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Merchandise exports to economies in the Arab World (% of total merchandise exports)

Merchandise exports to economies in the Arab World (% of total merchandise exports) in Gabon was 1.32 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 60 years was 3.86 in 1969, while its lowest value was 0.21 in 1978.

Definition: Merchandise exports to economies in the Arab World are the sum of merchandise exports by the reporting economy to economies in the Arab World. 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.

Source: World Bank staff estimates based data from International Monetary Fund's Direction of Trade database.

See also:

Year	Value
1960	1.46
1961	1.27
1962	0.85
1963	0.68
1964	0.63
1965	1.14
1966	0.99
1967	0.67
1968	0.95
1969	3.86
1970	2.07
1971	1.91
1972	2.07
1973	1.61
1974	0.43
1975	0.38
1976	0.25
1977	0.23
1978	0.21
1979	0.49
1981	0.42
1982	0.51
1983	1.90
1984	1.09
1985	2.34
1986	2.78
1987	1.43
1988	2.47
1989	1.76
1990	2.84
1991	0.86
1992	1.06
1993	1.27
1994	3.31
1995	2.32
1996	0.70
1997	0.70
1998	0.90
1999	0.64
2000	0.42
2001	0.51
2002	0.69
2003	0.46
2004	1.06
2005	0.46
2006	0.48
2007	0.92
2008	0.51
2009	0.71
2010	0.67
2011	0.71
2012	0.62
2013	0.70
2014	0.56
2015	0.80
2016	0.91
2017	0.91
2018	0.70
2019	0.65
2020	1.32

Merchandise exports (current US$)

The value for Merchandise exports (current US$) in Gabon was 4,903,000,000 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 60 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 10,039,000,000 in 2013 and a minimum value of 47,000,000 in 1960.

Definition: Merchandise exports show the f.o.b. value of goods provided to the rest of the world valued in current U.S. dollars.

Source: World Trade Organization.

See also:

Year	Value
1960	47,000,000
1961	55,000,000
1962	59,000,000
1963	73,000,000
1964	95,000,000
1965	105,000,000
1966	101,000,000
1967	120,000,000
1968	125,000,000
1969	142,000,000
1970	144,000,000
1971	179,000,000
1972	228,000,000
1973	331,000,000
1974	768,000,000
1975	943,000,000
1976	1,135,000,000
1977	1,343,000,000
1978	1,107,000,000
1979	1,848,000,000
1980	2,173,000,000
1981	2,201,000,000
1982	2,161,000,000
1983	2,000,000,000
1984	2,011,000,000
1985	1,951,000,000
1986	1,271,000,000
1987	1,286,000,000
1988	1,196,000,000
1989	1,598,000,000
1990	2,204,000,000
1991	2,243,000,000
1992	2,082,000,000
1993	2,295,000,000
1994	2,350,000,000
1995	2,713,000,000
1996	3,184,000,000
1997	3,024,000,000
1998	1,916,000,000
1999	2,394,000,000
2000	2,598,000,000
2001	2,524,000,000
2002	2,409,000,000
2003	3,062,000,000
2004	3,728,000,000
2005	5,065,000,000
2006	5,450,000,000
2007	6,309,000,000
2008	9,566,000,000
2009	5,356,000,000
2010	8,686,000,000
2011	9,766,000,000
2012	9,493,000,000
2013	10,039,000,000
2014	8,290,000,000
2015	5,113,000,000
2016	4,345,000,000
2017	5,468,000,000
2018	6,504,000,000
2019	6,620,000,000
2020	4,903,000,000

Merchandise exports to high-income economies (% of total merchandise exports)

Merchandise exports to high-income economies (% of total merchandise exports) in Gabon was 45.05 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 60 years was 94.70 in 1992, while its lowest value was 39.14 in 2019.

Definition: 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.

Source: World Bank staff estimates based data from International Monetary Fund's Direction of Trade database.

See also:

Year	Value
1960	89.75
1961	89.31
1962	89.93
1963	89.92
1964	92.29
1965	90.57
1966	90.17
1967	85.15
1968	67.59
1969	72.59
1970	70.06
1971	72.84
1972	71.68
1973	79.92
1974	88.93
1975	87.77
1976	93.86
1977	64.60
1978	61.28
1979	83.70
1980	80.18
1981	78.87
1982	79.42
1983	87.83
1984	90.81
1985	92.29
1986	89.96
1987	92.67
1988	84.09
1989	88.64
1990	91.97
1991	93.89
1992	94.70
1993	92.78
1994	87.81
1995	85.49
1996	82.24
1997	79.39
1998	77.75
1999	80.23
2000	87.28
2001	86.39
2002	81.48
2003	88.16
2004	84.06
2005	86.09
2006	79.19
2007	79.04
2008	73.81
2009	81.50
2010	82.39
2011	88.50
2012	87.82
2013	82.67
2014	75.04
2015	77.76
2016	67.89
2017	54.87
2018	53.52
2019	39.14
2020	45.05

Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies outside region (% of total merchandise exports)

Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies outside region (% of total merchandise exports) in Gabon was 53.01 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 60 years was 59.32 in 2019, while its lowest value was 0.63 in 1964.

Definition: Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies outside region are the sum of merchandise exports from the reporting economy to other low- and middle-income economies in other World Bank regions 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.

Source: World Bank staff estimates based data from International Monetary Fund's Direction of Trade database.

See also:

Year	Value
1960	1.46
1961	1.27
1962	0.85
1963	0.68
1964	0.63
1965	1.14
1966	0.99
1967	0.67
1968	0.95
1969	3.86
1970	2.05
1971	2.05
1972	2.07
1973	1.61
1974	1.10
1975	6.79
1976	1.88
1977	14.35
1978	18.92
1979	13.55
1980	12.62
1981	9.10
1982	14.49
1983	6.53
1984	1.65
1985	4.20
1986	5.55
1987	2.56
1988	9.97
1989	5.95
1990	4.78
1991	3.54
1992	3.01
1993	5.17
1994	6.75
1995	8.13
1996	7.11
1997	10.63
1998	7.53
1999	9.04
2000	10.35
2001	8.95
2002	11.87
2003	8.81
2004	12.78
2005	9.58
2006	15.65
2007	17.60
2008	22.75
2009	13.52
2010	14.39
2011	8.52
2012	9.35
2013	12.55
2014	20.69
2015	19.14
2016	29.43
2017	42.82
2018	44.53
2019	59.32
2020	53.01

Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in East Asia & Pacific (% of total merchandise exports)

Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in East Asia & Pacific (% of total merchandise exports) in Gabon was 48.64 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 49 years was 56.43 in 2019, while its lowest value was 0.01 in 1971.

Definition: Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in East Asia and Pacific are the sum of merchandise exports from the reporting economy to low- and middle-income economies in the East Asia and Pacific region according to World Bank classification of economies. Data are 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.

Source: World Bank staff estimates based data from International Monetary Fund's Direction of Trade database.

See also:

Year	Value
1971	0.01
1984	0.44
1985	0.88
1986	1.04
1987	0.38
1988	0.55
1989	1.15
1990	0.77
1991	1.88
1992	1.96
1993	3.00
1994	2.82
1995	4.52
1996	5.54
1997	8.43
1998	5.51
1999	8.18
2000	8.35
2001	5.32
2002	4.97
2003	6.30
2004	8.61
2005	6.38
2006	12.72
2007	15.45
2008	14.92
2009	12.09
2010	12.89
2011	7.83
2012	6.38
2013	8.78
2014	17.31
2015	17.86
2016	27.28
2017	38.80
2018	38.89
2019	56.43
2020	48.64

Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in Europe & Central Asia (% of total merchandise exports)

Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in Europe & Central Asia (% of total merchandise exports) in Gabon was 1.16 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 45 years was 2.18 in 2018, while its lowest value was 0.00 in 1976.

Definition: Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in Europe and Central Asia are the sum of merchandise exports from the reporting economy to low- and middle-income economies in the Europe and Central Asia region according to World Bank classification of economies. Data are 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.

Source: World Bank staff estimates based data from International Monetary Fund's Direction of Trade database.

See also:

Year	Value
1975	0.72
1976	0.00
1983	0.08
1984	0.00
1985	0.02
1986	0.09
1987	0.53
1988	0.38
1989	0.22
1990	0.00
1991	0.00
1994	0.24
1995	0.71
1996	0.73
1997	1.02
1998	0.78
1999	0.02
2000	0.30
2001	0.12
2002	0.19
2003	0.07
2004	1.28
2005	0.76
2006	0.36
2007	0.42
2008	0.27
2009	0.16
2010	0.12
2011	0.04
2012	0.07
2013	0.10
2014	0.03
2015	0.03
2016	0.89
2017	1.34
2018	2.18
2019	1.34
2020	1.16

Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in Latin America & the Caribbean (% of total merchandise exports)

Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in Latin America & the Caribbean (% of total merchandise exports) in Gabon was 0.17 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 49 years was 18.70 in 1978, while its lowest value was 0.00 in 1992.

Definition: Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in Latin America and the Caribbean are the sum of merchandise exports from the reporting economy to low- and middle-income economies in the Latin America and the Caribbean region according to World Bank classification of economies. Data are 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.

Source: World Bank staff estimates based data from International Monetary Fund's Direction of Trade database.

See also:

Year	Value
1971	0.16
1974	0.67
1975	5.69
1976	1.64
1977	14.13
1978	18.70
1979	13.06
1980	12.62
1981	8.68
1982	13.99
1983	4.54
1984	0.05
1985	0.96
1986	1.66
1987	0.21
1988	6.60
1989	2.79
1990	1.18
1991	0.79
1992	0.00
1993	0.87
1994	0.16
1995	0.58
1996	0.05
1997	0.31
1998	0.01
1999	0.01
2000	0.05
2001	2.50
2002	2.50
2003	0.04
2004	0.07
2005	0.05
2006	0.03
2007	0.06
2008	0.79
2009	0.02
2010	0.05
2011	0.04
2012	0.04
2013	0.05
2014	0.04
2015	0.15
2016	0.17
2017	0.22
2018	0.24
2019	0.21
2020	0.17

Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in Middle East & North Africa (% of total merchandise exports)

Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in Middle East & North Africa (% of total merchandise exports) in Gabon was 0.89 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 60 years was 3.86 in 1969, while its lowest value was 0.21 in 1978.

Definition: Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in Middle East and North Africa are the sum of merchandise exports from the reporting economy to low- and middle-income economies in the Middle East and North Africa region according to World Bank classification of economies. Data are 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.

Source: World Bank staff estimates based data from International Monetary Fund's Direction of Trade database.

See also:

Year	Value
1960	1.46
1961	1.27
1962	0.85
1963	0.68
1964	0.63
1965	1.14
1966	0.99
1967	0.67
1968	0.95
1969	3.86
1970	2.05
1971	1.88
1972	2.07
1973	1.61
1974	0.43
1975	0.38
1976	0.25
1977	0.23
1978	0.21
1979	0.49
1981	0.42
1982	0.51
1983	1.90
1984	1.15
1985	2.34
1986	2.76
1987	1.43
1988	2.41
1989	1.76
1990	2.82
1991	0.85
1992	1.02
1993	1.25
1994	3.31
1995	2.31
1996	0.70
1997	0.70
1998	0.90
1999	0.64
2000	0.41
2001	0.47
2002	0.52
2003	0.43
2004	0.94
2005	0.42
2006	0.40
2007	0.75
2008	0.36
2009	0.44
2010	0.43
2011	0.48
2012	0.39
2013	0.44
2014	0.36
2015	0.50
2016	0.63
2017	0.63
2018	0.45
2019	0.41
2020	0.89

Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in South Asia (% of total merchandise exports)

Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in South Asia (% of total merchandise exports) in Gabon was 2.15 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 35 years was 6.41 in 2008, while its lowest value was 0.00 in 1985.

Definition: Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in South Asia are the sum of merchandise exports from the reporting economy to low- and middle-income economies in the South Asia region according to World Bank classification of economies. Data are 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.

Source: World Bank staff estimates based data from International Monetary Fund's Direction of Trade database.

See also:

Year	Value
1985	0.00
1986	0.00
1987	0.01
1988	0.02
1989	0.03
1990	0.01
1991	0.02
1992	0.03
1993	0.06
1994	0.22
1995	0.01
1996	0.08
1997	0.17
1998	0.34
1999	0.19
2000	1.24
2001	0.54
2002	3.70
2003	1.97
2004	1.88
2005	1.97
2006	2.14
2007	0.92
2008	6.41
2009	0.81
2010	0.90
2011	0.12
2012	2.47
2013	3.18
2014	2.95
2015	0.60
2016	0.45
2017	1.83
2018	2.77
2019	0.92
2020	2.15

Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in Sub-Saharan Africa (% of total merchandise exports)

Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in Sub-Saharan Africa (% of total merchandise exports) in Gabon was 1.93 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 60 years was 8.48 in 1971, while its lowest value was 0.00 in 1980.

Definition: Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in Sub-Saharan Africa are the sum of merchandise exports from the reporting economy to low- and middle-income economies in the Sub-Saharan Africa region according to World Bank classification of economies. Data are 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.

Source: World Bank staff estimates based data from International Monetary Fund's Direction of Trade database.

See also:

Year	Value
1960	4.39
1961	3.44
1962	2.90
1963	1.91
1964	1.58
1965	1.62
1966	4.87
1967	5.00
1968	5.60
1969	6.35
1970	6.10
1971	8.48
1972	2.55
1973	1.67
1974	0.83
1975	1.19
1976	1.26
1977	1.08
1978	0.03
1979	0.08
1980	0.00
1981	3.26
1982	2.14
1983	1.99
1984	1.65
1985	2.33
1986	2.61
1987	1.73
1988	2.57
1989	3.19
1990	1.83
1991	1.23
1992	1.07
1993	1.15
1994	0.84
1995	1.26
1996	1.60
1997	0.97
1998	1.60
1999	0.90
2000	2.37
2001	4.66
2002	6.65
2003	3.03
2004	3.16
2005	4.32
2006	5.11
2007	3.36
2008	3.44
2009	4.98
2010	3.21
2011	2.98
2012	2.83
2013	4.77
2014	4.27
2015	3.10
2016	2.68
2017	2.31
2018	1.94
2019	1.55
2020	1.93

Merchandise exports by the reporting economy, residual (% of total merchandise exports)

Merchandise exports by the reporting economy, residual (% of total merchandise exports) in Gabon was 0.00 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 60 years was 25.87 in 1968, while its lowest value was 0.00 in 2001.

Definition: Merchandise exports by the reporting economy residuals are the total merchandise exports by the reporting economy to the rest of the world as reported in the IMF's Direction of trade database, less the sum of exports by the reporting economy to high-, low-, and middle-income economies according to the World Bank classification of economies. Includes trade with unspecified partners or with economies not covered by World Bank classification. Data are as a percentage of total merchandise exports by the economy.

Source: World Bank staff estimates based data from International Monetary Fund's Direction of Trade database.

See also:

Year	Value
1960	4.39
1961	5.98
1962	6.31
1963	7.49
1964	5.49
1965	6.67
1966	3.97
1967	9.17
1968	25.87
1969	17.21
1970	21.80
1971	16.63
1972	23.71
1973	16.81
1974	9.14
1975	4.25
1976	3.00
1977	19.97
1978	19.77
1979	2.67
1980	7.20
1981	8.76
1982	3.94
1983	3.64
1984	5.89
1985	1.17
1986	1.88
1987	3.03
1988	3.37
1989	2.21
1990	1.42
1991	1.33
1992	1.22
1993	0.90
1994	4.59
1995	5.12
1996	9.04
1997	9.01
1998	13.12
1999	9.83
2000	0.00
2001	0.00
2002	0.00
2003	0.00
2004	0.00
2005	0.00
2006	0.04
2007	0.00
2008	0.00
2009	0.00
2010	0.00
2011	0.00
2012	0.00
2013	0.00
2014	0.00
2015	0.00
2016	0.00
2017	0.00
2018	0.00
2019	0.00
2020	0.00

Merchandise exports by the reporting economy (current US$)

The latest value for Merchandise exports by the reporting economy (current US$) in Gabon was 4,096,879,000 as of 2020. Over the past 60 years, the value for this indicator has fluctuated between 13,327,510,000 in 2011 and 47,800,000 in 1960.

Definition: Merchandise exports by the reporting economy are the total merchandise exports by the reporting economy to the rest of the world, as reported in the IMF's Direction of trade database. Data are in current US$.

Source: World Bank staff estimates based data from International Monetary Fund's Direction of Trade database.

See also:

Year	Value
1960	47,800,000
1961	55,200,000
1962	58,600,000
1963	73,400,000
1964	94,700,000
1965	105,000,000
1966	100,700,000
1967	119,900,000
1968	126,800,000
1969	148,226,000
1970	121,182,000
1971	178,648,000
1972	193,167,000
1973	288,303,000
1974	766,223,000
1975	941,951,000
1976	1,135,753,000
1977	1,342,613,000
1978	1,107,291,000
1979	1,849,606,000
1980	2,189,292,000
1981	1,699,615,000
1982	1,564,892,000
1983	1,474,870,000
1984	1,795,248,000
1985	1,997,425,000
1986	1,262,589,000
1987	1,280,812,000
1988	1,206,238,000
1989	1,530,306,000
1990	2,481,863,000
1991	2,518,523,000
1992	2,285,630,000
1993	2,194,915,000
1994	2,391,038,000
1995	2,649,592,000
1996	3,145,606,000
1997	3,478,656,000
1998	2,498,954,000
1999	3,362,620,000
2000	2,605,025,000
2001	2,524,372,000
2002	2,413,030,000
2003	2,805,241,000
2004	2,415,308,000
2005	5,068,694,000
2006	6,013,698,000
2007	6,307,204,000
2008	9,568,047,000
2009	5,361,450,000
2010	8,526,522,000
2011	13,327,510,000
2012	8,190,151,000
2013	6,983,938,000
2014	6,442,732,000
2015	4,660,109,000
2016	3,477,573,000
2017	3,938,955,000
2018	5,269,290,000
2019	5,581,209,000
2020	4,096,879,000

Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies within region (% of total merchandise exports)

Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies within region (% of total merchandise exports) in Gabon was 1.93 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 60 years was 8.48 in 1971, while its lowest value was 0.00 in 1980.

Definition: 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.

Source: World Bank staff estimates based data from International Monetary Fund's Direction of Trade database.

See also:

Year	Value
1960	4.39
1961	3.44
1962	2.90
1963	1.91
1964	1.58
1965	1.62
1966	4.87
1967	5.00
1968	5.60
1969	6.35
1970	6.10
1971	8.48
1972	2.55
1973	1.67
1974	0.83
1975	1.19
1976	1.26
1977	1.08
1978	0.03
1979	0.08
1980	0.00
1981	3.26
1982	2.14
1983	1.99
1984	1.65
1985	2.33
1986	2.61
1987	1.73
1988	2.57
1989	3.19
1990	1.83
1991	1.23
1992	1.07
1993	1.15
1994	0.84
1995	1.26
1996	1.60
1997	0.97
1998	1.60
1999	0.90
2000	2.37
2001	4.66
2002	6.65
2003	3.03
2004	3.16
2005	4.32
2006	5.11
2007	3.36
2008	3.44
2009	4.98
2010	3.21
2011	2.98
2012	2.83
2013	4.77
2014	4.27
2015	3.10
2016	2.68
2017	2.31
2018	1.94
2019	1.55
2020	1.93

Classification

Topic: Private Sector & Trade Indicators

Sub-Topic: Exports