Euro area vs Gabon: External balance on goods and services
Euro area
3.9%
in 2025
Gabon
26.1%
in 2025
Euro area rank
6th
Gabon rank
8th
External balance on goods and services over time
- Euro area
- Gabon
How they compare
Gabon currently reports 26.1% against 3.9% in Euro area, a difference of 22.2%.
That makes Gabon's figure about 6.7 times Euro area's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 56 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Gabon ahead.
Euro area ranks 6th and Gabon ranks 8th of 44 groups.
Gabon has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Euro area | Gabon | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | -0.7% | 7.9% | 8.6% | Gabon |
| 1980s | -1.0% | 9.7% | 10.7% | Gabon |
| 1990s | 1.1% | 17.7% | 16.6% | Gabon |
| 2000s | 1.6% | 29.0% | 27.4% | Gabon |
| 2010s | 3.4% | 25.1% | 21.6% | Gabon |
| 2020s | 3.6% | 34.0% | 30.4% | Gabon |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher external balance on goods and services, Euro area or Gabon?
- Gabon, at 26.1% against 3.9% in Euro area as of 2025.
- What is the difference in external balance on goods and services between Euro area and Gabon?
- 22.2%, with Gabon ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Euro area and Gabon?
- 56 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2025.
- How do Euro area and Gabon rank globally for external balance on goods and services?
- Euro area ranks 6th and Gabon ranks 8th of 44 groups.
- Where does this data come from?
- Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks, published as External balance on goods and services (% of GDP). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The balance of international trade in goods and services is the difference between the exports and imports of goods and services. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) which is the total income earned through the production of goods and services in an economic territory during an accounting period.