Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies within region in Gabon
Gabon: Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies within region was 9.6% in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies within region 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 low- and middle-income economies within region in Gabon is 9.6%, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of down 5.1% on the previous year and down 64.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies within region in Gabon peaked at 40.0% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 1980.
That places Gabon 118th out of 203 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies within region in Gabon, year by year
| Year | % of total merchandise exports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 4.6% | — |
| 1961 | 3.7% | -20.3% |
| 1962 | 3.1% | -15.4% |
| 1963 | 2.1% | -33.4% |
| 1964 | 1.7% | -18.7% |
| 1965 | 1.7% | +3.5% |
| 1966 | 5.1% | +192.1% |
| 1967 | 5.5% | +8.7% |
| 1968 | 7.6% | +37.1% |
| 1969 | 7.7% | +1.5% |
| 1970 | 7.8% | +1.6% |
| 1971 | 10.2% | +30.5% |
| 1972 | 3.3% | -67.2% |
| 1973 | 2.0% | -40.0% |
| 1974 | 0.9% | -54.3% |
| 1975 | 1.2% | +36.1% |
| 1976 | 1.3% | +3.9% |
| 1977 | 1.3% | +3.9% |
| 1978 | 0.0% | -96.9% |
| 1979 | 0.1% | +95.8% |
| 1980 | 0.0% | -95.5% |
| 1981 | 3.6% | +96824.1% |
| 1982 | 2.2% | -37.7% |
| 1983 | 2.1% | -7.2% |
| 1984 | 1.8% | -15.2% |
| 1985 | 2.4% | +34.5% |
| 1986 | 2.7% | +12.8% |
| 1987 | 1.8% | -32.5% |
| 1988 | 2.7% | +48.3% |
| 1989 | 3.3% | +22.5% |
| 1990 | 1.9% | -43.0% |
| 1991 | 1.3% | -32.7% |
| 1992 | 1.1% | -13.5% |
| 1993 | 1.2% | +7.4% |
| 1994 | 0.9% | -23.9% |
| 1995 | 1.3% | +50.1% |
| 1996 | 1.8% | +32.8% |
| 1997 | 1.1% | -39.5% |
| 1998 | 1.8% | +72.4% |
| 1999 | 1.0% | -45.6% |
| 2000 | 2.4% | +137.4% |
| 2001 | 4.7% | +96.7% |
| 2002 | 6.7% | +42.5% |
| 2003 | 3.0% | -54.4% |
| 2004 | 4.7% | +55.3% |
| 2005 | 4.3% | -8.2% |
| 2006 | 5.1% | +18.3% |
| 2007 | 3.4% | -34.2% |
| 2008 | 3.4% | +2.4% |
| 2009 | 5.0% | +44.7% |
| 2010 | 2.7% | -46.3% |
| 2011 | 4.2% | +58.3% |
| 2012 | 21.7% | +412.3% |
| 2013 | 27.1% | +24.7% |
| 2014 | 29.2% | +7.7% |
| 2015 | 40.0% | +36.9% |
| 2016 | 32.7% | -18.2% |
| 2017 | 16.6% | -49.4% |
| 2018 | 15.9% | -4.1% |
| 2019 | 25.1% | +58.2% |
| 2020 | 20.7% | -17.6% |
| 2021 | 23.1% | +11.8% |
| 2022 | 10.1% | -56.4% |
| 2023 | 9.6% | -5.1% |
Gabon compared with similar countries
- Gabon's 9.6% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 15.5%, 62% of the median. (59 countries reporting)
- Gabon's 9.6% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 16.5%, 58% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies within region 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | +96824.1% | 0.0% | 3.6% |
| 2012 | +412.3% | 4.2% | 21.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 4.3% | 1.7% | 7.7% | 10 |
| 1970s | 2.8% | 0.0% | 10.2% | 10 |
| 1980s | 2.2% | 0.0% | 3.6% | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.3% | 0.9% | 1.9% | 10 |
| 2000s | 4.3% | 2.4% | 6.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 21.5% | 2.7% | 40.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 15.9% | 9.6% | 23.1% | 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 low- and middle-income economies within region in Gabon?
- Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies within region in Gabon was 9.6% in 2023, according to Staff estimates, World Bank (WB).
- What is the highest merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies within region recorded in Gabon?
- The highest recorded value was 40.0% in 2015.
- What is the lowest merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies within region recorded in Gabon?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 1980.
- How does Gabon rank for merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies within region?
- Gabon ranks 118th out of 203 countries with data for 2023.
- Is merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies within region rising or falling in Gabon?
- Over the last ten years it is down 64.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Gabon data come from?
- The figures come from Staff estimates, World Bank (WB), published as part of Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies within region (% of total merchandise exports). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies within region are the sum of merchandise exports from the reporting economy to other low- and middle-income economies in the same World Bank region 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. No figures are shown for high-income economies, because they are a separate category in the World Bank classification of economies.