Benin (BEN) and Ghana (GHA) Trade | The Observatory of Economic Complexity

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Benin-Ghana Trade: In 2022, Benin exported $1.83M to Ghana. The main products that Benin exported to Ghana were Gold ($596k), Other Vegetable Residues ($304k), and Fermented Milk Products ($292k). Over the past 5 years the exports of Benin to Ghana have decreased at an annualized rate of 14.3%, from $3.97M in 2017 to $1.83M in 2022.

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

Ghana-Benin Trade: In 2022, Ghana exported $42.2M to Benin. The main products that Ghana exported to Benin were Electricity ($7.14M), Unglazed Ceramics ($4.04M), and Large Construction Vehicles ($3.83M). Over the past 5 years the exports of Ghana to Benin have increased at an annualized rate of 4.34%, from $34.1M in 2017 to $42.2M in 2022.

In 2022, Ghana 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, Ghana ranked 122 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI -1.32), and 79 in total exports ($20B).

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In 2022, Benin exported $1.83M to Ghana. The main products exported from Benin to Ghana were Gold ($596k), Other Vegetable Residues ($304k), and Fermented Milk Products ($292k). During the last 5 years the exports of Benin to Ghana have decreased at an annualized rate of 14.3%, from $3.97M in 2017 to $1.83M in 2022.

In 2017, Ghana exported $42.2M to Benin. The main products exported from Ghana to Benin were Electricity ($7.14M), Unglazed Ceramics ($4.04M), and Large Construction Vehicles ($3.83M). During the last 5 years the exports of Ghana to Benin have increased at an annualized rate of 4.34%, from $34.1M in 2022 to $42.2M in 2017.

Exports from Benin () to Ghana () (2022)

Exports from Ghana () to Benin () (2022)

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Trade between Benin () and Ghana ()

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Benin
Top DestinationIndia$448M

Ghana
Top DestinationUnited Arab Emirates$4.72B

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

In 2022, countries that imported more from Benin than Ghana included Bangladesh ($406M), Egypt ($41.7M), and Pakistan ($35.2M).

In 2022, countries that imported more from Ghana than Benin included United Arab Emirates ($4.72B), Switzerland ($3.37B), and United States ($2.83B).

Difference in imports from Ghana () and Benin () (2022)

Comparative Advantage Benin - Ghana

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

During 2022, Benin had a large net trade with Ghana in the exports of Precious Metals ($596k), Foodstuffs ($349k), and Animal Products ($321k).

During 2017, Ghana had a large net trade with Benin in the exports of Mineral Products ($12M), Machines ($4.73M), and Transportation ($4.47M).

Potential Exports

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Top Product Potential Benin Ghana+$198kLight Pure Woven Cotton

Top Product Potential Ghana Benin+$1.42MRefined Petroleum

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

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

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Historical Data

Bilateral Trade by Products

Exports from Benin () to Ghana () (2022)

Exports from Ghana () to Benin () (2022)

Latest Data

Trade between Benin () and Ghana ()

Benin Exports

Ghana Exports

Market Competitiveness

Difference in imports from Ghana () and Benin () (2022)

Comparative Advantage Benin - Ghana

Potential Exports

Potential Exports

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Economic Complexity

Competitive Landscape

Product Space of Benin () and Ghana () (2022)

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