Merchandise trade in Gabon
Gabon: Merchandise trade was 72.8% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Merchandise trade in Gabon, 1960–2025
Source: World Trade Organization (WTO). Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
Gabon recorded 72.8% for merchandise trade in 2025.
The figure is down 10.5% on the previous year and down 37.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, merchandise trade in Gabon peaked at 129.0% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 49.7%, in 1992.
That places Gabon 60th out of 204 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 66 years of available data.
Merchandise trade in Gabon, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 55.8% | — |
| 1961 | 54.3% | -2.8% |
| 1962 | 54.7% | +0.8% |
| 1963 | 78.3% | +43.2% |
| 1964 | 70.0% | -10.6% |
| 1965 | 73.7% | +5.3% |
| 1966 | 67.9% | -7.9% |
| 1967 | 68.9% | +1.4% |
| 1968 | 64.5% | -6.3% |
| 1969 | 68.8% | +6.7% |
| 1970 | 69.2% | +0.5% |
| 1971 | 71.0% | +2.6% |
| 1972 | 85.2% | +20.1% |
| 1973 | 72.1% | -15.4% |
| 1974 | 71.2% | -1.2% |
| 1975 | 65.4% | -8.1% |
| 1976 | 54.4% | -16.8% |
| 1977 | 73.3% | +34.7% |
| 1978 | 72.1% | -1.6% |
| 1979 | 78.5% | +8.9% |
| 1980 | 66.5% | -15.3% |
| 1981 | 78.8% | +18.4% |
| 1982 | 83.7% | +6.3% |
| 1983 | 79.2% | -5.4% |
| 1984 | 76.8% | -3.0% |
| 1985 | 84.0% | +9.4% |
| 1986 | 62.8% | -25.3% |
| 1987 | 61.5% | -2.1% |
| 1988 | 51.8% | -15.7% |
| 1989 | 56.5% | +9.0% |
| 1990 | 52.5% | -7.2% |
| 1991 | 57.0% | +8.6% |
| 1992 | 49.7% | -12.7% |
| 1993 | 71.7% | +44.2% |
| 1994 | 74.1% | +3.4% |
| 1995 | 72.5% | -2.2% |
| 1996 | 72.7% | +0.3% |
| 1997 | 77.5% | +6.6% |
| 1998 | 67.3% | -13.1% |
| 1999 | 69.4% | +3.0% |
| 2000 | 69.8% | +0.7% |
| 2001 | 70.2% | +0.5% |
| 2002 | 66.4% | -5.4% |
| 2003 | 65.5% | -1.3% |
| 2004 | 65.3% | -0.3% |
| 2005 | 68.2% | +4.4% |
| 2006 | 69.5% | +1.9% |
| 2007 | 68.0% | -2.2% |
| 2008 | 77.9% | +14.6% |
| 2009 | 64.9% | -16.7% |
| 2010 | 81.2% | +25.2% |
| 2011 | 73.8% | -9.2% |
| 2012 | 102.9% | +39.5% |
| 2013 | 111.3% | +8.1% |
| 2014 | 129.0% | +15.9% |
| 2015 | 116.6% | -9.6% |
| 2016 | 111.8% | -4.2% |
| 2017 | 64.4% | -42.4% |
| 2018 | 71.6% | +11.2% |
| 2019 | 68.7% | -4.1% |
| 2020 | 70.6% | +2.8% |
| 2021 | 60.1% | -14.9% |
| 2022 | 71.1% | +18.4% |
| 2023 | 87.2% | +22.7% |
| 2024 | 81.4% | -6.7% |
| 2025 | 72.8% | -10.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 65.7% | 54.3% | 78.3% | 10 |
| 1970s | 71.3% | 54.4% | 85.2% | 10 |
| 1980s | 70.2% | 51.8% | 84.0% | 10 |
| 1990s | 66.4% | 49.7% | 77.5% | 10 |
| 2000s | 68.6% | 64.9% | 77.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 93.1% | 64.4% | 129.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 73.9% | 60.1% | 87.2% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Gabon
More private sector data for Gabon
- 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$), annual growth rate -10.77 % change on previous year (2025)
- Merchandise imports (current US$), per capita 1,543 current US$ per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is merchandise trade in Gabon?
- Merchandise trade in Gabon was 72.8% in 2025, according to World Trade Organization (WTO).
- What is the highest merchandise trade recorded in Gabon?
- The highest recorded value was 129.0% in 2014.
- What is the lowest merchandise trade recorded in Gabon?
- The lowest recorded value was 49.7% in 1992.
- How does Gabon rank for merchandise trade?
- Gabon ranks 60th out of 204 countries with data for 2025.
- Is merchandise trade rising or falling in Gabon?
- Over the last ten years it is down 37.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Gabon data come from?
- The figures come from World Trade Organization (WTO), published as part of Merchandise trade (% of GDP). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.