Liberia (LBR) and Benin (BEN) Trade | The Observatory of Economic Complexity

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Liberia-Benin Trade: In 2023, Liberia exported $21.7k to Benin. The main products that Liberia exported to Benin were Used Clothing ($9.82k), Hard Liquor ($7.8k), and Cars ($2.72k). Over the past 5 years the exports of Liberia to Benin have decreased at an annualized rate of 48.7%, from $610k in 2018 to $21.7k in 2023.

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

Benin-Liberia Trade: In 2023, Benin exported $95.3k to Liberia. The main products that Benin exported to Liberia were Tractors ($70.4k), Semiconductor Devices ($17.9k), and Machinery Having Individual Functions ($3k). Over the past 5 years the exports of Benin to Liberia have increased at an annualized rate of 33.2%, from $22.7k in 2018 to $95.3k in 2023.

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

Comparison: In 2023, Liberia ranked 126 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI -1.44), and 142 in total exports ($2.36B). That same year, Benin ranked 83 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI -0.43), and 146 in total exports ($1.93B).

Historical Data

Bilateral Trade by Products

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In 2023, Liberia exported $21.7k to Benin. The main products exported from Liberia to Benin were Used Clothing ($9.82k), Hard Liquor ($7.8k), and Cars ($2.72k). During the last 5 years the exports of Liberia to Benin have decreased at an annualized rate of 48.7%, from $610k in 2018 to $21.7k in 2023.

In 2018, Benin exported $95.3k to Liberia. The main products exported from Benin to Liberia were Tractors ($70.4k), Semiconductor Devices ($17.9k), and Machinery Having Individual Functions ($3k). During the last 5 years the exports of Benin to Liberia have increased at an annualized rate of 33.2%, from $22.7k in 2023 to $95.3k in 2018.

Exports from Liberia () to Benin () (2023)

Exports from Benin () to Liberia () (2023)

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Trade between Liberia () and Benin ()

Benin Exports

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Liberia
Top DestinationSwitzerland$708M

Benin
Top DestinationUnited Arab Emirates$803M

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

In 2023, countries that imported more from Liberia than Benin included Switzerland ($708M), United Kingdom ($306M), and France ($197M).

In 2023, countries that imported more from Benin than Liberia included United Arab Emirates ($803M), Bangladesh ($391M), and India ($216M).

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

Comparative Advantage Liberia - Benin

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

During 2023, Liberia had a large net trade with Benin in the exports of Textiles ($9.82k), Foodstuffs ($9.21k), and Transportation ($2.72k).

During 2018, Benin had a large net trade with Liberia in the exports of Transportation ($70.4k), Machines ($20.9k), and Textiles ($2.13k).

Potential Exports

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Top Product Potential Liberia Benin+$2.76kRefined Petroleum

Top Product Potential Benin Liberia+$2.89kRefined Petroleum

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

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Historical Data

Bilateral Trade by Products

Exports from Liberia () to Benin () (2023)

Exports from Benin () to Liberia () (2023)

Latest Data

Trade between Liberia () and Benin ()

Benin Exports

Market Competitiveness

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

Comparative Advantage Liberia - Benin

Potential Exports

Potential Exports

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Economic Complexity

Competitive Landscape

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

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