# Gabon HS 720421 exports | Yugalinks

Explore reported HS 720421 exports from Gabon: destinations, growth, concentration, prices, and history.

## Exporter position

| Measure | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Exporter | Gabon |
| HS6 | 720421 |
| Latest exports | $389.4K |
| Active destinations | 3 |
| Three-year growth | +8% |
| Destination HHI | 3,107 |
| Weighted share | 20.2% |

## Destination markets

No destination observations are available.

## Price intelligence

- Highest reported market price: Malaysia at $1.3K / ton.
- Lowest reported market price: United Arab Emirates at $83.4 / ton.
- Median reported price: $574.2 / ton.
- Price spread: 220.4%.

## Export history

- 2009: $48.8K
- 2010: $194.4K
- 2011: $156.3K
- 2012: $141.8K
- 2013: $20.9K
- 2014: $15.2K
- 2016: $1.4K
- 2017: $20.9K
- 2018: $460.2K
- 2019: $282.8K
- 2020: $176.0K
- 2021: $102.4K
- 2022: $125.7K
- 2023: $218.7K
- 2024: $129.0K

## Methods

Reported exporter totals are combined with destination, price, history, and country-context observations. Growth, concentration, weighted share, volatility, drawdown, and price-position values are calculated indicators rather than additional reported trade.

Missing values are shown as Not reported and are not imputed.

## Complete structured values

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