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About

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.

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 2.98%,  from $269M in 2017 to $371M in 2022.

In 2022, United States 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, United States ranked 10 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI 1.47), and 2 in total exports ($1.95T).

Historical Data

Bilateral Trade by Products

Depth
Value

In 2022, 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 2017 to $4.58M in 2022.

In 2017, 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 2.98%, from $269M in 2022 to $371M in 2017.

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

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

Latest Data

Trade between Benin (Flag) and United States (Flag)

Benin Exports

United States Exports

Market Competitiveness

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

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

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

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

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

Comparative Advantage Benin - United States

Flow
Scale

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

During 2022, Benin had a large net trade with United States in the exports of Miscellaneous ($1.2M), Vegetable Products ($846k), and Transportation ($636k).

During 2017, United States had a large net trade with Benin in the exports of Transportation ($198M), Chemical Products ($87.5M), and Animal Products ($30.2M).

Potential Exports

Potential Exports

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

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

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

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