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$17.4BCURRENT US$
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56.2%CURRENT US$
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$4.07TCURRENT US$
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15.5%CURRENT US$
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$1,303CURRENT US$
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17.1%CURRENT US$
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$48,432CURRENT US$
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10.4%CURRENT US$
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About

Benin-Germany Trade: In 2022, Benin exported $2.58M to Germany. The main products that Benin exported to Germany were Raw Cotton ($643k), Other Processed Fruits and Nuts ($444k), and Integrated Circuits ($349k). Over the past 5 years the exports of Benin to Germany have increased at an annualized rate of 3.17%, from $2.21M in 2017 to $2.58M in 2022.

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

Germany-Benin Trade: In 2022, Germany exported $78.2M to Benin. The main products that Germany exported to Benin were Poultry Meat ($11.1M), Cars ($9.76M), and Aluminium Plating ($6.17M). Over the past 5 years the exports of Germany to Benin have increased at an annualized rate of 10.8%,  from $42.2M in 2017 to $78.2M in 2022.

In 2022, Germany 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, Germany ranked 5 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI 1.78), and 3 in total exports ($1.6T).

Historical Data

Bilateral Trade by Products

Depth
Value

In 2022, Benin exported $2.58M to Germany. The main products exported from Benin to Germany were Raw Cotton ($643k), Other Processed Fruits and Nuts ($444k), and Integrated Circuits ($349k). During the last 5 years the exports of Benin to Germany have increased at an annualized rate of 3.17%, from $2.21M in 2017 to $2.58M in 2022.

In 2017, Germany exported $78.2M to Benin. The main products exported from Germany to Benin were Poultry Meat ($11.1M), Cars ($9.76M), and Aluminium Plating ($6.17M). During the last 5 years the exports of Germany to Benin have increased at an annualized rate of 10.8%, from $42.2M in 2022 to $78.2M in 2017.

Exports from Benin (Flag) to Germany (Flag) (2022)

Exports from Germany (Flag) to Benin (Flag) (2022)

Latest Data

Trade between Benin (Flag) and Germany (Flag)

Benin Exports

Germany Exports

Market Competitiveness

Color
Benin
Top Destination
India$448M
Germany
Top Destination
United States$153B

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

In 2022, countries that imported more from Benin than Germany included Chad ($28M).

In 2022, countries that imported more from Germany than Benin included United States ($153B), France ($120B), and China ($109B).

Difference in imports from Germany (Flag) and Benin (Flag) (2022)

Comparative Advantage Benin - Germany

Flow
Scale

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

During 2022, Benin had a large net trade with Germany in the exports of Textiles ($660k), Machines ($631k), and Foodstuffs ($493k).

During 2017, Germany had a large net trade with Benin in the exports of Machines ($20.9M), Metals ($14.9M), and Animal Products ($14.1M).

Potential Exports

Potential Exports

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Top Product Potential Benin Germany+$1.56MGold
Top Product Potential Germany Benin+$14.9MCars

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

Product Space of Benin (Flag) and Germany (Flag) (2022)

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