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Benin Trade Summary

2012

Benin exports, imports, tariff by year.

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TRADE SUMMARY FOR BENIN 2012

Overall Exports and Imports for Benin 2012

Exports and imports of Benin in 2012 are below, along with number of countries and products

  • The total value of exports (FoB) was 460 million.
  • The total value of imports (CIF) was 2,316 million.
  • At the HS6 digit level, 447 products were exported to 84 countries and 2,550 products were imported from 158 countries.

Benin top 5 Export and Import partners 2012

Top five countries to which Benin exported in 2012 are below, along with the percent of total exports that went to that country:

  1. Benin exports to China worth US$ 115 million, with a partner share of 25.04 percent.
  2. Benin exports to Chad worth US$ 60 million, with a partner share of 12.95 percent.
  3. Benin exports to India worth US$ 51 million, with a partner share of 11.17 percent.
  4. Benin exports to Nigeria worth US$ 41 million, with a partner share of 8.94 percent.
  5. Benin exports to Malaysia worth US$ 32 million, with a partner share of 6.95 percent.

Top five countries from which Benin imported goods in 2012 are below, along with percent of total imports that came from the country :

  1. Benin imports from France worth US$ 318 million, with a partner share of 13.74 percent.
  2. Benin imports from Togo worth US$ 231 million, with a partner share of 9.96 percent.
  3. Benin imports from China worth US$ 192 million, with a partner share of 8.28 percent.
  4. Benin imports from Belgium worth US$ 120 million, with a partner share of 5.18 percent.
  5. Benin imports from Thailand worth US$ 110 million, with a partner share of 4.74 percent.

Benin Top 5 Productsexports imports at HS 6 digit level 2012

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 148,070.49 (US$ Thousands).
  2. Benin exported Cashew nuts, fresh or dried , worth 50,231.38 (US$ Thousands).
  3. Benin exported Petroleum oils, etc, (excl. crude); preparation , worth 37,338.00 (US$ Thousands).
  4. Benin exported Bars/rods,i/nas,hr,in irreg wnd coils of circ c , worth 21,230.33 (US$ Thousands).
  5. Benin exported Gold in unwrought forms non-monetary , worth 19,511.18 (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 358,003.46 (US$ Thousands).
  2. Benin imported Semi-milled or wholly milled rice , worth 299,541.23 (US$ Thousands).
  3. Benin imported Electrical energy , worth 122,041.79 (US$ Thousands).
  4. Benin imported Frozen cuts and offal of chicken (excl. livers) , worth 105,115.06 (US$ Thousands).
  5. Benin imported Frozen cuts and offal of turkey (excl. livers) , worth 76,499.59 (US$ Thousands).

Exports and Imports of Product Groups 2012

Exports and imports of products by stages of processing in 2012 are below along with their corresponding Product Share as percent of total export or import

Tariffs 2012

Tariffs imposed by Benin in 2012 are below

  • The maximum rate of tariff in percentage on any product was 20 percent.
  • The simple average tariff across all products was 13.09 percent.
  • The trade weighted average tariff was 11.15 .
  • The total duty free imports in thousands of US dollars were 191,462.55 and duty free tariff line items share was 6.09 percent.

Development Indicators 2012

Key Development Indicators of Benin in 2012 are below

  • Benin GDP in current US dollar was 11,141 million.
  • GNI per capita, Atlas method (current US$) was 1,090.00 .
  • Benin Trade balance: as % of GDP was -2.94.
  • Trade balance in current US$ was -328.00 million.
  • Trade as percentage of GDP was 50.74 .
  • Trade in services as percentage of GDP was 9.15 .

Trade Indicators 2012

Trade Indicators for Benin in 2012 are below

  • Hirschman Herfindahl market concentration index was 0.12.
  • Index of export market penetration was 1.40.
  • World Growth in percentage was 0.17 and Benin Country Growth was -3.61 .