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About

United States-Benin Trade: In 2022, United States exported $371M to Benin. The main products that United States exported to Benin were Cars ($151M), Mixed Mineral or Chemical Fertilizers ($69.7M), and Motor vehicles; parts and accessories (8701 to 8705) ($42.5M). Over the past 5 years the exports of United States to Benin have increased at an annualized rate of 6.66%, from $269M in 2017 to $371M in 2022.

In 2022, United States did not export any services to Benin.

Benin-United States Trade: In 2022, Benin exported $4.58M to United States. The main products that Benin exported to United States were Coconuts, Brazil Nuts, and Cashews ($779k), Seats ($682k), and Planes, Helicopters, and/or Spacecraft ($597k). Over the past 5 years the exports of Benin to United States have decreased at an annualized rate of 27.8%,  from $23.3M in 2017 to $4.58M in 2022.

In 2022, Benin did not export any services to United States.

Comparison: In 2022,  United States ranked 10 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI 1.47), and 2 in total exports ($1.95T). That same year, Benin ranked 86 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI -0.5), and 149 in total exports ($1.67B).

Company data: In 2023, leading companies such as Hongkong Xin Jie Technology (2) were at the forefront of exporting goods from Benin to the United States. Conversely, Fuzhou Light Industry Import & Expo (1) and Fujian Huamin Import & Export Co.,l (1) were notable for importing products to Benin from the United States.

Historical Data

Bilateral Trade by Products

Depth
Value

In 2022, United States exported $371M to Benin. The main products exported from United States to Benin were Cars ($151M), Mixed Mineral or Chemical Fertilizers ($69.7M), and Motor vehicles; parts and accessories (8701 to 8705) ($42.5M). During the last 5 years the exports of United States to Benin have increased at an annualized rate of 6.66%, from $269M in 2017 to $371M in 2022.

In 2017, Benin exported $4.58M to United States. The main products exported from Benin to United States were Coconuts, Brazil Nuts, and Cashews ($779k), Seats ($682k), and Planes, Helicopters, and/or Spacecraft ($597k). During the last 5 years the exports of Benin to United States have decreased at an annualized rate of 27.8%, from $23.3M in 2022 to $4.58M in 2017.

Exports from United States (Flag) to Benin (Flag) (2022)

Exports from Benin (Flag) to United States (Flag) (2022)

Market Competitiveness

Color
United States
Top Destination
Canada$308B
Benin
Top Destination
India$448M

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

In 2022, countries that imported more from United States than Benin included Canada ($308B), Mexico ($294B), and China ($151B).

In 2022, no countries were registered that imported more from Benin than from United States.

Difference in imports from Benin (Flag) and United States (Flag) (2022)

Comparative Advantage United States - Benin

Flow
Scale

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

During 2022, United States had a large net trade with Benin in the exports of Transportation ($198M), Chemical Products ($87.5M), and Animal Products ($30.2M).

During 2017, Benin had a large net trade with United States in the exports of Miscellaneous ($1.2M), Vegetable Products ($846k), and Transportation ($636k).

Potential Exports

Potential Exports

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Top Product Potential United States Benin+$5.63MRefined Petroleum
Top Product Potential Benin United States+$1.58MCoconuts, Brazil Nuts, and Cashews

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

Product Space of United States (Flag) and Benin (Flag) (2022)

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