# Equatorial Guinea Export Playbook for Middle East

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Compare buyer markets, access conditions, and calculated product opportunities in Middle East. Use this guide to prioritize research, not to treat calculated indicators as guaranteed sales.

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## Overview

- Exporter: Equatorial Guinea (GNQ)
- Region: Middle East
- Latest trade year: 2024
- Buyer markets: 4
- Calculated three-year opportunity: $26.0B
- Reported FTA markets: 0
- Average reported distance: 4,797 km
- Average business entry indicator: 10 days

## Market comparison

| Market | ISO3 | Opportunity | Products | FTA | Distance | Entry days | Top product |
| --- | --- | ---: | ---: | --- | ---: | ---: | --- |
| United Arab Emirates | ARE | $22.9B | 6 | Not reported | 5,400 km | 4 | Metals: gold, non-monetary, unwrought (but not powder) |
| Turkey | TUR | $2.2B | 11 | Not reported | 4,613 km | 7 | Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons: liquefied, n.e.c. in heading no. 2711 |
| Israel | ISR | $729.3M | 2 | Not reported | 4,158 km | 11 | Communication apparatus (excluding telephone sets or base stations): machines for the reception, conversion and transmission or regeneration of voice, images or other data, including switching and routing apparatus |
| Kuwait | KWT | $219.3M | 2 | Not reported | 5,017 km | 19 | Commodities not specified according to kind |

## Product and market opportunities

| Rank | Market | Product | Opportunity | Buyer growth | Current share |
| ---: | --- | --- | ---: | ---: | ---: |
| 1 | United Arab Emirates (ARE) | HS 710812 - Metals: gold, non-monetary, unwrought (but not powder) | $20.3B | +43.7% | +0.0% |
| 2 | United Arab Emirates (ARE) | HS 271019 - Product description unavailable | $2.1B | +12.5% | +0.0% |
| 3 | Turkey (TUR) | HS 271119 - Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons: liquefied, n.e.c. in heading no. 2711 | $977.9M | +5.1% | +0.3% |
| 4 | Israel (ISR) | HS 851762 - Communication apparatus (excluding telephone sets or base stations): machines for the reception, conversion and transmission or regeneration of voice, images or other data, including switching and routing apparatus | $693.6M | +13.8% | +0.0% |
| 5 | Turkey (TUR) | HS 271112 - Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons: liquefied, propane | $583.4M | +15.5% | +0.1% |
| 6 | United Arab Emirates (ARE) | HS 270900 - Oils: petroleum oils and oils obtained from bituminous minerals, crude | $288.0M | +6.1% | +4.5% |
| 7 | Turkey (TUR) | HS 240220 - Cigarettes: containing tobacco | $281.4M | +7.8% | +0.0% |
| 8 | Kuwait (KWT) | HS 999999 - Commodities not specified according to kind | $184.5M | +54.8% | +0.0% |
| 9 | United Arab Emirates (ARE) | HS 740400 - Copper: waste and scrap | $182.1M | +10.8% | +0.7% |
| 10 | Turkey (TUR) | HS 080390 - Fruit, edible: bananas, other than plantains, fresh or dried | $141.9M | +8.4% | +0.0% |
| 11 | Turkey (TUR) | HS 760200 - Aluminium: waste and scrap | $72.8M | +18.4% | +0.0% |
| 12 | Turkey (TUR) | HS 200899 - Fruit, nuts and other edible parts of plants: prepared or preserved, whether or not containing added sugar, other sweetening matter or spirit, n.e.s. in heading no. 2008 | $44.4M | +20.9% | +0.0% |
| 13 | Turkey (TUR) | HS 080430 - Fruit, edible: pineapples, fresh or dried | $35.8M | +23.5% | +0.0% |
| 14 | Israel (ISR) | HS 999999 - Commodities not specified according to kind | $35.7M | +0.6% | +0.0% |
| 15 | Kuwait (KWT) | HS 090111 - Coffee: not roasted or decaffeinated | $34.8M | +4.7% | +0.0% |
| 16 | Turkey (TUR) | HS 854890 - Electrical parts of machinery or apparatus: n.e.s. or included in chapter 85 | $25.1M | +4.0% | +0.0% |
| 17 | United Arab Emirates (ARE) | HS 760200 - Aluminium: waste and scrap | $23.7M | +4.0% | +0.2% |
| 18 | Turkey (TUR) | HS 160414 - Fish preparations: tunas, skipjack and Atlantic bonito (sarda spp.), prepared or preserved, whole or in pieces (but not minced) | $23.6M | +11.6% | +0.0% |
| 19 | Turkey (TUR) | HS 030617 - Crustaceans: frozen, shrimps and prawns, excluding cold-water varieties, in shell or not, smoked, cooked or not before or during smoking: in shell, cooked by steaming or by boiling in water | $21.9M | +11.2% | +0.0% |
| 20 | Turkey (TUR) | HS 440728 - Wood, tropical: iroko, sawn or chipped lengthwise, sliced or peeled, whether or not planed, sanded or end-jointed, thicker than 6mm | $21.5M | +24.8% | +0.2% |

## Sector opportunities

| Sector | Products | Reported buyer imports | Opportunity | Average growth |
| --- | ---: | ---: | ---: | ---: |
| HS2 71 - HS2 sector 71 | 1 | $80.0B | $20.3B | +43.7% |
| HS2 00 - HS2 sector 00 | 1 | $5.3B | $2.1B | +12.5% |
| HS2 27 - HS2 sector 27 | 3 | $3.0B | $1.8B | +8.9% |
| HS2 85 - HS2 sector 85 | 2 | $1.3B | $718.6M | +8.9% |
| HS2 24 - HS2 sector 24 | 1 | $377.6M | $281.4M | +7.8% |
| HS2 99 - HS2 sector 99 | 2 | $157.1M | $220.1M | +27.7% |
| HS2 74 - HS2 sector 74 | 1 | $191.0M | $182.1M | +10.8% |
| HS2 08 - HS2 sector 08 | 2 | $164.7M | $177.7M | +16.0% |

## Frequently asked questions

### Should Equatorial Guinea focus on Middle East?

Use the market ranking as a starting point, then check product fit, buyer requirements, route costs, tariffs, standards, and competitive conditions.

### What does calculated opportunity mean?

It is a screening indicator built from demand and exporter-position signals. It is not a confirmed order, sales forecast, or guarantee of market entry.

### How should exporters use this page?

Prioritize one market and product combination, then validate buyers, compliance, logistics, pricing, and continuity before making a commercial decision.

## Method

Reported trade observations and calculated indicators are shown separately. Validate buyers, tariffs, standards, logistics, pricing, and competition before acting.

Yugalinks presents derived views for research and planning. [Read the full methodology](https://www.yugalinks.com/methodology).

## Data sources

- Primary trade series: OECD (2025), Balanced international merchandise trade statistics (BIMTS) - HS2017-6D, OECD Data Explorer (accessed on 2026-08-30). [OECD Data Explorer](https://data-explorer.oecd.org/) - [OECD Terms & Conditions](https://www.oecd.org/termsandconditions/)
- CEPII BACI bilateral trade flows (202601): [dataset page](https://www.cepii.fr/CEPII/en/bdd_modele/bdd_modele_item.asp?id=37) - [BACI documentation](https://www.cepii.fr/DATA_DOWNLOAD/baci/doc/baci_webpage.html) - [Etalab 2.0 Open Licence](https://www.etalab.gouv.fr/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/open-licence.pdf)

This page presents derived Yugalinks views of reported observations and calculated indicators.