Botswana (BWA) and Benin (BEN) Trade | The Observatory of Economic Complexity

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Botswana-Benin Trade: In 2022, Botswana exported $4.25k to Benin. The main products that Botswana exported to Benin were Electrical Transformers ($3.09k), Computers ($752), and Wine ($408). Over the past 6 years the exports of Botswana to Benin have increased at an annualized rate of 5.59%, from $3.07k in 2016 to $4.25k in 2022.

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

Benin-Botswana In N/A, Benin did not export any products to Botswana.

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

Comparison: In 2022, Botswana ranked 91 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI -0.59), and 107 in total exports ($8.65B). That same year, Benin ranked 86 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI -0.5), and 149 in total exports ($1.67B).

Historical Data

Bilateral Trade by Products

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In 2022, Botswana exported $4.25k to Benin. The main products exported from Botswana to Benin were Electrical Transformers ($3.09k), Computers ($752), and Wine ($408). During the last 6 years the exports of Botswana to Benin have increased at an annualized rate of 5.59%, from $3.07k in 2016 to $4.25k in 2022.

Benin does not register exports to Botswana. The main products exported from Benin to Botswana were Beauty Products ($396).

Exports from Botswana () to Benin () (2022)

Exports from Benin () to Botswana () (2022)

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Trade between Botswana () and Benin ()

Botswana Exports

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Botswana
Top DestinationUnited Arab Emirates$2.31B

Benin
Top DestinationIndia$448M

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

In 2022, countries that imported more from Botswana than Benin included United Arab Emirates ($2.31B), Belgium ($1.55B), and South Africa ($836M).

In 2022, countries that imported more from Benin than Botswana included Bangladesh ($406M), Egypt ($41.7M), and Togo ($35.9M).

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

Comparative Advantage Botswana - Benin

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

During 2022, Botswana had a large net trade with Benin in the exports of Machines ($3.84k), Foodstuffs ($408), and Chemical Products ($2).

Potential Exports

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Top Product Potential Botswana Benin+$4.05kElectrical Transformers

Top Product Potential Benin Botswana+$2.59kRefined Petroleum

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

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Historical Data

Bilateral Trade by Products

Exports from Botswana () to Benin () (2022)

Exports from Benin () to Botswana () (2022)

Latest Data

Trade between Botswana () and Benin ()

Botswana Exports

Market Competitiveness

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

Comparative Advantage Botswana - Benin

Potential Exports

Potential Exports

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Economic Complexity

Competitive Landscape

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

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