Benin Trade Summary

2008 Data

Benin exports, imports, tariff by year.

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TRADE SUMMARY FOR Benin

Overall Exports and Imports

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Exports (in US$ Mil): 421
No. Of products: 396
No. Of partners: 87
Importsmore »
Imports (in US$ Mil): 1,714
No. Of products: 2,692
No. Of partners: 149

Top 5 Products exports imports at HS 6 digit level

Exports (US$ Thousands)  
Cotton, not carded o ...156,616.26
Floating or submersi ...43,414.61
Bars & rods, i/nas, ...29,951.88
Cashew nuts, fresh o ...27,425.52
Vegetable fats and o ...26,994.52
Imports (US$ Thousands)
Semi-milled or wholl ...176,846.92
Petroleum oils, etc, ...170,208.07
Bars/rods,i/nas,hr,i ...80,561.86
Electrical energy74,307.21
Palm oil (excl. crud ...72,313.30

Top 5 Export and Import partners

Market Trade (US$ Mil) Partner share(%)
Nigeria88 20.98
China70 16.64
Unspecified44 10.48
India38 9.12
Indonesia25 5.84
Exporter Trade (US$ Mil) Partner share(%)
France288 16.82
China227 13.27
Togo120 7.03
Thailand102 5.97
Belgium75 4.37

Exports and Imports of Product Groups

Product Categories Exports Imports
Export(US$ Mil) Product share(%) Import(US$ Mil) Prod share(%) Weighted Average (%)
Raw materials205 48.59 189 11.04 15.80
Intermediate goods115 27.35 396 23.08 8.84
Consumer goods51 11.99 921 53.76 11.75
Capital goods51 12.07 207 12.10 7.65

Trade Indicators

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HH Market concentration index: 0.06
Index of export market penetration: 1.46
World Growth: 7.43
Country Growth: -0.60

Tariffs

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No Of Tariff Agreement: 4
Maximum Rate (%): 20
Simple Average (%): 12.83
Weighted Average (%): 11.03
Duty Free Imports (US$ Thousand): 196,499.60
Duty Free Tariff Lines Share (%): 7.61

Development Indicators

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GDP (current US$): 9,788
GNI per capita, Atlas method (current US$): 1,010.00
Trade Balance (% of GDP): -3.49
Trade Balance (current US$ Mil): -342.00
Trade in services (% of GDP): 8.80
Trade (% of GDP): 47.78