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Benin Trade Summary

1998

Benin exports, imports, tariff by year.

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TRADE SUMMARY FOR BENIN 1998

Overall Exports and Imports for Benin 1998

Exports and imports of Benin in 1998 are below, along with number of countries and products

  • The total value of exports (FoB) was 333 million.
  • The total value of imports (CIF) was 807 million.
  • At the HS6 digit level, 405 products were exported to 87 countries and 2,458 products were imported from 121 countries.

Benin top 5 Export and Import partners 1998

Top five countries to which Benin exported in 1998 are below, along with the percent of total exports that went to that country:

  1. Benin exports to France worth US$ 65 million, with a partner share of 19.55 percent.
  2. Benin exports to Brazil worth US$ 55 million, with a partner share of 16.41 percent.
  3. Benin exports to Niger worth US$ 29 million, with a partner share of 8.71 percent.
  4. Benin exports to Thailand worth US$ 16 million, with a partner share of 4.87 percent.
  5. Benin exports to Nigeria worth US$ 15 million, with a partner share of 4.50 percent.

Top five countries from which Benin imported goods in 1998 are below, along with percent of total imports that came from the country :

  1. Benin imports from France worth US$ 167 million, with a partner share of 20.73 percent.
  2. Benin imports from Cote d'Ivoire worth US$ 90 million, with a partner share of 11.17 percent.
  3. Benin imports from United Kingdom worth US$ 57 million, with a partner share of 7.07 percent.
  4. Benin imports from United States worth US$ 48 million, with a partner share of 5.91 percent.
  5. Benin imports from Netherlands worth US$ 41 million, with a partner share of 5.08 percent.

Benin Top 5 Productsexports imports at HS 6 digit level 1998

The top five exported HS 6 digit level products to world by Benin along with trade value are:

  1. Benin exported Cotton, not carded or combed , worth 154,177.10 (US$ Thousands).
  2. Benin exported Uranium ores and concentrates , worth 99,526.38 (US$ Thousands).
  3. Benin exported Cigarettes containing tobacco , worth 17,869.43 (US$ Thousands).
  4. Benin exported Cotton seeds , worth 14,018.72 (US$ Thousands).
  5. Benin exported Gold in unwrought forms non-monetary , worth 5,220.10 (US$ Thousands).

The top five imported HS 6 digit level products from world by Benin along with trade value are

  1. Benin imported Petroleum oils, etc, (excl. crude); preparation , worth 153,748.98 (US$ Thousands).
  2. Benin imported Worn clothing and other worn articles , worth 39,243.12 (US$ Thousands).
  3. Benin imported Semi-milled or wholly milled rice , worth 31,571.42 (US$ Thousands).
  4. Benin imported Cigarettes containing tobacco , worth 23,463.65 (US$ Thousands).
  5. Benin imported Printed plain cotton weave, with >=85% cotton, , worth 20,348.70 (US$ Thousands).

Exports and Imports of Product Groups 1998

Exports and imports of products by stages of processing in 1998 are below along with their corresponding Product Share as percent of total export or import

Tariffs 1998

Tariffs imposed by Benin in 1998 are below

  • The maximum rate of tariff in percentage on any product was not available percent.
  • The simple average tariff across all products was not available percent.
  • The trade weighted average tariff was not available .
  • The total duty free imports in thousands of US dollars were not available and duty free tariff line items share was not available percent.

Development Indicators 1998

Key Development Indicators of Benin in 1998 are below

  • Benin GDP in current US dollar was 2,455 million.
  • GNI per capita, Atlas method (current US$) was 370.00 .
  • Benin Trade balance: as % of GDP was -5.41.
  • Trade balance in current US$ was -133.00 million.
  • Trade as percentage of GDP was 59.59 .
  • Trade in services as percentage of GDP was 13.60 .

Trade Indicators 1998

Trade Indicators for Benin in 1998 are below

  • Hirschman Herfindahl market concentration index was 0.12.
  • Index of export market penetration was 1.52.
  • World Growth in percentage was -0.47 and Benin Country Growth was -8.84 .