Benin: Trade Statistics
Exporter Rank
112 / 127
Importer Rank
108 / 127
Trade Balance Rank
76 / 127
Total Trade [1]
Total Exports (2019) | $851,648,437 |
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Total Imports (2019) | $2,904,571,635 |
Trade Balance (2019) | ($2,052,923,198) |
Exports of goods and services (% of GDP) (2020) [2] | 19.87% |
Imports of goods and services (% of GDP) (2020) [2] | 24.96% |
Trade Partners [1]
Export Partners
Top 10 Export Countries
Country | Export USD$ |
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Bangladesh | $229,243,491 |
India | $120,823,864 |
Vietnam | $88,400,420 |
China | $62,866,142 |
Nigeria | $48,202,357 |
Denmark | $30,379,169 |
Egypt | $29,296,459 |
Niger | $26,485,280 |
Malaysia | $25,139,364 |
Burkina Faso | $19,660,051 |
Import Partners
Top 10 Import Countries
Country | Import USD$ |
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India | $396,572,819 |
China | $321,232,714 |
Togo | $316,638,574 |
France | $255,553,724 |
Thailand | $157,200,549 |
Belgium | $110,149,972 |
United Arab Emirates | $99,507,352 |
Morocco | $83,342,562 |
Netherlands | $76,342,602 |
Russia | $76,147,184 |
Traded Goods [1] (at the 2-digit HS Code level)
Top 10 Export Goods
HS Code | Export USD$ |
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(52) Cotton | $467,497,878 |
(08) Fruit & Nuts | $77,720,024 |
(12) Oil Seeds | $62,569,322 |
(15) Fats & Oils | $33,271,627 |
(27) Oil & Mineral Fuels | $25,646,046 |
(44) Wood | $25,375,065 |
(25) Natural Minerals & Stone | $24,884,817 |
(72) Iron & Steel | $23,630,700 |
(02) Meat | $19,729,617 |
(23) Animal Feeds | $15,595,654 |
Top 10 Import Goods
HS Code | Import USD$ |
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(27) Oil & Mineral Fuels | $582,071,544 |
(10) Cereals | $580,364,979 |
(87) Motor Vehicles & Parts | $208,376,169 |
(84) Industrial Machinery | $144,177,775 |
(15) Fats & Oils | $121,706,514 |
(30) Pharmaceuticals | $119,905,198 |
(31) Fertilizers | $111,266,240 |
(02) Meat | $105,111,541 |
(03) Seafood | $104,697,430 |
(72) Iron & Steel | $91,755,940 |
Sources:
- UN Comtrade (2019) except where stated otherwise.
- The World Bank. Accessed: 1/21/2022
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