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Benin Trade Summary

2009

Benin exports, imports, tariff by year.

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TRADE SUMMARY FOR BENIN 2009

Overall Exports and Imports for Benin 2009

Exports and imports of Benin in 2009 are below, along with number of countries and products

  • The total value of exports (FoB) was 425 million.
  • The total value of imports (CIF) was 1,549 million.
  • At the HS6 digit level, 501 products were exported to 73 countries and 2,637 products were imported from 130 countries.

Benin top 5 Export and Import partners 2009

Top five countries to which Benin exported in 2009 are below, along with the percent of total exports that went to that country:

  1. Benin exports to Nigeria worth US$ 170 million, with a partner share of 39.91 percent.
  2. Benin exports to China worth US$ 79 million, with a partner share of 18.50 percent.
  3. Benin exports to India worth US$ 35 million, with a partner share of 8.23 percent.
  4. Benin exports to Chad worth US$ 23 million, with a partner share of 5.38 percent.
  5. Benin exports to Vietnam worth US$ 13 million, with a partner share of 3.13 percent.

Top five countries from which Benin imported goods in 2009 are below, along with percent of total imports that came from the country :

  1. Benin imports from France worth US$ 272 million, with a partner share of 17.54 percent.
  2. Benin imports from China worth US$ 208 million, with a partner share of 13.44 percent.
  3. Benin imports from Togo worth US$ 169 million, with a partner share of 10.90 percent.
  4. Benin imports from Netherlands worth US$ 78 million, with a partner share of 5.01 percent.
  5. Benin imports from Belgium worth US$ 63 million, with a partner share of 4.10 percent.

Benin Top 5 Productsexports imports at HS 6 digit level 2009

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 128,312.76 (US$ Thousands).
  2. Benin exported Frozen cuts and offal of chicken (excl. livers) , worth 54,636.55 (US$ Thousands).
  3. Benin exported Semi-milled or wholly milled rice , worth 36,680.75 (US$ Thousands).
  4. Benin exported Cashew nuts, fresh or dried , worth 29,129.95 (US$ Thousands).
  5. Benin exported Bars/rods,i/nas,hr,in irreg wnd coils of circ c , worth 16,427.16 (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 153,157.65 (US$ Thousands).
  2. Benin imported Electrical energy , worth 96,867.69 (US$ Thousands).
  3. Benin imported Semi-milled or wholly milled rice , worth 89,539.92 (US$ Thousands).
  4. Benin imported Frozen cuts and offal of chicken (excl. livers) , worth 72,680.79 (US$ Thousands).
  5. Benin imported Palm oil (excl. crude) and liquid fractions , worth 66,538.23 (US$ Thousands).

Exports and Imports of Product Groups 2009

Exports and imports of products by stages of processing in 2009 are below along with their corresponding Product Share as percent of total export or import

Tariffs 2009

Tariffs imposed by Benin in 2009 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 2009

Key Development Indicators of Benin in 2009 are below

  • Benin GDP in current US dollar was 9,739 million.
  • GNI per capita, Atlas method (current US$) was 1,060.00 .
  • Benin Trade balance: as % of GDP was -4.85.
  • Trade balance in current US$ was -472.00 million.
  • Trade as percentage of GDP was 44.70 .
  • Trade in services as percentage of GDP was 7.39 .

Trade Indicators 2009

Trade Indicators for Benin in 2009 are below

  • Hirschman Herfindahl market concentration index was 0.13.
  • Index of export market penetration was 1.45.
  • World Growth in percentage was -12.22 and Benin Country Growth was -15.81 .