Netherlands (NLD) and Benin (BEN) Trade | The Observatory of Economic Complexity

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Netherlands-Benin Trade: In 2023, Netherlands exported $86.2M to Benin. The main products that Netherlands exported to Benin were Light Pure Woven Cotton ($17.8M), Refined Petroleum ($12.1M), and Large Construction Vehicles ($7.23M). Over the past 5 years the exports of Netherlands to Benin have decreased at an annualized rate of 9.51%, from $142M in 2018 to $86.2M in 2023.

In 2023, Netherlands did not export any services to Benin.

Benin-Netherlands Trade: In 2023, Benin exported $14.4M to Netherlands. The main products that Benin exported to Netherlands were Large Construction Vehicles ($4.68M), Delivery Trucks ($1.89M), and Excavation Machinery ($1.76M). Over the past 5 years the exports of Benin to Netherlands have increased at an annualized rate of 21.2%, from $5.51M in 2018 to $14.4M in 2023.

In 2023, Benin did not export any services to Netherlands.

Comparison: In 2023, Netherlands ranked 26 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI 1.08), and 9 in total exports ($599B). That same year, Benin ranked 83 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI -0.43), and 146 in total exports ($1.93B).

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Overview In N/A, Netherlands exported €N/A and imported €N/A from Benin, resulting in a N/A trade balance of €N/A. Between N/A and N/A the exports of Netherlands have N/A by €N/A (N/A) from €N/A to €N/A, while imports N/A by €N/A (N/A) from €N/A to €N/A.

Trade In N/A, the top exports of Netherlands to Benin were Cotton fabrics, woven (not including narrow... (€4M), Milk and cream and milk products... (€2M), Other meat and edible meat offal,... (€1M), Fish, fresh (live or dead), chilled... (€1M), and Undefined (€1M). In N/A the top imports of Netherlands from Benin were Undefined (€6M) and Non-ferrous base metal waste and scrap,... (€1M).

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This section shows exports and imports data at subnational level for Netherlands. Click any date in the line plot or any product to explore the exports or imports behavior of Netherlands over time.

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In 2023, Netherlands exported $86.2M to Benin. The main products exported from Netherlands to Benin were Light Pure Woven Cotton ($17.8M), Refined Petroleum ($12.1M), and Large Construction Vehicles ($7.23M). During the last 5 years the exports of Netherlands to Benin have decreased at an annualized rate of 9.51%, from $142M in 2018 to $86.2M in 2023.

In 2018, Benin exported $14.4M to Netherlands. The main products exported from Benin to Netherlands were Large Construction Vehicles ($4.68M), Delivery Trucks ($1.89M), and Excavation Machinery ($1.76M). During the last 5 years the exports of Benin to Netherlands have increased at an annualized rate of 21.2%, from $5.51M in 2023 to $14.4M in 2018.

Exports from Netherlands () to Benin () (2023)

Exports from Benin () to Netherlands () (2023)

Market Competitiveness

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Netherlands
Top DestinationGermany$96.9B

Benin
Top DestinationUnited Arab Emirates$803M

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

In 2023, countries that imported more from Netherlands than Benin included Germany ($96.9B), Belgium ($87B), and France ($67.3B).

In 2023, countries that imported more from Benin than Netherlands included Bangladesh ($391M).

Difference in imports from Benin () and Netherlands () (2023)

Comparative Advantage Netherlands - Benin

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

During 2023, Netherlands had a large net trade with Benin in the exports of Textiles ($18.2M), Animal Products ($15.5M), and Machines ($15M).

During 2018, Benin had a large net trade with Netherlands in the exports of Machines ($7.39M), Transportation ($1.98M), and Metals ($1.89M).

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Top Product Potential Netherlands Benin+$10MRefined Petroleum

Top Product Potential Benin Netherlands+$799kSoybeans

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

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Bilateral Trade by Products

Exports from Netherlands () to Benin () (2023)

Exports from Benin () to Netherlands () (2023)

Market Competitiveness

Difference in imports from Benin () and Netherlands () (2023)

Comparative Advantage Netherlands - Benin

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Product Space of Netherlands () and Benin () (2023)

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