Somalia (SOM) and Benin (BEN) Trade | The Observatory of Economic Complexity

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Somalia-Benin Trade: In 2020, Somalia exported $1.13k to Benin. The main products that Somalia exported to Benin were N/A. Over the past 13 years the exports of Somalia to Benin have increased at an annualized rate of 47.9%, from $7 in 2007 to $1.13k in 2020.

In 2020, Somalia did not export any services to Benin.

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

In 2020, Benin did not export any services to Somalia.

Comparison In 2022, Somalia ranked 167 in total exports ($569M), and does not have data regarding Economic Complexity Index. 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 2020, Somalia exported $1.13k to Benin. There were not main exports from Somalia to Benin in 2020. During the last 13 years the exports of Somalia to Benin have increased at an annualized rate of 47.9%, from $7 in 2007 to $1.13k in 2020.

Benin does not register exports to Somalia.

Exports from Somalia () to Benin () (2021)

Exports from Benin () to Somalia () (2021)

Market Competitiveness

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Exports

Export Growth

Section

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Somalia
Top DestinationUnited Arab Emirates$283M

Benin
Top DestinationIndia$448M

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

In 2022, countries that imported more from Somalia than Benin included Oman ($173M), Bulgaria ($18.5M), and Kuwait ($13.5M).

In 2022, countries that imported more from Benin than Somalia included India ($448M), Bangladesh ($406M), and United Arab Emirates ($382M).

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

Comparative Advantage Somalia - Benin

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

During 2020, Somalia had a large net trade with Benin in the exports of .

Economic Complexity

Competitive Landscape

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

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Historical Data

Bilateral Trade by Products

Exports from Somalia () to Benin () (2021)

Exports from Benin () to Somalia () (2021)

Market Competitiveness

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

Comparative Advantage Somalia - Benin

Economic Complexity

Competitive Landscape

Product Space of Somalia () and Benin () (2021)

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