Ethiopia (ETH) and Benin (BEN) Trade | The Observatory of Economic Complexity

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Ethiopia-Benin Trade: In 2022, Ethiopia exported $101k to Benin. The main products that Ethiopia exported to Benin were Nitrogen Heterocyclic Compounds ($69.6k), Traffic Signals ($10.4k), and Sulfonamides ($6.15k). Over the past 5 years the exports of Ethiopia to Benin have decreased at an annualized rate of 4.61%, from $127k in 2017 to $101k in 2022.

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

Benin-Ethiopia Trade: In 2022, Benin exported $20.2k to Ethiopia. The main products that Benin exported to Ethiopia were Bedspreads ($12.4k), Beauty Products ($2.52k), and Other Edible Preparations ($2.21k). Over the past 5 years the exports of Benin to Ethiopia have decreased at an annualized rate of 13.3%, from $41.3k in 2017 to $20.2k in 2022.

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

Comparison: In 2022, Ethiopia ranked 98 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI -0.72), and 134 in total exports ($4.24B). That same year, Benin ranked 86 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI -0.5), and 149 in total exports ($1.67B).

Historical Data

Bilateral Trade by Products

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In 2022, Ethiopia exported $101k to Benin. The main products exported from Ethiopia to Benin were Nitrogen Heterocyclic Compounds ($69.6k), Traffic Signals ($10.4k), and Sulfonamides ($6.15k). During the last 5 years the exports of Ethiopia to Benin have decreased at an annualized rate of 4.61%, from $127k in 2017 to $101k in 2022.

In 2017, Benin exported $20.2k to Ethiopia. The main products exported from Benin to Ethiopia were Bedspreads ($12.4k), Beauty Products ($2.52k), and Other Edible Preparations ($2.21k). During the last 5 years the exports of Benin to Ethiopia have decreased at an annualized rate of 13.3%, from $41.3k in 2022 to $20.2k in 2017.

Exports from Ethiopia () to Benin () (2022)

Exports from Benin () to Ethiopia () (2022)

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Trade between Ethiopia () and Benin ()

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Ethiopia
Top DestinationUnited Arab Emirates$723M

Benin
Top DestinationIndia$448M

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

In 2022, countries that imported more from Ethiopia than Benin included United States ($557M), United Arab Emirates ($723M), and Germany ($274M).

In 2022, countries that imported more from Benin than Ethiopia included Bangladesh ($406M), India ($448M), and Egypt ($41.7M).

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

Comparative Advantage Ethiopia - Benin

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

During 2022, Ethiopia had a large net trade with Benin in the exports of Chemical Products ($76.2k), Miscellaneous ($11.4k), and Machines ($11.2k).

During 2017, Benin had a large net trade with Ethiopia in the exports of Textiles ($12.6k), Chemical Products ($2.52k), and Foodstuffs ($2.21k).

Potential Exports

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Top Product Potential Ethiopia Benin+$2.27kCentrifuges

Top Product Potential Benin Ethiopia+$8.62kBedspreads

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

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Historical Data

Bilateral Trade by Products

Exports from Ethiopia () to Benin () (2022)

Exports from Benin () to Ethiopia () (2022)

Latest Data

Trade between Ethiopia () and Benin ()

Ethiopia Exports

Benin Exports

Market Competitiveness

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

Comparative Advantage Ethiopia - Benin

Potential Exports

Potential Exports

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Economic Complexity

Competitive Landscape

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

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