2023
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GDP
$15.3BCURRENT US$
Rnk 136 / 195
2013-2023
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GDP GROWTH
-14.7%CURRENT US$
Rnk 186 / 195
2023
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 GDP
$19.7BCURRENT US$
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2013-2023
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GDP GROWTH
57.2%CURRENT US$
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2023
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GDP PC 
$2,478CURRENT US$
Rnk 149 / 195
2013-2023
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GDP PC GROWTH
-33%CURRENT US$
Rnk 188 / 195
2023
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GDP PC
$1,394CURRENT US$
Rnk 168 / 196
2013-2023
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GDP PC GROWTH
19.3%CURRENT US$
Rnk 104 / 195

About

Republic of the Congo-Benin Trade: In 2023, Republic of the Congo exported $501k to Benin. The main products that Republic of the Congo exported to Benin were Iron Structures ($101k), Railway Cargo Containers ($99.5k), and Insulated Wire ($69k). Over the past 5 years the exports of Republic of the Congo to Benin have decreased at an annualized rate of 33.1%, from $3.74M in 2018 to $501k in 2023.

In 2023, Republic of the Congo did not export any services to Benin.

Benin-Republic of the Congo Trade: In 2023, Benin exported $481k to Republic of the Congo. The main products that Benin exported to Republic of the Congo were Special purpose motor vehicles ($127k), Delivery Trucks ($49.5k), and Used Rubber Tires ($40.1k). Over the past 5 years the exports of Benin to Republic of the Congo have increased at an annualized rate of 0.87%,  from $461k in 2018 to $481k in 2023.

In 2023, Benin did not export any services to Republic of the Congo.

Comparison: In 2023,  Republic of the Congo ranked 128 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI -1.73), and 96 in total exports ($11.8B). That same year, Benin ranked 83 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI -0.43), and 146 in total exports ($1.93B).

Historical Data

Bilateral Trade by Products

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In 2023, Republic of the Congo exported $501k to Benin. The main products exported from Republic of the Congo to Benin were Iron Structures ($101k), Railway Cargo Containers ($99.5k), and Insulated Wire ($69k). During the last 5 years the exports of Republic of the Congo to Benin have decreased at an annualized rate of 33.1%, from $3.74M in 2018 to $501k in 2023.

In 2018, Benin exported $481k to Republic of the Congo. The main products exported from Benin to Republic of the Congo were Special purpose motor vehicles ($127k), Delivery Trucks ($49.5k), and Used Rubber Tires ($40.1k). During the last 5 years the exports of Benin to Republic of the Congo have increased at an annualized rate of 0.87%, from $461k in 2023 to $481k in 2018.

Exports from Republic of the Congo (Flag) to Benin (Flag) (2023)

Exports from Benin (Flag) to Republic of the Congo (Flag) (2023)

Latest Data

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

Republic of the Congo Exports

Benin Exports

Market Competitiveness

Color
Republic of the Congo
Top Destination
China$5.45B
Benin
Top Destination
United Arab Emirates$803M

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

In 2023, countries that imported more from Republic of the Congo than Benin included China ($5.45B), United Arab Emirates ($2.7B), and Saudi Arabia ($644M).

In 2023, countries that imported more from Benin than Republic of the Congo included Bangladesh ($391M), Togo ($53.9M), and Pakistan ($44.1M).

Difference in imports from Benin (Flag) and Republic of the Congo (Flag) (2023)

Comparative Advantage Republic of the Congo - Benin

Flow
Scale

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

During 2023, Republic of the Congo had a large net trade with Benin in the exports of Metals ($175k), Transportation ($145k), and Machines ($144k).

During 2018, Benin had a large net trade with Republic of the Congo in the exports of Transportation ($201k), Chemical Products ($59.6k), and Plastics and Rubbers ($49.5k).

Potential Exports

Potential Exports

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

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

Product Space of Republic of the Congo (Flag) and Benin (Flag) (2023)

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