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About

Benin-South Africa Trade: In 2022, Benin exported $3.53M to South Africa. The main products that Benin exported to South Africa were Other Vegetable Residues ($2.84M), Coconuts, Brazil Nuts, and Cashews ($628k), and Video Displays ($16k). Over the past 5 years the exports of Benin to South Africa have decreased at an annualized rate of 6.85%, from $5.03M in 2017 to $3.53M in 2022.

In 2022, Benin did not export any services to South Africa.

South Africa-Benin Trade: In 2022, South Africa exported $31.8M to Benin. The main products that South Africa exported to Benin were Coal Briquettes ($13.6M), Hot-Rolled Iron Bars ($1.99M), and Delivery Trucks ($1.89M). Over the past 5 years the exports of South Africa to Benin have decreased at an annualized rate of 0.12%,  from $32M in 2017 to $31.8M in 2022.

In 2022, South Africa 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, South Africa ranked 59 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI 0.076), and 34 in total exports ($147B).

Historical Data

Bilateral Trade by Products

Depth
Value

In 2022, Benin exported $3.53M to South Africa. The main products exported from Benin to South Africa were Other Vegetable Residues ($2.84M), Coconuts, Brazil Nuts, and Cashews ($628k), and Video Displays ($16k). During the last 5 years the exports of Benin to South Africa have decreased at an annualized rate of 6.85%, from $5.03M in 2017 to $3.53M in 2022.

In 2017, South Africa exported $31.8M to Benin. The main products exported from South Africa to Benin were Coal Briquettes ($13.6M), Hot-Rolled Iron Bars ($1.99M), and Delivery Trucks ($1.89M). During the last 5 years the exports of South Africa to Benin have decreased at an annualized rate of 0.12%, from $32M in 2022 to $31.8M in 2017.

Exports from Benin (Flag) to South Africa (Flag) (2022)

Exports from South Africa (Flag) to Benin (Flag) (2022)

Latest Data

Trade between Benin (Flag) and South Africa (Flag)

Benin Exports

South Africa Exports

Market Competitiveness

Color
Benin
Top Destination
India$448M
South Africa
Top Destination
China$23.4B

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

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

In 2022, countries that imported more from South Africa than Benin included China ($23.4B), United States ($10.9B), and Germany ($9.96B).

Difference in imports from South Africa (Flag) and Benin (Flag) (2022)

Comparative Advantage Benin - South Africa

Flow
Scale

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

During 2022, Benin had a large net trade with South Africa in the exports of Foodstuffs ($2.84M), Vegetable Products ($628k), and Machines ($30.4k).

During 2017, South Africa had a large net trade with Benin in the exports of Mineral Products ($13.9M), Foodstuffs ($3.45M), and Vegetable Products ($3.41M).

Potential Exports

Potential Exports

Depth
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Sort By
Top Product Potential Benin South Africa+$318kCoconuts, Brazil Nuts, and Cashews
Top Product Potential South Africa Benin+$1.67MDelivery Trucks

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 South Africa. This means that a dot/product with the flag of Benin indicates it has a comparative advantage over South Africa. Similarly, a dot/product with the flag of South Africa indicates it has a comparative advantage over Benin.

Product Space of Benin (Flag) and South Africa (Flag) (2022)

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