Libya (LBY) and Benin (BEN) Trade | The Observatory of Economic Complexity

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Libya-Benin Trade: In 2023, Libya exported $22.1k to Benin. The main products that Libya exported to Benin were Delivery Trucks ($13.2k) and Used Clothing ($8.87k). Over the past 5 years the exports of Libya to Benin have increased at an annualized rate of 3.5%, from $18.6k in 2018 to $22.1k in 2023.

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

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

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

Comparison: In 2023, Libya ranked 102 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI -0.84), and 67 in total exports ($35.4B). 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, Libya exported $22.1k to Benin. The main products exported from Libya to Benin were Delivery Trucks ($13.2k) and Used Clothing ($8.87k). During the last 5 years the exports of Libya to Benin have increased at an annualized rate of 3.5%, from $18.6k in 2018 to $22.1k in 2023.

Benin does not register exports to Libya.

Exports from Libya () to Benin () (2023)

Exports from Benin () to Libya () (2023)

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Trade between Libya () and Benin ()

Benin Exports

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Market Competitiveness

Color

Exports

Export Growth

Section

Year

Libya
Top DestinationItaly$7.96B

Benin
Top DestinationUnited Arab Emirates$803M

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

In 2023, countries that imported more from Libya than Benin included Italy ($7.96B), Germany ($5.16B), and Spain ($3.08B).

In 2023, countries that imported more from Benin than Libya included Bangladesh ($391M), Togo ($53.9M), and Pakistan ($44.1M).

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

Comparative Advantage Libya - Benin

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

During 2023, Libya had a large net trade with Benin in the exports of Transportation ($13.2k) and Textiles ($8.87k).

Potential Exports

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Highest Potential

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Top Product Potential Libya Benin+$3.05kDelivery Trucks

Top Product Potential Benin Libya+$18.3kOther Processed Fruits and Nuts

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

Year

This visualization shows the product space at the HS4 level with the flags of Libya and Benin. This means that a dot/product with the flag of Libya indicates it has a comparative advantage over Benin. Similarly, a dot/product with the flag of Benin indicates it has a comparative advantage over Libya.

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Historical Data

Bilateral Trade by Products

Exports from Libya () to Benin () (2023)

Exports from Benin () to Libya () (2023)

Latest Data

Trade between Libya () and Benin ()

Benin Exports

Market Competitiveness

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

Comparative Advantage Libya - Benin

Potential Exports

Potential Exports

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Economic Complexity

Competitive Landscape

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

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