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2023
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Exports $93.8MRnk 137 / 220
2023
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Top Product $16.5MPoultry Meat
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Exports $3.45MRnk 31 / 120
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Top Product $1.86MRaw Cotton
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Economic Complexity (ECI) ECI 1.79Rnk 5 / 132
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Economic Complexity (ECI) ECI -0.43Rnk 83 / 132
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GDP$4.53TCURRENT US$
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2013-2023
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GDP GROWTH18.8%CURRENT US$
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GDP GROWTH57.2%CURRENT US$
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GDP PC $54,343CURRENT US$
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GDP PC GROWTH15.1%CURRENT US$
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GDP PC$1,394CURRENT US$
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GDP PC GROWTH19.3%CURRENT US$
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About

Germany-Benin Trade: In 2023, Germany exported $93.8M to Benin. The main products that Germany exported to Benin were Poultry Meat ($16.5M), Textile Processing Machines ($12.7M), and Cars ($10.5M). Over the past 5 years the exports of Germany to Benin have increased at an annualized rate of 7.92%, from $64.1M in 2018 to $93.8M in 2023.

In 2023, Germany did not export any services to Benin.

Benin-Germany Trade: In 2023, Benin exported $3.45M to Germany. The main products that Benin exported to Germany were Raw Cotton ($1.86M), Coconuts, Brazil Nuts, and Cashews ($632k), and Other Vegetable Residues ($174k). Over the past 5 years the exports of Benin to Germany have increased at an annualized rate of 5.02%,  from $2.7M in 2018 to $3.45M in 2023.

In 2023, Benin did not export any services to Germany.

Comparison: In 2023,  Germany ranked 5 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI 1.79), and 3 in total exports ($1.57T). That same year, Benin ranked 83 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI -0.43), and 146 in total exports ($1.93B).

Latest Trends

November, 2024

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Overview In November 2024, Germany exported €5.54M and imported €262k from Benin, resulting in a positive trade balance of €5.27M. Between November 2023 and November 2024 the exports of Germany have increased by €1.33M (31.5%) from €4.21M to €5.54M, while imports increased by €20k (8.26%) from €242k to €262k.

Trade In November 2024, the top exports of Germany to Benin were Meat and meat products (€1.65M), Motor cars and motor caravans (€567k), Measuring and automatical control instruments (€468k), Pharmaceutical products (€320k), and Non allocable results (€210k). In November 2024 the top imports of Germany from Benin were Other raw materials inclusive waste (€5k), Printed products (€2k), Measuring and automatical control instruments (€2k), Office and automatic data processing machines (€1k), and Cotton, raw or manufactured, also reused,... (€0).

Origins In November 2024 the exports of Germany were mainly from Lower Saxony (€1.21M), Baden-Württemberg (€759k), Hesse (€599k), North Rhine-Westphalia (€489k), and Saxony-Anhalt (€307k), while imports destinations were mainly Schleswig-Holstein (€228k), Lower Saxony (€28k), Bavaria (€2k), Berlin (€1k), and Hesse (€1k).

Growth In November 2024, the increase in Germany's year-by-year exports to Benin was explained primarily by an increase in product exports in Meat and meat products (€1.29M or 352%), Measuring and automatical control instruments (€378k or 420%), and Articles of rubber (€159k or 935%). In November 2024, the increase in Germany's year-by-year imports  from Benin was explained primarily by an increase in product imports  in .

Latest Trade

Time Scale
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Value
EXPORT GROWTH (November 2023 - November 2024)€1.33M(31.5%)
IMPORT GROWTH (November 2023 - November 2024)€20k(8.26%)
MAIN EXPORTER (November 2024)Lower Saxony€1.21M

This section shows exports and imports data at subnational level for Germany. Click any date in the line plot, any subnational region in the geomap or any product to explore the exports or imports behavior of Germany over time.

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Historical Data

Bilateral Trade by Products

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In 2023, Germany exported $93.8M to Benin. The main products exported from Germany to Benin were Poultry Meat ($16.5M), Textile Processing Machines ($12.7M), and Cars ($10.5M). During the last 5 years the exports of Germany to Benin have increased at an annualized rate of 7.92%, from $64.1M in 2018 to $93.8M in 2023.

In 2018, Benin exported $3.45M to Germany. The main products exported from Benin to Germany were Raw Cotton ($1.86M), Coconuts, Brazil Nuts, and Cashews ($632k), and Other Vegetable Residues ($174k). During the last 5 years the exports of Benin to Germany have increased at an annualized rate of 5.02%, from $2.7M in 2023 to $3.45M in 2018.

Exports from Germany (Flag) to Benin (Flag) (2023)

Exports from Benin (Flag) to Germany (Flag) (2023)

Market Competitiveness

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Germany
Top DestinationUnited States$157B
Benin
Top DestinationUnited Arab Emirates$803M

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

In 2023, countries that imported more from Germany than Benin included United States ($157B), France ($118B), and Netherlands ($108B).

In 2023, countries that imported more from Benin than Germany included Chad ($36.7M).

Difference in imports from Benin (Flag) and Germany (Flag) (2023)

Comparative Advantage Germany - Benin

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

During 2023, Germany had a large net trade with Benin in the exports of Machines ($40.1M), Animal Products ($17.1M), and Transportation ($11.8M).

During 2018, Benin had a large net trade with Germany in the exports of Textiles ($1.87M), Vegetable Products ($651k), and Machines ($373k).

Potential Exports

Potential Exports

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

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

Product Space of Germany (Flag) and Benin (Flag) (2023)

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