Analysis
The most recent figure for merchandise exports to high-income economies in Gabon is 42.6%, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 6.6% on the previous year and down 15.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, merchandise exports to high-income economies in Gabon peaked at 97.9% in 1974 and was at its lowest, 24.5%, in 2019.
Gabon ranks 159th of 206 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Merchandise exports to high-income economies in Gabon, year by year
| Year | % of total merchandise exports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 93.9% | — |
| 1961 | 95.0% | +1.2% |
| 1962 | 96.0% | +1.1% |
| 1963 | 97.2% | +1.3% |
| 1964 | 97.7% | +0.5% |
| 1965 | 97.0% | -0.6% |
| 1966 | 93.9% | -3.2% |
| 1967 | 93.8% | -0.2% |
| 1968 | 91.2% | -2.8% |
| 1969 | 87.7% | -3.8% |
| 1970 | 89.6% | +2.2% |
| 1971 | 87.4% | -2.5% |
| 1972 | 93.9% | +7.5% |
| 1973 | 96.1% | +2.3% |
| 1974 | 97.9% | +1.9% |
| 1975 | 91.7% | -6.3% |
| 1976 | 96.8% | +5.6% |
| 1977 | 80.7% | -16.6% |
| 1978 | 76.4% | -5.4% |
| 1979 | 86.0% | +12.6% |
| 1980 | 86.4% | +0.5% |
| 1981 | 86.4% | +0.1% |
| 1982 | 82.7% | -4.4% |
| 1983 | 91.2% | +10.2% |
| 1984 | 96.5% | +5.9% |
| 1985 | 93.4% | -3.2% |
| 1986 | 91.7% | -1.8% |
| 1987 | 95.6% | +4.2% |
| 1988 | 87.0% | -8.9% |
| 1989 | 90.7% | +4.2% |
| 1990 | 93.3% | +2.9% |
| 1991 | 95.2% | +2.0% |
| 1992 | 95.9% | +0.7% |
| 1993 | 93.6% | -2.3% |
| 1994 | 92.0% | -1.7% |
| 1995 | 90.1% | -2.1% |
| 1996 | 90.4% | +0.4% |
| 1997 | 87.3% | -3.5% |
| 1998 | 89.5% | +2.6% |
| 1999 | 89.0% | -0.6% |
| 2000 | 87.3% | -1.9% |
| 2001 | 86.4% | -1.0% |
| 2002 | 81.5% | -5.7% |
| 2003 | 88.1% | +8.2% |
| 2004 | 82.6% | -6.3% |
| 2005 | 86.1% | +4.2% |
| 2006 | 79.2% | -8.0% |
| 2007 | 79.1% | -0.2% |
| 2008 | 73.8% | -6.7% |
| 2009 | 81.5% | +10.4% |
| 2010 | 82.6% | +1.4% |
| 2011 | 82.9% | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 51.0% | -38.5% |
| 2013 | 50.6% | -0.7% |
| 2014 | 50.5% | -0.2% |
| 2015 | 41.2% | -18.4% |
| 2016 | 47.0% | +14.1% |
| 2017 | 41.2% | -12.4% |
| 2018 | 46.0% | +11.7% |
| 2019 | 24.5% | -46.8% |
| 2020 | 35.9% | +46.7% |
| 2021 | 33.4% | -6.9% |
| 2022 | 40.0% | +19.5% |
| 2023 | 42.6% | +6.6% |
Gabon compared with similar countries
- Gabon's 42.6% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 65.7%, 65% of the median. (59 countries reporting)
- Gabon's 42.6% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 49.5%, 86% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Merchandise exports to high-income economies in Gabon changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | -46.8% | 46.0% | 24.5% |
| 2020 | +46.7% | 24.5% | 35.9% |
| 2012 | -38.5% | 82.9% | 51.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 94.3% | 87.7% | 97.7% | 10 |
| 1970s | 89.6% | 76.4% | 97.9% | 10 |
| 1980s | 90.1% | 82.7% | 96.5% | 10 |
| 1990s | 91.6% | 87.3% | 95.9% | 10 |
| 2000s | 82.5% | 73.8% | 88.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 51.7% | 24.5% | 82.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 38.0% | 33.4% | 42.6% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Gabon
More private sector data for Gabon
- Merchandise trade 72.8% (2025)
- Food imports 15.7% (2023)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is merchandise exports to high-income economies in Gabon?
- Merchandise exports to high-income economies in Gabon was 42.6% in 2023, according to Staff estimates, World Bank (WB).
- What is the highest merchandise exports to high-income economies recorded in Gabon?
- The highest recorded value was 97.9% in 1974.
- What is the lowest merchandise exports to high-income economies recorded in Gabon?
- The lowest recorded value was 24.5% in 2019.
- How does Gabon rank for merchandise exports to high-income economies?
- Gabon ranks 159th out of 206 countries with data for 2023.
- Is merchandise exports to high-income economies rising or falling in Gabon?
- Over the last ten years it is down 15.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Gabon data come from?
- The figures come from Staff estimates, World Bank (WB), published as part of Merchandise exports to high-income economies (% of total merchandise exports). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Merchandise exports to high-income economies are the sum of merchandise exports from the reporting economy to high-income economies according to the World Bank classification of economies. Data are expressed as a percentage of total merchandise exports by the economy. Data are computed only if at least half of the economies in the partner country group had non-missing data.