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Benin: Trade Statistics

Exporter Rank

103 / 119

Importer Rank

101 / 119

Trade Balance Rank

61 / 119

Total Trade [1]

Total Exports (2018) $952,223,706
Total Imports (2018) $3,278,030,278
Trade Balance (2018) ($2,325,806,572)
Exports of goods and services (% of GDP) (2018) [2] 35.38%
Imports of goods and services (% of GDP) (2018) [2] 44.19%

Trade Partners [1]

Export Partners

Top 10 Export Countries

Country Export USD$
Bangladesh $216,409,181
India $174,496,721
Vietnam $95,319,107
Nigeria $75,339,241
China $73,463,661
Malaysia $45,107,125
Denmark $33,469,516
Egypt $31,938,907
Niger $28,308,892
United States $23,773,262

Import Partners

Top 10 Import Countries

Country Import USD$
Thailand $458,431,355
India $396,652,390
Togo $305,726,202
China $254,568,755
France $232,143,854
Belgium $132,646,835
Netherlands $111,053,459
Russia $110,797,506
Malaysia $96,460,112
United States $86,498,932

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

Top 10 Export Goods

HS Code Export USD$
(52) Cotton $461,411,398
(08) Fruit & Nuts $142,277,657
(12) Oil Seeds $51,536,591
(15) Fats & Oils $48,002,230
(84) Industrial Machinery $43,434,503
(72) Iron & Steel $32,448,342
(02) Meat $30,909,261
(27) Oil & Mineral Fuels $25,868,872
(25) Natural Minerals & Stone $19,893,903
(23) Animal Feeds $14,545,105

Top 10 Import Goods

HS Code Import USD$
(10) Cereals $877,659,854
(27) Oil & Mineral Fuels $602,857,820
(15) Fats & Oils $241,976,164
(87) Motor Vehicles & Parts $198,613,460
(02) Meat $110,802,365
(30) Pharmaceuticals $110,383,577
(85) Electrical Machinery $105,164,139
(03) Seafood $104,974,790
(84) Industrial Machinery $102,363,128
(17) Sugar & Confectionery $80,587,092

Sources:

  1. UN Comtrade (2018) except where stated otherwise.
  2. The World Bank. Accessed: 1/12/2020
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