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2022
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Exports $454kRnk 48 / 128
2022
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Top Product $86.1kStone Processing Machines
2022
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Exports $449kRnk 48 / 109
2022
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Top Product $106kSpecial purpose motor vehicles
2022
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Economic Complexity (ECI) ECI -0.5Rnk 86 / 133
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Economic Complexity (ECI) ECI -1.42Rnk 124 / 133
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GDP$17.4BCURRENT US$
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2012-2022
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GDP GROWTH56.2%CURRENT US$
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2022
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 GDP$14.6BCURRENT US$
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2012-2022
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GDP GROWTH-17.4%CURRENT US$
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2022
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GDP PC $1,303CURRENT US$
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GDP PC GROWTH17.1%CURRENT US$
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GDP PC$2,448CURRENT US$
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GDP PC GROWTH-34.8%CURRENT US$
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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.

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.

Comparison: In 2022,  Benin ranked 86 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI -0.5), and 149 in total exports ($1.67B). That same year, Republic of the Congo ranked 124 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI -1.42), and 96 in total exports ($12.4B).

Historical Data

Bilateral Trade by Products

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In 2022, 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 2017 to $454k in 2022.

In 2017, 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 2022 to $449k in 2017.

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

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

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

Benin Exports

Republic of the Congo Exports

Market Competitiveness

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Benin
Top DestinationIndia$448M
Republic of the Congo
Top DestinationChina$4.82B

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

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

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).

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

Comparative Advantage Benin - Republic of the Congo

Flow
Scale

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

During 2022, Benin had a large net trade with Republic of the Congo in the exports of Transportation ($116k), Machines ($96k), and Textiles ($77.7k).

During 2017, Republic of the Congo had a large net trade with Benin in the exports of Machines ($207k), Transportation ($171k), and Miscellaneous ($36.1k).

Potential Exports

Potential Exports

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

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

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

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