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Benin: Trade Statistics

Exporter Rank

122 / 138

Importer Rank

117 / 138

Trade Balance Rank

72 / 138

Total Trade [1]

Total Exports (2021) $1,023,522,023
Total Imports (2021) $3,186,198,038
Trade Balance (2021) ($2,162,676,015)
Exports of goods and services (% of GDP) (2022) [2] 21.65%
Imports of goods and services (% of GDP) (2022) [2] 29.28%

Trade Partners [1]

Export Partners

Top 10 Export Countries

Country Export USD$
Bangladesh $427,111,581
India $101,897,175
China $100,606,571
Vietnam $51,285,946
Chad $36,577,727
Niger $29,742,231
Egypt $27,480,028
Denmark $23,759,376
Ukraine $22,232,184
United Arab Emirates $20,991,388

Import Partners

Top 10 Import Countries

Country Import USD$
India $546,925,636
China $374,044,653
France $349,972,727
Belgium $177,730,680
Togo $133,172,235
United Arab Emirates $126,794,509
Turkey $108,678,097
Thailand $102,796,869
United States $84,741,963
Morocco $75,474,538

Traded Goods [1] (at the 2-digit HS Code level)

Top 10 Export Goods

HS Code Export USD$
(52) Cotton $636,855,925
(08) Fruit & Nuts $52,285,949
(12) Oil Seeds $50,790,389
(72) Iron & Steel $50,354,171
(27) Oil & Mineral Fuels $37,336,732
(23) Animal Feeds $33,361,787
(44) Wood $30,639,232
(15) Fats & Oils $21,917,402
(84) Industrial Machinery $16,138,535
(71) Precious Stones & Metals $15,315,228

Top 10 Import Goods

HS Code Import USD$
(10) Cereals $662,951,589
(27) Oil & Mineral Fuels $425,428,400
(87) Motor Vehicles & Parts $312,446,368
(84) Industrial Machinery $162,377,869
(85) Electrical Machinery $147,654,423
(30) Pharmaceuticals $146,507,450
(72) Iron & Steel $142,334,276
(03) Seafood $114,084,355
(02) Meat $109,171,954
(15) Fats & Oils $80,180,025

Sources:

  1. UN Comtrade (2021) except where stated otherwise.
  2. The World Bank. Accessed: 10/8/2023
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