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Benin Trade

Latest trade data available from various sources.
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TRADE SUMMARY FOR Benin

Overall Exports and Imports for Benin 2022

  • The total value of exports (FOB) is US$ 899 million.
  • The total value of imports (CIF) is US$ 3,846 million.
  • At the HS6 digit level, 815 products are exported to 103 countries and 3,171 products are imported from 144 countries.

Top 5 Products exports imports at HS 6 digit level 2022

The top five exported HS 6 digit level products to world by Benin along with trade value are:

  • Benin exported Cotton, not carded or combed , worth 580,664.03 (US$ Thousands).
  • Benin exported Petroleum oils, etc, (excl. crude); preparation , worth 38,333.87 (US$ Thousands).
  • Benin exported Cashew nuts, fresh or dried , worth 33,103.59 (US$ Thousands).
  • Benin exported Cotton seeds , worth 29,396.28 (US$ Thousands).
  • Benin exported Oil-cake and other solid residues of cotton see , worth 28,731.78 (US$ Thousands).

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

  • Benin imported Semi-milled or wholly milled rice , worth 648,006.01 (US$ Thousands).
  • Benin imported Petroleum oils, etc, (excl. crude); preparation , worth 549,011.52 (US$ Thousands).
  • Benin imported Mineral or chemical fertilizers with nitrogen, , worth 116,240.84 (US$ Thousands).
  • Benin imported Other medicaments of mixed or unmixed products, , worth 89,325.74 (US$ Thousands).
  • Benin imported Electrical energy , worth 80,566.40 (US$ Thousands).

Benin top 5 Export and Import partners 2022

The top five countries to which Benin exported 2022 along with the partner share in percentage are:

  1. Benin exports to Bangladesh worth US$ 406 million, with a partner share of 45.18 percent.
  2. Benin exports to India worth US$ 108 million, with a partner share of 11.99 percent.
  3. Benin exports to China worth US$ 55 million, with a partner share of 6.17 percent.
  4. Benin exports to Egypt, Arab Rep. worth US$ 40 million, with a partner share of 4.44 percent.
  5. Benin exports to Pakistan worth US$ 37 million, with a partner share of 4.17 percent.

The top five countries to which Benin imported goods 2022 along with the share in percentage are

  1. Benin imports from India worth US$ 590 million, with a partner share of 15.35 percent.
  2. Benin imports from China worth US$ 544 million, with a partner share of 14.15 percent.
  3. Benin imports from France worth US$ 308 million, with a partner share of 8.00 percent.
  4. Benin imports from United Arab Emirates worth US$ 265 million, with a partner share of 6.88 percent.
  5. Benin imports from Nigeria worth US$ 186 million, with a partner share of 4.83 percent.

Benin Exports and Imports of Product Groups 2022

Exports and imports of products by stages of processing in 2022 are below along with their corresponding Product Share as percent of total export or import.


Tariff and Trade Barriers

Tariffs 2022

Tariffs imposed by Benin in 2022 are below.

  • The maximum rate of tariff in percentage on any product is 35.
  • The simple average tariff across all products is 11.32.
  • The trade weighted average tariff is 10.32.
  • The total duty free imports in thousands of US dollars are 461,384.64 and duty free tariff line items share is 21.01.

Overall Trade Restrictiveness Index (OTRI) 2009

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  • Overall Trade Restrictiveness Index - Applied Tariff for the year 2009 is 0.11.
  • Overall Trade Restrictiveness Index - MFN Tariff for the year 2009 is 0.12.

Non-Tariff Measures (NTM)

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  • No Of NTM Measures is 62.
  • No Of NTM Affected Products (HS 6 Digit) is 5,052.

Temporary Trade Barriers Database (TTDB) .

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  • Temporary Trade Barriers in Effect - Simple Average for the year is not available.
  • Temporary Trade Barriers in Effect - Weighted Average for the year is not available.

Benin World Development Indicators (WDI) 2022

Key Development Indicators of Benin in 2022 are below

WDI

Benin Doing Business 2019

  • The ease of doing business rank for Benin is 149.
  • The trade across border rank is 110.
Doing Business

Benin Country Policy and Institutional Assessment (CPIA), 2018

  • The CPIA Trade Ratings for 2018 is 4.
CPIA

BeninLogistics Performance Index (LPI) 2016

  • The LPI score for Benin in 2016 is 2.43.
  • The LPI rank is 115.
LPI

Benin Services Service Policy Restrictive Database (SPRD)

  • Services Trade Restrictions Index (Over All) for Benin is not available.
SPRD