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Benin Trade Summary

2018

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TRADE SUMMARY FOR BENIN 2018

Overall Exports and Imports for Benin 2018

Exports and imports of Benin in 2018 are below, along with number of countries and products

  • The total value of exports (FoB) was 951 million.
  • The total value of imports (CIF) was 3,349 million.
  • At the HS6 digit level, 679 products were exported to 106 countries and 2,809 products were imported from 138 countries.

Benin top 5 Export and Import partners 2018

Top five countries to which Benin exported in 2018 are below, along with the percent of total exports that went to that country:

  1. Benin exports to Bangladesh worth US$ 216 million, with a partner share of 22.68 percent.
  2. Benin exports to India worth US$ 176 million, with a partner share of 18.49 percent.
  3. Benin exports to Vietnam worth US$ 95 million, with a partner share of 9.99 percent.
  4. Benin exports to Nigeria worth US$ 75 million, with a partner share of 7.89 percent.
  5. Benin exports to China worth US$ 73 million, with a partner share of 7.70 percent.

Top five countries from which Benin imported goods in 2018 are below, along with percent of total imports that came from the country :

  1. Benin imports from India worth US$ 394 million, with a partner share of 11.78 percent.
  2. Benin imports from Thailand worth US$ 344 million, with a partner share of 10.26 percent.
  3. Benin imports from Togo worth US$ 268 million, with a partner share of 8.00 percent.
  4. Benin imports from China worth US$ 261 million, with a partner share of 7.80 percent.
  5. Benin imports from France worth US$ 253 million, with a partner share of 7.55 percent.

Benin Top 5 Productsexports imports at HS 6 digit level 2018

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 443,876.73 (US$ Thousands).
  2. Benin exported Cashew nuts, fresh or dried , worth 138,323.19 (US$ Thousands).
  3. Benin exported Other oil seeds and oleaginous fruits, nes , worth 36,017.21 (US$ Thousands).
  4. Benin exported Gas turbines nes of a power exceeding 5000 KW , worth 35,561.26 (US$ Thousands).
  5. Benin exported Frozen cuts and offal of chicken (excl. livers) , worth 25,538.14 (US$ Thousands).

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

  1. Benin imported Broken rice , worth 527,443.44 (US$ Thousands).
  2. Benin imported Petroleum oils, etc, (excl. crude); preparation , worth 424,950.38 (US$ Thousands).
  3. Benin imported Semi-milled or wholly milled rice , worth 265,255.47 (US$ Thousands).
  4. Benin imported Palm oil (excl. crude) and liquid fractions , worth 228,310.13 (US$ Thousands).
  5. Benin imported Electrical energy , worth 142,632.18 (US$ Thousands).

Exports and Imports of Product Groups 2018

Exports and imports of products by stages of processing in 2018 are below along with their corresponding Product Share as percent of total export or import

Tariffs 2018

Tariffs imposed by Benin in 2018 are below

  • The maximum rate of tariff in percentage on any product was 35 percent.
  • The simple average tariff across all products was 13.42 percent.
  • The trade weighted average tariff was 15.25 .
  • The total duty free imports in thousands of US dollars were 121,227.15 and duty free tariff line items share was 4.26 percent.

Development Indicators 2018

Key Development Indicators of Benin in 2018 are below

  • Benin GDP in current US dollar was 14,262 million.
  • GNI per capita, Atlas method (current US$) was 1,150.00 .
  • Benin Trade balance: as % of GDP was -7.25.
  • Trade balance in current US$ was -1,034.00 million.
  • Trade as percentage of GDP was 61.80 .
  • Trade in services as percentage of GDP was 8.92 .

Trade Indicators 2018

Trade Indicators for Benin in 2018 are below

  • Hirschman Herfindahl market concentration index was 0.17.
  • Index of export market penetration was 1.46.
  • World Growth in percentage was 4.91 and Benin Country Growth was -8.06 .