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Gabon — Trade & Compliance

Gabon's trade profile consolidates its merchandise flow from CEPII BACI, the preferential agreements it has entered from the World Bank, the international cargo conventions it has ratified from the UN Treaty Collection, and its applied tariff, VAT and currency of record from the World Bank, the EU and ISO 4217.

Every figure is shown as its named source records it and dated where the source dates it; trade partners and product codes link to their own pages where logibook profiles them.

2
trade agreements
5
cargo treaties
18.03%
MFN applied tariff

Memberships & standing

Income groupUpper middle income
Member ofAFCFTAAUCOMMONWEALTHEMEAIMFOPECSSAUNWCOWTO
DatabookThe Record of Consolidated Knowledge
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Trade Flow

Top export markets
  1. 1China36.3%
  2. 2Indonesia13.1%
  3. 3Brazil9.1%
  4. 4Malaysia7.3%
  5. 5India6.5%
CEPII BACI · 2024
Top import sources
  1. 1China27.0%
  2. 2France22.6%
  3. 3USA5.4%
  4. 4Belgium4.2%
  5. 5Türkiye3.6%
CEPII BACI · 2024
Leading export goods (HS2)
  1. 1Mineral fuels & oils67.7%
  2. 2Ores, slag, ash21.0%
  3. 3Wood8.9%
  4. 4Animal/vegetable fats & oils1.4%
  5. 5Iron & steel0.3%
CEPII BACI · 2024
Leading import goods (HS2)
  1. 1Machinery & mechanical appliances18.1%
  2. 2Electrical machinery7.2%
  3. 3Vehicles6.8%
  4. 4Meat6.6%
  5. 5Iron/steel articles6.1%
CEPII BACI · 2024
Fastest-rising export markets
  1. 1Brazil+9.08pp
  2. 2Indonesia+8.02pp
  3. 3Malaysia+3.42pp
CEPII BACI · 2024
Declining export markets
  1. 1China−7.97pp
  2. 2Rep. of Korea−7.73pp
  3. 3Italy−3.11pp
CEPII BACI · 2024
Fastest-rising export goods
  1. 1Mineral fuels & oils+2.48pp
  2. 2Wood+0.34pp
CEPII BACI · 2024
Declining export goods
  1. 1Ores, slag, ash−1.47pp
  2. 2Animal/vegetable fats & oils−0.31pp
CEPII BACI · 2024

Showing the leading partners and product groups by trade share; the full bilateral flow matrix is in — CEPII BACI · 2024

Preferential Trade Agreements

AfCFTA (African Continental Free Trade) Agreement2019
FTA & EIAGoods & Services
Economic and Monetary Community of Central Africa (CEMAC)1999
CUGoods
World Bank DTA · 2 trade agreements in force

International Cargo Treaties

  • ✓Convention on the International Maritime Organization. Geneva, 6 March 1948
    Party · 1976176 ratifications
  • ✓Agreement relating to the implementation of Part XI of the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea of 10 December 1982. New York, 28 July 1994
    Party · 1994171 ratifications
  • ✓Agreement under the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea on the Conservation and Sustainable Use of Marine Biological Diversity of Areas beyond National Jurisdiction. New York, 19 June 2023
    Party · 2025148 ratifications
  • ✓United Nations Convention on Contracts for the International Sale of Goods. Vienna, 11 April 1980
    Party · 200499 ratifications
  • ✓United Nations Convention on the Liability of Operators of Transport Terminals in International Trade. Vienna, 19 April 1991
    Party · 20049 ratifications
UN Treaty Collection · 5 ratified

Fiscal & Tariffs

Currency
XAF
CFA Franc BEAC
ISO numeric 9500 minor units
ISO 4217
MFN applied tariff
18.03%
simple average (2022)
World Bank WDI

Sanctions & restrictive measures

On the EU list
1
EU Consolidated Sanctions List
Listed entities includeBozize Yangouvonda

1 entities on UN/EU restrictive-measures lists — full lists: UN Security Council Consolidated List · 2026-04 · EU Consolidated Sanctions List

Key commodities

Top agricultural output
Oil palm fruit
607.9K t
FAOSTAT · 2024
Top mineral output
petroleum, crude
11.2M tonnes (metric)
BGS · 2023
Energy production
Primary energy production
510.9K terajoules
U.S. EIA

Top item per category of 53 commodities tracked — full lists: FAOSTAT · 2026-05 · British Geological Survey · U.S. EIA

All Sources

TradeCountry Trade Facts (CEPII BACI)
etalab-2.0↗
TradeWorld Bank Deep Trade Agreements (DTA)
cc-by-4.0↗
Sanctions & complianceUN Treaty Collection — Multilateral Treaties Deposited (MTDSG)
open↗
fiscalWorld Bank – World Development Indicators (WDI)
cc-by-4.0↗
fiscalISO 4217 Currency Codes
open↗
commoditythe British Geological Surveythe British Geological Survey
OGL↗
Referencelogibook trade-bloc referencelogibook trade-bloc reference
Compiled (public facts)
commoditythe U.S. Energy Information Administrationthe U.S. Energy Information Administration
Public domain (US gov)↗
commodityFAOSTATFAOSTAT
CC BY 4.0 IGO↗
Referenceinternational organisation membership recordsinternational organisation membership records
Public (official lists)↗
Sanctions & compliancethe EU Consolidated Sanctions Listthe EU Consolidated Sanctions List
© EU — free reuse↗
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