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56.2%CURRENT US$
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About

Iran-Benin Trade: In 2022, Iran exported $412k to Benin. The main products that Iran exported to Benin were Pasta ($294k), Used Clothing ($118k), and Office Machine Parts ($483). Over the past 5 years the exports of Iran to Benin have decreased at an annualized rate of 10.6%, from $721k in 2017 to $412k in 2022.

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

Benin-Iran In N/A, Benin did not export any products to Iran.

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

Comparison: In 2022,  Iran ranked 60 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI 0.072), and 86 in total exports ($15.9B). 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

Depth
Value

In 2022, Iran exported $412k to Benin. The main products exported from Iran to Benin were Pasta ($294k), Used Clothing ($118k), and Office Machine Parts ($483). During the last 5 years the exports of Iran to Benin have decreased at an annualized rate of 10.6%, from $721k in 2017 to $412k in 2022.

Benin does not register exports to Iran.

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

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

Latest Data

Trade between Iran (Flag) and Benin (Flag)

Benin Exports

Market Competitiveness

Color
Iran
Top Destination
China$5.72B
Benin
Top Destination
India$448M

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

In 2022, countries that imported more from Iran than Benin included China ($5.72B), Turkey ($3.17B), and Kuwait ($960M).

In 2022, countries that imported more from Benin than Iran included Bangladesh ($406M), Egypt ($41.7M), and Togo ($35.9M).

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

Comparative Advantage Iran - Benin

Flow
Scale

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

During 2022, Iran had a large net trade with Benin in the exports of Foodstuffs ($294k), Textiles ($118k), and Machines ($483).

Potential Exports

Potential Exports

Depth
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Top Product Potential Iran Benin+$36.9kPasta
Top Product Potential Benin Iran+$4.74kSoybeans

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

Product Space of Iran (Flag) and Benin (Flag) (2022)

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