2022
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GDP
$14.6BCURRENT US$
Rnk 132 / 186
2012-2022
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GDP GROWTH
-17.4%CURRENT US$
Rnk 178 / 186
2022
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 GDP
$17.4BCURRENT US$
Rnk 124 / 186
2012-2022
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GDP GROWTH
56.2%CURRENT US$
Rnk 48 / 186
2022
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GDP PC 
$2,448CURRENT US$
Rnk 138 / 186
2012-2022
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GDP PC GROWTH
-34.8%CURRENT US$
Rnk 180 / 186
2022
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GDP PC
$1,303CURRENT US$
Rnk 161 / 186
2012-2022
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GDP PC GROWTH
17.1%CURRENT US$
Rnk 95 / 186

About

Republic of the Congo-Benin Trade: In 2022, Republic of the Congo exported $449k to Benin. The main products that Republic of the Congo exported to Benin were Special purpose motor vehicles ($106k), Excavation Machinery ($84.7k), and Other Construction Vehicles ($81.2k). Over the past 5 years the exports of Republic of the Congo to Benin have decreased at an annualized rate of 17.9%, from $1.2M in 2017 to $449k in 2022.

In 2022, Republic of the Congo did not export any services to Benin.

Benin-Republic of the Congo Trade: In 2022, Benin exported $454k to Republic of the Congo. The main products that Benin exported to Republic of the Congo were Stone Processing Machines ($86.1k), Special purpose motor vehicles ($78.5k), and Used Clothing ($60.8k). Over the past 5 years the exports of Benin to Republic of the Congo have decreased at an annualized rate of 7.16%,  from $659k in 2017 to $454k in 2022.

In 2022, Benin did not export any services to Republic of the Congo.

Comparison: In 2022,  Republic of the Congo ranked 124 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI -1.42), and 96 in total exports ($12.4B). 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, Republic of the Congo exported $449k to Benin. The main products exported from Republic of the Congo to Benin were Special purpose motor vehicles ($106k), Excavation Machinery ($84.7k), and Other Construction Vehicles ($81.2k). During the last 5 years the exports of Republic of the Congo to Benin have decreased at an annualized rate of 17.9%, from $1.2M in 2017 to $449k in 2022.

In 2017, Benin exported $454k to Republic of the Congo. The main products exported from Benin to Republic of the Congo were Stone Processing Machines ($86.1k), Special purpose motor vehicles ($78.5k), and Used Clothing ($60.8k). During the last 5 years the exports of Benin to Republic of the Congo have decreased at an annualized rate of 7.16%, from $659k in 2022 to $454k in 2017.

Exports from Republic of the Congo (Flag) to Benin (Flag) (2022)

Exports from Benin (Flag) to Republic of the Congo (Flag) (2022)

Latest Data

Trade between Republic of the Congo (Flag) and Benin (Flag)

Republic of the Congo Exports

Benin Exports

Market Competitiveness

Color
Republic of the Congo
Top Destination
China$4.82B
Benin
Top Destination
India$448M

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

In 2022, countries that imported more from Republic of the Congo than Benin included China ($4.82B), India ($2.44B), and United Arab Emirates ($1.87B).

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

Difference in imports from Benin (Flag) and Republic of the Congo (Flag) (2022)

Comparative Advantage Republic of the Congo - Benin

Flow
Scale

This chart compares trade between Republic of the Congo and Benin by product, considering products traded by both, Republic of the Congo and Benin.

During 2022, Republic of the Congo had a large net trade with Benin in the exports of Machines ($207k), Transportation ($171k), and Miscellaneous ($36.1k).

During 2017, Benin had a large net trade with Republic of the Congo in the exports of Transportation ($116k), Machines ($96k), and Textiles ($77.7k).

Potential Exports

Potential Exports

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Top Product Potential Republic of the Congo Benin+$29.8kCars
Top Product Potential Benin Republic of the Congo+$38.7kPackaged Medicaments

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

Product Space of Republic of the Congo (Flag) and Benin (Flag) (2022)

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