Gabon

Gabon Exports 2023

Complete list of Gabon's 151 export destinations and 100+ product categories. Sourced from CEPII BACI.

$11.30B
Total exports (2023)
#99
Global export rank
151
Destination countries
100+
Product categories tracked

Gabon exported $11.30 billion of merchandise goods in 2023, making it the world's #99 largest exporter. Goods flowed to 151 destinations, with the top ten markets absorbing 73.8% of total export value. The leading export was petroleum oils and oils obtained from bituminous minerals, crude, valued at $6.18 billion 54.7% of the country's export portfolio.

The two tables below list every destination country and the most-traded product categories at the HS6 (Harmonized System 6-digit) level. All values come from the CEPII BACI database, which reconciles UN Comtrade declarations to produce cleaner bilateral flows.

All export destinations

151 countries and territories. Click any country for the full bilateral page.

#Destination2023 export value% of total
1China$3.19B28.23%
2Indonesia$845.29M7.48%
3Spain$744.57M6.59%
4Israel$680.36M6.02%
5Congo$574.02M5.08%
6India$516.61M4.57%
7Brazil$480.78M4.26%
8France$453.25M4.01%
9Netherlands$428.89M3.80%
10Malaysia$423.56M3.75%
11Thailand$271.85M2.41%
12Italy$256.19M2.27%
13Singapore$210.10M1.86%
14USA$184.51M1.63%
15Norway$151.77M1.34%
16United Kingdom$150.49M1.33%
17Cameroon$113.41M1.00%
18Belgium$101.02M0.89%
19Türkiye$99.43M0.88%
20Germany$82.25M0.73%
21Togo$75.57M0.67%
22Marshall Isds$72.95M0.65%
23United Arab Emirates$68.85M0.61%
24Rep. of Korea$63.05M0.56%
25Bahamas$61.75M0.55%
26Côte d'Ivoire$59.83M0.53%
27Angola$58.86M0.52%
28Equatorial Guinea$53.34M0.47%
29Gibraltar$51.95M0.46%
30Namibia$50.96M0.45%
31Dem. Rep. of the Congo$50.11M0.44%
32Australia$48.98M0.43%
33Switzerland$47.15M0.42%
34Liberia$38.34M0.34%
35Japan$38.29M0.34%
36Greece$35.73M0.32%
37Morocco$26.68M0.24%
38Philippines$22.49M0.20%
39Viet Nam$21.35M0.19%
40Nigeria$20.45M0.18%
41South Africa$19.76M0.17%
42Mauritania$19.67M0.17%
43Sao Tome and Principe$19.67M0.17%
44Colombia$19.06M0.17%
45Dem. People's Rep. of Korea$17.75M0.16%
46Mexico$16.27M0.14%
47Estonia$14.96M0.13%
48Portugal$14.74M0.13%
49Mozambique$14.05M0.12%
50Denmark$12.02M0.11%
51Georgia$11.81M0.10%
52Senegal$11.78M0.10%
53Kazakhstan$11.36M0.10%
54Dominican Rep.$11.19M0.10%
55Slovakia$10.50M0.09%
56Ethiopia$10.39M0.09%
57Mauritius$10.07M0.09%
58El Salvador$9.02M0.08%
59Panama$8.82M0.08%
60Czechia$8.56M0.08%
61Bangladesh$8.24M0.07%
62Ghana$7.06M0.06%
63Saudi Arabia$6.85M0.06%
64Other Asia, nes$6.66M0.06%
65Turks and Caicos Isds$6.54M0.06%
66Canada$6.43M0.06%
67Algeria$6.23M0.06%
68Latvia$5.49M0.05%
69Poland$5.49M0.05%
70Romania$3.76M0.03%
71Guinea$3.62M0.03%
72Iraq$2.77M0.02%
73Libya$2.49M0.02%
74New Zealand$2.23M0.02%
75Nicaragua$2.16M0.02%
76Cyprus$1.80M0.02%
77Sweden$1.76M0.02%
78Rwanda$1.71M0.02%
79Kenya$1.71M0.02%
80Benin$1.32M0.01%
81Tunisia$1.20M0.01%
82Pakistan$1.16M0.01%
83Central African Rep.$1.16M0.01%
84China, Hong Kong SAR$1.13M0.01%
85Madagascar$1.10M0.01%
86Kuwait$1.08M0.01%
87Bahrain$976,9220.01%
88Lebanon$887,0360.01%
89Chad$814,3320.01%
90Cabo Verde$784,4890.01%
91Egypt$712,8660.01%
92Ukraine$609,0210.01%
93Argentina$584,2330.01%
94Burkina Faso$561,2420.00%
95Ireland$513,8210.00%
96Qatar$473,2710.00%
97United Rep. of Tanzania$435,8520.00%
98Lithuania$363,6200.00%
99Slovenia$314,9900.00%
100Albania$257,4520.00%
101Austria$246,1300.00%
102Finland$226,5250.00%
103Croatia$163,3060.00%
104Uganda$156,0090.00%
105Mali$154,7310.00%
106Malta$153,9180.00%
107Luxembourg$145,4080.00%
108Chile$136,7190.00%
109Honduras$106,7900.00%
110Bulgaria$84,3590.00%
111Jordan$79,0580.00%
112Zimbabwe$75,7650.00%
113Serbia$70,6050.00%
114Peru$54,6400.00%
115Djibouti$52,6880.00%
116French Polynesia$42,1620.00%
117Fiji$37,5970.00%
118Niger$36,3190.00%
119Malawi$34,4600.00%
120Bolivia (Plurinational State of)$31,6200.00%
121Uruguay$31,4720.00%
122Oman$28,1770.00%
123Bosnia Herzegovina$26,8740.00%
124Burundi$25,9420.00%
125Sudan$25,3780.00%
126Barbados$24,1020.00%
127Montenegro$23,6890.00%
128Saint Vincent and the Grenadines$21,7700.00%
129Hungary$19,7040.00%
130Zambia$18,7500.00%
131Seychelles$18,3590.00%
132Azerbaijan$17,8430.00%
133Sierra Leone$17,7900.00%
134Guyana$16,8610.00%
135Botswana$14,5090.00%
136New Caledonia$13,3610.00%
137North Macedonia$12,7330.00%
138Iceland$11,7080.00%
139Gambia$9,2890.00%
140Brunei Darussalam$4,7440.00%
141Sri Lanka$3,2300.00%
142Armenia$1,7980.00%
143Paraguay$1,1670.00%
144Russian Federation$9950.00%
145Trinidad and Tobago$9650.00%
146Dominica$3760.00%
147Cuba$3730.00%
148Uzbekistan$2000.00%
149Costa Rica$1860.00%
150Guatemala$760.00%
151Andorra$280.00%

Top export products (HS6)

100 product categories ranked by 2023 export value.

#HS6ProductValue% of total
1270900Oils: petroleum oils and oils obtained from bituminous minerals, crude$6.18B54.70%
2260200Manganese ores and concentrates, including ferruginous manganese ores and concentrates with a manganese content of 20% or more, calculated on the dry weight$1.82B16.07%
3890520Floating or submersible drilling or production platforms$667.92M5.91%
4890590Vessels: light, fire-floats, floating cranes and other vessels, the navigability of which is subsidiary to their main function, floating docks$644.09M5.70%
5440729Wood, tropical, n.e.c. in item no. 4407.2, sawn or chipped lengthwise, sliced or peeled, whether or not planed, sanded or end-jointed, of a thickness exceeding 6mm$376.99M3.34%
6271000Petroleum oils and oils from bituminous minerals, not crude: preparations n.e.c. containing by weight 70% or more of petroleum oils or oils from bituminous minerals: these being the basic constituents of the preparations: waste oils$301.30M2.67%
7440839Wood, of tropical wood: as in Subheading note 2 to this Chapter, n.e.c. in heading no. 4408.31, sheets for veneer or plywood, other wood sawn length wise, sliced or peeled, whether or not planed, sanded or end-jointed, not thicker than 6mm$160.65M1.42%
8890190Vessels: n.e.c. in heading no. 8901, for the transport of goods and other vessels for the transport of both persons and goods$159.74M1.41%
9890400Tugs and pusher craft$134.04M1.19%
10151110Vegetable oils: palm oil and its fractions, crude, not chemically modified$88.39M0.78%
11440890Wood: n.e.c. in heading no. 4408, sheets for veneer or plywood, other wood sawn lengthwise, sliced or peeled, whether or not planed, sanded or end-jointed, not exceeding 6mm in thickness$77.43M0.69%
12441231Plywood: consisting only of sheets of wood (not bamboo), each ply 6mm or thinner, with at least one outer ply of tropical wood$61.17M0.54%
13441299Plywood, veneered panels and similar laminated wood (other than blockboard, laminboard and battenboard, other than of bamboo, and other than plywood consisting only of sheets of wood each ply 6mm or thinner)$46.94M0.42%
14710812Metals: gold, non-monetary, unwrought (but not powder)$44.66M0.40%
15720230Ferro-alloys: ferro-silico-manganese$43.26M0.38%
16270799Oils and other products of the distillation of high temperature coal tar: n.e.c. in heading no. 2707$34.01M0.30%
17850239Electric generating sets: (excluding those with spark-ignition or compression-ignition internal combustion piston engines), other than wind powered$27.24M0.24%
18730429Iron or steel (excluding cast iron or stainless steel): seamless, casing and tubing, of a kind used in drilling for oil or gas$25.51M0.23%
19710813Metals: gold, semi-manufactured$24.91M0.22%
20843049Boring and sinking machinery: not self-propelled$19.93M0.18%
21440799Wood: sawn or chipped lengthwise, sliced or peeled, of a thickness exceeding 6mm, whether or not planed, sanded or finger-jointed, n.e.c. in heading no. 4407$19.71M0.17%
22440922Wood: tropical (including unassembled strips and friezes for parquet flooring), continuously shaped along any edges, ends or faces, whether or not planed, sanded or end-jointed$13.75M0.12%
23440612Wood: railway or tramway sleepers (cross-ties), not impregnated, non-coniferous$12.85M0.11%
24270820Pitch coke: obtained from coal tar or from other mineral tars$10.29M0.09%
25890110Cruise ships, excursion boats and similar vessels, principally designed for the transport of persons, ferry boats of all kinds$10.10M0.09%
26880240Aeroplanes and other aircraft: of an unladen weight exceeding 15,000kg$9.71M0.09%
27271111Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons: liquefied, natural gas$9.02M0.08%
28151321Vegetable oils: palm kernel or babassu oil and their fractions, crude, not chemically modified$8.50M0.08%
29880212Helicopters: of an unladen weight exceeding 2000kg$8.40M0.07%
30400129Rubber: natural (excluding latex, technically specified natural rubber and smoked sheets), in primary forms or in plates, sheets or strip$8.26M0.07%
31440122Wood: for fuel, in chips or particles, non-coniferous, whether or not agglomerated$8.00M0.07%
32441899Wood: builders' joinery and carpentry of wood n.e.c. in heading no. 4418, other than of bamboo$7.43M0.07%
33740319Copper: refined, unwrought, n.e.c. in item no. 7403.1$7.20M0.06%
34400122Rubber: technically specified natural rubber (TSNR), in primary forms or in plates, sheets or strip (excluding latex and smoked sheets)$7.07M0.06%
35382311Industrial monocarboxylic fatty acids, acid oils from refining: stearic acid$6.36M0.06%
36440728Wood, tropical: iroko, sawn or chipped lengthwise, sliced or peeled, whether or not planed, sanded or end-jointed, thicker than 6mm$6.07M0.05%
37732619Iron or steel: articles n.e.c. in item no. 7326.11, forged or stamped, but not further worked$4.74M0.04%
38890120Tankers$4.73M0.04%
39760120Aluminium: unwrought, alloys$4.21M0.04%
40151190Vegetable oils: palm oil and its fractions, other than crude, whether or not refined, but not chemically modified$4.06M0.04%
41830710Tubing: flexible, with or without fittings, of iron or steel$4.01M0.04%
42842119Centrifuges: n.e.c. in heading no. 8421, including centrifugal dryers (but not clothes-dryers)$4.00M0.04%
43841182Turbines: gas-turbines (excluding turbo-jets and turbo-propellers), of a power exceeding 5000kW$3.72M0.03%
44282090Manganese oxides: excluding manganese dioxide$3.24M0.03%
45442199Wood: not of bamboo, articles n.e.c. in heading no. 4414 to 4420 (excluding clothes hangers)$3.21M0.03%
46843143Boring or sinking machinery: parts of the machinery of item no. 8430.41 or 8430.41$3.21M0.03%
47843139Machinery: parts of the machinery of heading no. 8428, (other than lifts, skip hoists or escalators)$3.01M0.03%
48848180Taps, cocks, valves and similar appliances: for pipes, boiler shells, tanks, vats or the like, including thermostatically controlled valves$2.90M0.03%
49970600Antiques: of an age exceeding one hundred years$2.89M0.03%
50440349Wood, tropical: other than dark red meranti, light red meranti and meranti bakau, in the rough, whether or not stripped of bark or sapwood, or roughly squared, untreated$2.86M0.03%
51440791Wood: oak (Quercus spp.), sawn or chipped lengthwise, sliced or peeled, whether or not planed, sanded or end-jointed, thicker than 6mm$2.78M0.02%
52847989Machines and mechanical appliances: having individual functions, n.e.c. or included in this chapter$2.77M0.02%
53440810Wood: coniferous, sheets for veneering (including those obtained by slicing laminated wood), for plywood or similar laminated wood and other wood, sawn lengthwise, sliced or peeled, planed or not, sanded, spliced or end-jointed, not over 6 mm thick$2.77M0.02%
54440831Wood, tropical: as specified in Subheading Note 2 to this Chapter, dark red meranti, light red meranti, meranti bakau, sheets for veneer, plywood or other wood, sawn lengthwise, sliced or peeled, planed or not, sanded or end-jointed, not thicker than 6mm$2.65M0.02%
55850153Electric motors: AC motors, multi-phase, of an output exceeding 75kW$2.64M0.02%
56841112Turbo-jets: of a thrust exceeding 25kN$2.57M0.02%
57901580Surveying equipment: articles n.e.c. in heading no. 9015, including hydrographic, oceanographic, hydrological, meteorological or geophysical instruments and appliances (excluding compasses)$2.40M0.02%
58780199Lead: unwrought, unrefined, not containing by weight antimony as the principal other element$2.33M0.02%
59382319Industrial monocarboxylic fatty acids: acid oils from refining: (other than stearic acid, oleic acid or tall oil fatty acids)$2.29M0.02%
60850680Cells and batteries: primary, (other than manganese dioxide, mercuric oxide, silver oxide, lithium or air-zinc)$2.27M0.02%
61720610Iron or non-alloy steel: ingots (excluding iron of heading no. 7203)$2.22M0.02%
62440727Wood, tropical: sapelli, sawn or chipped lengthwise, sliced or peeled, whether or not planed, sanded or end-jointed, thicker than 6mm$2.17M0.02%
63901590Surveying equipment: parts and accessories for articles of heading no. 9015$2.07M0.02%
64730520Iron or steel (excluding cast iron): casing of a kind used in drilling for oil or gas (not seamless), having circular cross-sections, external diameter exceeds 406.4mm$2.07M0.02%
65230230Bran, sharps and other residues: of wheat, whether or not in the form of pellets, derived from the sifting, milling or other workings thereof$2.03M0.02%
66870590Vehicles: break-down lorries, road-sweepers, spraying lorries, mobile workshops, mobile radiological units, and other special purpose vehicles n.e.c. in heading no. 8705$2.02M0.02%
67220300Beer: made from malt$1.91M0.02%
68441239Plywood: consisting only of sheets of wood (not bamboo), each ply 6mm or thinner, with both outer plies of coniferous wood$1.90M0.02%
69731100Containers for compressed or liquefied gas, of iron or steel$1.88M0.02%
70860791Railway or tramway locomotives: parts n.e.c. in heading no. 8607$1.71M0.02%
71740313Copper: refined, unwrought, billets$1.67M0.01%
72842531Winches: capstans: powered by an electric motor$1.66M0.01%
73730619Iron or steel (excluding cast iron): line pipe of a kind used for oil or gas pipelines (other than of stainless steel or seamless), n.e.c. in chapter 73$1.61M0.01%
74842699Cranes and derricks: for other than mounting on road vehicles, n.e.c. in heading no. 8426$1.60M0.01%
75252390Cement: hydraulic kinds n.e.c. in heading no. 2523$1.58M0.01%
76730423Iron or steel (excluding cast iron or stainless steel): seamless, drill pipe, of a kind used in drilling for oil or gas$1.55M0.01%
77870332Vehicles: with only compression-ignition internal combustion piston engine (diesel or semi-diesel), cylinder capacity over 1500 but not over 2500cc$1.51M0.01%
78880211Helicopters: of an unladen weight not exceeding 2000kg$1.47M0.01%
79440712Wood: coniferous species, of fir (Abies spp.) and spruce (Picea spp.), sawn or chipped lengthwise, sliced or peeled, whether or not planed, sanded or finger-jointed, of a thickness exceeding 6mm$1.37M0.01%
80842911Bulldozers and angledozers: self-propelled, track laying$1.36M0.01%
81730439Iron or non-alloy steel (excluding cast iron): seamless, (excluding cold-drawn or cold-rolled), tubes, pipes and hollow profiles of circular cross-section$1.36M0.01%
82880330Aircraft and spacecraft: parts of aeroplanes or helicopters n.e.c. in heading no. 8803$1.32M0.01%
83732690Iron or steel: articles n.e.c. in heading 7326$1.29M0.01%
84940690Buildings: prefabricated, not of wood$1.27M0.01%
85730490Iron or steel (excluding cast iron): seamless, tubes, pipes and hollow profiles, seamless, n.e.c. in heading no. 7304$1.23M0.01%
86760110Aluminium: unwrought, (not alloyed)$1.17M0.01%
87740321Copper: copper-zinc base alloys (brass) unwrought$1.16M0.01%
88842959Mechanical shovels, excavators and shovel loaders: n.e.c. in item no. 8429.50$1.13M0.01%
89860900Containers: (including containers for transport of fluids) specially designed and equipped for carriage by one or more modes of transport$1.10M0.01%
90350691Adhesives: prepared, based on polymers of heading 3901 to 3913 or on rubber$1.09M0.01%
91842539Winches: capstans: not powered by an electric motor$1.08M0.01%
92780200Lead: waste and scrap$1.07M0.01%
93741991Copper: cast, moulded, stamped or forged, but not further worked$1.06M0.01%
94720449Ferrous waste and scrap: n.e.c. in heading no. 7204$999,8390.01%
95842649Cranes: self-propelled derricks and cranes, not on tyres, n.e.c. in heading no. 8426$999,7850.01%
96440711Wood: coniferous species, of pine (Pinus spp.), sawn or chipped lengthwise, sliced or peeled, whether or not planed, sanded or finger-jointed, of a thickness exceeding 6mm$998,0080.01%
97730424Steel, stainless: seamless, casing and tubing, of a kind used in drilling for oil or gas$985,1770.01%
98842952Mechanical shovels, excavators and shovel loaders: with a 360 degree revolving super structure$961,3480.01%
99851769Communication apparatus (excluding telephone sets or base stations): machines for the transmission or reception of voice, images or other data (including wired/wireless networks), n.e.c. in item no. 8517.6$919,5090.01%
100441234Plywood: consisting only of sheets of wood (not bamboo), each ply 6mm or thinner, with at least one outer ply of non-coniferous wood not listed in subheading 4412.33$914,0190.01%