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2022
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Exports $78.2MRnk 139 / 223
2022
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Top Product $11.1MPoultry Meat
2022
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Exports $2.58MRnk 32 / 128
2022
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Top Product $643kRaw Cotton
2022
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Economic Complexity (ECI) ECI 1.78Rnk 5 / 133
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Economic Complexity (ECI) ECI -0.5Rnk 86 / 133
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GDP$4.07TCURRENT US$
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2012-2022
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GDP GROWTH15.5%CURRENT US$
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 GDP$17.4BCURRENT US$
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GDP GROWTH56.2%CURRENT US$
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2022
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GDP PC $48,432CURRENT US$
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GDP PC GROWTH10.4%CURRENT US$
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GDP PC$1,303CURRENT US$
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GDP PC GROWTH17.1%CURRENT US$
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About

Germany-Benin Trade: In 2022, Germany exported $78.2M to Benin. The main products that Germany exported to Benin were Poultry Meat ($11.1M), Cars ($9.76M), and Aluminium Plating ($6.17M). Over the past 5 years the exports of Germany to Benin have increased at an annualized rate of 13.1%, from $42.2M in 2017 to $78.2M in 2022.

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

Benin-Germany Trade: In 2022, Benin exported $2.58M to Germany. The main products that Benin exported to Germany were Raw Cotton ($643k), Other Processed Fruits and Nuts ($444k), and Integrated Circuits ($349k). Over the past 5 years the exports of Benin to Germany have increased at an annualized rate of 3.17%,  from $2.21M in 2017 to $2.58M in 2022.

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

Comparison: In 2022,  Germany ranked 5 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI 1.78), and 3 in total exports ($1.6T). That same year, Benin ranked 86 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI -0.5), and 149 in total exports ($1.67B).

Latest Trends

August, 2024

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Overview In August 2024, Germany exported €5.07M and imported €249k from Benin, resulting in a positive trade balance of €4.82M. Between August 2023 and August 2024 the exports of Germany have increased by €19k (0.38%) from €5.05M to €5.07M, while imports increased by €217k (678%) from €32k to €249k.

Trade In August 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 August 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 August 2024 the exports of Germany were mainly from Lower Saxony (€1.07M), Bavaria (€815k), North Rhine-Westphalia (€519k), Hesse (€309k), and Baden-Württemberg (€306k), while imports destinations were mainly Schleswig-Holstein (€95k), Baden-Württemberg (€90k), North Rhine-Westphalia (€49k), Berlin (€7k), and Bavaria (€4k).

Growth In August 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 August 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
Flow
Value
EXPORT GROWTH (August 2023 - August 2024)€19k(0.38%)
IMPORT GROWTH (August 2023 - August 2024)€217k(678%)
MAIN EXPORTER (August 2024)Lower Saxony€1.07M

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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Value

In 2022, Germany exported $78.2M to Benin. The main products exported from Germany to Benin were Poultry Meat ($11.1M), Cars ($9.76M), and Aluminium Plating ($6.17M). During the last 5 years the exports of Germany to Benin have increased at an annualized rate of 13.1%, from $42.2M in 2017 to $78.2M in 2022.

In 2017, Benin exported $2.58M to Germany. The main products exported from Benin to Germany were Raw Cotton ($643k), Other Processed Fruits and Nuts ($444k), and Integrated Circuits ($349k). During the last 5 years the exports of Benin to Germany have increased at an annualized rate of 3.17%, from $2.21M in 2022 to $2.58M in 2017.

Exports from Germany (Flag) to Benin (Flag) (2022)

Exports from Benin (Flag) to Germany (Flag) (2022)

Market Competitiveness

Color
Germany
Top DestinationUnited States$153B
Benin
Top DestinationIndia$448M

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 2022, countries that imported more from Germany than Benin included United States ($153B), France ($120B), and China ($109B).

In 2022, countries that imported more from Benin than Germany included Chad ($28M).

Difference in imports from Benin (Flag) and Germany (Flag) (2022)

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 2022, Germany had a large net trade with Benin in the exports of Machines ($20.9M), Metals ($14.9M), and Animal Products ($14.1M).

During 2017, Benin had a large net trade with Germany in the exports of Textiles ($660k), Machines ($631k), and Foodstuffs ($493k).

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) (2022)

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