Gabon: Trade balance, in dollars

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 Gabon

Trade balance, billion USD

 Latest value 0.34
 Year 2015
 Measure billion U.S. dollars
 Data availability 1978 - 2015
 Average 1.46
 Min - Max -0.66 - 5.46
 Source The World Bank
The latest value from 2015 is 0.34 billion U.S. dollars, a decline from 2.2 billion U.S. dollars in 2014. In comparison, the world average is 1.94 billion U.S. dollars, based on data from 178 countries. Historically, the average for Gabon from 1978 to 2015 is 1.46 billion U.S. dollars. The minimum value, -0.66 billion U.S. dollars, was reached in 1986 while the maximum of 5.46 billion U.S. dollars was recorded in 2008. See the global rankings for that indicator or use the country comparator to compare trends over time.
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Gabon - Trade balance, in dollars - historical chart - 1978-2015




Definition: Net trade in goods and services is derived by offsetting imports of goods and services against exports of goods and services. Exports and imports of goods and services comprise all transactions involving a change of ownership of goods and services between residents of one country and the rest of the world. Data are in current U.S. dollars.

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