Benin (BEN) and Egypt (EGY) Trade | The Observatory of Economic Complexity

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Benin-Egypt Trade: In 2022, Benin exported $41.7M to Egypt. The main products that Benin exported to Egypt were Raw Cotton ($41.7M), Paper Labels ($3.64k), and Electric Motors ($1.45k). Over the past 5 years the exports of Benin to Egypt have increased at an annualized rate of 13.4%, from $22.3M in 2017 to $41.7M in 2022.

In 2022, Benin did not export any services to Egypt.

Egypt-Benin Trade: In 2022, Egypt exported $15.1M to Benin. The main products that Egypt exported to Benin were Iron Structures ($4.93M), Scented Mixtures ($2.68M), and Cement ($2.28M). Over the past 5 years the exports of Egypt to Benin have increased at an annualized rate of 1.15%, from $13.5M in 2017 to $15.1M in 2022.

In 2022, Egypt did not export any services to Benin.

Comparison: In 2022, Benin ranked 86 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI -0.5), and 149 in total exports ($1.67B). That same year, Egypt ranked 69 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI -0.1), and 59 in total exports ($53.9B).

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Bilateral Trade by Products

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In 2022, Benin exported $41.7M to Egypt. The main products exported from Benin to Egypt were Raw Cotton ($41.7M), Paper Labels ($3.64k), and Electric Motors ($1.45k). During the last 5 years the exports of Benin to Egypt have increased at an annualized rate of 13.4%, from $22.3M in 2017 to $41.7M in 2022.

In 2017, Egypt exported $15.1M to Benin. The main products exported from Egypt to Benin were Iron Structures ($4.93M), Scented Mixtures ($2.68M), and Cement ($2.28M). During the last 5 years the exports of Egypt to Benin have increased at an annualized rate of 1.15%, from $13.5M in 2022 to $15.1M in 2017.

Exports from Benin () to Egypt () (2022)

Exports from Egypt () to Benin () (2022)

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Trade between Benin () and Egypt ()

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Benin
Top DestinationIndia$448M

Egypt
Top DestinationTurkey$4.23B

This map shows whether countries import more from Benin or Egypt. Each country is colored based on the difference in imports they receive from Benin and Egypt or the difference in the growth in imports.

In 2022, countries that imported more from Benin than Egypt included Bangladesh ($406M), Chad ($28M), and Niger ($16.9M).

In 2022, countries that imported more from Egypt than Benin included Turkey ($4.23B), Italy ($3.32B), and United States ($3.21B).

Difference in imports from Egypt () and Benin () (2022)

Comparative Advantage Benin - Egypt

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This chart compares trade between Benin and Egypt by product, considering products traded by both, Benin and Egypt.

During 2022, Benin had a large net trade with Egypt in the exports of Textiles ($41.7M), Paper Goods ($3.64k), and Machines ($1.95k).

During 2017, Egypt had a large net trade with Benin in the exports of Metals ($5.28M), Mineral Products ($3.55M), and Chemical Products ($3.12M).

Potential Exports

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Top Product Potential Benin Egypt+$6.5kSoybeans

Top Product Potential Egypt Benin+$647kCement

We estimate the export potential of an economy for each product and destination using an extension of the bilateral relatedness model of Jun et al. (2019).This extended gravity model considers similarities among products and geographies and explains more than 50% of the variance in future trade flows.

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Economic Complexity

Competitive Landscape

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This visualization shows the product space at the HS4 level with the flags of Benin and Egypt. This means that a dot/product with the flag of Benin indicates it has a comparative advantage over Egypt. Similarly, a dot/product with the flag of Egypt indicates it has a comparative advantage over Benin.

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Historical Data

Bilateral Trade by Products

Exports from Benin () to Egypt () (2022)

Exports from Egypt () to Benin () (2022)

Latest Data

Trade between Benin () and Egypt ()

Benin Exports

Egypt Exports

Market Competitiveness

Difference in imports from Egypt () and Benin () (2022)

Comparative Advantage Benin - Egypt

Potential Exports

Potential Exports

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Economic Complexity

Competitive Landscape

Product Space of Benin () and Egypt () (2022)

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