Benin (BEN) and Gambia (GMB) Trade | The Observatory of Economic Complexity

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Benin-Gambia Trade: In 2022, Benin exported $4.81k to Gambia. The main products that Benin exported to Gambia were Used Clothing ($4.81k). Over the past 5 years the exports of Benin to Gambia have decreased at an annualized rate of 39.4%, from $58.8k in 2017 to $4.81k in 2022.

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

Gambia-Benin Trade: In 2022, Gambia exported $194k to Benin. The main products that Gambia exported to Benin were Non-fillet Frozen Fish ($194k) and Medical Instruments ($104). Over the past 5 years the exports of Gambia to Benin have increased at an annualized rate of 30%, from $52.4k in 2017 to $194k in 2022.

In 2022, Gambia 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, Gambia ranked 193 in total exports ($170M), and does not have data regarding Economic Complexity Index.

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Bilateral Trade by Products

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In 2022, Benin exported $4.81k to Gambia. The main products exported from Benin to Gambia were Used Clothing ($4.81k). During the last 5 years the exports of Benin to Gambia have decreased at an annualized rate of 39.4%, from $58.8k in 2017 to $4.81k in 2022.

In 2017, Gambia exported $194k to Benin. The main products exported from Gambia to Benin were Non-fillet Frozen Fish ($194k) and Medical Instruments ($104). During the last 5 years the exports of Gambia to Benin have increased at an annualized rate of 30%, from $52.4k in 2022 to $194k in 2017.

Exports from Benin () to Gambia () (2022)

Exports from Gambia () to Benin () (2022)

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Trade between Benin () and Gambia ()

Benin Exports

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Benin
Top DestinationIndia$448M

Gambia
Top DestinationIndia$52.9M

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

In 2022, countries that imported more from Benin than Gambia included Bangladesh ($406M), India ($448M), and United Arab Emirates ($382M).

In 2022, countries that imported more from Gambia than Benin included Chile ($11.1M), Italy ($11.6M), and Chinese Taipei ($6.72M).

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

Comparative Advantage Benin - Gambia

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

During 2022, Benin had a large net trade with Gambia in the exports of Textiles ($4.81k).

During 2017, Gambia had a large net trade with Benin in the exports of Animal Products ($194k) and Instruments ($104).

Potential Exports

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Top Product Potential Benin Gambia+$6.4kUsed Clothing

Top Product Potential Gambia Benin+$72.1kNon-fillet Frozen Fish

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

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Historical Data

Bilateral Trade by Products

Exports from Benin () to Gambia () (2022)

Exports from Gambia () to Benin () (2022)

Latest Data

Trade between Benin () and Gambia ()

Benin Exports

Market Competitiveness

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

Comparative Advantage Benin - Gambia

Potential Exports

Potential Exports

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Economic Complexity

Competitive Landscape

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

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