Overall Exports and Imports for Benin 2019
- The total value of exports (FOB) is US$ 852 million.
- The total value of imports (CIF) is US$ 2,905 million.
- At the HS6 digit level, 620 products are exported to 98 countries and 2,881 products are imported from 138 countries.
Top 5 Products exports imports at HS 6 digit level 2019
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$ 450,976.07 million.
- Benin exported Cashew nuts, fresh or dried , worth US$ 76,329.61 million.
- Benin exported Other oil seeds and oleaginous fruits, nes , worth US$ 40,288.73 million.
- Benin exported Petroleum oils, etc, (excl. crude); preparation , worth US$ 24,965.39 million.
- Benin exported Frozen cuts and offal of chicken (excl. livers) , worth US$ 17,411.62 million.
The top five imported HS 6 digit level products from world by Benin along with trade value are
- Benin imported Petroleum oils, etc, (excl. crude); preparation , worth US$ 363,024.17 million.
- Benin imported Semi-milled or wholly milled rice , worth US$ 354,386.10 million.
- Benin imported Broken rice , worth US$ 215,693.16 million.
- Benin imported Electrical energy , worth US$ 140,559.34 million.
- Benin imported Palm oil (excl. crude) and liquid fractions , worth US$ 115,767.45 million.
Benin top 5 Export and Import partners 2019
The top five countries to which Benin exported 2019 along with the partner share in percentage are:
- Benin exports to Bangladesh worth US$ 229 million, with a partner share of 26.92 percent.
- Benin exports to India worth US$ 121 million, with a partner share of 14.19 percent.
- Benin exports to Vietnam worth US$ 88 million, with a partner share of 10.38 percent.
- Benin exports to China worth US$ 63 million, with a partner share of 7.38 percent.
- Benin exports to Nigeria worth US$ 48 million, with a partner share of 5.66 percent.
The top five countries to which Benin imported goods 2019 along with the share in percentage are
- Benin imports from India worth US$ 397 million, with a partner share of 13.65 percent.
- Benin imports from China worth US$ 321 million, with a partner share of 11.06 percent.
- Benin imports from Togo worth US$ 317 million, with a partner share of 10.90 percent.
- Benin imports from France worth US$ 256 million, with a partner share of 8.80 percent.
- Benin imports from Thailand worth US$ 157 million, with a partner share of 5.41 percent.
Benin Exports and Imports of Product Groups 2019
Exports and imports of products by stages of processing in 2019 are below along with their corresponding Product Share as percent of total export or import.
- Benin Raw materials exports are worth US$ 619 million, product share of 72.64%.
- Benin Raw materials imports are worth US$ 259 million, product share of 8.92%.
- Benin Intermediate goods exports are worth US$ 126 million, product share of 14.74%.
- Benin Intermediate goods imports are worth US$ 627 million, product share of 21.60%.
- Benin Consumer goods exports are worth US$ 86 million, product share of 10.13%.
- Benin Consumer goods imports are worth US$ 1,643 million, product share of 56.58%.
- Benin Capital goods exports are worth US$ 16 million, product share of 1.84%.
- Benin Capital goods imports are worth US$ 368 million, product share of 12.65%.
Benin Trade Indicators 2019
- Hirschman Herfindahl Market concentration index is 0.21.
- Index of export market penetration is 0.21.
- World Growth in percentage is 0.21 and Benin Country Growth is 23.20.
Benin Service Trade data from WDI 2019
- Benin, Service imports (BoP, current US$) is 805,664,518.11.
- Benin, Service exports (BoP, current US$) is 528,456,762.46.
- Benin, Imports of goods and services as percentage of GDP is 34.05 %.
- Benin, Exports of goods and services as percentage of GDP is 29.63 %.