France (FRA) and Benin (BEN) Trade | The Observatory of Economic Complexity

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France-Benin Trade: In 2023, France exported $304M to Benin. The main products that France exported to Benin were Packaged Medicaments ($47.3M), Non-fillet Frozen Fish ($15.4M), and Poultry Meat ($11.7M). Over the past 5 years the exports of France to Benin have increased at an annualized rate of 1.47%, from $283M in 2018 to $304M in 2023.

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

Benin-France Trade: In 2023, Benin exported $13.3M to France. The main products that Benin exported to France were Tropical Fruits ($7.74M), Soybeans ($875k), and Legume Flours ($512k). Over the past 5 years the exports of Benin to France have increased at an annualized rate of 21.9%, from $4.93M in 2018 to $13.3M in 2023.

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

Comparison: In 2023, France ranked 16 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI 1.34), and 7 in total exports ($635B). That same year, Benin ranked 83 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI -0.43), and 146 in total exports ($1.93B).

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Bilateral Trade by Products

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In 2023, France exported $304M to Benin. The main products exported from France to Benin were Packaged Medicaments ($47.3M), Non-fillet Frozen Fish ($15.4M), and Poultry Meat ($11.7M). During the last 5 years the exports of France to Benin have increased at an annualized rate of 1.47%, from $283M in 2018 to $304M in 2023.

In 2018, Benin exported $13.3M to France. The main products exported from Benin to France were Tropical Fruits ($7.74M), Soybeans ($875k), and Legume Flours ($512k). During the last 5 years the exports of Benin to France have increased at an annualized rate of 21.9%, from $4.93M in 2023 to $13.3M in 2018.

Exports from France () to Benin () (2023)

Exports from Benin () to France () (2023)

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Trade between France () and Benin ()

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France
Top DestinationGermany$72.8B

Benin
Top DestinationUnited Arab Emirates$803M

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

In 2023, countries that imported more from France than Benin included Germany ($72.8B), Italy ($56.3B), and United States ($51.2B).

In 2023, countries that imported more from Benin than France included Bangladesh ($391M).

Difference in imports from Benin () and France () (2023)

Comparative Advantage France - Benin

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

During 2023, France had a large net trade with Benin in the exports of Machines ($84.4M), Chemical Products ($63.4M), and Animal Products ($30.4M).

During 2018, Benin had a large net trade with France in the exports of Vegetable Products ($9.84M), Foodstuffs ($784k), and Machines ($656k).

Potential Exports

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Top Product Potential France Benin+$5.71MCars

Top Product Potential Benin France+$3.05MSoybeans

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

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Historical Data

Bilateral Trade by Products

Exports from France () to Benin () (2023)

Exports from Benin () to France () (2023)

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Trade between France () and Benin ()

France Exports

Benin Exports

Market Competitiveness

Difference in imports from Benin () and France () (2023)

Comparative Advantage France - Benin

Potential Exports

Potential Exports

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Economic Complexity

Competitive Landscape

Product Space of France () and Benin () (2023)

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