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Benin Trade Summary

2007

Benin exports, imports, tariff by year.

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TRADE SUMMARY FOR BENIN 2007

Overall Exports and Imports for Benin 2007

Exports and imports of Benin in 2007 are below, along with number of countries and products

  • The total value of exports (FoB) was 274 million.
  • The total value of imports (CIF) was 1,631 million.
  • At the HS6 digit level, 345 products were exported to 74 countries and 2,572 products were imported from 137 countries.

Benin top 5 Export and Import partners 2007

Top five countries to which Benin exported in 2007 are below, along with the percent of total exports that went to that country:

  1. Benin exports to China worth US$ 66 million, with a partner share of 23.97 percent.
  2. Benin exports to Nigeria worth US$ 38 million, with a partner share of 13.87 percent.
  3. Benin exports to India worth US$ 32 million, with a partner share of 11.70 percent.
  4. Benin exports to Niger worth US$ 12 million, with a partner share of 4.50 percent.
  5. Benin exports to Cote d'Ivoire worth US$ 12 million, with a partner share of 4.25 percent.

Top five countries from which Benin imported goods in 2007 are below, along with percent of total imports that came from the country :

  1. Benin imports from France worth US$ 284 million, with a partner share of 17.44 percent.
  2. Benin imports from China worth US$ 163 million, with a partner share of 9.97 percent.
  3. Benin imports from Togo worth US$ 132 million, with a partner share of 8.07 percent.
  4. Benin imports from Thailand worth US$ 118 million, with a partner share of 7.21 percent.
  5. Benin imports from United Kingdom worth US$ 89 million, with a partner share of 5.46 percent.

Benin Top 5 Productsexports imports at HS 6 digit level 2007

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 US$ 127,207.01 million.
  2. Benin exported Cigarettes containing tobacco , worth US$ 25,492.55 million.
  3. Benin exported Cashew nuts, fresh or dried , worth US$ 17,503.83 million.
  4. Benin exported Vegetable fats and oils and their fractions, hy , worth US$ 12,744.29 million.
  5. Benin exported Petroleum oils, etc, (excl. crude); preparation , worth US$ 8,395.83 million.

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 US$ 265,359.91 million.
  2. Benin imported Semi-milled or wholly milled rice , worth US$ 207,627.36 million.
  3. Benin imported Electrical energy , worth US$ 60,640.31 million.
  4. Benin imported Palm oil (excl. crude) and liquid fractions , worth US$ 57,524.24 million.
  5. Benin imported Worn clothing and other worn articles , worth US$ 54,353.63 million.

Exports and Imports of Product Groups 2007

Exports and imports of products by stages of processing in 2007 are below along with their corresponding Product Share as percent of total export or import

Tariffs 2007

Tariffs imposed by Benin in 2007 are below

  • The maximum rate of tariff in percentage on any product was 20 percent.
  • The simple average tariff across all products was 12.83 percent.
  • The trade weighted average tariff was 11.03 .
  • The total duty free imports in thousands of US dollars were 196,499.60 and duty free tariff line items share was 7.61 percent.

Development Indicators 2007

Key Development Indicators of Benin in 2007 are below

  • Benin GDP in current US dollar was 8,169 million.
  • GNI per capita, Atlas method (current US$) was 900.00 .
  • Benin Trade balance: as % of GDP was -5.03.
  • Trade balance in current US$ was -411.00 million.
  • Trade as percentage of GDP was 49.11 .
  • Trade in services as percentage of GDP was 9.83 .

Trade Indicators 2007

Trade Indicators for Benin in 2007 are below

  • Hirschman Herfindahl market concentration index was 0.12.
  • Index of export market penetration was 1.45.
  • World Growth in percentage was 7.58 and Benin Country Growth was 12.96 .