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About

Benin-Chad Trade: In 2022, Benin exported $28M to Chad. The main products that Benin exported to Chad were Raw Iron Bars ($11.5M), Hot-Rolled Iron Bars ($6.52M), and Steel Bars ($5.74M). Over the past 5 years the exports of Benin to Chad have increased at an annualized rate of 75.1%, from $1.7M in 2017 to $28M in 2022.

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

Chad-Benin Trade: In 2022, Chad exported $169k to Benin. The main products that Chad exported to Benin were Large Construction Vehicles ($131k), Trailers and semi-trailers, not mechanically propelled vehicles ($29.6k), and Tractors ($7.55k). Over the past 5 years the exports of Chad to Benin have increased at an annualized rate of 51.6%,  from $4k in 2017 to $169k in 2022.

In 2022, Chad 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, Chad ranked 129 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI -1.74), and 130 in total exports ($4.39B).

Historical Data

Bilateral Trade by Products

Depth
Value

In 2022, Benin exported $28M to Chad. The main products exported from Benin to Chad were Raw Iron Bars ($11.5M), Hot-Rolled Iron Bars ($6.52M), and Steel Bars ($5.74M). During the last 5 years the exports of Benin to Chad have increased at an annualized rate of 75.1%, from $1.7M in 2017 to $28M in 2022.

In 2017, Chad exported $169k to Benin. The main products exported from Chad to Benin were Large Construction Vehicles ($131k), Trailers and semi-trailers, not mechanically propelled vehicles ($29.6k), and Tractors ($7.55k). During the last 5 years the exports of Chad to Benin have increased at an annualized rate of 51.6%, from $4k in 2022 to $169k in 2017.

Exports from Benin (Flag) to Chad (Flag) (2022)

Exports from Chad (Flag) to Benin (Flag) (2022)

Latest Data

Trade between Benin (Flag) and Chad (Flag)

Benin Exports

Market Competitiveness

Color
Benin
Top Destination
India$448M
Chad
Top Destination
Germany$1.1B

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

In 2022, countries that imported more from Benin than Chad included India ($448M), Bangladesh ($406M), and Egypt ($41.7M).

In 2022, countries that imported more from Chad than Benin included Germany ($1.1B), China ($933M), and Chinese Taipei ($512M).

Difference in imports from Chad (Flag) and Benin (Flag) (2022)

Comparative Advantage Benin - Chad

Flow
Scale

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

During 2022, Benin had a large net trade with Chad in the exports of Metals ($27.4M), Chemical Products ($567k), and Transportation ($4.18k).

During 2017, Chad had a large net trade with Benin in the exports of Machines ($131k), Transportation ($37.1k), and Chemical Products ($295).

Potential Exports

Potential Exports

Depth
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Top Product Potential Benin Chad+$6.78kPackaged Medicaments
Top Product Potential Chad Benin+$2.86kTractors

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

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

Product Space of Benin (Flag) and Chad (Flag) (2022)

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