Overall Exports and Imports for Benin 2018
- The total value of exports (FOB) is US$ 952 million.
- The total value of imports (CIF) is US$ 3,278 million.
- At the HS6 digit level, 678 products are exported to 106 countries and 2,800 products are imported from 137 countries.
Top 5 Products exports 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:
- Benin exported Cotton, not carded or combed , worth US$ 445,432.56 million.
- Benin exported Cashew nuts, fresh or dried , worth US$ 137,705.20 million.
- Benin exported Other oil seeds and oleaginous fruits, nes , worth US$ 36,143.51 million.
- Benin exported Gas turbines nes of a power exceeding 5000 KW , worth US$ 35,685.95 million.
- Benin exported Frozen cuts and offal of chicken (excl. livers) , worth US$ 25,627.69 million.
The top five imported HS 6 digit level products from world by Benin along with trade value are
- Benin imported Broken rice , worth US$ 526,475.76 million.
- Benin imported Petroleum oils, etc, (excl. crude); preparation , worth US$ 424,106.09 million.
- Benin imported Semi-milled or wholly milled rice , worth US$ 264,470.77 million.
- Benin imported Palm oil (excl. crude) and liquid fractions , worth US$ 227,891.44 million.
- Benin imported Electrical energy , worth US$ 142,370.61 million.
Benin top 5 Export and Import partners 2018
The top five countries to which Benin exported 2018 along with the partner share in percentage are:
- Benin exports to Bangladesh worth US$ 216 million, with a partner share of 22.73 percent.
- Benin exports to India worth US$ 174 million, with a partner share of 18.33 percent.
- Benin exports to Vietnam worth US$ 95 million, with a partner share of 10.01 percent.
- Benin exports to Nigeria worth US$ 75 million, with a partner share of 7.91 percent.
- Benin exports to China worth US$ 73 million, with a partner share of 7.71 percent.
The top five countries to which Benin imported goods 2018 along with the share in percentage are
- Benin imports from Thailand worth US$ 458 million, with a partner share of 13.98 percent.
- Benin imports from India worth US$ 397 million, with a partner share of 12.10 percent.
- Benin imports from Togo worth US$ 306 million, with a partner share of 9.33 percent.
- Benin imports from China worth US$ 255 million, with a partner share of 7.77 percent.
- Benin imports from France worth US$ 232 million, with a partner share of 7.08 percent.
Benin 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.
- Benin Raw materials exports are worth US$ 675 million, product share of 70.93%.
- Benin Raw materials imports are worth US$ 341 million, product share of 10.41%.
- Benin Intermediate goods exports are worth US$ 125 million, product share of 13.14%.
- Benin Intermediate goods imports are worth US$ 580 million, product share of 17.70%.
- Benin Consumer goods exports are worth US$ 99 million, product share of 10.42%.
- Benin Consumer goods imports are worth US$ 2,016 million, product share of 61.49%.
- Benin Capital goods exports are worth US$ 52 million, product share of 5.49%.
- Benin Capital goods imports are worth US$ 341 million, product share of 10.39%.
Benin Trade Indicators 2018
- Hirschman Herfindahl Market concentration index is 0.24.
- Index of export market penetration is 0.24.
- World Growth in percentage is 0.24 and Benin Country Growth is -14.84.
Benin Service Trade data from WDI 2018
- Benin, Service imports (BoP, current US$) is not available.
- Benin, Service exports (BoP, current US$) is not available.
- Benin, Imports of goods and services as percentage of GDP is 44.19 %.
- Benin, Exports of goods and services as percentage of GDP is 35.38 %.