Net trade of food products as a share of domestic supply in Gabon
Gabon: Net trade of food products as a share of domestic supply was -21.8% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Net trade of food products as a share of domestic supply in Gabon, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, net trade of food products as a share of domestic supply in Gabon stood at -21.8%.
That represents a change of down 11.2% on the previous year and up 27.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, net trade of food products as a share of domestic supply in Gabon peaked at -8.7% in 1973 and was at its lowest, -31.0%, in 2015.
Gabon ranks 117th of 192 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Net trade of food products as a share of domestic supply in Gabon, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | -9.1% | — |
| 1962 | -9.6% | +5.9% |
| 1963 | -9.3% | -3.7% |
| 1964 | -11.1% | +20.0% |
| 1965 | -9.4% | -15.8% |
| 1966 | -10.1% | +8.2% |
| 1967 | -11.0% | +9.1% |
| 1968 | -9.8% | -10.9% |
| 1969 | -11.1% | +12.8% |
| 1970 | -10.7% | -4.0% |
| 1971 | -10.0% | -5.8% |
| 1972 | -9.7% | -3.4% |
| 1973 | -8.7% | -10.4% |
| 1974 | -13.2% | +51.5% |
| 1975 | -22.4% | +70.5% |
| 1976 | -20.2% | -10.0% |
| 1977 | -17.2% | -15.0% |
| 1978 | -14.2% | -17.3% |
| 1979 | -12.9% | -9.0% |
| 1980 | -12.2% | -5.5% |
| 1981 | -13.7% | +12.4% |
| 1982 | -16.0% | +16.4% |
| 1983 | -15.4% | -3.7% |
| 1984 | -17.6% | +14.6% |
| 1985 | -17.5% | -0.5% |
| 1986 | -15.7% | -10.3% |
| 1987 | -15.1% | -4.1% |
| 1988 | -15.2% | +0.9% |
| 1989 | -12.8% | -16.2% |
| 1990 | -12.4% | -3.1% |
| 1991 | -14.0% | +13.4% |
| 1992 | -15.8% | +12.8% |
| 1993 | -18.2% | +14.8% |
| 1994 | -16.6% | -8.8% |
| 1995 | -18.9% | +14.2% |
| 1996 | -17.4% | -8.2% |
| 1997 | -18.1% | +4.2% |
| 1998 | -19.1% | +5.5% |
| 1999 | -22.1% | +15.7% |
| 2000 | -20.0% | -9.3% |
| 2001 | -22.0% | +10.0% |
| 2002 | -19.0% | -13.8% |
| 2003 | -12.1% | -36.2% |
| 2004 | -19.9% | +64.4% |
| 2005 | -22.4% | +12.6% |
| 2006 | -21.9% | -2.2% |
| 2007 | -22.1% | +0.6% |
| 2008 | -24.2% | +9.6% |
| 2009 | -23.9% | -1.1% |
| 2010 | -26.4% | +10.4% |
| 2011 | -26.9% | +1.8% |
| 2012 | -27.6% | +2.6% |
| 2013 | -30.0% | +8.7% |
| 2014 | -28.5% | -5.2% |
| 2015 | -31.0% | +9.0% |
| 2016 | -29.5% | -4.8% |
| 2017 | -28.7% | -2.8% |
| 2018 | -28.1% | -2.3% |
| 2019 | -25.1% | -10.6% |
| 2020 | -28.0% | +11.7% |
| 2021 | -23.4% | -16.6% |
| 2022 | -19.6% | -16.1% |
| 2023 | -21.8% | +11.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | -10.1% | -11.1% | -9.1% | 9 |
| 1970s | -13.9% | -22.4% | -8.7% | 10 |
| 1980s | -15.1% | -17.6% | -12.2% | 10 |
| 1990s | -17.2% | -22.1% | -12.4% | 10 |
| 2000s | -20.8% | -24.2% | -12.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | -28.2% | -31.0% | -25.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | -23.2% | -28.0% | -19.6% | 4 |
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More economy & growth data for Gabon
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 0.8121 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 2.63 Percent per annum (2029)
- Gross capital formation (current US$), annual growth rate 33.04 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross capital formation (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.2483 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gross capital formation (current US$), per capita 2,051 current US$ per person (2025)
- Gross capital formation (current LCU), annual growth rate 27.68 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross capital formation (current LCU), per unit of GDP 144.47 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gross capital formation (current LCU), per capita 1.19 million current LCU per person (2025)
- Gross capital formation (constant 2015 US$), annual growth rate 11.26 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross capital formation (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP 0.4589 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is net trade of food products as a share of domestic supply in Gabon?
- Net trade of food products as a share of domestic supply in Gabon was -21.8% in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest net trade of food products as a share of domestic supply recorded in Gabon?
- The highest recorded value was -8.7% in 1973.
- What is the lowest net trade of food products as a share of domestic supply recorded in Gabon?
- The lowest recorded value was -31.0% in 2015.
- How does Gabon rank for net trade of food products as a share of domestic supply?
- Gabon ranks 117th out of 192 countries with data for 2023.
- Is net trade of food products as a share of domestic supply rising or falling in Gabon?
- Over the last ten years it is up 27.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Gabon data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Net trade of food products as a share of domestic supply. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Net exported tonnes of food products expressed as a share of domestic supply. This includes items primarily intended for human consumption, but some may also be used for non-food purposes such as biofuels or animal feed. Positive values mean that countries are net exporters and negative values mean they are net importers.