Merchandise imports — all countries

Merchandise imports — Gabon

Merchandise imports in Gabon in 2025 — 4,000,000,000 US$. Ranked 146 in the world out of 205. Since 1960, the indicator has risen by 12,400%.

2025 4B US$ +0% vs 2024
World rank 146of 205
Period maximum 9.56B US$2014
Period minimum 32M US$1960

Trend over time

1960–2025 · US$

Merchandise imports — Gabon, 1960–202502.5B5B7.5B10B19601967197419811988199520022009201620231960: 32,000,000 US$1962: 41,000,000 US$1964: 56,000,000 US$1966: 66,000,000 US$1968: 65,000,000 US$1970: 80,000,000 US$1972: 139,000,000 US$1974: 332,000,000 US$1976: 503,000,000 US$1978: 617,000,000 US$1980: 674,000,000 US$1982: 867,000,000 US$1984: 724,000,000 US$1986: 866,000,000 US$1988: 791,000,000 US$1990: 918,000,000 US$1992: 700,000,000 US$1994: 756,000,000 US$1996: 957,000,000 US$1998: 1,103,000,000 US$2000: 950,000,000 US$2002: 1,135,000,000 US$2004: 1,347,000,000 US$2006: 1,725,000,000 US$2008: 2,563,000,000 US$2010: 2,983,000,000 US$2012: 5,541,000,000 US$2014: 9,564,000,000 US$2016: 6,172,000,000 US$2018: 3,493,000,000 US$2020: 3,484,000,000 US$2022: 4,060,000,000 US$2024: 4,000,000,000 US$2025: 4,000,000,000 US$
Change over the period: +3.97B (+12,400%) Average annual rate: 7.71 %

Comparison, 2025

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Gabon

Gabon 4B US$
World 26.69T US$
Middle Africa computed 69.02B US$
Upper-middle-income countries computed 5.88T US$
Merchandise imports — Gabon, by year Gabon All countries CSV XLSX
Year US$ Change Change, %
2025 4B +0 +0%
2024 4B −217M −5.15%
2023 4.22B +157M +3.87%
2022 4.06B +414M +11.35%
2021 3.65B +162M +4.65%
2020 3.48B −390M −10.07%
2019 3.87B +381M +10.91%
2018 3.49B −352M −9.15%
2017 3.85B −2.33B −37.7%
2016 6.17B +51M +0.83%
2015 6.12B −3.44B −36%
2014 9.56B +3.03B +46.31%
2013 6.54B +996M +17.98%
2012 5.54B +1.88B +51.19%
2011 3.67B +682M +22.86%
2010 2.98B +482M +19.27%
2009 2.5B −62M −2.42%
2008 2.56B +406M +18.82%
2007 2.16B +432M +25.04%
2006 1.73B +254M +17.27%
2005 1.47B +124M +9.21%
2004 1.35B +141M +11.69%
2003 1.21B +71M +6.26%
2002 1.14B +133M +13.27%
2001 1B +52M +5.47%
2000 950M +109M +12.96%
1999 841M −262M −23.75%
1998 1.1B −1M −0.09%
1997 1.1B +147M +15.36%
1996 957M +75M +8.5%
1995 882M +126M +16.67%
1994 756M −89M −10.53%
1993 845M +145M +20.71%
1992 700M −134M −16.07%
1991 834M −84M −9.15%
1990 918M +151M +19.69%
1989 767M −24M −3.03%
1988 791M +59M +8.06%
1987 732M −134M −15.47%
1986 866M +11M +1.29%
1985 855M +131M +18.09%
1984 724M +39M +5.69%
1983 685M −182M −20.99%
1982 867M +26M +3.09%
1981 841M +167M +24.78%
1980 674M +142M +26.69%
1979 532M −85M −13.78%
1978 617M −99M −13.83%
1977 716M +213M +42.35%
1976 503M +34M +7.25%
1975 469M +137M +41.27%
1974 332M +142M +74.74%
1973 190M +51M +36.69%
1972 139M +47M +51.09%
1971 92M +12M +15%
1970 80M +3M +3.9%
1969 77M +12M +18.46%
1968 65M −2M −2.99%
1967 67M +1M +1.52%
1966 66M +4M +6.45%
1965 62M +6M +10.71%
1964 56M +8M +16.67%
1963 48M +7M +17.07%
1962 41M +5M +13.89%
1961 36M +4M +12.5%
1960 32M

About the indicator

The value of imports of goods (excluding services) in current US dollars from WTO data, on a CIF basis. Together with merchandise exports it gives the merchandise trade balance — the indicator most often discussed in the context of a “trade deficit” between particular countries.

Source: UNCTADstat (UNCTAD), license CC BY 3.0 IGO.