Benin Trade Summary

2019 Data

Benin exports, imports, tariff by year.

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TRADE SUMMARY FOR Benin

Overall Exports and Imports

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Exports (in US$ Mil): 851
No. Of products: 622
No. Of partners: 98
Importsmore »
Imports (in US$ Mil): 2,907
No. Of products: 2,892
No. Of partners: 139

Top 5 Products exports imports at HS 6 digit level

Exports (US$ Thousands)  
Cotton, not carded o ...450,395.19
Cashew nuts, fresh o ...76,231.35
Other oil seeds and ...40,236.86
Petroleum oils, etc, ...24,933.25
Frozen cuts and offa ...17,389.21
Imports (US$ Thousands)
Petroleum oils, etc, ...363,494.14
Semi-milled or wholl ...355,305.81
Broken rice216,762.09
Palm oil (excl. crud ...116,724.23
Electrical energy105,171.17

Top 5 Export and Import partners

Market Trade (US$ Mil) Partner share(%)
Bangladesh229 26.91
India121 14.19
Vietnam88 10.38
China63 7.38
Nigeria48 5.66
Exporter Trade (US$ Mil) Partner share(%)
India400 13.77
China325 11.17
France260 8.93
Togo186 6.40
Thailand158 5.43

Exports and Imports of Product Groups

Product Categories Exports Imports
Export(US$ Mil) Product share(%) Import(US$ Mil) Prod share(%) Weighted Average (%)
Raw materials618 72.63 260 8.94 26.46
Intermediate goods125 14.74 603 20.74 5.99
Consumer goods86 10.13 1,657 56.98 10.42
Capital goods16 1.84 380 13.08 7.75

Trade Indicators

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HH Market concentration index: 0.18
Index of export market penetration: 1.48
World Growth: -1.34
Country Growth: 17.72

Tariffs

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No Of Tariff Agreement: 2
Maximum Rate (%): 35
Simple Average (%): 11.67
Weighted Average (%): 9.86
Duty Free Imports (US$ Thousand): 596,357.27
Duty Free Tariff Lines Share (%): 19.91

Development Indicators

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GDP (current US$): 14,392
GNI per capita, Atlas method (current US$): 1,200.00
Trade Balance (% of GDP): -4.42
Trade Balance (current US$ Mil): -636.00
Trade in services (% of GDP): 9.27
Trade (% of GDP): 63.68