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Merchandise imports from economies in the Arab World (% of total merchandise imports)

Merchandise imports from economies in the Arab World (% of total merchandise imports) in Gabon was 4.03 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 60 years was 4.22 in 2018, while its lowest value was 0.17 in 1975.

Definition: Merchandise imports from economies in the Arab World are the sum of merchandise imports by the reporting economy from economies in the Arab World. Data are expressed as a percentage of total merchandise imports 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	1.89
1961	1.68
1962	2.32
1963	2.08
1964	2.52
1965	2.25
1966	2.56
1967	3.26
1968	2.66
1969	2.11
1970	1.16
1971	0.67
1972	1.12
1973	0.69
1974	0.42
1975	0.17
1976	0.26
1977	0.22
1978	0.45
1979	0.29
1980	0.43
1981	0.53
1982	0.88
1983	0.56
1984	0.66
1985	0.63
1986	0.95
1987	0.89
1988	0.82
1989	0.97
1990	1.10
1991	1.29
1992	0.92
1993	1.22
1994	0.96
1995	1.02
1996	1.13
1997	2.17
1998	0.58
1999	0.30
2000	2.29
2001	3.02
2003	1.71
2004	3.17
2005	3.53
2006	3.01
2007	3.39
2008	3.00
2009	2.93
2010	2.91
2011	2.94
2012	2.85
2013	2.71
2014	3.52
2015	3.49
2016	3.71
2017	3.73
2018	4.22
2019	3.85
2020	4.03

Merchandise imports (current US$)

The value for Merchandise imports (current US$) in Gabon was 2,937,000,000 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 60 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 4,055,000,000 in 2014 and a minimum value of 32,000,000 in 1960.

Definition: Merchandise imports show the c.i.f. value of goods received from the rest of the world valued in current U.S. dollars.

Source: World Trade Organization.

See also:

Year	Value
1960	32,000,000
1961	36,000,000
1962	41,000,000
1963	48,000,000
1964	56,000,000
1965	62,000,000
1966	66,000,000
1967	67,000,000
1968	65,000,000
1969	77,000,000
1970	80,000,000
1971	92,000,000
1972	139,000,000
1973	190,000,000
1974	332,000,000
1975	469,000,000
1976	503,000,000
1977	716,000,000
1978	617,000,000
1979	532,000,000
1980	674,000,000
1981	841,000,000
1982	867,000,000
1983	685,000,000
1984	724,000,000
1985	855,000,000
1986	866,000,000
1987	732,000,000
1988	791,000,000
1989	767,000,000
1990	918,000,000
1991	834,000,000
1992	700,000,000
1993	845,000,000
1994	756,000,000
1995	882,000,000
1996	957,000,000
1997	1,104,000,000
1998	1,103,000,000
1999	841,000,000
2000	950,000,000
2001	1,002,000,000
2002	1,135,000,000
2003	1,206,000,000
2004	1,347,000,000
2005	1,471,000,000
2006	1,725,000,000
2007	2,157,000,000
2008	2,563,000,000
2009	2,501,000,000
2010	2,983,000,000
2011	3,665,000,000
2012	3,629,000,000
2013	3,754,000,000
2014	4,055,000,000
2015	3,171,000,000
2016	2,635,000,000
2017	2,886,000,000
2018	3,082,000,000
2019	3,140,000,000
2020	2,937,000,000

Merchandise imports from high-income economies (% of total merchandise imports)

Merchandise imports from high-income economies (% of total merchandise imports) in Gabon was 60.73 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 60 years was 99.59 in 2002, while its lowest value was 60.73 in 2020.

Definition: Merchandise imports from high-income economies are the sum of merchandise imports by the reporting economy from high-income economies according to the World Bank classification of economies. Data are expressed as a percentage of total merchandise imports 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	86.48
1961	89.11
1962	86.86
1963	87.53
1964	87.03
1965	87.00
1966	89.76
1967	89.04
1968	89.34
1969	90.90
1970	89.23
1971	93.44
1972	92.29
1973	88.74
1974	86.90
1975	82.13
1976	91.20
1977	89.46
1978	82.22
1979	90.39
1980	91.36
1981	92.16
1982	92.41
1983	93.37
1984	84.36
1985	84.27
1986	85.08
1987	82.64
1988	83.43
1989	85.17
1990	83.82
1991	74.86
1992	80.48
1993	79.96
1994	80.46
1995	80.05
1996	84.01
1997	78.37
1998	79.71
1999	90.95
2000	86.75
2001	85.18
2002	99.59
2003	87.59
2004	79.11
2005	80.55
2006	81.00
2007	78.05
2008	76.07
2009	78.61
2010	77.10
2011	77.13
2012	73.81
2013	64.94
2014	72.69
2015	61.35
2016	64.59
2017	64.69
2018	65.63
2019	64.45
2020	60.73

Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies outside region (% of total merchandise imports)

Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies outside region (% of total merchandise imports) in Gabon was 32.46 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 60 years was 32.46 in 2020, while its lowest value was 0.38 in 1977.

Definition: Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies outside region are the sum of merchandise imports by the reporting economy from 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 imports 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	1.89
1961	1.68
1962	2.32
1963	2.08
1964	2.52
1965	2.25
1966	2.41
1967	3.11
1968	2.66
1969	1.96
1970	1.07
1971	1.58
1972	1.12
1973	0.69
1974	1.21
1975	1.40
1976	1.59
1977	0.38
1978	1.37
1979	2.03
1980	1.56
1981	2.92
1982	3.50
1983	2.36
1984	3.09
1985	2.41
1986	2.12
1987	3.37
1988	4.27
1989	3.14
1990	3.76
1991	3.88
1992	4.75
1993	5.43
1994	4.28
1995	5.13
1996	5.28
1997	5.01
1998	3.96
1999	2.57
2000	5.78
2001	7.59
2002	0.41
2003	6.08
2004	10.84
2005	10.57
2006	10.87
2007	13.44
2008	14.33
2009	13.81
2010	15.16
2011	15.18
2012	18.08
2013	16.71
2014	18.92
2015	31.13
2016	27.97
2017	28.83
2018	27.65
2019	28.34
2020	32.46

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

Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in East Asia & Pacific (% of total merchandise imports) in Gabon was 20.88 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 49 years was 22.52 in 2015, while its lowest value was 0.16 in 1977.

Definition: Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in East Asia and Pacific are the sum of merchandise imports by the reporting economy from low- and middle-income economies in the East Asia and Pacific region according to the World Bank classification of economies. Data are expressed as a percentage of total merchandise imports 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	0.21
1974	0.69
1975	1.10
1976	1.28
1977	0.16
1978	0.43
1979	1.14
1980	0.64
1981	1.46
1982	0.87
1983	0.66
1984	1.17
1985	1.29
1986	0.67
1987	1.86
1988	1.37
1989	1.08
1990	1.78
1991	2.02
1992	2.88
1993	2.78
1994	1.92
1995	3.53
1996	2.62
1997	2.08
1998	2.41
1999	1.53
2000	3.14
2001	2.98
2003	2.56
2004	4.72
2005	4.79
2006	5.47
2007	7.20
2008	8.33
2009	7.78
2010	9.12
2011	8.79
2012	11.27
2013	9.75
2014	11.76
2015	22.52
2016	18.97
2017	19.04
2018	16.68
2019	16.45
2020	20.88

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

Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in Europe & Central Asia (% of total merchandise imports) in Gabon was 2.33 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 49 years was 2.83 in 2019, while its lowest value was 0.00 in 1986.

Definition: Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in Europe and Central Asia are the sum of merchandise imports by the reporting economy from low- and middle-income economies in the Europe and Central Asia region according to the World Bank classification of economies. Data are expressed as a percentage of total merchandise imports 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	0.03
1979	0.00
1980	0.00
1981	0.00
1982	0.10
1983	0.03
1984	0.04
1985	0.00
1986	0.00
1987	0.00
1988	0.10
1989	0.02
1990	0.00
1991	0.00
1992	0.00
1993	0.00
1994	0.29
1995	0.18
1996	0.25
1997	0.23
1998	0.24
1999	0.14
2000	0.28
2001	0.30
2002	0.41
2003	0.32
2004	0.41
2005	0.39
2006	0.43
2007	0.56
2008	0.56
2009	0.50
2010	0.64
2011	0.96
2012	1.24
2013	1.66
2014	1.28
2015	1.94
2016	1.27
2017	1.66
2018	1.75
2019	2.83
2020	2.33

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

Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in Latin America & the Caribbean (% of total merchandise imports) in Gabon was 2.66 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 49 years was 3.07 in 2007, while its lowest value was 0.00 in 2002.

Definition: Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in Latin America and the Caribbean are the sum of merchandise imports by the reporting economy from low- and middle-income economies in the Latin America and the Caribbean region according to the World Bank classification of economies. Data are expressed as a percentage of total merchandise imports 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	0.02
1974	0.10
1975	0.13
1976	0.00
1977	0.01
1978	0.47
1979	0.57
1980	0.38
1981	0.75
1982	1.57
1983	1.03
1984	0.95
1985	0.49
1986	0.52
1987	0.65
1988	1.97
1989	1.02
1990	0.84
1991	0.53
1992	0.76
1993	1.33
1994	0.92
1995	0.30
1996	0.81
1997	0.30
1998	0.31
1999	0.29
2000	0.60
2001	1.86
2002	0.00
2003	1.43
2004	2.49
2005	3.00
2006	2.73
2007	3.07
2008	2.87
2009	2.58
2010	1.80
2011	1.68
2012	1.65
2013	1.77
2014	1.98
2015	2.26
2016	2.32
2017	2.42
2018	2.75
2019	3.05
2020	2.66

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

Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in Middle East & North Africa (% of total merchandise imports) in Gabon was 2.90 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 60 years was 3.11 in 1967, while its lowest value was 0.17 in 1975.

Definition: Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in Middle East and North Africa are the sum of merchandise imports by the reporting economy from low- and middle-income economies in the Middle East and North Africa region according to the World Bank classification of economies. Data are expressed as a percentage of total merchandise imports 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	1.89
1961	1.68
1962	2.32
1963	2.08
1964	2.52
1965	2.25
1966	2.41
1967	3.11
1968	2.66
1969	1.96
1970	1.07
1971	0.69
1972	1.12
1973	0.69
1974	0.41
1975	0.17
1976	0.31
1977	0.22
1978	0.45
1979	0.29
1980	0.43
1981	0.53
1982	0.88
1983	0.56
1984	0.66
1985	0.63
1986	0.92
1987	0.86
1988	0.81
1989	0.93
1990	1.10
1991	1.27
1992	0.92
1993	1.22
1994	0.98
1995	1.03
1996	1.04
1997	2.14
1998	0.51
1999	0.25
2000	1.11
2001	1.22
2003	1.24
2004	2.11
2005	1.55
2006	1.39
2007	1.55
2008	1.74
2009	1.66
2010	1.67
2011	1.70
2012	1.63
2013	1.60
2014	2.26
2015	2.33
2016	2.55
2017	2.62
2018	2.99
2019	2.69
2020	2.90

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

Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in South Asia (% of total merchandise imports) in Gabon was 3.70 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 49 years was 3.70 in 2020, while its lowest value was 0.00 in 1977.

Definition: Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in South Asia are the sum of merchandise imports by the reporting economy from low- and middle-income economies in the South Asia region according to the World Bank classification of economies. Data are expressed as a percentage of total merchandise imports 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	0.63
1974	0.01
1976	0.00
1977	0.00
1978	0.02
1979	0.03
1980	0.11
1981	0.19
1982	0.09
1983	0.07
1984	0.26
1986	0.01
1987	0.01
1988	0.02
1989	0.08
1990	0.03
1991	0.05
1992	0.19
1993	0.09
1994	0.17
1995	0.09
1996	0.55
1997	0.26
1998	0.49
1999	0.35
2000	0.65
2001	1.22
2003	0.54
2004	1.11
2005	0.84
2006	0.86
2007	1.06
2008	0.83
2009	1.30
2010	1.93
2011	2.05
2012	2.29
2013	1.94
2014	1.64
2015	2.09
2016	2.86
2017	3.09
2018	3.48
2019	3.32
2020	3.70

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

Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in Sub-Saharan Africa (% of total merchandise imports) in Gabon was 6.77 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 60 years was 18.31 in 2013, while its lowest value was 0.76 in 1972.

Definition: Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in Sub-Saharan Africa are the sum of merchandise imports by the reporting economy from low- and middle-income economies in the Sub-Saharan Africa region according to the World Bank classification of economies. Data are expressed as a percentage of total merchandise imports 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	2.52
1961	2.23
1962	2.84
1963	2.70
1964	2.52
1965	3.21
1966	1.51
1967	1.78
1969	1.58
1970	1.77
1971	1.88
1972	0.76
1973	1.37
1974	3.35
1975	3.96
1976	3.13
1977	2.00
1978	1.96
1979	1.85
1980	2.78
1981	1.23
1982	1.03
1983	0.93
1984	2.12
1985	5.26
1986	4.54
1987	6.92
1988	6.36
1989	5.31
1990	5.77
1991	15.98
1992	8.30
1993	7.83
1994	5.03
1995	5.57
1996	5.90
1997	15.92
1998	15.32
1999	5.65
2000	6.81
2001	6.98
2003	6.13
2004	7.77
2005	8.73
2006	7.96
2007	7.96
2008	9.41
2009	7.54
2010	7.70
2011	7.64
2012	8.07
2013	18.31
2014	8.33
2015	7.47
2016	7.40
2017	6.43
2018	6.68
2019	7.17
2020	6.77

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

Merchandise imports by the reporting economy, residual (% of total merchandise imports) in Gabon was 0.04 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 60 years was 14.45 in 1978, while its lowest value was 0.00 in 2002.

Definition: Merchandise imports by the reporting economy residuals are the total merchandise imports by the reporting economy from the rest of the world as reported in the IMF's Direction of trade database, less the sum of imports by the reporting economy from 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 imports by the economy.

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

See also:

Year	Value
1960	9.12
1961	6.98
1962	7.99
1963	7.69
1964	7.93
1965	7.54
1966	6.33
1967	6.07
1968	7.99
1969	5.55
1970	7.93
1971	3.11
1972	5.83
1973	9.20
1974	8.54
1975	12.51
1976	4.09
1977	8.16
1978	14.45
1979	5.73
1980	4.30
1981	3.69
1982	3.06
1983	3.34
1984	10.43
1985	8.05
1986	8.27
1987	7.07
1988	5.95
1989	6.38
1990	6.65
1991	5.28
1992	6.47
1993	6.79
1994	10.23
1995	9.25
1996	4.82
1997	0.71
1998	1.01
1999	0.82
2000	0.67
2001	0.26
2002	0.00
2003	0.20
2004	2.28
2005	0.15
2006	0.17
2007	0.55
2008	0.20
2009	0.05
2010	0.05
2011	0.05
2012	0.05
2013	0.04
2014	0.05
2015	0.04
2016	0.04
2017	0.04
2018	0.04
2019	0.04
2020	0.04

Merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current US$)

The latest value for Merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current US$) in Gabon was $2,258,201,000 as of 2020. Over the past 60 years, the value for this indicator has fluctuated between $4,676,227,000 in 2013 and $31,800,000 in 1960.

Definition: Merchandise imports by the reporting economy are the total merchandise imports by the reporting economy from the rest of the world, as reported in the IMF's Direction of trade database. Data are in current U.S. dollars.

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

See also:

Year	Value
1960	$31,800,000
1961	$35,800,000
1962	$38,800,000
1963	$48,100,000
1964	$55,500,000
1965	$62,300,000
1966	$66,400,000
1967	$67,500,000
1968	$63,800,000
1969	$81,749,000
1970	$80,108,000
1971	$91,506,000
1972	$133,356,000
1973	$159,561,000
1974	$332,164,000
1975	$469,227,000
1976	$503,158,000
1977	$717,880,000
1978	$616,799,000
1979	$532,698,000
1980	$673,621,000
1981	$839,475,000
1982	$798,543,000
1983	$685,620,000
1984	$791,405,000
1985	$957,031,200
1986	$900,980,300
1987	$787,217,000
1988	$928,231,400
1989	$819,479,900
1990	$846,458,000
1991	$1,086,068,000
1992	$968,719,200
1993	$917,695,100
1994	$707,514,500
1995	$929,823,000
1996	$898,130,000
1997	$1,232,925,000
1998	$1,094,557,000
1999	$1,564,278,000
2000	$952,871,600
2001	$1,002,959,000
2002	$745,206,600
2003	$834,570,200
2004	$964,316,300
2005	$1,451,804,000
2006	$1,726,330,000
2007	$2,111,924,000
2008	$2,564,347,000
2009	$2,502,212,000
2010	$2,866,742,000
2011	$3,796,321,000
2012	$3,839,835,000
2013	$4,676,227,000
2014	$3,977,826,000
2015	$2,888,519,000
2016	$2,369,192,000
2017	$2,314,889,000
2018	$2,360,468,000
2019	$2,406,143,000
2020	$2,258,201,000

Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies within region (% of total merchandise imports)

Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies within region (% of total merchandise imports) in Gabon was 6.77 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 60 years was 18.31 in 2013, while its lowest value was 0.76 in 1972.

Definition: Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies within region are the sum of merchandise imports by the reporting economy from other low- and middle-income economies in the same World Bank region according to the World Bank classification of economies. Data are as a percentage of total merchandise imports 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	2.52
1961	2.23
1962	2.84
1963	2.70
1964	2.52
1965	3.21
1966	1.51
1967	1.78
1969	1.58
1970	1.77
1971	1.88
1972	0.76
1973	1.37
1974	3.35
1975	3.96
1976	3.13
1977	2.00
1978	1.96
1979	1.85
1980	2.78
1981	1.23
1982	1.03
1983	0.93
1984	2.12
1985	5.26
1986	4.54
1987	6.92
1988	6.36
1989	5.31
1990	5.77
1991	15.98
1992	8.30
1993	7.83
1994	5.03
1995	5.57
1996	5.90
1997	15.92
1998	15.32
1999	5.65
2000	6.81
2001	6.98
2003	6.13
2004	7.77
2005	8.73
2006	7.96
2007	7.96
2008	9.41
2009	7.54
2010	7.70
2011	7.64
2012	8.07
2013	18.31
2014	8.33
2015	7.47
2016	7.40
2017	6.43
2018	6.68
2019	7.17
2020	6.77

Classification

Topic: Private Sector & Trade Indicators

Sub-Topic: Imports